Industrial Decarbonization grants
41 listings tracked right now
Industrial decarbonization is where the largest single climate cheques get written. The EU Innovation Fund (€40bn+ through 2030), US DOE Industrial Demonstrations Program ($6.3bn IIJA-funded), UK Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF), and the EU Just Transition Fund all target heavy industry, primarily steel, cement, chemicals, refining, and glass. Cheques are large (€20M–€500M typical for a Innovation Fund award) and competitive. Listed below are the open industrial decarbonization grant calls in that landscape, taken from each funder's own notice and re-checked on every refresh.
Industrial grants are capital-heavy and correspondingly slow. The recurring large pots are the EU Innovation Fund, the US Industrial Demonstrations Program, and the UK Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, all of which expect a named site, a credible counterfactual for emissions saved, and matched investment already committed. Smaller circular-economy and waste calls come through EU LIFE, national environment agencies and local authorities, where the eligibility is broader and the cheques are far smaller.
This page lists open industrial decarbonization grants currently tracked by Raise Lens — 41 of them right now, sorted with the soonest deadline first. Every listing has been classified against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords, so what appears here is industrial decarbonization work rather than anything whose description happens to mention it.
10 distinct funders are publishing the industrial decarbonization grants on this page. Who is funding matters as much as what: eligibility, reporting burden and the realistic timeline to a decision vary far more between funders than between individual calls, which is why the listing names the funder on every opportunity it opens.
5 of these close within the next 30 days. Deadlines are taken from the source listing and re-checked on every refresh, but the originating funder remains the authority — always confirm against the official notice before you submit.
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund drawdown five
Innovate UK
This is a £150 million UK government fund supporting the scale-up of manufacturing facilities for zero-emission vehicle technologies, part of the DRIVE35 programme to transform the UK automotive industry. UK registered organisations can apply for capital investment to build production capacity for electric and alternative-propulsion vehicle components and systems.
NACHIP 2nd Open Call
NACHIP
This is an open call for SMEs developing innovative hydrogen solutions to join a two-tier acceleration programme and integrate into value chains around five industrial pilot projects. Grants of up to €60,000 per SME are available.
'Innovate to transform' support for SME's sustainability transition (CSA)
European Commission (Horizon Europe)
This second open call from the FIERCE programme offers financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises seeking to advance their sustainability transition through innovation. It targets European SMEs with projects that help them transform their operations and practices toward sustainability.
Programa INNOVAE
Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía (IDAE)
INNOVAE is a Spanish national subsidy programme from IDAE that funds singular energy-saving projects in sustainable mobility, industry, tertiary building renovation towards zero emissions, and large refrigeration unit replacement. It targets Spanish companies, organisations and building owners that can deliver eligible projects within 18 to 24 months.
SDE++: Aanvragen
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
SDE++ is a Dutch government subsidy that pays companies and non-profit organisations to produce renewable energy or use other techniques that cut CO2 emissions. The call window runs from 27 October to 26 November 2026, and the funding is an operating subsidy tied to the emissions reduced.
Agency grant in Sweden and Germany: Swedish-German Cleantech Platform 2027, closes 1 Dec 2026
Agency
Joint Swedish-German call funding cleantech innovation and deployment across climate, energy, and industrial sectors. Eligible applicants from both countries can apply for collaborative or national projects advancing clean technology solutions. A Swedish government energy agency is among the funding bodies.
Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT)
DOE-GFO
This DOE cooperative agreement funds research, bench-to-pre-pilot development, and pre-pilot testing of technologies that produce chemicals from alternative and waste feedstocks, across four subtopics for different maturity levels. It is aimed at US research institutions, companies, and consortia developing chemical technologies that can move toward market.
Growth Cohorts: next-gen low carbon concrete cohort entry round 2
Innovate UK
This is a cohort-based innovation programme for UK businesses developing low-carbon concrete solutions. Participants receive funding and sector-specific support to advance decarbonisation technologies and commercialisation plans.
DEI+: Circular Economy and Large-Scale Biobased Projects
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
RVO's DEI+ subsidy helps Dutch entrepreneurs test circular-economy or low-CO2 innovations in pilot or demonstration projects at scale. Applications are open from 16 June 2026 to 17 December 2026.
Collective Operations for Business Decarbonization
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME supports collective decarbonization operations bringing together 10+ companies of any size and sector to develop transition strategies, identify emissions-reduction levers, and plan low-carbon investments. Eligible lead entities include associations, banks, investors, federations, cooperatives, technical centres, and large companies supporting their supply chains.
Energy Competitiveness of Businesses
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME's call for projects co-funds French businesses to measure their energy consumption, cut energy needs through efficiency and heat recovery, and replace fossil fuels with renewables such as electrification, biomethane, and green hydrogen. Eligible actions include studies and investments, but building and transport efficiency, self-consumption solar PV, and regulatory compliance work are excluded.
ORMAT Recycling Objectives
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME's ORMAT programme co-funds studies and investments that boost material recycling, including sorting and preparation of waste, production and use of recycled raw materials, and battery reuse and remanufacturing. It targets French industrial and recycling project developers seeking to reduce raw material use and decarbonise industry.
Voluntary energy audit in industry
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME co-funds up to 80% of the cost of an energy audit covering a chosen industrial site, workshop or process, capped at €100,000. It is aimed at industrial companies seeking to identify energy-intensive areas, prioritise efficiency actions and build an energy management system.
Green Fund - Territories of Industry in Ecological Transition
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME's Fonds vert call funds structuring, environmentally ambitious industrial investments that build key value chains for the ecological transition, plus skills-development investments such as training centres and technical platforms. It is open to projects located within a Territoire d'industrie 2023-2027 perimeter and backed by that territory.
Energy Performance or Decarbonization Study for Industry
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME co-funds feasibility studies for French industrial companies that have already completed an energy audit and want to validate the technical and economic viability of a decarbonisation or energy-performance project before investing. The study must fit a coherent decarbonisation approach covering sobriety, material mix, energy efficiency, fossil-fuel substitution and CO2 capture.
Study "Waste Heat Recovery"
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME funds feasibility studies for projects to recover and reuse waste (fatal) heat, covering technical solutions and financial, administrative and legal structuring options. It targets French organisations with waste heat sources that want to assess whether a heat recovery installation is viable, with funding covering up to 70% of study costs.
Waste Heat Recovery Investment
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME offers case-by-case financial aid for industrial waste heat recovery installations, including heat capture, temperature upgrading, storage, and distribution, for projects that recover more than 1 GWh/year of thermal energy. It targets industrial and other organisations that already have a feasibility study and want to invest in implementation.
PACTE Industrie
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
PACTE Industrie is an ADEME-run support programme offering subsidised studies and personalised coaching to help industrial companies assess decarbonisation levers, build low-carbon strategies and trajectories, and structure financing for investment projects. It is aimed at French industrial firms and groups seeking to cut emissions and plan their energy transition.
Better understanding, anticipating and addressing the biodiversity benefits and impacts of the clean and digital industries
European Commission (Horizon Europe)
This Horizon Europe call funds research and innovation actions to understand, anticipate and address the biodiversity benefits and impacts of clean and digital industries. It is aimed at consortia of research institutions, universities, industry and other partners across Europe, with up to €6M per project.
TechBridge: Oproep Duitsland 2026 – Next-Generation Battery Technologies and Manufacturing
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
RVO's TechBridge Germany 2026 call provides grants to Dutch entrepreneurs, knowledge institutions and research organisations developing next-generation battery technologies with German partners. Applications run from 1 October 2026 to 19 January 2027.
Versnelde klimaatinvesteringen industrie (VEKI)
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
VEKI is a Dutch RVO subsidy that co-funds proven CO2-reduction measures for industrial companies whose high investment costs give a payback period longer than five years. Applications are accepted from 7 May 2026 to 28 January 2027.
Fast Track to Innovation for breakthroughs in the Chemical Industry Action Plan (Research and Innovation Action)
European Commission (Horizon Europe)
This Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action funds breakthrough technologies that help the chemical industry decarbonise and become more sustainable. It is aimed at consortia of research organisations, industrial companies and SMEs, with awards of up to €2.5M per project.
Textile circularity through advanced processing and manufacturing technologies and system approaches (IA) (Textiles for the Future partnership)
European Commission (Horizon Europe)
Horizon Europe Innovation Actions funding advanced processing and manufacturing technologies and system approaches that advance textile circularity, under the Textiles for the Future partnership. Aimed at consortia of industry, research and innovation organisations across Europe, with per-project awards of €4M to €6M.
Efficient energy input from renewable sources and energy management in the process industries (IA) (Processes4Planet and Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU partnerships)
European Commission (Horizon Europe)
This Horizon Europe Innovation Actions call, run under the Processes4Planet and Innovative Advanced Materials partnerships, funds projects that bring renewable energy inputs and energy management into process industries. It is aimed at consortia of industrial companies, research organisations and universities across the EU and associated countries, with a per-project award of €7M–€9M.
IBaC PME
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
IBaC PME co-finances research, development and innovation projects led by SMEs that decarbonise industry, such as energy efficiency, heat decarbonisation, process decarbonisation and CO2 capture and use. Projects must cost under €1.5M in total; larger projects are redirected to the DEMIBaC scheme.
Decarb Flash 2025-2027
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME's Decarb Flash 2025-2027 call funds industrial decarbonisation projects in France, including waste-heat recovery, steam system upgrades, process electrification, and building or equipment insulation. It targets French industrial operators and, for solar, projects in Corsica and the overseas territories.
DEMIBaC
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
DEMIBaC is an ADEME call for innovation projects that decarbonise industry, covering energy efficiency, low-carbon heat, process decarbonisation and CO2 capture, storage and valorisation. It targets consortia of technology providers, academics and industrial users, with projects under €1.5M redirected to the IBaC scheme.
Study: Hydrogen and green chemistry (GroenvermogenNL)
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
This Dutch RVO subsidy (GroenvermogenNL) helps industrial entrepreneurs study the feasibility of an innovative pilot or demonstration project in hydrogen and green chemistry that aims to cut CO2 emissions by 2030 at low cost. Applications run from 18 May 2026 to 31 March 2027.
STUDY: Gasification of Residual Streams
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
This RVO subsidy supports industrial entrepreneurs working with partners to test or demonstrate innovative or fully developed technologies for gasifying residual streams. Applications are accepted from 18 May 2026 through 31 March 2027.
Notice of Intent to Issue NOFO DE-FOA-0003649: Leveraging Domestic Infrastructure and Resources to Unleash Alternative Chemicals, Fuels and Feedstocks
DOE-GFO
DOE announces a forthcoming funding opportunity for innovative technologies that convert domestic biomass and pipeline resources into liquid intermediates, commodity chemicals, and fuels, and for pilot hydrogen-natural gas blending sites. The grant targets companies and research institutions developing alternative feedstock conversion and hydrogen infrastructure.
Decarb Flash Artisan
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
Decarb Flash Artisan offers ADEME subsidies covering 20% to 50% of costs for craft businesses in France that replace fossil-fuel equipment with electric alternatives, such as electric bread ovens, paint booths, cooking equipment, laundry and ironing machines, and kilns for artisanal and art workshops. It is aimed at artisanal companies, subject to minimum and maximum investment thresholds set out in the specifications.
Promoting the Development of Low-Carbon Industrial Zones (ZIBaC) Phase 2: Support
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
This ADEME call funds Phase 1 winners of the ZIBaC low-carbon industrial zones programme to sustain their governance and commission exploratory or feasibility studies on decarbonization pathways. It is aimed at French industrial zones and their territorial stakeholders seeking to scale decarbonization solutions.
Studies for sustainable industry
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
RVO subsidy for industrial entrepreneurs to study the feasibility of an innovative pilot or demonstration project with partners that cuts CO2 emissions at low cost. Applications are accepted from 18 May 2026 to 31 March 2027.
SSEB Innovatie: Project experimentele ontwikkeling
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
This RVO SSEB Innovatie subsidy funds experimental development projects for cleaner construction machinery and construction logistics that cut nitrogen, CO2 and fine particulate emissions. It is aimed at Dutch businesses and organisations developing innovative low-emission solutions for the construction sector, with applications open from 12 May 2026 to 30 October 2026.
SSEB Innovatie: Haalbaarheidsstudie
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
This RVO subsidy funds feasibility studies for cleaner construction machinery and construction logistics that reduce nitrogen, CO2 and fine particulate emissions. It is aimed at Dutch organisations developing innovations in this area, with applications open from 3 March 2026 to 30 October 2026.
Raw Material Partnership: RAMP Joint Call 2026 – 23 June 2026
Energimyndigheten (Swedish Energy Agency)
A transnational RAMP Joint Call under the Critical Raw Materials Partnership, co-funded by Energimyndigheten and Vinnova, that supports research and innovation on secure, sustainable raw material supply, processing, and recycling across the value chain. It is aimed at consortia of research institutions, companies, and other stakeholders that submit a two-stage pre-proposal and full application.
Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics
NSF
NSF program funding fundamental engineering research on chemical reaction engineering, process systems, and molecular thermodynamics to advance design and optimization of chemical reactors and production of specialized materials. Eligible applicants include universities and research institutions developing advanced optimization algorithms, molecular modeling, reactor innovations, process intensification, CO2 capture and conversion, and reactive polymer processing with sustainability outcomes.
Catalysis
NSF
NSF Catalysis program funds fundamental research and development of catalytic materials, processes, and technologies to advance fuels, chemicals, environmental remediation, biomass conversion, and greenhouse gas mitigation. The program welcomes university researchers, national labs, and industry partners working on heterogeneous catalysis with emphasis on renewable energy, carbon-cycle closure, and commercially scalable catalyst synthesis.
Impact Innovation: Digitalization, Circularity and Climate Neutrality in the Metal and Mineral Industry February 3, 2026
Energimyndigheten (Swedish Energy Agency)
This call funds multi-year research and innovation projects in Sweden's metal and mineral industry focused on resource-efficient circular production, fossil-free climate-neutral processes, and advanced digitalization/AI. Consortia of at least three partners (minimum two Swedish companies and one research actor) can apply for a share of 90 million SEK.
EKOO: Kritieke grondstoffen
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
This RVO subsidy funds research, development and innovation by collaborative partnerships aimed at improving the supply security of critical raw materials, with innovations required to reach the market within 10 years of project start. It is aimed at Dutch consortia and businesses and research organisations working on critical raw material supply chains.
Innovative advanced materials and new production processes – reducing dependencies on Critical and Strategic Raw Materials (IA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Processes4Planet partnerships)
European Commission (Horizon Europe)
This Horizon Europe Innovation Actions call funds projects developing advanced materials and new production processes that reduce EU dependence on critical and strategic raw materials. It is aimed at consortia of industry, research organisations and universities, with awards of €6M–€7.5M per project.