Loading page...
Log inCreate account
Loading page...
This round is closed. The next round and similar open calls are listed below. Synced from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal on 9 November 2026.
This call is closed. These open or upcoming calls fund the closest work.
Projects the EU funded under this call, with the organisation that led each one.
CO2SITEINVESTABLE STORAGE ATLAS – SUPPORTING INVESTMENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CO2 STORAGE CAPACITY IN THE EU
Led by Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO · Netherlands · 2026 · Official record ↗
Based on projects the EU funded on the same subject in this programme.
IMPACT-EUCO2IMPURITY IMPACTS ON CO2 TRANSPORT: CLOSING KNOWLEDGE GAPS FOR A ROBUST EUROPEAN CO2 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-25 · 2026 · Official record ↗
SPECSImpuritieS ImPacts and ManagEment for CO2 Storage
HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-25 · 2026 · Official record ↗
COSECBiogenic CO2 capture into Sustainable Energy Carriers: A novel photosynthetic and hydrogenotrophic CO2 fixation combined with waste nutrient upcycling for production of carbon negative energy carriers
HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-05 · 2024 · Official record ↗
Eastern LightsDevelopment of CO2 transport and storage demo project in Eastern Europe - Eastern Lights
HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-01-17 · 2024 · Official record ↗
REUSEEnzymatic CO2 Capture in a Rotating Packed Bed and Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Useful Products
HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-05 · 2024 · Official record ↗
i-STENTOREinnovative Energy Storage TEchnologies TOwards increased Renewables integration and Efficient Operation
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-11 · 2023 · Official record ↗
PULSARPropelling eUropean Leadership through Synergizing Aviation Research
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D5-01-14 · 2023 · Official record ↗
EffiTorchEfficient valorisation of CO2 and bio-waste for long-term energy storage using a microwave plasma torch and quenching using the reverse Boudouard reaction
HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-10 · 2024 · Official record ↗
Each one links to its EU funding record and the partners it works with: a starting list for building a consortium.
Expected Outcome:The emergence of a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) value chain in the European Union and Associated Countries is currently being hampered by a lack of a clear pathway to mature CO2 storage sites. In the Net Zero Industry Act regulation (NZIA), the EU has defined the objective that at least 50 million tonnes of CO2 per year can be stored geologically by 2030, in storage sites located in the territory of the European Union, its exclusive economic zones or on its continental shelf within the meaning of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and which are not combined with enhanced hydrocarbon recovery. There is a need to understand if current storage development is enough to meet EU storage requirements defined in the NZIA.
Project results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcome:
Scope:The project is expected to produce a digital atlas of ‘investable’ underground storage space for CO2 in the EU and Associated Countries. The European CO2 Storage Atlas[1] currently under revision and being updated by the GSEU project[2], including estimated capacity and storage readiness level, presents a good basis, but also shows that data gaps need to be closed, and access to the necessary data during project implementation will be crucial. The Commission's Energy and Industry Geography Lab[3] can also be used. Proposals are expected to include the following:
The proposal is expected to explicitly demonstrate the capacity to have access to the necessary data during the implementation of the grant. Cooperation with relevant national and/or regional actors in the management of the subsurface, such as geological surveys or competent authorities, will be key.
[1] European CO2 storage database - European Commission (europa.eu)
[2] GSEU (geologicalservice.eu)
[3] Energy and Industry Geography Lab - European Commission (europa.eu)
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible Countries
described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
3. Other Eligible Conditions
described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025). [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf]].
described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
described in the [specific topic of the Work Programme]
Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):
Application form templates — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Standard application form (HE RIA, IA)
Evaluation form templates — will be used with the necessary adaptations 
Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA) 
Guidance
HE Programme Guide 
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Lump Sum MGA 
Call-specific instructions 
Detailed budget table (HE LS) 
Guidance: "Lump sums - what do I need to know?"
Additional documents:
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 8. Climate, Energy and Mobility
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 14. General Annexes
HE Programme Guide
HE Framework Programme 2021/695
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Decision authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment 
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement 
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
Applicants asked the EU 1 questions about this call and the EU published the answers. They clarify the call documents but do not replace them.
For example: land use (environmental protection zones, nature reserves), biodiversity, groundwater protection, impact of pipelines.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 30 May 2025
Confirm the current call documents and submission conditions with the funding authority.
View on EU portal ↗Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal · synced 2026-11-09
A free account keeps your shortlist and sends deadline reminders. The EUACC connector brings this call, its FAQs, past winners and similar calls into Claude or ChatGPT, so you can check fit and draft with sources.