This notice marks the opening of applications for projects aimed at implementing efficiency measures and accelerating the energy transition, aimed at reducing energy consumption and implementing systems to manage and improve energy consumption in the industrial field, based on computing and automation.

Companies, of any size or legal form, in the industry sector:

• Category B - Extractive Industries, CAR from division 05 to 09;
• Category C - Manufacturing, CAE from division 10 to 33. 

• Low-carbon processes and technologies in industry;
• Energy efficiency measures in industry;
• Incorporation of energy from renewable sources and energy storage.

• 024ter - Energy efficiency and demonstration projects in SMEs or large enterprises and support measures that meet energy efficiency criteria;
• 022 - Research and innovation processes, technology transfer and cooperation between companies, focusing on the low-carbon economy, resilience and adaptation to climate change;
  
• 029 - Renewable energy: solar;
  
• 032 - Other renewable energies (including geothermal energy); and
  
• 033 - Smart energy systems (including smart networks and ICT systems) and storage”.
  

• Streamlined industry decarbonization projects: Support of up to 200 thousand euros per single company, over a period of 3 years, under the “de Minimis Regime” Reg. (EU) no. 1407/2013. With a base subsidy of 55% (subject to increases);
• Industry Decarbonization Projects with support under the GEBR (General Block Exemption Regulation - Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014) - Intended for more demanding and complex projects, with a total support limit of 15 million euros per company, per project. With a base subsidy between 30% and 45% (subject to increases).
  

The deadline for submitting applications depends on the application modality.

• Modality A. Simplified Projects: Until the exhaustion of the budget appropriation (150 million euros);
• Modality B. Industry Decarbonization Projects: January 31, 2023, until 6 pm.

• Be legally constituted on January 1, 2021;
• Demonstrated ability to finance the operation (implies certification by a Certified Accountant or Statutory Auditor for SMEs and Non-SMEs, respectively);
• Not be a company in difficulty (implies certification by a Certified Accountant or Chartered Accountant for SMEs and Non-SMEs, respectively);
• Not having presented the same investments in an application where the decision process is still ongoing or where the decision on the funding request has been favorable, except in situations where a withdrawal has been presented;
• Start work on the project or activity to be developed after submission of the application (implies certification by a Certified Accountant or Statutory Auditor for SMEs and Non-SMEs, respectively).

Expenses by typology, those related to the acquisition of tangible and intangible Assets and related services, which directly contribute to the reduction of GHG emissions through the reduction of electricity and/or fuel consumption, namely:

a) Low carbon processes and technologies

• Replacement of equipment that uses natural gas and/or other fossil fuels for electric equipment;
  
• Adaptation or acquisition of equipment for the incorporation of alternative or renewable raw materials in the production process, aiming at the reduction of consumption and/or emissions (by-products, recycled, biomaterials);
• Implementation of smart digital solutions to support measurement, monitoring, data processing for the management and optimization of processes, consumption and reduction of GHG emissions and pollutants, increasing the efficiency of resource use (raw materials, water, energy) and promoting circularity.

b) Energy efficiency measures

• Optimization of motors, turbines, pumping systems and ventilation systems (such as installation of variable speed drives and replacement of equipment with high energy performance equipment);
• Optimization of compressed air systems (such as replacement of air compressors, pressure and temperature reduction, variable speed drives);
• Replacement and/or alteration of furnaces, boilers, and injectors;
• Heat or cold recovery;
• Utilization of waste heat from nearby industries (in industrial symbiosis);
• Optimization of industrial cold production (e.g., replacement of chiller or heat pump);
• Replacement of lighting systems with more energy-efficient systems or solutions.

c) Incorporation of energy from renewable sources and energy storage

• Installation of electrical energy production systems from renewable energy sources for self-consumption;
  
• Installation of equipment to produce heat and/or cold from renewable sources (including heat pumps);
• Adaptation of equipment to use renewable fuels (including those from waste and renewable gases such as green hydrogen);
• Installation of high-efficiency cogeneration systems based exclusively on renewable energy sources;
• Energy storage systems from renewable sources.

Modality A. Simplified Industry Decarbonization Projects Indicative total allocation: 150 million euros;

Modality B. Industry decarbonization projects. 
Indicative total allocation: 100 million euros