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EU Innovation Fund - European Hydrogen Bank Auction

European Hydrogen Bank Auction (IF25 Hydrogen Auction)

Status

Usually opens in December and February

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
Not published

Third auction budget EUR 1.3 billion. Support is a fixed premium per kilogram of hydrogen produced, paid for up to 10 years on verified and certified production.

Funder

European Commission (DG CLIMA) / CINEA

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Bids for the IF25 Hydrogen Auction closed 19 February 2026 17:00 CET. Grant agreements expected within nine months of closure.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

RFNBO renewable hydrogen or electrolytic low-carbon hydrogen producers; IF25 added a topic for producers with maritime or aviation offtakers. Member States may top up via Auctions-as-a-Service (Spain dedicated EUR 415 million to hydrogen under IF25).

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/eu-funding-climate-action/innovation-fund/calls-proposals_en

"A second round of the IF Heat Auction will be held in 2026 with a budget of EUR 1 billion."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: climate.ec.europa.eu

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