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Circular Economy Fund (Fonds Économie Circulaire)

Circular Economy Fund — ORMAT (Fonds Économie Circulaire; Objectif Recyclage MATières)

Supports recycling infrastructure for materials recovery and circular economy manufacturing initiatives.

Fonds Économie Circulaire is ADEME's dedicated circular economy fund, financed by a base annual envelope of €164 million supplemented by €236 million under France's ecological recovery plan, for a combined standing budget of €400 million. The fund supports sorting, recycling, and material-recovery infrastructure, waste-prevention initiatives, and circular-economy transition projects for both priva…

Material sorting, recycling and recovery infrastructure under circular economy policy.

CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.31 Dec 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.-
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.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.-

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🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

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AgritechClimate Tech+2
€7MSep'27
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Circular Seafood Supply Chains

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

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Food TechAgritech+2
€7.2M – €7.7MSep'27
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Retrofitting Infrastructure for Energy Storage

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds €7.5M projects that turn obsolete energy and industrial infrastructure into secure, circular energy storage for a more flexible grid.

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First Factory — December Round (Première Usine, relève décembre)

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Funds first-factory scale-up for innovative manufacturers moving toward production readiness.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergy Tech+4
Dec'26
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Industrial Energy: Renewable Heat and Storage

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds €7–9M projects that replace fossil process energy with renewable heat, electrification and resilient industrial storage.

Energy TechClimate Tech+2
€7M – €9MFeb'27
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Clean Technologies for Climate Action

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds eight €15–25M Innovation Actions that deploy clean technologies for a competitive, climate-neutral European industry.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+2
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