The Innovation Fund program that helps reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
“Large-scale” projects are projects with a capital expenditure of over € 7.5 million.
“Small scale” projects are projects with a total capital cost of less than € 7.5 million.
The following activities can be funded under these topics:
The following activities can be funded under these topics:
Carbon capture and utilisation can be funded if the capture of CO2 occurs within one of the activities listed in Annex I of the EU ETS Directive, or if the utilisation of CO2 results in products substituting carbon-intensive ones from the sectors listed in Annex I to the EU ETS Directive, even if carbon is captured outside the activities of Annex I.
If the project involves building oversized infrastructure, i.e. can serve other companies, fair and open access for other operators needs to be ensured.
Hydrogen applications (i.e. hydrogen use as an energy carrier, reducing agent, or feedstock) in industry and hydrogen production projects with a demonstrated sufficient degree of innovation can be funded under these topics. We strongly encourage project installing and operating mature electrolyser technologies without additional relevant innovation in the use of the produced hydrogen to apply to the Innovation Fund auction for RFNBO Hydrogen.
In the maritime and aviation transport sectors, support can be provided to, e.g. breakthrough innovative technologies, including energy efficiency, sustainable alternative fuels, electrification, as well as zero-emission propulsion technologies, such as wind technologies, including innovative infrastructure in the maritime sector, notably for EU container transshipment ports.
Only large-scale projects with a total capital expenditure above €7.500.000 are eligible under this call.
The grant will be a lump sum grant. This means that it will reimburse a fixed amount, based on a lump sum. The amount will be fixed by the granting authority on the basis of the relevant costs of the project calculated in accordance with the Guidance on the relevant cost methodology, and a fixed funding rate of 60% (or lower requested grant amount, if any).
The project must:
Only projects with a total capital expenditure as indicated below will be eligible under this call:
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
Geographic location (target countries)
Projects must be located in EU Member States or EEA countries (i.e. Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein).
Projects may also be located in Northern Ireland on the condition that they concern the generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity.
Eligible activities – The following activities are not considered as eligible for funding under this call:
Projects must comply with EU policy interests and priorities (such as environment, social, security, industrial and trade policy, etc).
Financial support to third parties is not allowed.
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment
Mrs. Maria Loizou
28th of October Avenue 20-22
2414 Engomi, Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22408955
Email: mloizou@environment.moa.gov.cy
Website: www.moa.gov.cy
Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
Ms. Elena Poulli
29 Vyronos Avenue
1096 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22691921
Email: epoulli@research.org.cy, epoulli@dmrid.gov.cy
Website: www.dmrid.gov.cy
European Executive Agency for Climate, Infrastructure and the Environment
https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/contact-0_en