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European Hydrogen Bank - competitive auction (Innovation Fund)

European Hydrogen Bank auction

Status

Closed for now

IF26 Hydrogen Auction call to open in December 2026 (Innovation Fund IF26 package).

Closed
Amount
Not published

Fixed premium paid per kilogram of renewable hydrogen produced, awarded by competitive auction with a bid ceiling set in each auction's terms. Support is paid over ten years of operation against verified production, not as an upfront capital grant.

Funder

European Commission (DG CLIMA / CINEA), financed by EU ETS revenues

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — IF25 Hydrogen Auction (third Hydrogen Bank auction) has closed; the next (IF26) auction call opens December 2026.

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

Renewable hydrogen production projects in the EEA meeting the RFNBO definition, with a final investment decision achievable within the auction timetable.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/eu-funding-climate-action/innovation-fund/competitive-bidding_en

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: climate.ec.europa.eu

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