New CLIMIT and CETP calls for proposals

The main objective of CLIMIT is to contribute to the development of technologies and solutions for CCS. The programme funds research, development and innovation that can contribute to the long-term development of CCS as a climate measure where giga tonnes of CO₂ are captured and stored worldwide.

The Research Council’s part of the CLIMIT programme will provide funding for the following calls for proposals in autumn 2024 and throughout  2025:

In addition, Gassnova’s CLIMIT-demo programme will also have a call for proposals in 2025. More details on the opportunities through Gassnova’s part of CLIMIT can be found here.

Limited budget

CLIMIT has a limited budget and therefore only collaborative and international projects will be prioritized in 2025.

This means that there will be no earmarked funding for CCS in the Research Council’s calls for Innovation Projects (IPN) and Knowledge-building Projects (KSP-K) in 2025.

Applicants interested in innovation projects are referred to the CLIMIT-Demo call.

Collaborative projects

CLIMIT har i en årrekke prioritert utlysning av kompetanseprosjekter (KSP-K), samtidig som det er flere år siden CLIMIT hadde For several years now, CLIMIT has prioritized calls for Knowledge-building Projects (KSP-K), while it has been several years since CLIMIT had a call for Research Projects. As a result, the share of basic research in the CLIMIT portfolio has been declining for several years. In 2025, Collaborative Projects (KSP-S) will therefore be announced, which will be open to applications for new concepts. The aim of this prioritization is to increase the share of basic research in the CLIMIT portfolio.

Important features of KSP-S are

• The projects develop new knowledge and build research expertise needed by society and/or industry to address major societal challenges.
• The projects are at or close to the state of the art.
• Projects must have at least two Norwegian partners who are not research organizations. These must be societal or business actors who contribute experience and knowledge and ensure that the project and its objectives address relevant challenges. The application must demonstrate that at least 10 percent of the total project costs will be allocated to these partners. However, there is no requirement for cash contributions from industry partners.

Further details on collaborative projects are available on the Research Council’s website.

CETP international calls for proposals

International RD&D collaboration is important for the successful implementation of large-scale CCS. The Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) has annual calls for RD&D proposals. Applications must include partners from at least three of the countries participating in CETP.

The CETP 2024 call for proposals has deadline for submitting pre-proposals 21 November 2024.

The CETP 2025 call for proposals will be published in spring 2025 with deadline for submitting pre-proposals in November 2025.

How to contact us

Please contact Aage Stangeland at the Research Council of Norway if you have any questions.