Supporting the clean energy transition of European industry and businesses
Covers up to 95% of costs for projects that standardise clean-energy tech for a specific industry or set up energy-sharing between neighbouring factories and ports.
For Scope A, European-level representative organisations for both the industrial end-users and the technology providers have to sit directly inside the consortium, not just be consulted from outside it -- the aim is a genuinely EU-wide read on what the sector needs and faster market acceptance of whatever solution gets co-designed. Two live EU-funded projects, EXQUISHEAT and HP4INDUSTRY, already w…
The LIFE Clean Energy Transition programme wants projects that help European industry decarbonise and cut energy costs, either by standardising a proven clean-energy technology for a specific industrial sector (Scope A), or by setting up energy-cooperation schemes between companies that sit close together, including ports and industrial clusters (Scope B). Scope A pairs industrial users with technology manufacturers to turn custom, one-off installations into streamlined, market-ready solutions using already-commercial technology (Technology Readiness Level 8-9) — the topic doesn't fund demonstrating new technology. Scope B is about sharing energy assets, storage, waste heat or flexible demand between neighbouring industrial sites, producing concrete investment plans endorsed by the companies, grid operators and authorities involved.
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