Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: February 17, 2026 (Full application submission deadline, 17:00 Brussels time)
Funding Amounts: €20 million total budget; 50% funding rate; typically one grant awarded; project duration and scale to be defined by the consortium.
Summary: Supports consortia to advance wave energy converters from prototype (TRL 6) to demonstration (TRL 7/8) through a transnational pre-commercial procurement, accelerating commercial readiness and market uptake.
Key Information: Minimum two public procurers from different EU/associated countries required; proposals must target at least two commercial-scale demonstrators tested 12+ months.