Innovation Norway Environmental Technology Scheme (Miljøteknologiordningen)

Innovation Norway Environmental Technology Grant (Miljøteknologiordningen)

Funds development, pilot testing, and demonstration of environmental technologies that tackle high-impact sustainability challenges.

Innovation Norway's Miljøteknologiordningen (Environmental Technology Grant) is a rolling grant program funding the development, pilot-testing, and demonstration of new environmental technology by Norwegian companies. The program targets innovations that solve a significant environmental problem and aims to reduce the financial risk of bringing such technology to market. The minimum award is NOK 1,000,000; no stated maximum has been published on the programme page. In the 2026 state budget (statsbudsjettet 2026), the scheme's allocation was reduced by approximately NOK 72 million, meaning fewer awards are expected relative to prior years.

Eligibility is restricted to for-profit Norwegian companies engaged in developing environmental technology. The product or process must be genuinely innovative — incremental improvements to existing technology are not the target. Nonprofits, universities, research organizations, and individuals are excluded. The program operates under EU GBER state aid rules registered with Norway's ESA. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no annual deadline, which means competition is continuous rather than cohort-based.

Given the reduced 2026 budget, applicants must present a particularly strong case for both the environmental significance of the problem being solved and the technical novelty of the proposed solution. Pilot-testing and demonstration projects — which produce concrete, measurable environmental outcomes — are well-positioned relative to purely conceptual proposals. Companies that have already secured some private co-investment signal lower risk to reviewers. Because the minimum grant is NOK 1,000,000, applicants should budget for projects of meaningful scale rather than early feasibility studies.