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Open in Browser →Fossil-Free Energy sources research
In 2025 budget, the Swedish government has allocated SEK 1.65 billion for research in fossil-free energy, with a particular emphasis on nuclear power, battery technology and hydrogen technology. The nuclear power has been awarded with SEK 400 billion in credit guarantees. In…
Investment Tax Credit for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)
The Canadian government announced an investment tax credit for Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) projects in 2021, with details released in 2022. The incentive applies to CCUS projects that permanently stored captured CO2 via dedicated geological storage, or storage…
Battery Industry Innovation Strategy: Public-Private Battery Alliance
The Korean government has convened private partners for battery technology R&D and commercialization efforts through a series of roundtable meetings of a Public-Private Battery Alliance. The initiative identifies five immediate policy objectives as the…
Infrastructure and Jobs act: Clean hydrogen initiatives
As part of the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) established clean hydrogen initiatives to accelerate domestic production, deployment, and use of clean hydrogen. The allocation of USD 9.5 billion will fund Regional Clean Hydrogen…
National Recovery and Resilience Plan / M2C2: Renewable energy, hydrogen, grid and sustainable mobility
Among the objectives of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience plan, one aims to develop low-carbon technologies and to settle more sustainable and resilient electricity and transport sectors. This component includes five objectives: 1. Increase energy from…
Government support for power-sector semiconductors
As part of the 2024 additional export promotion measures, the Korean government earmarked specific financial support for research and development projects aiming at developing electricity sector applications-notably in distribution- of compound
Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund
In 2023, Germany's Federal Cabinet approved the set up of the Special Climate and Transformation Fund "Klima- und Transformationsfonds (KTF)" for 2024 - 2027 to support the development and establishment of future technologies and thus Germany's transformation towards a…
Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe is the EU's key funding program for research and innovation, providing for research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies pertaining to climate change and sustainable development. It also provides support for innovations with…
MARINERG-i_PP project
The MARINERG-i european project is developing a plan for an integrated European Research Infrastructure, an independent legal entity, designed to facilitate the future growth and development of the Offshore Renewable Energy sector (for
Higher Education Innovation Fund
In 2024, South Africa unveiled a Higher Education Innovation Fund in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme to make entrepreneurship services available in the higher education sector in South Africa, with an emphasis on job creation and spin-off
H2 Global CfD auction for Hydrogen
H2Global is a CfD auction for hydrogen projects established in 2022, and it is notable for using a double auction whereby bidders for contracts to buy hydrogen supplies and bidders for contracts to supply hydrogen (or ammonia, methanol or synthetic kerosene) offtake may be…
Electricity regulator four tiered approach, guidance for application of AI
In 2024, the United Kingdom's gas and electricity regulator updated its framework to a four-tiered approach and launched a project to develop guidance for applications of
Exemption for complex trials
In 2024, Moldova enacted a law to grant 7-year exemptions for complex trials, extendable by 5
High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking
The European Union HighPerformance Computing Joint Undertaking has a budget of around USD 8 billion (2021-2027) and provides access to pre-exascale and petascale supercomputers. Its recent calls have been for large-scale capacity applications. By 2026, 13 new “AI factories” will…
Green Developer Financing Programme (Framework Loan)
The Framework Operation provides structurally subordinated Framework Loans to EU-based small and medium-sized private sponsors and players (SMEs) from the energy sector. Each Sub-Project is in the form of a Framework Loans to an EU-based Developer operating in sectors…
Loan for an artificial offshore island project
The EIB agreed a loan worth around USD 700 million for a project aiming to build the world's first artificial offshore island for wind
Integratration of the sustainability, resilience and European preference criteria in strategic sectors of the public procurement framework, Clean Industrial Deal
In 2025, the European Commission announced that it will review its public procurement framework in 2026 to integrate sustainability, resilience and European preference criteria in strategic
100 000 induction cookstove - India's Energy Efficiency Services Limited
In 2024, India’s Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a state-owned company, closed a tender for buying 100 000 induction cookstoves in pursuit of economies of scale and lower
Floating wind auction
In 2024, France opened a dedicated floating wind auction for three 250 MW floating wind 20-year
EIB loans for first-of-a-kind projects (2024)
The EIB offers loans for first-of-a-kind projects, either directly to large companies or via financial intermediaries for SMEs. Several loans in 2024 were for energy projects: the equivalent of USD 700 million for offshore power transmission; USD 550 million for direct lithium…
Cleantech Co-Investment Facility
The European Union, via the EIB and the European Investment Fund, launched the Cleantech CoInvestment Facility in 2024. It plans to allocate around USD 220 million over 4 years for equity coinvestments in companies aligned with EU climate and other environmental
European Statistics Awards
In the area of Nowcasting, the European Statistics Awards Programme aims to discover promising methodologies and potential external data sources that could, now or in the future, be used to improve the timeliness of key EU economic indicators, including oil, gas and electricity…
EIC Horizon Inducement Prizes
Since 2019, the European Commission has piloted several prizes, including one from the European Innovation Council that awarded the equivalent of USD 5 million to the developer of a prototype system for synthetic fuel production in 2022, as part of the EIC Horizon Prizes program…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for decarbonisation innovation programme
A grant was awarded to a consortium to establish a virtual centre of excellence to connect stakeholders and share expertise relating to the use of AI for industrial emissions
National Research and Innovation Strategic Plan 2023-2027
This Malta innovation plan outlines missions for green and digital transitions, indentifying five mains working areas: R&I governance and priority-setting, Local ecosystem development, Mission and RIS3-oriented innovation, R&I in public policy and R&I Implmentation structures.…
Zero Carbon Future mission
This Business Finland mission aims to significantly reduce Finland's carbon footprint worldwide, though innovation and international goals (finish companies international growth and connection to global value chains) that will influence Business Finland's action plans. The…
Research Technology and Innovation (RTI) Pact 2024-2026
The Austrian RTI Pact for 2024-2026 (second edition of the Pact) operationalizes the RTI Strategy 2030 and defines strategic research and innovation policy priorities to achieve its energy goals. In accordance with Austrian Research Funding Act, the RTI Pact represents the link…
The EU Competitiveness Compass, to regain competitiveness and secure sustainable prosperity
The "Competitiveness Compass" was published in early 2025, outlining an EU Start-up and Scale-up Strategy to be published in Q2/3 2025, for which the first call for evidence opened in February 2025. This compass, which is not confined to energy innovation aims to boost the…
EU Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan
This strategic plan, established in 2007, aims to support innovation and the development of clean technologies that bolster a faster energy transition, with a view to EU competitiveness . Led by the European Commission, it has a strcuture that faciltates collaboration among…
Green InnoBoost programme
Since Morocco published its National Energy Strategy and established IRESEN to build Morocco’s clean energy innovation capabilities, IRESEN has shifted from supporting only R&D and laboratory infrastructure to also helping the potential products from the R&D projects to reach…
Start Up Chile programme
Corfo, Chile’s government agency to promote economic growth since 1939, launched Start-Up Chile as its flagship programme for start-ups in 2010 at which time it became the first public business accelerator in the world. The purpose was to attract international entrepreneurs to…
IRESEN Infrastructure -- Network of Green Technology Research and Innovation Platforms and international collaboration
Morocco’s renewable energy innovation institute, IRESEN operates the First Network of Research and Innovation Platforms in Green Technologies in Africa (including infrastructure for smart buildings, solar PV, hydrogen, agro energy and water energy innovation) and creates bank…
Technology Commercialization Fund Open Voucher Call 2024
The $2.1 million Call provides opportunities to receive technical assistance from researchers at DOE National Laboratory facilities. Awardees can receive supplrt from Labs to identify pathways by which technological breakthroughs can make their way to market. Successful receive…
5th Basic Science and Technology Master Plan
The 2023-2027 Korean Basic Science and Technology Master Plan identifies 12 national strategic technologies, including batteries, nuclear power, and hydrogen. It sets out different coordination approaches and legal frameworks for implentation, including R&D strategies, strategic…
Future Strategy for Research and Innovation
The Future Strategy is the framework for the Federal Government's research and innovation policy during this legislative period. With its 2023 strategy, Germany aims to strengthen its competitive industry, climate protection, health, and societal resilience. It describes a…
Dutch mission-driven innovation policy and its top sector approach
The Netherlands consolidated different focus programmes into several core missions that provide a framework for aligning funding strategies across innovation phases within a given sector. The mission dedicated to the energy transition sets sub-objectives for power generation,…
National Science and Innovation Plan 2023-2027
The last Thai National Science and Innovation Plan Identifies electric vehicles (EVs) and battery assembly as priorities for competitiveness within regional supply
Challenge programme on AI-enabled platforms for critical materials discovery
In 2023, Canada continued its Challenge programme (started in 2019) with a new challenge on AI-enabled platforms for critical materials discovery that will provide funding for projects aligned with the 2022 Critical Minerals Strategy. A further challenge on the application of AI…
Brazil's National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) R&D and innovation guidelines
The latest updates to the CNPE's innovation guidelines emphasise the need to prioritise R&D in strategic areas such as hydrogen, biofuels, energy storage and digital transformation (2021), as well as the allocation of resources by Brazilian electricity and oil and gas…
Canadian Global Innovation Clusters
Canada's Global Innovation Clusters initiative aims to foster collaboration among companies, academic institutions, and non-profits to drive innovation and create global impacts. With an investment of nearly $2 billion, including $750 million allocated over five years as part of…
European Innovation Council Trusted Investors Network.
The European Innovation Council Trusted Investors Network, established in 2024, aims to boost deep tech innovation in Europe by bringing together institutional investors to co-invest with the EIC Fund in high-potential startups, fostering a robust innovation ecosystem across the…
InvestEU Advisory Hub
The InvestEU Advisory Hub provides targeted advisory support to enhance the quality and implementation of investment projects across the European Union, facilitating access to financing and fostering sustainable economic growth. All the policies areas supported by the InvestEU…
Heat Pump Accelerator Platform
The Heat Pump Accelerator Platform focuses on advancing heat pump technology to support Europe's transition away from fossil fuels by uniting policymakers, industry leaders, and stakeholders to co-create strategies and accelerate the deployment of heat
Battery 2030+ initiative
The Battery 2030+ initiative is a long-term research program aimed at developing the next generation of sustainable batteries, fostering innovation across the battery value chain to secure Europe's leadership in this critical technology
Brazilian System of Hydrogen Laboratories (SisH2-MCTI)
Established within the scope of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), the SisH2 network is a network of laboratories with open access for users from the public and private sectors. It supports technical services, entrepreneurship and international…
Grants for external inovators, US Decadal Challenge within the Energy Storage Grand Challenge
Within the Energy Storage Grand Challenge framework, the US have launched a Decadal Challenge to issue small sums quickly to external innovators to support the identification and definition of key
Horizon Europe calls for proposals
The Horizon Europe programme is the primary framework relevant to energy R&D (2021-2027). In 2024, nearly 100 calls for proposals were issued in areas related to energy and climate, including for aviation (aiming for a reduction of non-CO2 emissions and contributing to the…
EU Clean Hydrogen Partnership
The EU Clean Hydrogen Partnership support the development of hydrogen technologies across the whole hydrogen value chain, issuing calls under its distinctive structure that pools funding from the European Commission and participating national governments, which together formed…
Autralian Renewabke Energy Agency (ARENA) Advancing Renewables Programme
The Advancing Renewables Program supports a range of development, demonstration and pre-commercial deployment projects though a continuous grants attribution system. The program has a number of distinctive features: it is continuously open to applications, rather than operating…
EU funds for long-term scale research and innovation collaborative programmes at TRL3-6
Slovenia is using EU funds for a programme that co-finances long-term scale research and innovation collaborative programmes at TRL 3-6. Two projects started in 2024, in the areas of hydrogen, batteries and industrial
Environment-Friendly Energy Research Centres
In 2024, Norway committed the equivalent of up to USD 120 million over 8 years to establish eight new Environment-Friendly Energy Research Centres. Led by research institutions in consortia with the private sector, the centres will undertake long-term research in areas such as…
National Programme on Green Algorithms
The National Green Algorithms Program (PNAV) promotes sustainable AI by integrating environmental considerations into algorithm development. It focuses on research, efficient infrastructure, and market integration of green AI and blockchain technologies. It allocated around USD…
Grant programme for the transformation of industry
Austria launched a grant programme for the transformation of industry in 2023. It offers the equivalent of USD 350 million in total until 2027 to support R&D, including demonstration projects, which are eligible for up to around USD 5 million
Impact Canada Cleantech Challenges
Between 2017 and 2025, Natural Resources Canada has invested $75M in six clean technology challenges under the Impact Canada initiative. These challenges were designed to address persistent barriers in cleantech development and adoption by setting ambitious but achievable goals…
SPRIN-D Challenge Programme
The Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation, SPRIN-D, offers inducement prizes through its Challenge Programme, a multi-stage competition in which participants receive initial funding, with further support awarded to those who advance to the next stage. Successful teams can…
Hackathon for predictive algorithms for hydropower resources
In 2024, as part of its national program for green algorithms, the spanish government organised a hackathon to improve predictive algorithms for optimising hydropower resources. Prizes are offered by private stakeholders: visit of Iberdrola facilities, access to the Microsoft…
Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor Program
The Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor (Gen III+ SMR) Program aims to speed the demonstration of Gen III+ nuclear reactor technologies, bridging the gap between the current american fleet of reactors and more advanced reactor designs. The goal of the Gen III+ SMR Program is…
Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program
The Carbon Capture Demonstrations Projects Program was set up to invest in integrated carbon capture, transport, and storage technologies and infrastructure that can be readily replicated and deployed at power plants and major industrial sources of carbon emissions, such as…
Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs
The Regional DAC Hubs Program helps to accelerate the demonstration and deployment of DAC technologies. Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED)’s DAC Hubs Program develop four domestic direct air capture hubs. Each demonstrate a DAC technology or suite of technologies at a…
Long-Duration Energy Storage US DOE portofolio
The Long-Duration Energy Storage portfolio helps to advance Long-duration energy storage (LDES) systems toward widespread commercial deployment. The goal of this portfolio is to fund projects that will overcome the technical and institutional barriers that exist for deployment,…
Industrial Demonstrations Program
The Industrial Demonstrations Program (IDP) aims to accelerate projects in energy-intensive industries towards a low- and net-zero carbon manufacturing. This program includes projects that focus on industries where innovative technologies can have the greatest impact, including…
SCALEUP Ready programme
In 2024, to smooth the scale-up path for promising technologies, the United States launched a USD 50 million per year SCALEUP Ready programme to support pilot-scale projects (USD 5 million to USD 20 million) for technologies previously funded at R&D level by ARPA-E. The scaleup…
Mining Decarbonisation Demonstration call
The Energy Innovation Program (EIP) - Mining Decarbonization Demonstration Call aims to support the uptake of energy decarbonization technologies within Canada’s mining sector. The Call focuses specifically on demonstration activities within Canadian upstream to midstream…
International Demonstration Project on Japan's Technologies for Decarbonisation and Energy Transition
The International Demonstration Project on Japan’s Technologies for Decarbonisation and Energy Transition, which was launched in 1993 and had a budget equivalent to USD 30 million in 2024 aims to support innovators seeking to demonstrate their technologies abroad. Since 2023, it…
Driving the Nation Program
The Driving the Nation Program is a program developed by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to enable the demonstration and deployment of new zero emissions vehicle technologies through continuous open calls for projects. In 2023, it launched two calls worth a total of…
"France 2030 investment Plan" - Grands Projets Industriels de Décarbonation 2024
The France 2030 Strategy contains a goal to allocate half of the budget (equivalent to around USD 60 billion) to low-emissions technology areas. A call for brownfield projects requesting more than about USD 22 million but excluding hydrogen and biomass have been made in 2025…
"France 2030 investment Plan" - Décarbonation de l'industrie - DECARB IND 25 -
The France 2030 Strategy contains a goal to allocate half of the budget (equivalent to around USD 60 billion) to low-emissions technology areas. A call projects seeking to mitigate more than 1 kilotonne CO2 equivalent (kt CO2-eq) per year and requesting less than USD 33 million…
Industriklivet (Industrial Leap) initiative
Sweden’s Industriklivet (Industrial Leap) initiative, launched in 2018, supports research, pilot and demonstration projects including bio-based CCUS. It has a budget equivalent to USD 130 million in
Impact Innovation Net Zero Industry
Impact Innovation was jointly created in 2023 by the Swedish Energy Agency, Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development, and Swedish Innovation Agency. Through progressive actor collaboration in private, public and non-profit sector in Sweden, and an expected turnover…
EU-Catalyst Partnership
The EU-Catalyst Partnership between the European Commission, European Investment Bank (EIB) and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, a manager of private and philanthropic funds plans to mobilise up to €840 million ($1 billion) between 2023 - 2026 to accelerate the deployment of and…
European grant program funded by the liquidated assets of the European Coal and Steel Community
The European Commission has an earmarked annual budget for innovation projects that derives from the liquidated assets of its predecessor European Coal and Steel Community. In 2023, for example, a project in Poland was funded to demonstrate methane emission reductions in coal…
ANEEL call for hydrogen projects
To fund its policy goals in the area of hydrogen, the Brazilian electricity regulator, ANEEL, issued a call in 2024 (with a budget equivalent to USD 210 million) for large pilot projects within the scope of funds it collects from electricity utilities, which are mandated by law…
Hypothecated fiscal income for innovation projects
Chile funds innovation projects using hypothecated fiscal income: revenues from the lease of stateowned mining sites are channelled to the national development agency (CORFO). In 2024, a USD 14 million call focused on lithium mining and secondary extraction of cobalt and rare…
European Innovation Council STEP Scale Up scheme
The European Innovation Council STEP Scale Up scheme, launched in 2024, offers around USD 11-33 million in equity investments for larger projects, and focuses on digital technologies, clean technologies, and
European Innovation Council Accelerator
The European Innovation Council Accelerator (launched in 2021) has a 2025 budget of USD 55 million for Breakthrough Innovations for Future Mobility, and can offer convertible loans as well as
SPI fund (Sociétés de Projets Industriels)
In 2022, France launched the second round of the SPI fund, allocating the equivalent of USD 1.1 billion over 5 years to support innovative industrial projects. The fund provides equity investments ranging from USD 5 million to USD 163 million. In 2023, it invested in an EV…
Institute for Diversification and Energy Saving energy startups minority stakes acquisition
In 2024, Spain's Institute for Diversification and Energy Saving allocated the equivalent of USD 110 million to acquire minority stakes in energy start-ups or special purpose vehicles (up to USD 11 million or a 20% stake per
Venture fund of the Center for Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI)
The Spanish venture fund of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, invests in start-ups and funds, some in the energy sector. In 2025, it backed a solid-state battery company and a critical minerals recovery technology
DeepTech & Climate Fonds
In 2023, Germany established its DeepTech & Climate Fonds with around USD 1.1 billion, managed by the national development bank to co-invest in long-term ventures. In 2024, it supported a Li-ion battery recycling company and a nuclear fusion company, among
Business Finland Venture Capital Angel CoFund
n 2023, Business Finland Venture Capital launched the Angel CoFund, with the equivalent of over USD 30 million to co-invest USD 54 000 to USD 325 000 in seed-stage start-ups in Finland. In 2024, it invested in a company developing a tool to help manage electricity supply for…
Nysnø, state-owned climate investment company investments
Since 2017, state-owned climate investment company Nysnø has invested in start-ups and allocated capital to other low-emissions energy and climate-focused venture funds. In 2024, it invested the equivalent of USD 4.7 million in a company developing shore power systems for…
SmartCap Green Fund initiative
SmartCap, Estonia's state-owned venture capital fund, directly invests in start-ups and also invests in other venture funds. Its Green Fund initiative has a focus on environmental challenges, and invested the equivalent of USD 12 million in an electrolysis technology developer…
Clean Energy Finance Corporation, equity for start-ups: Clean Energy Innovation and Powering Australia Technology Fund
Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation has committed over USD 520 million to several national venture capital funds for energy technologies since 2016, including the Clean Energy Innovation Fund and Powering Australia Technology Fund. In 2024, equity investments included a…
EIB Venture Debt
As the ability of smaller companies to access affordable debt to sustain operations between successive large funding rounds varies between countries and has been a notable challenge in Europe, the EIB has developed a venture debt credit line that has recently been used to…
BNDES grants, equity and debt for energy projects
In 2023, the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) launched Mais Inovação, a programme that has supported record funding for industrial innovation in Brazil in 2024, including for a cellulosic bioethanol demonstration project. The programme uses resources from the Workers'…
Massachusetts Clean Energy Centre loans
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Centre (MassCEC), a state economic development agency, can grant up to USD 1.5 million of venture debt to
System of reverse auctions for bio-based CCUS, Swedish Energy Agency
The Swedish Energy Agency proposes a system of reverse auctions for pre-commercial bio-CCS technologies. Applicants submit bids on how much carbon dioxide they can capture and store and at what cost. The apploicant that can deliver bio-CCS at the lowest cost wins the bid and…
Decree for CfD for Solar PV, geothermal, floating solar, tidal and wave power
Italy issued a decree in 2024 that carved out dedicated funding for 20- or 25- year CfDs for thermodynamic solar panels, geothermal, floating solar, tidal and wave
European Hydrogen Bank and the associated auctions
In 2022, the European Commission launched the European Hydrogen Bank to create investment security and business opportunities for European and global renewable hydrogen production. It is not designed to be a physical institution, but is a financing instrument, run internally by…
CfD auction for low-emissions hydrogen
In 2024, Japan launched a 15-year CfD auction for low-emissions hydrogen and its derivatives, backed by up to USD 20 billion in government funding. The reference price will vary depending on the intended
State Buy Clean Partnership
The United States announced a State Buy Clean Partnership in 2023 whereby 13 states commit to prioritise lower-carbon materials in state-funded construction
Low Carbon Fuel Procurement Program
In 2023, Canada created a Low Carbon Fuel Procurement Program to buy 200 million litres of lowcarbon fuels for the federal aviation and marine fleets. In 2024, the programme’s budget was expanded from around USD 92 million over 8 years by adding around USD 7 million for the…
Building material, Canadian Buy Clean approach
The country has a Buy Clean approach to support low-carbon building materials and designs in line with its Greening Government and Green Buildings
Incorporation of the innovation criteria relating to sustainability into public procurement
In 2023, Portugal committed to incorporate innovation criteria relating to sustainability into public
Public Innovation Procurement framework
In 2023, Spain established a Public Innovation Procurement framework to increase purchases of innovative technologies, including near-commercial and pre-commercial products (by testing prototypes in government applications). All its public procurement already has environmental…
US Loans Programme Office, loans
The Loan Programs Office (LPO) provides loans and loan guarantees available to help deploy innovative clean energy, advanced transportation, and Tribal energy projects in the United States. Over the past decade, LPO has closed more than $30 billion of deals across a variety of…
Geothermal Investment Loan Facility
In 2024, Hungary announced a credit facility equivalent to near USD 100 million in total for support to geothermal drilling, which can carry high upfront
US Loans Programme Office, loan guarantees
The United States pioneered the use of loan guarantees to support large-scale energy infrastructure projects through the Loans Program Office. In 2024, a USD 15 billion loan guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric was issued to supports a portfolio of grid modernisation and…
R&D funding requirement for extractive industries
In Kazakhstan, since 2021, companies in the extractive industries must allocate at least 1% of their total annual income to energy R&D projects selected by the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of
Accelerate-to-Demonstrate (A2D) Facility
In 2022, the United Kingdom committed the equivalent of USD 80 million to launch a programme with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to provide grants to demonstration projects in developing countries in the areas of critical minerals, hydrogen, smart…