Innovation Fund Webinar - IF25 Pilot Heat Auction

The objective of this webinar was to present the draft T&Cs and answer clarifying questions. The webinar took place online on 9 July from 10am-12pm and was recorded.

Please note:

The views and information presented at this event, as well as the accompanying materials, reflect the views of the Commission services responsible for preparing the upcoming Innovation Fund auction. The purpose of this event is to provide potential applicants with preliminary guidance in preparing their submissions ahead of the official call for proposals, which is scheduled to be published at the end of 2025.

The official call for proposals, including the auction's call document, will be the definitive documents applicants must abide by. In case of any discrepancies or inconsistencies between this event's materials and the official call documents, the latter will take precedence.

Public consultation

The publication of the Draft T&Cs kicks off an 8-week written consultation period. Please use the published feedback template and submit it to clima-auctionsec [dot] europa [dot] eu (clima-auctions[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) by 15 August 2025 if you would like to comment.

Documents

• Draft T&C document
• Feedback template
• Presentation

Description

In February 2025, the Clean Industrial Deal announced a new auction to promote the decarbonisation of key industrial processes, drawing on the experience of the hydrogen auctions of the Innovation Fund. It is proposed to allocate the budget of up to €1 billion through fixed-premium auctions in support of projects that decarbonise industrial process heat through innovative electrification technologies such as heat pumps, electric boilers, resistance heating, induction heating, plasma heating and other solutions, as well as renewable heat solutions (solar thermal and geothermal).

Supporting the decarbonisation of industrial process heat will not only contribute to achieving climate neutrality by 2050, but also to enhancing energy security, modernising the economy, improving energy price affordability, and contributing to industrial competitiveness. 

The proposed auctions would target firms across various sectors and directly benefit not only large project promoters, but also smaller companies and mid-caps, helping firms of all sizes exploit their clean growth potential.