Innovation Fund - Net Zero Technologies. Project examples statistics

Are you ready to scale up your clean-tech project? 🌍🚀

The Innovation Fund - Net Zero is one of the EU’s largest funding initiatives supporting breakthrough low-carbon solutions. Here’s a look at the impact so far:

📊 Key Highlights from Previous Calls:

✔️ 125+ projects funded across multiple sectors

✔️ €6.6 billion in EU contributions already supporting transformative projects

✔️ 444.7 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions avoided – driving real climate action

✔️ 277 project participants, including 39 SMEs

📌 Total Projects: 125+ funded across multiple industries:

🏗️ Cement & Lime – 13 projects

🧪 Chemicals – 11 projects

⚡ Hydrogen – 18 projects (highest!)

🔋 Energy Storage (Intra-day electricity storage) – 6 projects

♻️ CO₂ Transport & Storage – 10 projects

🏭 Iron & Steel – 4 projects

🏢 Glass, Ceramics & Construction Material – 10 projects

🛢️ Refineries – 7 projects

🌱 Biofuels & Bio-refineries – 6 projects

💡 Other Energy Storage – 6 projects

🌊 Hydro/Ocean Energy – 2 projects

⚙️🔋 Manufacturing of components for production of renewable energy or energy storage - 11 projects

📊 Top Sectors Receiving Funding:

🏗️ Cement & Lime: €1.94 billion

🧪 Chemicals: €893.31 million

⚡ Hydrogen: €754.01 million

🔋 Manufacturing for Energy Storage & Renewables: €709.26 million

🔄 CO₂ Transport & Storage: €474.94 million

🌍 Geographic distribution of projects supported across Europe:

🌟 Get inspiration from previously funded projects 💡

📌 Explore success stories and case studies in your sector. Previously funded projects / project examples from the past (some of which may be in your sector) – Explore here

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📅 The programme is OPEN!

📝 Application deadline: April 2025

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We particularly suggest looking into the Innovation Fund 2024 Net Zero Technologies – General decarbonisation – Small-Scale Projects

📚 For more details, here are some useful resources:

📌 General press release: Read more

📌 FAQs: Download here

📌 Past project examples: Explore here

📌 Programme guidelines – Net Zero 2024: View document

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How can Winnovart help you

Offer a personalised presentation of the funding programme and application process (including requirements) in a direct / online workshop
Preliminary project fit and funding readiness review, including a direct workshop to optimise your project concept
Managing your online application via the funding & tenders portal (online account, Application Form Part A, Application Form Part B, Part C)
Prepare, together with you, the mandatory annexes (budget, participant information, GHG emission avoidance calculator, feasibility study, business plan, detailed financial model, project shareholders’ financial resources)
Help prepare the supporting documents
Assign an independent expert with experience in assessing funding proposals (Horizon Europe and similar) to review your application file and provide feedback (pre-submission)

Let us know if you would like to discuss this further. Just reply to this email to express an interest and we will come back to you shortly.

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Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

The Team @Winnovart

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