Deadline: 20 February 2025
The European Commission is seeking proposals for the to support the production of renewable fuel of nonbiological origin (RFNBO) hydrogen in Europe as defined in the Renewable Energy Directive and its Delegated Acts, from new, additional installed capacity in support of the 2030 targets for renewable hydrogen established in this Directive and supported by the REPowerEU Plan and reiterated in the Green Deal Industrial Plan and the European Hydrogen Bank Communication.
This topic also supports achieving security of supply of essential goods and Europe’s industrial leadership and competitiveness in the hydrogen sector. This topic’s objective is also to provide specific support to the production of RFNBO hydrogen that will be used by stakeholders in the maritime sector.
The call supports the RFNBO industry and mobility targets established in the Renewable Energy Directive 2018/2021 and is aligned with its Delegated Regulations on methodology for RFNBOs.
As announced in the European Hydrogen Bank Communication, the topic will further contribute to:
- Connecting EU domestic RFNBO hydrogen supply and demand.
- Bridging the cost-gap in the EU between RFNBO and fossil hydrogen as effectively as possible.
- Allowing for RFNBO hydrogen price discovery and market formation in the EU.
- De-risking European RFNBO hydrogen projects, bringing capital costs down and leveraging private capital.
Funding Information
- The available call budget is EUR 1,200,000,000.
- For Innovation Fund Premium Auction (Maritime Sector): EUR 200,000,000
Eligible Activities
- The following activities can be funded under this topic:
- Installation of new, additional, RFNBO hydrogen production capacity (i.e. hydrogen production capacity for which at the time of the grant application the start of works did not yet take place) as well as the verified and certified production of RFNBO hydrogen from those installations (in kg of produced volume) for a period of up to 10 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries: any country in the world.
- Other entities may participate in other consortium roles, such as associated partners, subcontractors, third parties giving in-kind contributions, etc.
- Specific cases and definitions
- Natural persons — Natural persons are NOT eligible (with the exception of selfemployed persons, i.e. sole traders, where the company does not have legal personality separate from that of the natural person).
- International organisations — International organisations are eligible. The rules on eligible countries do not apply to them.
- Entities without legal personality — Entities which do not have legal personality under their national law may exceptionally participate, provided that their representatives have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf, and offer guarantees for the protection of the EU financial interests equivalent to that offered by legal persons.
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