European UnionNon-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
Competitiveness, energy security and integration aspects of advanced biofuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin value chains
Horizon Europe Cluster 5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility
Funding Amount
Amount not specified
Deadline
17/02/2026
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Competitiveness, energy security and integration aspects of advanced biofuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin value chains Call?
Grant Description
The call supports research and innovation actions to assess and enhance the energy security and industrial competitiveness of advanced biofuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin value chains. Projects will perform detailed value chain analyses, develop future scenarios, macroeconomic models and strategic decision-making methods, identify and implement research and innovation measures, propose new fuel standards, and carry out sustainability assessments via life cycle analysis. Multi-s...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
Projects funded under this call are expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes: 1. Enhanced EU energy security and industrial competitiveness through more reliable, robust and secure renewable fuel technologies. 2. Benefits to energy consumers from improved security of supply and competitive cost structures of advanced biofuels and RFNBOs. 3. Strengthened knowledge base among policy makers, public authorities, citizens, researchers and industry on integrated value chains for advanced biofuels and RFNBOs. 4. Generation of multi-stakeholder benefits, including sustainable development, climate resilience, regenerative agricultural practices, accelerated renewable fuel innovation and maximised carbon removals. 5. Recommendations for policy and standardisation to support deployment and scale-up of value chains that best contribute to the EU’s net-zero and energy security objectives.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
• Target value chains for advanced biofuels and RFNBOs at or approaching commercialisation and those under development with long-term potential.
• Exclude value chains producing renewable hydrogen as an end-product.
• Perform detailed value chain mapping, future scenario modelling, macro-economic analysis and strategic decision support.
• Identify research and innovation needs, then implement research activities to enhance energy security and industrial competitiveness.
• Develop or update technical standards for advanced biofuels and RFNBOs.
• Address competitiveness, reliability, robustness and security challenges at all value chain steps and for all stakeholders.
• Engage and coordinate relevant stakeholders across the entire value chain (farmers, CO2 suppliers, technology developers, fuel producers, end users, policy makers, international organisations).
• Integrate multidisciplinary aspects: production technologies, carbon removals, CO2 valorisation, sustainable agriculture, soil amendments, fertilisers, fuel standardisation, carbon farming trade-offs.
• Deliver a full sustainability assessment (techno-economic, environmental, social) via life-cycle analysis.
• Proposals must be single-stage, eligible under Horizon RIA, and follow the Horizon Lump Sum Grant model.
• Exclude value chains producing renewable hydrogen as an end-product.
• Perform detailed value chain mapping, future scenario modelling, macro-economic analysis and strategic decision support.
• Identify research and innovation needs, then implement research activities to enhance energy security and industrial competitiveness.
• Develop or update technical standards for advanced biofuels and RFNBOs.
• Address competitiveness, reliability, robustness and security challenges at all value chain steps and for all stakeholders.
• Engage and coordinate relevant stakeholders across the entire value chain (farmers, CO2 suppliers, technology developers, fuel producers, end users, policy makers, international organisations).
• Integrate multidisciplinary aspects: production technologies, carbon removals, CO2 valorisation, sustainable agriculture, soil amendments, fertilisers, fuel standardisation, carbon farming trade-offs.
• Deliver a full sustainability assessment (techno-economic, environmental, social) via life-cycle analysis.
• Proposals must be single-stage, eligible under Horizon RIA, and follow the Horizon Lump Sum Grant model.
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
• Projects must focus exclusively on advanced biofuels and RFNBOs; renewable hydrogen value chains are out of scope.
• Lump sum funding model (Horizon AG-LS) with a single-stage submission.
• Projects must mobilise a multi-stakeholder consortium, including primary producers (e.g., farmers), CO2 suppliers, technology providers, researchers, industrial actors, end users, policy makers and international bodies.
• Mandatory life-cycle-based sustainability assessment covering techno-economic, environmental and social dimensions.
• Proposals must include standardisation activities for fuel specifications where appropriate.
• Must align with EU energy security and 2030 green transition and competitiveness targets.
• Lump sum funding model (Horizon AG-LS) with a single-stage submission.
• Projects must mobilise a multi-stakeholder consortium, including primary producers (e.g., farmers), CO2 suppliers, technology providers, researchers, industrial actors, end users, policy makers and international bodies.
• Mandatory life-cycle-based sustainability assessment covering techno-economic, environmental and social dimensions.
• Proposals must include standardisation activities for fuel specifications where appropriate.
• Must align with EU energy security and 2030 green transition and competitiveness targets.
Important dates
Open from: 16/09/2025
Deadline:17/02/2026
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