Demonstration of solid biofuel supply and conversion to high efficiency CHP from fully sustainable regional value chains
ENERGY · HORIZON-IA · TRL 6–7 · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds demonstration projects that build regional supply chains for sustainable solid biofuel (from residues and wastes) and use it in high-efficiency combined heat and power (CHP) plants of 10-30 MWe. Projects should show the whole chain works: sourcing biomass sustainably and locally, upgrading it into quality fuel, and burning it cleanly and efficiently to supply power and heat to local industry, without harming biodiversity, soil or other bio-based sectors. It also wants a solid business case for scaling up and replicating the model elsewhere, with attention to social science input and possibly support for Ukraine's reconstruction.
bioeconomy · renewable energy · energy efficiency · circular economy · waste recycling · climate adaptation
Who wins this
A consortium involving CHP plant operators, biomass suppliers/foresters and industrial energy users that can run a real regional biofuel-to-CHP demonstration at TRL 6-7 with a credible commercialisation plan.
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The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €6.8M
- Funding model
- Budget-based — reimbursement of actual eligible costs
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- HORIZON Innovation Actions
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Also required
- Projects using satellite earth observation, positioning or timing data/services must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS; proposals must include at least one operational regional value chain demonstration with SSH expert involvement.
- Sectors
- CleanTech · Energy · Mobility
- Eligible countries (45)
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, IL, TR, UA, RS, MK, ME, AL, BA, XK, GE, AM, MD, TN, NZ
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used). described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants The granting authority may, up to 4 years after the end of the action, object to a transfer of ownership or to the exclusive licensing of results, as set out in the specific provision of Annex 5. described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the topic conditions
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