European UnionDeadline PassedNon-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other
Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility - Co-funding Rate
Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility
Funding Amount
Amount not specified
Deadline
24/09/2024
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other
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What is the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility - Co-funding Rate Call?
Grant Description
The call supports deployment of alternative fuel supply infrastructure along the Trans‐European Transport Network to decarbonise transport. It finances high-power electricity charging for heavy-duty vehicles, hydrogen refuelling for heavy-duty and public transport, onshore power supply for inland waterway and maritime vessels, and bunkering facilities for ammonia and methanol at TEN-T ports. Eligible costs exclude vehicles (except limited vessel cost differences) and allow green hydrogen product...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
- A pan-European network of high-power charging and refuelling stations for electric, hydrogen, ammonia and methanol fuels along the TEN-T corridors.
• Decarbonisation of heavy-duty road transport, public transit, ports and airports through zero-emission fueling solutions.
• Kick-start of zero-emission inland waterway and short sea shipping operations via initial vessel support.
• Increased market uptake of alternative fuel vehicles and vessels, contributing to EU Green Deal and climate neutrality targets.
• Improved cross-border interoperability and continuity of alternative fuel supply infrastructure.
• Synergistic integration of green hydrogen production into transport infrastructure to boost renewable energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Decarbonisation of heavy-duty road transport, public transit, ports and airports through zero-emission fueling solutions.
• Kick-start of zero-emission inland waterway and short sea shipping operations via initial vessel support.
• Increased market uptake of alternative fuel vehicles and vessels, contributing to EU Green Deal and climate neutrality targets.
• Improved cross-border interoperability and continuity of alternative fuel supply infrastructure.
• Synergistic integration of green hydrogen production into transport infrastructure to boost renewable energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
Projects must meet the following criteria:
• Location: Infrastructure must be deployed along the TEN-T network corridors and in TEN-T maritime and inland ports.
• Technical specifications:
• Electric charging stations for heavy-duty vehicles must provide at least 150 kW, 350 kW or 1 MW output.
• Hydrogen refuelling stations sized and located to serve heavy-duty road vehicles, public transport bus depots, rail shunting terminals, inland waterways and maritime vessels.
• Bunkering facilities for ammonia and methanol meeting port regulations.
• Eligibility of costs:
• Equipment, construction, installation, land acquisition and associated works.
• Synergetic cost of green hydrogen production (Section 10.6 Work Programme).
• Excluded costs: purchase of vehicles or vessels, except for an initial number of inland waterway or short sea vessels to kick-start use (eligible cost limited to the cost difference between fossil‐fuel and zero‐emission vessels).
• Applicants must be based in eligible countries (see Section 6 of the call document) and demonstrate financial/operational capacity (Section 7).
• Compliance with TEN-T Regulation 2024/1679, EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 and CEF Regulation 2021/1153.
• Proposals must respect admissibility conditions (Section 5), page limits/layout (Application Form Part B), and follow submission guidelines (Section 8).
• Location: Infrastructure must be deployed along the TEN-T network corridors and in TEN-T maritime and inland ports.
• Technical specifications:
• Electric charging stations for heavy-duty vehicles must provide at least 150 kW, 350 kW or 1 MW output.
• Hydrogen refuelling stations sized and located to serve heavy-duty road vehicles, public transport bus depots, rail shunting terminals, inland waterways and maritime vessels.
• Bunkering facilities for ammonia and methanol meeting port regulations.
• Eligibility of costs:
• Equipment, construction, installation, land acquisition and associated works.
• Synergetic cost of green hydrogen production (Section 10.6 Work Programme).
• Excluded costs: purchase of vehicles or vessels, except for an initial number of inland waterway or short sea vessels to kick-start use (eligible cost limited to the cost difference between fossil‐fuel and zero‐emission vessels).
• Applicants must be based in eligible countries (see Section 6 of the call document) and demonstrate financial/operational capacity (Section 7).
• Compliance with TEN-T Regulation 2024/1679, EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 and CEF Regulation 2021/1153.
• Proposals must respect admissibility conditions (Section 5), page limits/layout (Application Form Part B), and follow submission guidelines (Section 8).
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
- Costs related to vehicles or vessels are ineligible, except for initial inland waterway or short sea shipping vessels; in that case, only the incremental cost to zero-emission is eligible.
• Green hydrogen production costs may be included as synergetic elements under Section 10.6 of the CEF-T Work Programme.
• Three submission cut-off dates: 24 September 2024, 11 June 2025 and 4 March 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time.
• Call text updates:
• 23 May 2024: Electric charging in public bus depots made eligible.
• 10 March 2025: Eligibility criteria for maritime/inland vessels and amendment of extension principle for unit contributions.
• 18 June 2025: Third cut-off postponed; proposal numbers closed for second cut-off.
• Admissibility, eligibility, exclusion, award criteria, scoring and thresholds detailed in Sections 5–9 of the call document.
• Proposals must be submitted via the Funding & Tenders Portal Submission System using the provided forms; supporting documents include detailed budget, Gantt chart, environmental compliance file, financial approval letters, etc.
• List of Implementing Partners to be confirmed by new Administrative Agreements for 2024–2025.
• Green hydrogen production costs may be included as synergetic elements under Section 10.6 of the CEF-T Work Programme.
• Three submission cut-off dates: 24 September 2024, 11 June 2025 and 4 March 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time.
• Call text updates:
• 23 May 2024: Electric charging in public bus depots made eligible.
• 10 March 2025: Eligibility criteria for maritime/inland vessels and amendment of extension principle for unit contributions.
• 18 June 2025: Third cut-off postponed; proposal numbers closed for second cut-off.
• Admissibility, eligibility, exclusion, award criteria, scoring and thresholds detailed in Sections 5–9 of the call document.
• Proposals must be submitted via the Funding & Tenders Portal Submission System using the provided forms; supporting documents include detailed budget, Gantt chart, environmental compliance file, financial approval letters, etc.
• List of Implementing Partners to be confirmed by new Administrative Agreements for 2024–2025.
Important dates
Open from: 29/02/2024
Deadline:24/09/2024
Application period has ended
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