{"id":7007,"date":"2025-11-04T09:36:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/senza-categoria\/innovation-fund-2025-how-to-access-if25-heat-auction-grants-for-industrial-decarbonization\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T12:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:14:08","slug":"innovation-fund-2025-how-to-access-if25-heat-auction-grants-for-industrial-decarbonization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/news\/innovation-fund-2025-how-to-access-if25-heat-auction-grants-for-industrial-decarbonization\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Fund 2025: how to access IF25 Heat Auction grants for industrial decarbonization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Innovation Fund 2025<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">With more than 40 billion euros earmarked for industrial decarbonization, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ets.minambiente.it\/InnovationFund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Innovation Fund<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/cinea.ec.europa.eu\/programmes\/innovation-fund_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Innovation Fund<\/em><\/a>) is now one of the European Union&#8217;s leading funding programs for the <strong>demonstration and commercial deployment of low-carbon technologies<\/strong>. The<strong>Innovation Fund 2025<\/strong> finances the decarbonization of industrial processes across Europe. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Managed by the <strong>European Commission (DG Climate Action)<\/strong> and implemented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/cinea.ec.europa.eu\/index_en?prefLang=it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CINEA<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency-this Fund is a key pillar of the European strategy towards <strong>climate neutrality by 2050<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/contact\/\" style=\"background-color:#96b759\">REQUEST A FREE CONSULTATION<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who can participate in the Innovation Fund 2025<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Innovation Fund<\/strong> <strong>divided into several auctions <\/strong>is designed for enterprises, public and private entities operating in the following areas:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Energy-intensive industrial sectors<\/strong> (cement, steel, chemical, glass, ceramics, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Carbon capture, utilization and storage<\/strong> (CCU and CCS) <strong>projects<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Technologies for renewable energy production<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Energy accumulation and storage systems<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Low-emission sea, air, and road transport<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/contact\/\" style=\"background-color:#96b759\">CHECK YOUR COMPANY&#8217;S ELIGIBILITY<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1.png\" alt=\"Innovation Fund 2025 - IF25 Heat Auction - Grants for industrial decarbonization.\" class=\"wp-image-6390\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1.png 991w, https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\"><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When IF25 Heat Auction opens<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Between December 2025 and February 2026, the IF25 Heat Reverse Auction designed to provide grants for interventions to decarbonize heat in industrial processes will open. The <strong>IF25 Heat<\/strong> Auction represents a unique opportunity for companies that want to reduce CO\u2082 emissions in thermal processes. <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fundable Technologies IF25 Heat Auction<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Eligible <strong>IF25 HEAT<\/strong> interventions are as follows:  <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">High-temperature heat pumps;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Electric heat generators and\/or electric heat storage systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Heat generation systems on process (e.g., furnaces, dryers) with direct or indirect electrical resistance, electromagnetic, dielectric, or plasma heating;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Solar thermal or geothermal for industrial processes  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Hybrid projects involving mix of technologies.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovation Fund 2025 budget and categories<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Budget 1 billion euros, divided into three categories according to the potential of interventions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>150 M\u20ac for interventions producing<\/strong> heat between <strong>100 \u00b0C <\/strong>and 400 \u00b0C and <strong>from 3 MWth to 5 MWth<\/strong> (Max 100 M\u20ac per individual project) .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>350 M\u20ac for interventions producing<\/strong> <strong>100 \u00b0C and 400 \u00b0C and &gt; 5 MWth<\/strong>. (Max 100 M\u20ac per individual project) . <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>500 M\u20ac for interventions that produce<\/strong> heat &gt; <strong>400 \u00b0C.<\/strong> (Max 250 M\u20ac per individual project)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The grant could potentially cover up to 100 percent of capital expenditures.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cumulation with local grants for capital and operating expenses is not allowed.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/contact\/\" style=\"background-color:#96b759\">REQUEST A PERSONALIZED CONSULTATION  <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">How does the IF25 competitive auction work?<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Firms <strong>compete with each other<\/strong> by offering the <strong>lowest public subsidy required<\/strong> to produce a given output<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2116\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Infografica_blog_asta-Innovation-found-1.png\" alt=\"Innovation Fund 2025 - IF25 Heat Auction - Grants for industrial decarbonization.\" class=\"wp-image-6392\" style=\"width:582px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Infografica_blog_asta-Innovation-found-1.png 2116w, https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Infografica_blog_asta-Innovation-found-1-600x153.png 600w, https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Infografica_blog_asta-Innovation-found-1-1024x261.png 1024w, https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Infografica_blog_asta-Innovation-found-1-768x196.png 768w, https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Infografica_blog_asta-Innovation-found-1-1536x391.png 1536w, https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Infografica_blog_asta-Innovation-found-1-2048x522.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2116px) 100vw, 2116px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In order to make the best use of the available subsidies, the grants are awarded on the basis of a downward auction on the cost of CO2 avoided, <strong>based on two parameters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The extent of CO2 emission reduction<\/strong> assessed on ETS parameters over the 5 years of operation of the intervention,  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Amount of percentage contribution<\/strong> requested based on eligible expenses incurred.  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical example<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">For example, consider a heat pump producing process heat (&gt;3 MWth, &gt; 100\u00b0C), characterized by an investment of 3 M\u20ac, an annual reduction of 3000 tCO2_eq\/year or 15,000 tCO2_eq in 5 years is expected.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The company requests a contribution of \u20ac2 M (66% of investment costs) for an intervention that produces a saving of 15,000 tCO2_eq, which would correspond to an offered cost of CO2 reduction of <strong>\u20ac133\/tCO2_eq<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The allocation of funds will reward companies that submit a bid characterized by higher CO2 reduction cost efficiency, i.e., lower cost per reduced tCO2 (&lt; \u20ac\/tCO2) ;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">The role of ESCos in the innovation fund 2025<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">CO2 savings at the time of application will be estimated by a qualified and independent third-party certifier (e.g., ESCo), but then it will be necessary to actually measure it with certified and sworn instrumentation, again by a third party;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Disbursement of grants will be made for the first 5 years of production in semi-annual installments based on actual thermal energy production measured and certified by the ESCo.  <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/contact\/\" style=\"background-color:#96b759\">REQUEST YOUR FREE EVALUATION  <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Why choose <a href=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/\">White Energy Group<\/a> as your partner<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Accessing <strong>Innovation Fund<\/strong> calls requires <strong>careful technical, economic and strategic planning<\/strong>.<br \/>The documentation to be submitted (business plan, feasibility studies, LCA analysis, CO\u2082 reduction plans) is complex and must meet strict European standards.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical and financial support Innovation Fund 2025<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">With the <strong>consulting support of White Energy Group<\/strong>, enterprises can:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Obtain technical and financial assistance<\/strong> for the application;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Structure the documentation<\/strong> according to the requirements of the European Commission;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">White Energy supports companies in identifying solutions, technologies best suited to start a process decarbonization journey through its Orange Start consulting offerings.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As an ESCo, it can deal with<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Identification of processes that can be improved and electrified and the best technologies for process decarbonization;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Check the feasibility of its project if the company has already identified an intervention;  <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Preparation of ex ante and ex post measures in order to maximize scoring<\/strong> in the innovation and climate impact criteria;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Structure the documentation<\/strong> according to the requirements of the European Commission in<strong> order to increase the chances of obtaining funding<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Periodic reporting of the performance of interventions and emission reduction functional to the semi-annual grant disbursement by IF Heat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">EnPC Green Heat and PPA Green Solar offer.<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/soluzioni-energetiche-per-aziende\/esco-energy-performance-solutions\/impianti-termici-rinnovabili\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Green_HEAT_IMG02-768x510-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6403 size-full\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Green_HEAT_IMG02-768x510-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Green_HEAT_IMG02-768x510-1-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As an ESCo can through its <a href=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/energy-solutions-for-businesses\/esco\/\">Energy Performance Contract<\/a> (EnPC) <a href=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/energy-solutions-for-businesses\/esco\/renewable-thermal-plants\/\">Green Heat<\/a> offering, it can directly invest in industrial customers&#8217; processes, directly financing the interventions and sharing the savings and CO2 emission reductions with customers.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/soluzioni-energetiche-per-aziende\/esco-energy-performance-solutions\/contratti-ppa\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/contratti-ppa-energia-rinnovabile-768x510-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6404 size-full\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/contratti-ppa-energia-rinnovabile-768x510-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weeg.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/contratti-ppa-energia-rinnovabile-768x510-1-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Whitenergy complements these solutions with its <a href=\"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/energy-solutions-for-businesses\/esco\/renewable-energy-with-ppa-contracts-green-solar-ppas\/\">Green Solar PPA<\/a> offerings that provide electricity from renewable sources at prices competitive with the cost of fossil energy taken from the grid in order to make the decarbonization and electrification of its processes even more affordable.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">The competitive advantage for your business<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Innovation Fund<\/strong> represents a unique opportunity for Italian companies that want to <strong>reduce emissions, improve efficiency and innovate their production processes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This is not just an economic contribution, but a <strong>strategic investment in the future of European industry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">With technical support from White Energy Group, companies can access <strong>Innovation Fund 2025 grants<\/strong> with a targeted strategy.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Want to know if your company can access the Innovation Fund?<\/strong> Book a <strong>free consultation<\/strong> with the <strong>White Energy Group<\/strong> team: we will analyze your project together and guide you step by step through the application.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" 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IF25 Heat Auction grants for industrial decarbonization<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"llm_text":"# Innovation Fund 2025: how to access IF25 Heat Auction grants for industrial decarbonization\n\n> The article outlines the Innovation Fund 2025 and the IF25 Heat reverse auction, including eligible sectors and technologies, the stated \u20ac1 billion auction budget, competitive-award criteria, and White Energy Group's proposed support for industrial decarbonization projects.\n\n## Page details\n\n- **Source language:** English\n- **Content type:** Post\n- **Original title:** Innovation Fund 2025: how to access IF25 Heat Auction grants for industrial decarbonization\n- **English title:** Innovation Fund 2025: how to access IF25 Heat Auction grants for industrial decarbonization\n- **Source URL:** https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/news\/innovation-fund-2025-how-to-access-if25-heat-auction-grants-for-industrial-decarbonization\/\n- **Summary:** Overview of Innovation Fund 2025 and the IF25 Heat Auction for industrial heat decarbonization, with eligibility, technologies, budget categories, auction mechanics and ESCo support described by White Energy Group.\n\n## What the Innovation Fund 2025 is\n\nThe article describes the **Innovation Fund** as an EU funding program for the demonstration and commercial deployment of low-carbon technologies, with more than **\u20ac40 billion** earmarked for industrial decarbonization. It states that the program is managed by the European Commission's DG Climate Action and implemented by CINEA, supporting the European objective of climate neutrality by 2050.\n\n## Who can participate\n\nThe article identifies potential participants among enterprises and public or private entities active in areas including:\n\n- Energy-intensive industries such as cement, steel, chemicals, glass and ceramics\n- Carbon capture, utilization and storage projects\n- Renewable-energy technologies\n- Energy accumulation and storage systems\n- Low-emission maritime, aviation and road transport\n\n## IF25 Heat Auction\n\nThe article states that the **IF25 Heat Reverse Auction** was expected to open between **December 2025 and February 2026** to support projects that decarbonize heat in industrial processes.\n\n### Eligible technologies\n\nTechnologies listed as eligible include:\n\n- High-temperature heat pumps\n- Electric heat generators and electric heat-storage systems\n- Process-heat systems using electrical resistance, electromagnetic, dielectric or plasma heating\n- Solar thermal or geothermal technologies for industrial processes\n- Hybrid projects combining multiple technologies\n\n## Budget and categories\n\nThe article describes a total budget of **\u20ac1 billion**, divided into three categories:\n\n- **\u20ac150 million** for heat between 100\u00b0C and 400\u00b0C and capacity from 3 MWth to 5 MWth, with a stated maximum of \u20ac100 million per project\n- **\u20ac350 million** for heat between 100\u00b0C and 400\u00b0C and capacity above 5 MWth, with a stated maximum of \u20ac100 million per project\n- **\u20ac500 million** for heat above 400\u00b0C, with a stated maximum of \u20ac250 million per project\n\nIt states that support could potentially cover up to 100% of capital expenditure and that cumulation with local grants for capital and operating expenses is not allowed.\n\n## How the competitive auction works\n\nAccording to the article, companies compete by requesting the lowest public subsidy needed to achieve a specified output. Grants are allocated through a downward auction based on the cost of avoided CO2.\n\nTwo parameters are highlighted:\n\n1. The amount of CO2-emission reduction assessed over five years of operation using ETS parameters\n2. The percentage contribution requested relative to eligible expenditure\n\n### Practical example\n\nThe article gives an example of a heat-pump project above 3 MWth and 100\u00b0C with:\n\n- **\u20ac3 million** investment\n- **3,000 tCO2eq\/year** expected reduction\n- **15,000 tCO2eq** reduction over five years\n- **\u20ac2 million** requested contribution, equal to 66% of investment costs\n- An indicated avoided-CO2 support cost of **\u20ac133\/tCO2eq**\n\nThe article states that projects with lower support cost per tonne of avoided CO2 are favored.\n\n## Role of ESCos\n\nThe article states that CO2 savings at application stage are estimated by a qualified independent third party such as an ESCo and must subsequently be measured using certified instrumentation. It also states that grants are disbursed over the first five years in semi-annual installments based on measured and certified thermal-energy production.\n\n## White Energy Group support\n\nWhite Energy Group presents consulting and ESCo support for Innovation Fund applications, including:\n\n- Technical and financial assistance\n- Preparation of documentation to European Commission requirements\n- Identification of processes suitable for improvement and electrification\n- Technology selection for decarbonization\n- Project-feasibility checks\n- Ex-ante and ex-post measurements\n- Documentation preparation intended to improve funding eligibility\n- Periodic reporting of intervention performance and emissions reductions\n\nThe article also connects this support with White Energy Group's **Green Heat Energy Performance Contract** and **Green Solar PPA** offerings.\n\n## Related links\n\n- [Innovation Fund information](https:\/\/www.ets.minambiente.it\/InnovationFund)\n- [CINEA Innovation Fund](https:\/\/cinea.ec.europa.eu\/programmes\/innovation-fund_en)\n- [White Energy Group](https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/)\n- [Contact White Energy Group](https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/contact\/)\n- [ESCo solutions](https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/energy-solutions-for-businesses\/esco\/)\n- [Green Heat](https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/energy-solutions-for-businesses\/esco\/renewable-thermal-plants\/)\n- [Green Solar PPA](https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/energy-solutions-for-businesses\/esco\/renewable-energy-with-ppa-contracts-green-solar-ppas\/)","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7007"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7063,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7007\/revisions\/7063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}