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The Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies. It focuses on:

• Innovative low-carbon technologies and processes in energy intensive industries, including products substituting carbon intensive ones
• Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU)
• Construction and operation of carbon capture and storage (CCS)
• Innovative renewable energy generation
• Energy storage

The Commission aims to launch the first call in 2020, followed by regular calls until 2030.  A list of FAQs has been published to provide potential applicants and other stakeholders with relevant information on the application process for the Innovation Fund first call for proposals.


In addition, a virtual meeting of the Innovation Fund Expert Group will take place on 5 June.

More information about the Innovation Fund and its first call for proposals is available here.

Source:  European Commission