The European Commission has announced grants of €2.9bn to 61 net zero decarbonisation projects using revenues from the bloc's emissions trading system (ETS).
The commission said the projects will cut some 221mn t of CO2 equivalent in their first decade of operation.
A total of 10 projects were selected for large-scale decarbonisation grants totalling €1.26bn, five in cement and lime, three in refineries, one in chemicals and one projected for carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure. A further 19 medium-scale projects, with a capital expenditure of €20mn-100mn, received a total of €459mn.
Cleantech manufacturing funding was also awarded for 12 projects in renewables, energy storage, heat pumps and hydrogen production, with a total budget of €775mn. And 23 projects received €1bn for decarbonising transport, including 10 projects for sustainable fuel production, with €153mn for four electro-sustainable aviation fuel projects, €251mn for three e-methanol maritime projects and €78mn for e-ethanol, biodiesel and bioLNG.
More than 270 projects have received a cumulative €15.6bn under the innovation fund to date. A further call is expected in December.

