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Retrofitting of (bio)refineries industrial plants towards higher-value bio-based products

The grant aims to retrofit existing industrial facilities into biorefineries to produce higher-value bio-based products, contributing to the EU Bioeconomy Strategy, Circular Economy Action Plan, and EU Industrial Strategy. Projects will focus on sustainability, circularity, and creating local/regional ecosystems while addressing challenges like equipment conversion, workforce reskilling, and establishing bio-based value chains.

AgencyHorizon Europe
RegionEU
CountryN/A
Legal formCompany, NGO, Government organization, Other
Start date2 Apr 2025
End date17 Sep 2025
Max funding20,000,000 EUR
Budget172,137,258.88 EUR (2025)
Coverage

Varies by project type and scope

Grant application conditions

Admissibility Conditions
  • Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
Eligible Countries
  • Described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. Non-EU/non-Associated Countries may have specific provisions for funding.
Other Eligible Conditions
  • Described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Financial and Operational Capacity
  • Described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Evaluation and Award
  • Award criteria, scoring, and thresholds described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
  • Submission and evaluation processes described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.
Legal and Financial Set-up
  • Described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
Specific Requirements
  • Retrofitting an existing industrial facility with innovative and sustainable biomass conversion processes.
  • Demonstrating production of bio-based chemicals/materials (end TRL 8) and their conversion into end-products (end TRL 6 or higher).
  • Cascading valorisation of residual streams across the value chain.
  • Establishing a full value chain including biomass supply and logistics.
  • Designing and testing training programmes for workforce upskilling/reskilling.
  • Applying the safe-and-sustainable-by-design (SSbD) framework.