Innovation Fund: grants for new climate technology
Grants to demonstrate how new technology can cut climate emissions in practice.
In het EngelsKlimaatsubsidies
Subsidies voor het verminderen van uitstoot en het aanpassen aan klimaatverandering.
Financieringsmogelijkheden (56)
ELENA – European Local Energy Assistance
Grants covering up to 90% of the preparation costs for large EU investment programmes in energy efficiency, building-integrated renewables or sustainable urban transport.
In het EngelsErhvervspuljen business energy grant
Danish private companies can receive DKK 50,000 to DKK 112 million for projects that cut energy use or energy-related carbon emissions.
In het EngelsVarmepumpepuljen
A Danish grant for owners replacing oil, gas, electric or biomass heating in a year-round home with an eligible heat pump.
In het EngelsLIFE 2026: climate adaptation grants
EU grants covering up to 60% of projects that demonstrate and implement practical climate-adaptation solutions.
In het EngelsGrants to scale ecosystem-based adaptation
Grants of up to USD 250,000 for organisations scaling ecosystem-based adaptation, with priority for work in ODA-eligible small island developing states and least developed countries.
In het EngelsBusiness Fellowship
A full-time paid fellowship for experienced climate-business professionals to help early-stage climate-technology teams reach market, with an industry-competitive living stipend.
In het EngelsExplorer Grants
Grants for scientists and researchers worldwide to test high-risk, early-stage climate technologies while remaining in their current university, laboratory or research role.
In het EngelsStartup investment and growth support
Up to €2.5 million for startups raising early investment to develop and grow urban mobility solutions, including cleaner transport, smart charging and lower-emission logistics.
In het EngelsEIC Accelerator
Grants and investment for companies taking breakthrough technologies from validated prototypes towards commercial deployment and growth, including clean energy and climate adaptation.
In het EngelsInvestment support for CO₂-intensive companies
Grants for businesses heavily affected by Denmark’s CO₂ tax to cut fossil-fuel use through equipment improvements, fuel conversion and eligible domestic vessels.
In het EngelsLIFE one-stop shops for private-building renovation
Grants to establish integrated renovation services for private homes, professional landlords or commercial buildings. The documented 2026 round is closed.
In het EngelsLIFE private-finance mobilisation for energy efficiency
Grants to develop and test financing schemes that attract private investment into energy efficiency, potentially alongside renewables and storage. The 2026 round is closed.
In het EngelsLIFE cooperation among energy communities
Grants for cross-country projects that strengthen energy-community federations or use peer learning to implement new community energy services. The 2026 round is closed.
In het EngelsLIFE Climate Change Mitigation grants
Grants covering up to 60% of eligible costs for operational projects that cut greenhouse-gas emissions or increase carbon removals in LIFE participating countries.
In het EngelsLIFE Climate Governance and Information grants
Grants covering up to 60% of eligible costs for practical climate-governance, policy implementation and behaviour-change projects in LIFE participating countries.
In het EngelsLIFE project development assistance for sustainable energy
Grants covering up to 95% of technical-assistance costs to prepare and launch substantial energy-efficiency or renewable-energy investments in LIFE participating countries.
In het EngelsLIFE grants for industry clean energy cooperation
Grants covering 95% of eligible costs for international projects that connect industry with clean-energy suppliers or organise energy cooperation among nearby businesses.
In het EngelsSME Market Expansion for urban mobility
A €60,000 grant for SMEs to test new or substantially improved urban-mobility solutions with a committed end-client. Mandatory commercial fees apply; the 2026 round is closed.
In het EngelsLIFE grants for local heating and cooling plans
Grants covering 95% of eligible costs for international projects helping municipalities and regions deliver integrated local heating and cooling plans.
In het EngelsEnergy community business-plan grant
A €45,000 lump-sum grant and mandatory training to develop a new business plan for an energy community in 31 eligible European countries. The 2026 call is closed.
In het EngelsRAPTOR city mobility pilots
€60,000 grants for single SMEs to develop and demonstrate a solution to a participating city’s mobility challenge. A mandatory commercial agreement applies; the 2026 round is closed.
In het EngelsInnovation Fund hydrogen production auction
Competitive grants paying a fixed premium per kilogram of certified hydrogen produced in the EU/EEA. IF25 is closed; a further auction is planned for December 2026.
In het EngelsInnovation Fund industrial heat auction
Competitive grants paid against verified low-carbon industrial heat production in the EU and EEA. Applicants finance delivery before payments begin; the 2025 auction is closed.
In het EngelsEnergirenoveringspuljen grants for home energy renovation
Grants for insulation, windows, heat-recovery ventilation and new water-based heating distribution in Danish year-round homes with energy labels D–G. Wait for the award before ordering or starting work.
In het EngelsInnovating for Climate Resilience
Funding to test and expand climate-adaptation solutions that can improve the lives of millions of people living in poverty in developing countries. Applications are currently closed.
In het EngelsLarge innovation projects
Grants of up to US$5 million to scale or spread innovative climate-adaptation solutions in eligible developing countries, submitted through accredited implementing entities.
In het EngelsGreen Accelerator
Grants help established Danish companies prepare overseas sales of proven green solutions, including clean energy, energy efficiency and climate adaptation.
In het EngelsFjernvarmepuljen
Grants for district-heating companies to extend efficient heat networks into new areas in Denmark and replace individual oil and gas boilers.
In het EngelsAfkoblingsordningen
A gas-disconnection fee waiver for Danish households, landlords and housing associations replacing a gas boiler with another heating source.
In het EngelsLIFE circular economy and zero pollution grants
Grants for public and private organisations implementing circular-economy and pollution-reduction projects, including water resilience and more energy-efficient wastewater treatment.
In het EngelsLIFE Nature and Biodiversity grants
Grants for organisations restoring habitats and protecting wild species, including carbon-rich ecosystems and flood and drought resilience; the 2026 round is closed.
In het EngelsLIFE climate plan implementation grants
Grants for partnerships implementing large climate adaptation and emissions-reduction plans alongside other funding.
In het EngelsLIFE Environment plan implementation grants
Grants for partnerships involving the responsible public authorities to put large-scale environmental plans into practice, including flood and drought resilience.
In het EngelsLIFE household energy poverty
Grants for organisations working together across countries to reduce household energy poverty through public-policy coordination or support for apartment-building renovation.
In het EngelsLIFE building energy renovation solutions
Grants for cross-border partnerships testing scalable building renovation models and practical energy assessment tools.
In het EngelsLIFE BUILD UP Skills national skills platforms
Grants for organisations bringing national partners together to plan workforce skills for energy-efficient buildings and attract people to energy-efficiency professions.
In het EngelsLIFE sustainable energy policy implementation
Grants for public and private organisations working together to help EU countries implement energy-efficiency and building-performance rules.
In het EngelsLIFE RENEWHC — Grants to improve heat-pump and solar-thermal markets
Grants for international partnerships to remove regulatory and financing barriers to heat pumps and solar thermal in existing buildings.
In het EngelsLIFE DIGITAL — Skills and planning for smarter electricity networks
Grants for consortia helping electricity distribution network operators build staff skills and digitalisation roadmaps for integrating clean energy.
In het EngelsLIFE EMPOWER — Clean energy scale-up in cities
A grant for a consortium to help European cities turn proven clean-energy solutions into implementation plans, with training and local-authority roadmap grants.
In het EngelsLIFE environmental governance grants
Grants for organisations improving environmental decision-making, compliance and public awareness, including proactive drought management.
In het EngelsSkrotningsordningen
Grants for prequalified suppliers replacing oil, gas or wood-pellet boilers with heat pumps on subscription, reducing the customer’s upfront payment.
In het EngelsEnergy technology development and demonstration
Grants for companies and knowledge institutions developing and demonstrating new green energy technologies with growth, jobs and knowledge building in Denmark.
In het EngelsGreen Labs DK test-facility grants
Grants help Danish-registered companies, municipalities, regions and public research institutions establish or upgrade facilities for testing innovative energy and climate technologies.
In het EngelsGreen food-sector innovation grant
Grants for Danish businesses and research partners developing and demonstrating food-sector solutions with both green benefits and economic potential.
In het EngelsEnvironmental technology development grants
Grants for companies, researchers and other applicants developing and testing environmental technology, including flood prevention and drought adaptation.
In het EngelsKlimatiltagsprogrammet
Grants for Danish universities and research institutions to document and test agricultural climate measures and their environmental and health effects.
In het EngelsManufacturing SME transformation grant
Up to €50,000 for manufacturing SMEs in the EU to buy external services for greener production, including energy efficiency and renewable-energy integration, alongside free technical advice.
In het EngelsInnobooster
Grants for Danish small and medium-sized businesses developing innovative solutions, including cleaner energy, climate-efficient food production and climate resilience.
In het EngelsI3FLOAT floating offshore wind innovation grants
Grants of up to €60,000 per small or medium-sized business to develop technologies close to market for floating offshore wind.
In het EngelsNOSTRADAMUS farm digital application grants
Grants of up to €50,000 help small businesses develop open-source farm decision tools, including cereal adaptation and drought-resilience applications.
In het EngelsApartment-building solar grant
A grant for owners of Danish apartment buildings to install rooftop solar panels, with optional support for an existing advice report.
In het EngelsClimate and sustainability project grant
Grants up to DKK 50,000 for residents and noncommercial organisations in Gentofte to run local activities that encourage climate-friendly, sustainable everyday life.
In het EngelsKlimapuljen
Grants up to DKK 10,000 for citizen groups, associations, institutions and companies running new community activities that reduce emissions or resource use.
In het EngelsGreen Spark Fund
Grants of up to £2,000 for community-led climate-resilience projects by Communities for Nature partners and groups in their partner communities.
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