Clean Industrial Deal: a new Horizon Europe funding call to support the decarbonisation of the EU

As announced in the Clean Industrial Deal Communication, an Horizon Europe horizontal funding call to support the Clean Industrial Deal is set to launch in December 2025.

Open to innovation actions at the last development stages, the main objective of this call is to support the development of a new generation of "fit-for-deployment" clean tech, clean energy and net-zero manufacturing technologies.

The call will include two topics:

• Clean tech for climate: net-zero energy systems, zero-emission power generation, and advanced energy storage solutions such as batteries and renewable hydrogen
• Decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries: including carbon cycle management, clean energy integration, and circular industrial processes.

By mobilising public and private funds, this call aims to establish a pipeline of projects from R&I to market-ready deployment, encompassing technological excellence, ability to accelerate market deployment, and market readiness.

The call will follow a bottom-up, industry-led approach to boost competitiveness and decarbonisation across European industrial sectors. This will allow for cross-sectorial system integration and a market-driven R&I response to industry needs, helping to strengthen Europe's manufacturing base, enhance value chain resilience, and narrow the energy cost gap for competitive, sustainable solutions.

Under Horizon Europe, the call is a joint coordinated effort of Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry & Space) and Cluster 5 (Climate, Energy & Mobility).

Stay tuned for the official launch of this call as part of the Horizon Europe Horizontal Work Programme 2026-2027, which is expected for December 2025.

Useful links

Research and innovation for climate action - Climate Action

Horizon Europe the EU's funding programme for research and innovation

Clean Industrial Deal - European Commission