RCN Innovation Project: Energy and Transport
Funds Norwegian energy and transport companies through RCN Innovation Projects to run development programmes with industry partnerships.
The RCN Innovation Project for Energy and Transport 2026 is the Research Council of Norway's industry-led R&D grant for Norwegian companies operating in the energy and transport sectors. It consolidates funding that historically flowed through three separate RCN programmes — ENERGIX (energy technology), DEMO2000 (petroleum and CCS demonstration), and PETROMAKS2 (petroleum research) — into a single…
Energy systems, petroleum, transport, and related industrial R&D. Historically co-funded with Gassnova (CCS) and Enova (Pilot-E).
Sign up free to see the funding breakdown
Sign up free to see the industries in scope
Sign up free to see the full eligibility
Sign up free to see what you submit
Sign up free to see how they score you
Sign up free to see the timeline
Guides for this application
All guides →How to Write a Grant Proposal Reviewers Can Score
Learn how to write a grant proposal around reviewer criteria, evidence, work packages, budget logic, and commercialization for deeptech and R&D funding.
DocumentsGrant Work Plan Template: Work Packages, Gantt, Milestones, and Risks
Use this grant work plan template to structure work packages, tasks, owners, deliverables, Gantt timing, dependencies, and risk registers.
DocumentsLetter of Support for Grant Applications: Template and Examples
Learn how to write and request a letter of support for a grant, with template structure, examples, reviewer logic, and common mistakes.
Find grantsGovernment Grants for Startups: What Deeptech Founders Should Know
A practical guide to government grants for startups, including Grants.gov, SBIR/STTR, state programs, eligibility, fit, timelines, and when to apply.
More from RCN
All grants from this funder →RCN Innovation Project: Agriculture and Food (FFL/JA)
🇳🇴RCN · Norway
Funds Norwegian agriculture and food companies carrying out industrial research or experimental development through RCN innovation grants.
SkatteFUNN — R&D Tax Deduction
🇳🇴RCN · Norway
Provides Norwegian companies with tax based SkatteFUNN support for qualified technology spending and innovation process costs.
SFF VI — Norwegian Centres of Excellence Phase 2
🇳🇴RCN · Norway
Funds world-class Norwegian research centres through a flagship support mechanism with broad excellence focus.
FRIPRO — Radical Research Ideas (Early Career Scientists)
🇳🇴RCN · Norway
Funds early-career Norwegian researchers exploring radical ideas through short high-risk experimental grants.
FRIPRO — Researcher Project for Early Career Scientists
🇳🇴RCN · Norway
Funds early-career Norwegian scientists through in-depth development opportunities at national research organisations.
FRIPRO — Researcher Project for Experienced Scientists
🇳🇴RCN · Norway
Funds experienced Norwegian researchers with flagship support for broad, high-impact research and collaboration.
Similar grants
Browse the directory →
RIVCircular Open Call — Interregional Circular Economy Innovation Proposals
🇪🇸EISMEA · European Union
Offers RIVCircular Call Interregional Circular Economy Innovation Proposals for practical innovation and measurable results.
EIC Transition Open
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports European deep-tech ventures advancing laboratory research toward validated prototypes and near-market technologies.
Innovation Norway Environmental Technology Grant (Miljøteknologiordningen)
🇳🇴Innovation Norway · Norway
Funds development, pilot testing, and demonstration of environmental technologies that tackle high-impact sustainability challenges.
Eureka Network Projects — Permanent
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Offers open access collaboration through Eureka Network Projects so small enterprises can join international innovation groups.
Fostering competences for the green transition
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Pays research consortiums roughly €3-4 million to map the skills young people and workers need for the green transition in one high-impact sector and how to teach them.
Innowwide — Next
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Offers market-feasibility support for small companies exploring non-European markets through Europe-wide innovation networks.