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Horizon Europe Cluster 5 — Climate, Energy and Mobility

Horizon Batteries: EV Recycling Pilot with India

Funds a €9.4M lithium-ion battery recycling pilot line in India, matched to a separately funded Indian project on the same schedule.

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This topic funds a European consortium to build and jointly run a pilot-scale recycling line for lithium-ion EV batteries — physically located in India — alongside a separately funded Indian project. The pilot has to beat the state of the art on recycling efficiency (especially lithium recovery), environmental impact, cost, and the range of battery chemistries it handles, turning battery "black ma

Building and jointly operating a pilot-scale recycling line for lithium-ion EV batteries on Indian soil: processing black mass into cathode-grade material, recovering lithium and graphite/silicon, plus digitalised collection, sorting and safe discharging of end-of-life batteries. Must run as one coordinated project with a separately funded, aligned Indian project — same start date, duration and targets.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.15 Sept 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.22 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.30%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€9.4M

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Last verified: 13 Aug 2026Funder reference: HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D2-04Source: ec.europa.eu