EU Innovation Fund — Regular Grants
Funds first-of-the-kind low-carbon technology demonstrations across Europe and EEA countries for deployment scale-up.
The EU Innovation Fund grants track sits under CINEA, which delivers it for the European Commission using ETS allowance revenues rather than the general EU budget. The programme is large, with roughly EUR 40 billion available across 2020 to 2030 and about EUR 15 billion already awarded to around 260 projects across the European Economic Area. The instrument is a grant, and the call family focuses on energy-intensive industry, renewables, energy storage, net-zero mobility and buildings, hydrogen, and carbon capture, use and storage. Regular calls cover small, medium, large, and pilot projects, with project categories defined by capital expenditure ranges rather than a single flat award cap. The programme also provides Project Development Assistance through the European Investment Bank, along with national contact points and info days for applicants. The programme suits capital-intensive decarbonisation projects that can reach construction or deployment scale and withstand a competitive selection process. Applicants usually need a credible emissions-reduction case, a financing stack, and a delivery plan that can move from engineering to implementation across the EEA.
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.
Funds first-of-a-kind low-carbon technology demonstrations in energy storage, industry, carbon capture, mobility, and renewables.
Funds large European demonstrations of low-carbon technologies through high-impact industrial decarbonization projects.
Funds small and medium European demonstrations of low-carbon technologies moving toward broad commercial deployment.