據油氣新聞網7月6日布魯塞爾報道，歐盟委員會最近啟動了創新基金下的第一個提案，該基金將為清潔技術的大型項目提供10億歐元的資助，以幫助它們克服商業化和大規模示范的風險。

這種支持將有助于新技術進入市場。對于尚未準備上市的有前景的項目，將單獨撥出800萬歐元的預算用于項目發展援助。

創新基金將資助可再生能源、能源密集型產業、能源存儲以及碳捕獲、使用和存儲等領域的突破性技術。它將通過創造當地的未來就業機會，為氣候中和鋪平道路，并加強歐洲在全球范圍內的技術領導地位，從而推動綠色復蘇。

執行副總裁弗朗斯·蒂默曼斯（Frans Timmermans）表示，這項提案征集恰逢適當時機。 歐盟將投資10億歐元用于有前途的，市場準備好的項目，例如清潔氫或其他低碳解決方案，用于鋼鐵，水泥和化工等能源密集型行業。 我們還將支持儲能，電網解決方案以及碳捕集與封存。 這些大規模投資將有助于重啟歐盟經濟，并實現綠色復蘇，從而引領我們在2050年實現氣候中和。

在2020-2030年期間，除了來自創新基金前身NER 300計劃的未支付收入外，創新基金還將從歐盟排放交易體系下的拍賣配額中撥出約100億歐元。

該呼吁對所有歐盟成員國、冰島和挪威符合條件的行業的項目開放。這些資金可以與其他公共資助計劃合作使用，例如國家援助或歐盟其他資助計劃。

將根據項目避免溫室氣體排放的潛力、創新潛力、資金和技術成熟度、擴大規模和成本效益的潛力對項目進行評估。提交申請的截止日期是2020年10月29日。項目可以通過歐盟資助和招標門戶網站申請，那里有關于整個程序的更多細節。

該創新基金旨在為企業和政府當局提供適當的財政激勵，鼓勵他們現在就投資下一代低碳技術，并讓歐盟企業擁有成為全球技術領導者的先發優勢。

郝芬 譯自 油氣新聞網

原文如下：

EU to invest €1bn in clean technology projects

The European Commission recently launched the first call for proposals under the Innovation Fund, which will provide grant funding of €1 billion to large-scale projects for clean technologies to help them overcome the risks linked to commercialisation and large-scale demonstration.

This support will help new technologies to reach the market. For promising projects which are not yet ready for market, a separate budget of €8 million is set aside for project development assistance.

The Innovation Fund will finance breakthrough technologies for renewable energy, energy-intensive industries, energy storage, and carbon capture, use and storage. It will provide a boost to the green recovery by creating local future-proof jobs, paving the way to climate neutrality and reinforcing European technological leadership on a global scale.

Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans said: “This call for proposals comes at just the right time. The EU will invest €1 billion in promising, market-ready projects such as clean hydrogen or other low-carbon solutions for energy-intensive industries like steel, cement and chemicals. We will also support energy storage, grid solutions, and carbon capture and storage. These large-scale investments will help restart the EU economy and create a green recovery that leads us to climate neutrality in 2050.”

For the period 2020-2030, the Innovation Fund will allocate around €10 billion from the auctioning of allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System, in addition to undisbursed revenues from the Innovation Fund's predecessor, the NER 300 programme.

The call is open for projects in eligible sectors from all EU Member States, Iceland and Norway. The funds can be used in cooperation with other public funding initiatives, such as State aid or other EU funding programmes.

Projects will be evaluated according to their potential to avoid greenhouse gas emission, innovation potential, financial and technical maturity, and potential for scaling up and cost efficiency. The deadline for submission of applications is October 29, 2020. Projects can apply via the EU Funding and Tenders portal where more details on the overall procedure are available.

The Innovation Fund aims to create the right financial incentives for companies and public authorities to invest now in the next generation of low-carbon technologies and give EU companies a first-mover advantage to become global technology leaders.