De-risking renewable fuel technologies through transnational pre-commercial procurement of renewable fuel industrial value chains - European Commission
Funds collaborative R&D and demonstration to advance renewable fuel technologies and value chains across the EU through large-scale pre-commercial procurement.
Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: December 1, 2026 (full proposal)
Funding Amounts: Total budget: €40,000,000 | Expected: 1 grant of ~€40M | Project duration typically up to 4–5 years
Summary: Supports transnational pre-commercial procurement to develop, demonstrate, and de-risk renewable fuel technologies and their industrial value chains across the EU.
Key Information: Single-stage application; consortium with public and private procurers required.
Description
This funding opportunity, under Horizon Europe, aims to accelerate the development, demonstration, and de-risking of essential renewable fuel technologies by establishing their industrial value chains across the EU and Associated Countries. The focus is on advancing renewable fuel technologies to market readiness through transnational pre-commercial procurement (PCP) of R&D services, validation, and initial deployment. The initiative brings together a consortium of public and private procurers to share and reduce the costs and risks associated with scaling up these technologies. The action is designed to align public and private research and innovation priorities, improve financing access, foster effective business models, and enhance market uptake and competitiveness. Technologies covered include advanced bioethanol, biomethanol, biomass gasification, hydrotreatment of lipids, pyrolysis, biomethane, and e-methanol, all based on sustainable domestic feedstocks.
