Carbon capture funding

This funder funding opportunity supports R&D and field deployment of technologies to improve oil and natural gas recovery from unconventional reservoirs and to develop produced water treatment solutions. Eligible applicants include companies, research institutions, and consortia working on enhanced recovery methods and water management to reduce environmental risks from deep-well injection.

This EU-funded call supports pilot and demonstration projects for coal transition, including carbon capture/storage/use, mine closure, mining waste valorization, and worker/community health protection. It targets consortia and organizations working on just-transition solutions in coal regions across Europe.

This grant funds accompanying measures to support the just transition away from coal, including environmental remediation of mining sites, worker health and safety, and greenhouse gas emission reduction from coal infrastructure. It targets coal-dependent regions and organizations managing the closure and repurposing of coal mines and related facilities.

This is a research funding call for coal-related projects under the RFCS-2026 programme, supporting up to €7 million in research addressing carbon capture/storage/use, mine closure, worker safety, health impacts, and emissions reduction in coal regions. Eligible applicants include research institutions, universities, and consortia working on coal industry transition, environmental remediation, and occupational health.

This grant supports the development and implementation of EU policy frameworks and infrastructure for CO2 transport and storage, a key carbon-capture and geological sequestration initiative. It targets organizations involved in designing, piloting, or deploying CO2 infrastructure networks across Europe.

This Horizon Europe call funds biotechnology-based solutions for carbon capture and utilization (CCU), supporting the development and deployment of industrial biotech applications that convert captured carbon into valuable products. Eligible applicants include startups, SMEs, large companies, research institutions, and consortia working on circular bio-based economy innovations.

This grant funds the development and deployment of industrial carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) clusters, with a focus on societal readiness and pilot implementation. It targets consortia and industrial actors working to establish integrated CCUS infrastructure at scale across Europe.

A 6-month acceleration program providing up to €60,000 in investment, mentorship, and strategic connections for early-stage cleantech startups in energy, smart cities, waste management, carbon capture, and ESG solutions. Primarily targets pre-seed and seed-stage companies in Europe, with emphasis on the Baltics and Nordic regions.

A reverse auction mechanism administered by the funder to fund carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) projects in Sweden. Eligible projects compete for funding based on cost-effectiveness in deploying CCS/CCU technologies.

Kiko Ventures Evergreen Fund is a permanent capital vehicle backing science-based, IP-rich cleantech startups across all development stages, from research breakthrough to scale, focused exclusively on climate change and planetary sustainability. The fund invests in companies working on carbon capture, green hydrogen, renewable energy, smart energy, and sustainable packaging.