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Demonstration of solid biofuel supply and conversion to high efficiency CHP from fully sustainable regional value chains

Fully sustainable regional bioenergy value chains and efficient conversion can play an important role in renewable efficient power and heating generation and for reaching the EU climate and energy targets and contribute to European competitiveness and energy security. Project results are expected to contribute to at all of the following expected outcomes: The demonstration of regional value chains for the use of…

Deadline 1 Dec 2026Budget €13.5MIndicative grants 2EU contribution per project €6.8MSingle stageHORIZON Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 2grants expected (official)
  • €6.8MEU contribution per project
  • €4.5Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
  • 392projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line

Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.

Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.

Organisations with a track record in this topic

Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Rise Research Institutes Of Sweden Ab
Boras
SwedenResearch organisation84Bio-FlexCLC, CIRCULAIR, Bio-FlexGen
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation81Bio-FlexCLC, BioNETzero, SteamBioAfrica
Eta - Energia, Trasporti, Agricoltura Srl
Firenze
ItalyCompany · SME90VERSAE, VALWARP, SEAFAIRER
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Kongens Lyngby
DenmarkUniversity91Biofficiency, CRONUS, SmartCHP
Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt Oy
Espoo
FinlandResearch organisation72DEMOSOFC, Biofficiency, BELENUS
Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis
Thermi Thessaloniki
GreeceResearch organisation61Bio-FlexCLC, SECURECHAIN, BioMates
Wirtschaft Und Infrastruktur Gmbh & Co Planungs Kg
Muenchen
GermanyCompany · SME52PYRAGRAF, GIFFT, BioVill
Alma Mater Studiorum - Universita Di Bologna
Bologna
ItalyUniversity32VALWARP, NET-Fuels, RUNFASTER4EU
Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Muenchen
GermanyUniversity51Biofficiency, GIFFT, BELENUS
B.T.G. Biomass Technology Group Bv
Enschede
NetherlandsCompany · SME52SECURECHAIN, SmartCHP, REALIZE
Sintef As
Trondheim
NorwayResearch organisation42FUEL-UP, Pulp and Fuel, ENHANCEMENT
Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion
Athina
GreeceUniversity42Biofficiency, GreeNest, CRONUS
Chalmers Tekniska Hogskola Aktiebolag
Goteborg
SwedenUniversity40Bio-FlexCLC, GIFFT, BELENUS
Eni Spa
Roma
ItalyCompany50VALWARP, CIRCULAIR, BIKE
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev
Munchen
GermanyResearch organisation50NET-Fuels, BioMates, SEAFAIRER

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation81Bio-FlexCLC, BioNETzero, SteamBioAfrica
Acondicionamiento Tarrasense Associacion
Terrassa
SpainResearch organisation31NET-Fuels, Fuels-C, ALGAESOL
Zabala Innovation Consulting Sa
Mutilva Alta Navarra
SpainCompany30Bio-FlexGen, EUCANwin, BELENUS
Centro De Investigaciones Energeticas Medioambientales Y Tecnologicas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation20VALWARP, BELENUS
Universidad Complutense De Madrid
Madrid
SpainUniversity21CIRCULAIR, BELENUS
Sociedad De Fomento Agricola Castellonense S A
Castellon
SpainCompany20Fuels-C, NIAGARA
Universitat De Girona
Girona
SpainUniversity20Fuels-C, ALGAESOL
Fundacion Centro De Servicios Y Promocion Forestal Y De Su Industria De Castilla Y Leon
Soria
SpainResearch organisation20OptiForValue, SingleTree

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 12partners (median)
  • 6countries (median)
  • 24%of partners are SMEs
Company 49%Research organisation 21%University 21%Other 7%Public body 2%

Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.

Most similar funded projects

Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.

  • Bio-FlexCLC – Flexible chemical looping combustion for combined heat and power production from biogenic residues with negative emission (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-02-01)
  • F-CUBED – Future Feedstock Flexible Carbon Upgrading to Bio Energy Dispatchable carriers (H2020 · 2020 · LC-SC3-RES-16-2019)
  • VERSAE – Value-chain social resilience & sustainability for bioenergy ecosystems (HORIZON · 2027 · HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-14)
  • VALWARP – Value Chains for Delocalized Wet feedstockstoAdvanced BioFuels integrating Renewable Fuels of Non Biological Origin Pathways (HORIZON · 2027 · HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-02)
  • BioNETzero – Integrated oxy-combustion solutions for flexible, bio-based combined heat and power: A Negative Emissions Technology for a net-zero Europe (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-02-01)
  • ARBAHEAT – Cost-effective transformation of a Highly-Efficient, Advanced, Thermal Ultra-SuperCritical coal-fired power plant into a CHP by retrofitting and integrating an ARBAFLAME biomass upgrading process. (H2020 · 2018 · LC-SC3-RES-12-2018)

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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.