Innovation Fund — Heat Auction (INNOVFUND-AUC-HEAT)
Connects research teams and institutions for Innovation Fund Heat Auction in climate technology, energy systems, and manufacturing.
The IF25 Heat Auction (INNOVFUND-2025-AUC-HEAT) is the first-ever Innovation Fund Heat Auction, introduced in the IF25 call cycle alongside the third Hydrogen Bank auction. It is administered by CINEA under the EU Innovation Fund, which is financed by EU Emissions Trading System revenues. The auction provides a production premium per unit of decarbonised industrial heat, awarded through competitiv…
Electrified and direct renewable heat technologies for industrial process heating across all industrial sectors and company sizes, awarded through a competitive auction on €/tonne of CO2 abated.
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