PowerBoost – unlock energy related challenges
PowerBoost – unlock energy related challenges supports SMEs with innovation audits to identify energy-transition needs and priorities for grid flexibility, sustainability, and digitalisation.
Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: April 3, 2026 (Cut-off) | August 31, 2027 (Cut-off) | October 31, 2027 (Latest final report submission)
Funding Amounts: €2,000 lump sum per approved innovation audit; €100,000 total budget; 2–3 months
Summary: Supports SMEs to identify energy-transition challenges through innovation audits focused on grid flexibility, sustainability, and digitalisation.
Key Information: Applicants must have been legally established for at least one year before submission.
Description
PowerBoost is a European Commission-funded support stream run by GreenGrid, the Eurocluster for Renewable Energy Growth. It funds innovation audits that help SMEs assess their innovation readiness and strategic potential in the energy transition. Audits examine current processes, technologies, and operational gaps to identify where innovation or new technology adoption could improve efficiency, grid flexibility, sustainability, digitalisation, or integration with renewable energy systems.
The program supports assessing needs and defining priorities, rather than implementing solutions. Each audit must produce a Challenge Description Report using GreenGrid’s official template. This report defines challenges that could be addressed through the separate Solution Box calls for piloting or validating solutions. Completing the report is a prerequisite for those calls, but does not guarantee subsequent funding.
