The Commission has launched the Innovation Fund Call 2025, with three funding strands: a €2.9 billion Net-Zero Technologies call, a €1.3 billion hydrogen production auction under the European Hydrogen Bank, and a €1 billion auction for decarbonising industrial process heat under the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank.

The Net-Zero Technologies call supports small-, medium- and large-scale projects in low-carbon technologies, including renewable energy, energy storage, CCS, and clean-tech manufacturing for hydrogen and renewables. It also funds pilot projects to test and scale breakthrough decarbonisation solutions. The full call text and application documents are available on the Funding & Tenders Portal. The call text is available here. The deadline to apply is 23 April 2026 17:00 CET.  

To provide better guidance to applicants during the submission process, CINEA and DG CLIMA are organising an online info day on 16 December with registration closing on 15 December.

For further information, potential applicants can explore the Innovation Fund project portfolio and consult the Knowledge Sharing Report 2025,  which also covers construction materials.