Support of the new EU renewable and low carbon fuel ecosystem for waterborne transport
Pays one coordination project up to EUR 2 million to help at least 20 renewable-marine-fuel proposals get investment-ready and reach EU and EIB funding schemes.
This Horizon Europe Coordination and Support Action from the European Commission pays a single consortium up to EUR 2 million to grow the pipeline of renewable and low-carbon marine-fuel projects for waterborne transport, rather than funding technology development directly. The work continues existing EU initiatives -- the FuelEU Maritime Regulation's emissions targets, the Renewable and Low Carbo…
The Commission wants a Coordination and Support Action that helps grow the pipeline of renewable and low-carbon marine fuel projects, by giving hands-on project-development support to at least 20 proposals so they can apply to schemes like Horizon Europe, the Innovation Fund, CEF AFIF or EIB loans. Proposals should also build a financial modelling tool for assessing project viability and run workshops connecting fuel-project developers with financial institutions.
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