CFS Webinar: €305M in Horizon Europe Funding for Industrial Decarbonisation - What’s Fundable in 2026
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Join Climate Finance Solutions for a focused, 45-minute expert briefing on how to compete for upcoming Horizon Europe opportunities that are aligned with research and innovation for industrial-scale decarbonisation.
Across a new set of calls, more than €305 million is available for demonstration- and scale-focused projects led by industry consortia, particularly at TRLs 4–8. These calls are designed to support operational demonstrators and late-stage R&I projects bridging toward market deployment.
💶 Horizon Europe Opportunities
Decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries
€125M total budget | €15–25M per project | TRL 6–8
First-of-a-kind operational demonstrators targeting energy-intensive sectors, with support for demonstration, optimisation, and activities advancing projects toward deployment.Clean Technologies for Climate Action
€150M total budget | €15–25M per project | TRL 6–8
Large-scale Innovation Actions supporting FOAK clean-tech demonstrators across net-zero energy systems, zero-emission power, storage, renewable fuels, and CCU, with strong industrial leadership and clear commercial pathways.Innovative AI methods and technologies for the process industries
€30M total budget | €4–6M per project | TRL 4–6
AI-driven projects applying advanced data, robotics, and digital methods to improve industrial processes, operational efficiency, sustainability, and time-to-market.
🎯 What This Session Will Help You Decide
Whether your project is realistically competitive under the upcoming Horizon Europe calls
How to assemble the most credible and effective consortium
Which call best fits your technology, consortium structure, and technical maturity
What must be secured early (consortium partners, sites, data, ownership, deployment pathway)
When EIC Accelerator, Innovation Fund, or alternative EU instruments may be the more strategic fit
👥 Who Should Attend
Industrial companies, technology providers, startups, and SMEs developing TRL 4–8 solutions for industrial decarbonisation
Consortium leads, innovation managers, and R&D teams assessing Horizon Europe participation
Project teams exploring EU funding as part of a deployment-oriented innovation strategy
💪 About Climate Finance Solutions
Our team at CFS has secured €500M+ in European grant awards and over €1.3B globally, with deep experience across Horizon Europe and other large, partnership-driven industrial innovation programmes, and includes Europe-based technical specialists with direct experience evaluating and supporting successful proposals.
📌 Bonus: You will have access to the webinar recording and slides after the event.