HORIZON-CL5-2027-02-D3-08
Scope. Projects should establish a coordinated European research and innovation programme to develop and strengthen renewable fuel value chains at EU, national, regional and local levels. Activities should overcome fragmentation between regions by sharing knowledge, research capacities, technologies and resources. Projects should support the development, demonstration and scale-up of renewable fuel technologies, as well as technology transfer, market uptake and collaboration between public and private stakeholders.
Sectors. Renewable fuels, advanced biofuels, bioenergy, sustainable biomass, renewable liquid and gaseous fuels, direct solar fuels, algae-based fuels, renewable energy, chemical and biochemical conversion, thermochemical processes, electrochemical conversion, rural development, clean technology and circular economy.
Eligible applicants. Legal entity (including from Türkiye).
Key requirements. Projects should: establish a coordinated and comprehensive research and innovation programme aligned with the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan Action on Renewable Fuels and Bioenergy; develop and strengthen interregional and transnational renewable fuel value chains, sharing knowledge, expertise, research infrastructure and technological capabilities; support research, demonstration, pilot-scale activities and scale-up of advanced liquid and gaseous biofuels produced from sustainable biomass and other eligible renewable resources; address renewable fuels of non-biological origin, including direct solar and algae-based fuels, while excluding hydrogen as an end-product; address barriers such as fragmented permitting procedures, feedstock standardisation, insufficient regional capacities and the lack of suitable business modelsl; rganise joint transnational calls for research and innovation projects, including financial support to third parties (FSTP), with funding opportunities for eligible organisations across EU Member States and Associated Countries; support sustainable deployment and market uptake while minimising environmental impacts, including impacts on biodiversity..
Funding & duration. Funding rate up to 70% under Horizon Europe rules. Project budgets: 30 mln. Eur. Project duration: 60 months.