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Clean Industrial Deal Accelerates Europe's Industrial Decarbonisation
The Clean Industrial Deal (CID) aims to strengthen EU industrial competitiveness while driving the transition to a climate-neutral, resource-efficient economy. Its objective is to modernise Europe’s industrial landscape through clean technologies, low-carbon manufacturing and sustainable energy systems.
As part of this, a flagship Horizon Europe call under Horizontal Activities targets near-market projects that advance from research to large-scale deployment.
With a bottom-up, industry-driven approach, CID supports next-generation clean technology demonstrators and the decarbonisation of energy-intensive sectors, combining technological innovation with strong market potential.
Eligible activities - Decarbonisation of Energy-Intensive Industries
Carbon-cycle management (CCU and CCUS)
Optimising and demonstrating advanced technologies for CO₂/CO capture, utilisation, and storage. Solutions should also show strong commercial potential of the decarbonized products with respect to life-cycle assessment (LCA) compared to State-Of-the-Art, market size and cost.
Clean Energy in Production
Promoting the electrification of industrial processes, adoption of hydrogen and other clean energy carriers, deployment of on-site renewable energy and storage, and usage and upgrade of waste heat to achieve major improvements in clean energy use across energy-intensive sectors.
Circularity and Resource Efficiency
Improving material, energy and water efficiency through commercially viable technologies that reduce raw material consumption, energy use, freshwater intake, and emissions by turning industrial by-products and waste into new low-carbon feedstocks with positive LCA results.
Clean Technologies for Climate Action
Driving the transition towards a net-zero future, the CID call supports large-scale innovation projects that
• Integrate net-zero energy systems: Energy grids, networks and systems integration.
• Enhance zero-emission power technologies: Renewable electricity, heat, and energy technologies.
• Develop energy storage, renewable fuels and CCU: Next-generation batteries, renewable hydrogen, advanced biofuels and synthetic renewable fuels.
Projects are funded as Innovation Actions (IA), from TRL 6-8 with up to 70% funding rate (except for non-profit legal entities with 100%), plus 25% overhead. The maximum funding ranges from €15-25 million.
Who Can Apply
Applications must be submitted by a consortium of at least three independent legal entities—one established in an EU Member State and at least two others based in different Member States or Associated countries. Consortia should demonstrate strong industrial leadership and may include partners such as industry, SMEs, universities, research institutes, and NGOs.
Expected CID Deadline
The expected deadlines are mid-September 2026 and 2027.
