€167M Horizon Europe Critical Materials & Sustainable Buildings: Positioning Strategy for 2026–2027
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Join Climate Finance Solutions for an expert briefing on newly released Horizon Europe funding topics spanning critical materials value chains and sustainable construction systems, with approximately €167.5M allocated across these areas in 2026–2027.
The calls primarily support TRL 4–6 research and innovation, with Innovation Actions advancing technologies toward TRL 6–8 industrial validation and early deployment, structured as multi-partner consortia with strong industrial participation. Typical awards range from €3–12M per project.
Across this funding set, the most relevant opportunity clusters include:
Critical mineral extraction and processing innovation, spanning advanced primary extraction methods and next-generation processing technologies to strengthen EU supply resilience.
Secondary raw materials and circular recovery, including industrial-scale recycling pathways and advanced recovery from waste electronics and other material streams.
Resource exploration and substitution, covering next-generation geological data integration, resource identification, and new materials and production processes that reduce reliance on Critical and Strategic Raw Materials.
Circular and next-generation building materials and construction systems, including ecodesign of construction products, hybrid materials and techniques, circular construction materials, and system-level circular economy models for buildings and cities.
Low-carbon building systems and renovation, covering low-temperature heating solutions, sustainable repair and maintenance of existing buildings, and modular construction approaches to accelerate renovation of the built environment.
What You’ll Learn
Whether these Horizon Europe critical minerals and buildings calls are a real fit for your technology and maturity
Which opportunity clusters best match your roadmap and value chain positioning
What evaluators actually prioritise beyond technical novelty
What makes a consortium competitive in Horizon Europe evaluation
About Climate Finance Solutions
Our team at Climate Finance Solutions has secured €500M+ in Europe and over $1.6B globally, with deep experience across Horizon Europe and other large, partnership-driven industrial innovation programmes. Our team includes former Horizon Europe evaluators, who review and score each of our Horizon proposals against the official evaluation criteria.
🎥 All registrants will receive access to the webinar recording and slides after the event.