This page gives a general presentation of the first NER 300 call for proposals in three parts:
- Part I covers the latest developments
- Part II gives a general view of the matter concerned
- Part III documents
- Part IV Technologies
I) Latest developments
31 Jan 2014
Commission Implementing Decision amending Commission Implementing Decision C(2012) 9432 so as to modify the Award Decision under the first call for proposals of the NER300 funding programme and its annex is available.
10 Apr 2013
The Commission organised an information event on the implementation of the first NER 300 call for proposals for Member States and Project Sponsors on 10 April 2013 in Brussels from 10:00 to 13:00. The presentations comprised general information about next steps, specifications for legally binding instrument and project annual cycle.
05 Apr 2013
The registration for the information event on the implementation of the first call (10 April 2013) has been closed.
14 Feb 2013
The European Commission is organising an information event on the implementation of the first call for proposals under the NER300 funding programme. The purpose is to assist the Member States in planning next steps after the first round of awards, answer their questions on the implementation of the first call for proposals and facilitate information exchange. It will take place in Brussels on 10 April 2013, 10.00-13.00.
18 Dec 2012
The European Commission adopted the Award Decision under the first call for proposals of the NER300 funding programme.
12 Jul 2012
The European Commission has published interim results of the selection process under the first call for proposals of the NER300 funding programme for innovative low-carbon technologies.
09 Feb 2012
The EIB has submitted the results of the due diligence assessment.
08 Feb 2012
An additional Questions and Answers 14 is available.
29 Jul 2011
Communication Channel regarding Section 12.6 "Notification of Changes to Submission" of the Call for Proposals (CfP):
In the context of CfP Section 12.6. "Notification of Changes to Submission", paragraph 138 envisages the EIB's data room as the communication channel for all changes towards the Bank. However, for reasons of practicality and confidential treatment of documentation as submitted by Member States under the NER 300 process by 9 May 2011, the Bank has instead decided to use a functional email account as the communication channel for changes. Therefore Project Sponsors are invited to contact the Bank via ner300@eib.org, in case a notification according to section 12.6. of the CfP should be made. Project Sponsors should submit such notification simultaneously to the Commission's functional email account CLIMA-NER300@ec.europa.eu
13 May 2011
A document presenting the number of project proposals submitted to the EIB under the NER 300 funding programme by 9 May 2011 per Member State is available.
03 May 2011
An additional Questions and Answers 13 document is available.
29 Apr 2011
Pursuant to Section 12.3.3. of the Call for Proposals, Member States are requested to submit the Application Forms (which Project Sponsors were required to complete) along with the Submission Forms and the Eligibility Criteria Assessment Form (which Member States are required to complete) for those Projects which are assessed as eligible and which the Member State intends to support by 9 May 2011, to a secure data room established by the EIB. Details of how to submit these Forms to the EIB's data room have been provided to the Member States. Pursuant to paragraph 130 of the Call for Proposals, all applications should be submitted as Microsoft Word or Excel compatible documents and should be named according to the convention as set out in paragraph 130. Documents that have to be signed should carry a pen signature and can be submitted as scanned PDF files.
27 Apr 2011
An updated version of the Member States contacts is available.
19 Apr 2011
An additional Questions and Answers 12 document is available.
05 Apr 2011
An updated version of the Questions and Answers 10 document is available with a revised version of question and answer 222.
Editable versions of Submission Form 4: Attachment 1ab is available.
Editable versions of Submission Form 4: Attachment 2b is available.
Editable versions of Submission Form 6: Attachment 2 is available.
24 Mar 2011
An additional Questions and Answers 11 document is available.
11 Mar 2011
Summary of reports on number of project proposals submitted to Member States by 9 February 2011 is available.
04 Mar 2011
The procedures manual for the technical and financial Due Diligence assessment is available.
14 Feb 2011
The template for interim communication from Member States to the Commission due by 9 March 2011 is available.
11 Feb 2011
An updated version of the Corrigendum to the Call for proposals is available.
08 Feb 2011
An additional Questions and Answers 10 document is available.
07 Feb 2011
An additional Questions and Answers 9 document is available.
31 Jan 2011
An additional Questions and Answers 8 document is available.
An updated version of the Corrigendum to the Call for proposals is available.
26 Jan 2011
An updated version of the Member States contacts is available.
25 Jan 2011
An additional Questions and Answers 7 document is available.
17 Jan 2011
Updated Application Forms 11 ("Costs") are available for the following bioenergy - project subcategories:
- Lignocellulose to intermediate solid, liquid or slurry bioenergy carriers via pyrolysis with capacity 40 kt/y of the final product.
- Lignocellulose to intermediate solid, liquid or slurry bioenergy carriers via torrefaction with capacity 40 kt/y of the final product.
- Lignocellulose to Synthetic Natural Gas or synthesis gas and/or to power via gasification with capacity 40 million normal cubic metres per year (MNm 3 /y) of the final product or 100 GWh/y of electricity.
- Lignocellulose to biofuels or bioliquids and/or to power including via directly heated gasification with capacity 15 million litres per year (Ml/y) of the final product or 100 GWh/y of electricity. Production of Synthetic Natural Gas is excluded under this subcategory.
- Lignocellulosic raw material, such as black liquor and/or products from pyrolysis or torrefaction, via entrained flow gasification to any biofuels with capacity 40 Ml/y of the final product.
- Lignocellulose to electricity with 48 % efficiency based on lower heating value (50 % moisture) with capacity 40 MWe or higher.
- Lignocellulose and/or household waste to biogas, biofuels or bioliquids via chemical and biological processes with capacity 6 MNm 3 /y of Methane or 10 Ml/y of the final product.
- Algae and/or micro-organisms to biofuels or bioliquids via biological and/or chemical processes with capacity 40 Ml/y of the final product.
The updated Application Forms aim to provide additional support to Project Sponsors for the completion of Application Form 11 for these bioenergy project subcategories. If the previous version of Application Form 11 has already been used and adapted to the relevant bioenergy project subcategory, these may be submitted as part of the application for NER 300 funding.
An additional Questions and Answers 6 document is available.
14 Jan 2011
Additional guidance following meeting with Member States on reference plants in the NER 300 process is available.
An additional Questions and Answers 5 document is available.
13 Jan 2011
An updated version of the Corrigendum to the Call for proposals is available.
12 Jan 2011
A meeting with Member States on reference plants in the NER 300 process took place on the 10 january 2011. The presentation "Reference Plants in the NER 300 process" is available.
21 Dec 2010
An additional Questions and Answers 4 document is available.
17 Dec 2010
An additional Questions and Answers 3 document is available.
08 Dec 2010
An additional Questions and Answers 2 document is available.
07 Dec 2010
An updated version of the Corrigendum to the Call for proposals is available.
25 Nov 2010
An updated version of the Corrigendum to the Call for proposals is available.
10 Nov 2010
The Commission will organise an information event on the NER300 Call for Proposals for stakeholders on 19 November 2010 in Brussels from 13:30 to 17:00. This information event will also be webstreamed via internet.
09 Nov 2010
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Climate Action, announces the first Call for Proposals for innovative renewable energy and carbon capture and storage projects under the NER300 competition (formally launched the 09 Nov 2011 in the Official Journal). The NER300 competition is established under Article 10a(8) of the EU ETS Directive 2003/87/EC, and is detailed in the Decision C(2010) 7499.
The closing date for project sponsors to submit application forms to their Member States is 9 February 2011.
The deadline for Member States to complete an eligibility assessment and forward the application with the submission forms to the European Investment Bank is 9 May 2011.
II) General context
Project sponsors (a single project operator or the consortium) should download the application forms for the relevant technology (sub-)category (see below), complete all the sections of the forms electronically, and send it to the designated submission address in the Member State on whose territory the project is based. Each of the four Carbon Capture and Storage technology categories has its own specific application forms. The eight renewable categories have one or more sets of application forms depending on the specific sub categories (see below). Submission forms, to be completed by Member States prior to submission to the EIB, are common to all technology sub-categories.
All 27 Member States are encouraged to submit proposals so that they can benefit from the funding available and support the development of CCS and innovative renewables projects. The NER300 funding is intended to accelerate the deployment of low carbon energy across Europe and support the EU’s medium and long-term climate goals.
Detailed information about the criteria and rules for application is provided in the Call for Proposals. To download the Call, application forms and all relevant documents, please select a technology category in the document section below.
If you would like to ask a question for clarification not answered in the documents on this page, in particular the Call for Proposals and the FAQ, you can email us at CLIMA-NER300@ec.europa.eu. All additional questions and answers will be added to the FAQ which will be regularly updated.
III) Documents
- Call for proposals
- Corrigendum to the Call for proposals
- Specifications for legally binding instrument
- FAQ (Q&A 1-24)
- FAQ 2 (Q&A 25-66)
- FAQ 3 (Q&A 67-90)
- FAQ 4 (Q&A 91-111)
- FAQ 5 (Q&A 112-121)
- FAQ 6 (Q&A 122-145)
- FAQ 7 (Q&A 146-163)
- FAQ 8 (Q&A 164-188)
- FAQ 9 (Q&A 189-206)
- FAQ 10 (Q&A 207-230)
- FAQ 11 (Q&A 231-251)
- FAQ 12 (Q&A 252-263)
- FAQ 13 (Q&A 264-266)
- FAQ 14 (Q&A 267-274)
- Member States contacts
- Reference Plants in the NER 300 process
- Template for interim communication from Member States to the Commission
- Procedures manual for the technical and financial Due Diligence assessment
- Summary of reports on number of project proposals submitted to Member States
- Submission Form 4: Attachment 1ab
- Submission Form 4: Attachment 2b
- Submission Form 6: Attachment 2
IV) Technologies
Please select a technology category for more information.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Renewables
Bioenergy project subcategories:
- Lignocellulose to intermediate solid, liquid or slurry bioenergy carriers via pyrolysis with capacity 40 kt/y (kilo tonnes per year) of the final product
- Lignocellulose to intermediate solid, liquid or slurry bioenergy carriers via torrefaction with capacity 40 kt/y (kilo tonnes per year) of the final product
- Lignocellulose to Synthetic Natural Gas or synthesis gas and/ or to power via gasification with capacity 40 M Nm3/y (million normal cubic metres per year) of the final product or 100 GWh/y of electricity.
- Lignocellulose to biofuels or bioliquids and/ or to power including via directly heated gasification with capacity 15 Ml/y (million litres per year) of the final product or 100 GWh/y of electricity. Production of Synthetic Natural Gas is excluded under this sub-category
- Lignocellulosic raw material, e.g. black liquor and/ or products from pyrolysis or torrefaction, via entrained flow gasification to any biofuels with capacity 40 Ml/y of the final product
- Lignocellulose to electricity with 48% efficiency based on lower heating value (50% moisture) with capacity 40 MWe or higher
- Lignocellulose to ethanol and higher alcohols via chemical and biological processes with capacity 40 Ml/y (million litres per year) of the final product
- Lignocellulose and/ or household waste to biogas, biofuels or bioliquids via chemical and biological processes with capacity 6 mio Nm3/y (million normal cubic metres per year of Methane) or 10 Ml/y (million litres per year) of the final product
- Algae and/or micro-organisms to biofuels or bioliquids via biological and/or chemical processes with capacity 40 Ml/y (million litres per year) of the final product
Concentrated solar power - project subcategories
- Parabolic trough or Fresnel system using molten salts or other environmentally-benign heat transfer fluid with nominal capacity 30 MW
- Parabolic trough or Fresnel system based on Direct Steam Generation with nominal capacity 30 MW. Direct steam solar temperature to be above 500°C
- Tower system using superheated steam cycle (either multi-tower or combination liner collectors - tower) with nominal capacity 50 MW
- Tower system using pressurised air with temperature above 750°C and solar hybrid gas turbine with nominal capacity 30 MW
- Large-scale Stirling dish power plants with solar to electric efficiency of over 20% and nominal capacity of at least 25 MW
Photovoltaics - project subcategories
- Large-scale concentrator photovoltaics power plants with nominal capacity 20 MW
- Large scale multi-junction Si-thin-film photovoltaics power plants with nominal capacity 40 MW
- Large scale CIGS-based photovoltaics power plants with nominal capacity 40 MW
Geothermal - project subcategories
- Enhanced geothermal systems in tensional stress fields with nominal capacity 5 MWe
- Enhanced geothermal systems in compressional stress fields with nominal capacity 5 MWe
- Enhanced geothermal systems in areas with deep compact sedimentary and granite rocks and other crystalline structures with nominal capacity 5 MWe
- Enhanced geothermal systems in deep limestone with nominal capacity 5 MWe
Wind - project subcategories
- Off-shore wind (minimum turbines size 6 MW) with nominal capacity 40 MW
- Off-shore wind (minimum turbines size 8 MW) with nominal capacity 40 MW
- Off-shore wind (minimum turbines size 10 MW) with nominal capacity 40 MW
- Floating off-shore wind systems with nominal capacity 25 MW
- On-shore wind turbines optimised for complex terrains (e.g. forested terrains, mountainous areas): with nominal capacity 25 MW
- On-shore wind turbines optimised for cold climates (compatible with temperature lower than - 30°C and severe icing conditions) with nominal capacity 25 MW
Ocean - project subcategories
- Wave energy devices with nominal capacity 5 MW
- Marine/tidal currents energy devices with nominal capacity 5 MW
- Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) with nominal capacity 10 MW
Hydropower - project subcategories
Distributed Renewable Management (smart grids)- project subcategories
- Renewable energy management and optimisation for small and medium scale Distributed Generators in rural environment with predominant solar generation: 20 MW on Low Voltage (LV) network + 50 MW on Medium Voltage (MV) network
- Renewable energy management and optimisation for small and medium scale Distributed Generators in rural environment with predominant wind generation: 20 MW on LV network + 50 MW on MV network
- Renewable energy management and optimisation for small and medium scale Distributed Generators in urban environment: 20 MW on LV network + 50 MW on MV network