Details
- Status
- Closed
- Publication date
- 15 January 2025
- Deadline model
- Single-stage
- Deadline date
- 23 April 2025, 17:00 (CEST)
Description
The Call addresses key priorities identified by the Strategic Research Agenda within different areas of research and innovation.
Call Update (24/04/2025) - PROPOSAL NUMBERS
Call HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025 has closed on the 23/04/2025. 212 proposals have been submitted.
The breakdown per topic is:
RENEWABLE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-01-01: 21 proposals
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-01-02: 10 proposals
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-01-03: 11 proposals
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-01-04: 9 proposals
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-01-05: 8 proposals
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-01-06: 14 proposals
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-01-07: 15 proposals
HYDROGEN STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-02-01: 9 proposals
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-02-02: 10 proposals
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-02-03: 7 proposals
HYDROGEN END USES: TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-03-01: 9 proposals
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-03-02: 7 proposals
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-03-03: 7 proposals
HYDROGEN END USES: CLEAN HEAT AND POWER
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-04-01: 19 proposals
CROSS-CUTTING
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-05-01: 7 proposals
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-05-02: 8 proposals
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-05-03: 6 proposals
HYDROGEN VALLEYS
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-06-01: 16 proposals
- HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-06-02: 19 proposals
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in August 2025.
Notice to Applicants (15/04/2025)
Please note that we will no longer be accepting questions regarding the current call for proposals HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025. We appreciate your interest and encourage you to refer to the published documentation for any remaining clarifications.
Thank you for your understanding.
15/04/2025 12:26 - Errata Notice - Topic HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-01-05
The correct text for topic HORIZON-JU-CLEANH2-2025-01-05 stipulates:
"Furthermore, project results are expected to contribute to the following KPIs, targeted at co-electrolyser scale, specific for three high temperature co-electrolysis technologies: Oxide and Proton conductive Solid Oxide electrolysers (SOEL, PCCEL) and Molten Carbonate Electrolyser (MCE):
Oxide conductive Solid Oxide electrolysers (SOEL)
- Power to syngas efficiency: 0.9 kWLHV /kWe
- Degradation in operating conditions: 0.8 %/1000h @1A/cm²
- Unit cost: 500 €/kW
Proton Conductive Ceramic electrolysers (PCCEL)
- Power to syngas efficiency: 0.9 kWLHV/ kWe
- Degradation in operating conditions: 0.8 %/1000h @0.75A/cm²
- Unit cost: 500 €/kW
Molten Carbonate electrolysers (MCE)
- Power to syngas efficiency: 0.93 kWLHV/ kWe
- Degradation in operating conditions: 0.5 %/1000h @0.5A/cm²
- Unit cost: 500 €/kW
KPIs are defined for the main high temperature co-electrolysis techniques, derived from the SRIA and from results of previous EU funded projects."
Update (01/04/2025)
The excel detailed budget table available in the submission system “Download Part B templates” section had outdated values for the SME owner unit cost category. Today, the issue has been rectified and the template available is the correct version, containing up-to-date values for the SME owner unit cost category.
Please make sure you download and use the correct budget table in your submission.
For the applicants that have already submitted their proposals, please be aware that the system still allows you to edit and re-submit your proposal using the updated excel template.
19 topics available
7 topics – 40M€ funding - Renewable Hydrogen Production
3 topics – 16M€ funding - Hydrogen Storage and Distribution
3 topics – 17M€ funding - Transport
1 topic – 5M€ funding - Heat and Power
3 topics – 6.5M€ funding - Cross-cutting
2 topics – 80M€ funding - Hydrogen Valleys
The Call for Proposals has an indicative total budget of EUR 184.5 million. This includes a part of the RePowerEU as well as of the UK appropriations as follows:
- The European Commission (EC) in its communication “REPowerEU Plan” announced an additional investment of EUR 200 million available for the Clean Hydrogen JU for doubling the number of Hydrogen Valleys in the EU by 2025.
In that respect, the budget of this Call of EUR 184.5 million includes an amount of EUR 80 million from the RePowerEU Plan to support exclusively Hydrogen Valleys as follows:- at least one large-scale Hydrogen Valley and one small-scale Hydrogen Valley from the Call 2025 ranking list will be selected for funding provided they meet the required thresholds
- additional Hydrogen Valleys proposals from the Call 2025 ranking list will be further selected for funding in order to optimise the use of this available budget
- The budget of this Call of EUR 184.5 million includes additional EUR 20 million from United Kingdom (UK) appropriations which are available to support projects in the reserve lists and will be allocated according to the Governing Board strategic priorities.
The topics will be grouped into 6 Innovation Actions (IA), 12 Research and Innovation Actions (RIA) and 1 Coordination and Support Action (CSA).
The Call for Proposals 2025 is implemented using lump sum grants.
Synergies with other European partnerships and programmes, as well as with Member States and regional programmes are at the core of a number of topics.
The notification of the call is available in 24 languages in the Official Journal.
How to submit your proposal
You can find the details of the call on the EU Funding and Tender portal.
Deadline date: 23 April 2025, 17:00 (CEST)
Submission System will be opened from 30 January 2025. The submission must be done entirely via the portal.
Additional documents
More information about the scope and details of the partnership's activities for the year 2024 can be found in the Clean Hydrogen Partnership Annual Work Programme and the Clean Hydrogen Partnership Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA)
Details of the application process and the award criteria will be presented as well during the Info Day 2025 on 22 January 2025 in Brussels.
Please read carefully all the documents below before starting to prepare of your application.
Lump Sums Guidance
- Guidance: "Lump sums - what do I need to know?"
- Comprehensive information on lump sum funding in Horizon Europe
Application form
FAQ
- Mailbox for submitting call-related questions: PROJECTS
clean-hydrogen [dot] europa [dot] eu (PROJECTS[at]clean-hydrogen[dot]europa[dot]eu) - Specific FAQ document from call HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2025