The HORIZON-CID-2026-01-02 Clean Technologies for Climate Action call (AKA the cleantech call) is a wide-scope funding call in Horizon Europe with application deadlines in September 2026 and 2027. This is an important opportunity generating significant interest because ocean energy is eligible and it offers grants ranging from €15-25 million.
Please use the password FLAGSHIP2026 to watch the video. Matthijs Soede, Senior Policy Officer in the European Commission’s DG RTD, will present the Commission’s expectations for the project and participate in a Q&A. Download the slides
Horizon Europe is the EU’s largest R&I funding programme. This briefing is on one particular call for “Clean Technologies” in the 2026-2027 Work Programme.
OEE sent a preliminary briefing based on a previous version of this call back in July. Since then, the only thing that has changed is a requirement to reach TRL 8 by the end of the project.
Compared to the first draft of this call, this final published version has improved conditions for renewables (including ocean energy) thanks to OEE’s engagement with the Commission.
This briefing details 7 additional calls in the 2026-2027 Horizon Europe Work Programme relevant for OEE members. The calls below have a wider scope than just one technology. The eligibility of ocean energy-related applications is a result of OEE’s active engagement with EU policymakers.
The 2026-27 Work Programme (WP) includes one call specific to ocean energy: HORIZON-CL5-2027-03-D3-10: Innovative technologies and solutions to improve wave and tidal energy systems. This is a pre-publication briefing as some details of the call could still change, but it aims to give OEE members a first insight into this new and possibly complex type of call.
This is a preliminary briefing on the “Clean Tech for Climate” call to make OEE members aware ahead of its official publication in October 2025. The application deadline is 15 September 2026. This call is technology-neutral but would be suitable for ocean energy pilot farms.
This briefing details the ring-fenced call for wave energy that will be published in April – a result of OEE’s active engagement with EU and national policymakers, as well as the strong support from OEE members who helped influence the national Horizon Europe representatives.
Please use the password HEUROPECRITICAL to watch the video. The Horizon Europe call for critical technologies for the future ocean energy farms opens in September. The call will fund two projects of €4m each. In this exclusive OEE members-only webinar, European Commission…
