Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
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.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This topic supports projects on electric vehicle battery cells manufacturing in order to enhance Europe’s industrial capacity and leadership in this net-zero technology and to ensure that battery production capacity in the EU/EEA is ready to respond to increased demand for electric vehicles, in line with the mandatory standards on CO2 emission performance of light- and heavy-duty vehicles.
Detailed Call Description
Manufacturing of cells that can be used in electric vehicle batteries.
Electric vehicle batteries are defined in the Battery Regulation21 as follows: ‘electric vehicle battery’ means a battery that is specifically designed to provide electric power for traction in hybrid or electric vehicles of category L as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 168/2013, that weighs more than 25 kg, or a battery that is specifically designed to provide electric power for traction in hybrid or electric vehicles of categories M, N or O as provided for in Regulation (EU) 2018/858.”
Optionally, the project (i.e. in case of horizontally integrated projects) may also include the additional production of upstream components such as:
- cathode precursor material (pCAM),
- cathode active material (CAM),
- anode active material (AAM),
- electrolyte,
- separator
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2023 concerning batteries and waste batteries, amending Directive 2008/98/EC and Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Directive 2006/66/EC (OJ L 191, 28.7.2023, p. 1–117), as well as battery or battery material recycling.
The outputs of upstream component production steps or recycling included in the project scope may not exceed 100% of the project’s battery cell production capacity (outputs going beyond 100% cannot be included in the project scope).
Call Total Budget
Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
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.
Eligible activities:
Applications will only be considered eligible if their content corresponds wholly (or at least in part) to the topic description for which they are submitted.
Eligible activities are the ones set out in section 2 above.
The following activities are not considered as eligible for funding under this call:
- battery application production (e.g. electric vehicles manufacturing)
- activities related to assembly of electric vehicle battery cells in modules or packs. Projects must produce battery cells
- upstream component production or recycling activities exceeding 100% of the project’s battery cell production capacity
- mining activities.
Projects must comply with EU policy interests and priorities (such as environment, social, security, industrial and trade policy, etc).
Projects must also respect EU values and European Commission policy regarding reputational matters (e.g. activities involving capacity building, policy support, awareness raising, communication, dissemination, etc).
Financial support to third parties is not allowed.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment
Address: 28th of October Avenue 20-22, 2414 Engomi, Nicosia
Mrs. Maria Loizou
Telephone: +357 22408955
Email: mloizou@environment.moa.gov.cy
Website: www.moa.gov.cy
Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
Address: 29 Vyronos Avenue, 1096 Nicosia
Ms. Elena Poulli
Telephone: +357 22691921
Email: epoulli@research.org.cy, epoulli@dmrid.gov.cy
Website: www.dmrid.gov.cy
EU Contact Point
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