All open callsCASCADE FUNDING
I3FLOAT 1st Open Call
Closing soon · 28 daysLive official EU data
Run by I3FLOAT · TRL 6 to 8 · Can apply alone
10 Nov 2026
Deadline
€60k
Per company
€2.5M
Total for all companies
What this call funds
This call gives money to small and medium companies working on floating offshore wind technology. It supports projects that are already fairly advanced and close to being sold or deployed, helping them solve specific technical or operational challenges defined by the I3FLOAT project. Funded projects run for twelve months and must reach a higher readiness level by the end.
renewable energy · wind energy · energy efficiency · sme scaleup · advanced manufacturing
Who wins this
An SME based in or affiliated with an I3FLOAT consortium region that has a floating offshore wind innovation at TRL 6 ready to be pushed to TRL 8 within a year.
Could you win this call?
Only the website is required.
The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €60k
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- Cascade funding
- Partners
- Not required. You can apply on your own.
- Eligible applicants
- SME
- Also required
- Applicants must be SMEs with headquarters or affiliation in an I3FLOAT consortium region or LDR/outermost region, must address only one challenge, submit only one proposal, have no ownership link to consortium partners, and apply in English.
Similar open calls
Industrial processes and equipment for innovative, reliable and scalable tandem technologies (EUPI-PV Partnership)European Commission · Grant€9.5M1 Dec 2027Thermal energy optimisation and waste heat recovery of high energy demand IT rooms in buildings or small edge data centresEuropean Commission · Grant€5.3M15 Sep 2027PV based electrification of the economy: Designing & optimising PV systems supporting industrial electrification and promoting participation in electricity markets (EUPI-PV Partnership)European Commission · Grant€6M1 Dec 2027Delivery of industrial CCUS clusters – Societal Readiness pilotEuropean Commission · Grant€10M1 Dec 2027Integrated Approaches for Retrofitting Infrastructures with Innovative Energy Storage TechnologiesEuropean Commission · Grant€7.5M1 Dec 2027Demonstration of hydropower technologies for efficient and forward-looking refurbishment of existing hydropower plantsEuropean Commission · Grant€8.5M1 Dec 2027