# NACHIP - Second Open Call
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**topic id:** CASCADE-15842
**call id:** I3-2023-INV2a
**title:** NACHIP - Second Open Call
**programme:** Cascade funding
**status:** open
**deadline date:** 2026-11-09T17:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2026-09-10T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/competitive-calls-cs/46039280
**description:** About NACHIP
The NACHIP is an I3 project financed under the Interregional Innovation Investments call I3-2023-INV2a, which aims to accelerate innovation related to the North Adriatic Hydrogen Ecosystem (NAHV), with a focus on investments in hydrogen technologies. The goal is to strengthen the integration of hydrogen technologies into the ecosystem, boosting sustainability and enhancing the development of the hydrogen market. This project targets three main value chains (manufacturing, urban areas, and mobility) through five pilot actions:
1.Green hydrogen production from wave energy – Pag, Croatia
This pilot explores the production of green hydrogen with a novel technology that captures wave energy through a system of underwater devices installed beneath the sea surface. The pilot will also feature the application of multifunctional breakwater technology, being deployed for the first time in Europe.
2.Hydrogen use in urban Areas – Velenje, Slovenia
This pilot aims to establish a system for decentralized supply of energy from onsite renewables to be developed, operated and validated on a public building. The pilot focuses on integrating clean technologies through sector coupling (electricity, heat and hydrogen), supporting the transformation of the district heating system as coal is phased out (Just Transition).. Supporting activities will include the formation of a “local hydrogen alliance” pursuing the efficient utilization of renewable hydrogen within an environmentally sustainable and economically viable model.
3.Dynamic Hydrogen Releasers – Torviscosa, Italy
This pilot develops and demonstrates Dynamic Hydrogen Releasers (DHR), based on Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology. This innovation supports safe and efficient transport, storage, and on-demand release of hydrogen, contributing to Europe’s green mobility and industrial decarbonisation strategies. Throughout the development phase, this pilot needs to define the technical requirements and dimensions of the DHR units.
4.Cost-efficient hydrogen transportation cylinders – Udine, Italy
This pilot develops composite designs for cost-efficient hydrogen transportation cylinders. The focus is on improving vessel designs to enhance the mobility of energy storage, reducing costs while ensuring the safe and efficient transport of compressed hydrogen.
5.Gasification plant for waste materials – Zagreb, Croatia
This pilot focuses on developing a prototype gasification plant for waste materials. The universal gasification system is designed to process municipal solid waste (MSW) and convert it into valuable products such as synthesis gas (syngas) and charred residue (ash), which can be further used.
Objectives financial support to third parties (FSTP) in NACHIP
Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP), also referred to as cascade funding, is a mechanism of the European Commission designed to distribute public funding to either increase uptake of innovations on the side of recipients such as Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) or to support project implementation in addressing specific challenges and advancements towards key objectives.
Under NACHIP, FSTP enables targeted support to companies proposing hydrogen-based solutions at a TRL>7, connected to pilot projects that can be validated and deployed in real life settings. The mechanism ensures fast access to funding, reduced administrative burden and a competitive, transparent selection process.
The FSTP reinforces NACHIP demonstration activities through the following specific objectives:
• enabling market adoption of hydrogen-related technologies, products and services developed within Nachip’s pilots, combining different Key Enabling Technologies;
• fostering new technological solutions driven by SMEs.
More in particular, the FSTP under the NACHIP project will:
1.enable testing, validation and demonstration of hydrogen technologies in real-life environments through NACHIP pilot sites (specific to the NACHIP);
2.support TRL advancement of innovative solutions toward market readiness[1];
3.accelerate commercial deployment and exploitation of hydrogen innovations, including cross-border business opportunities;
4.address technical bottlenecks and integration challenges in the hydrogen value chain, completing the value chains of the companies belonging to the NACHIP consortium;
5.strengthen safety, standardization and regulatory compliance of hydrogen technologies;
6.promote cross-sectoral replication and interoperability to enable wider adoption across industries;
7.contribute to the investment portfolio and key performance indicators (KPIs) of the project.
Applicants can submit proposal through the NACHIP website https://www.nachip.eu
All applications must be filled and submitted in English language.
The evaluation is conducted by 3 experts. For evaluation process and criteri will be described in https://www.nachip.eu/open-calls/
For more information or assistance with the application process, participants can contact the NACHIP project directly:
nachip@meta-group.com
Questions to the above-mentioned email address can be submitted until 9th of October 2026.
**conditions:** Only SMEs established in the following regions are eligible:
• Slovenia: Vzhodna Slovenija; Zahodna Slovenija
• Croatia: Jadranska Hrvatska; Panonska Hrvatska; Sjeverna Hratska;
• Italy: Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio; Umbria; Veneto; Sardegna; Sicilia; Calabria; Basilicata; Puglia; Campania; Molise;
• Portugal: Norte; Centro; Oeste e Vale do Tejo; Alentej; Acores; Madeira;
• Spain: Andalucia; Extremadura; Castilla-la Mancha
• Belgium: Walon
• France: Guyane; Mayotte; Réunion; Guadalupe Martinique;
• Greece: Kriti; Peloponnisos; Dytiki Ellada; Ionia Nisia; Sterea Ellada;Thessalia; Ipeiros; Dytiki Makedonia; Kentriki Mkedonia; Anatoliki Makedonia Thraki; Voreio Aigaio;
• Bulgaria: Yuzhen tsentralen; Yugoiztochen;Severoiztochen; Severen tsentralen; Severozapaden;
• Romania: Sud-Vest Oltenia; Sud-Muntenia; Sud-Est; Centru; Vest; Nord-Vest; Nord-Est;
• Hungary: Dél-Dunantul; Dél-Alfold; Eszak-Aldold; Eszak-Magyarorszag; Pest; Budapest; Kozep-Dunantul;Nyugat-Dunantul;
• Slovakia: Vychodne Slovensko; Stredné Slovensko; Zapadné Slovensko;
• Poland: Podkarpackie; Malopolskie; Slaskie; Opolskie; Lubelskie; Mazowiecki regionalny; Podlaskie; Warminsko-mazurskie; Kujawsko-pomorskie; Pomorskie; Zachodniopomorskie; Lubuskie; Lodzkie;
• Czechia: Moravskoslezsko; Stredni Morava; Severovychod; Severozapad;
• Lithuania: Vudurio ir vakaru Lietuvos regionas;
• Latvia: Latvia;
Applications can be submitted by SMEs individually or in consortia of up to 3 members.
**action type:** Cascade funding (open call from an EU project)
**last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00

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