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With a \u20ac40 billion<sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0budget, it supports projects in energy-intensive industries, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage, energy storage, and net-zero mobility and buildings. Eligible organisations in the EU, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein can apply for\u00a0the latest round of\u00a0IF2025 funding by April\u202f23,\u202f2026, with grants covering up to 60% of eligible costs and auctions up to 100%. Securing IF funding enables innovators to deploy climate-neutral solutions, reduce emissions, and strengthen their market position in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-overcoming-nbsp-access-challenges-nbsp\">Overcoming&nbsp;access challenges&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite growing funding opportunities and market demand, scaling up cleantech projects remains a major hurdle. Successful commercialisation requires more than innovation\u00a0\u2013\u00a0it demands a holistic approach that integrates detailed feasibility studies, rigorous financial and technical due diligence, and alignment with complex regulatory and market requirements. Projects must demonstrate a credible path to market, secure long-term investment, and build strategic partnerships. Without this, even promising initiatives risk stagnation, delaying final investment decisions (FID) and operational launch (OPS).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0IF\u00a0application process reflects these challenges. Highly competitive and governed by strict criteria, it requires projects to achieve high financial maturity scores and prove significant emissions reduction potential, as highlighted by IF24 survey results. For many organisations, the complexity of the process can overwhelm already-stretched teams, leading to delays in funding and deployment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Project Development Assistance (PDA) can help overcome these challenges. Our PDA services guide organisations through every step of the process by:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Assessing project eligibility<\/strong>\u00a0and advising whether the Innovation Fund or another funding programme offers the best fit.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Providing tailored support<\/strong>, from full proposal development to targeted assistance or quality reviews.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With comprehensive PDA, we help projects reach financial and technical maturity&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;bridging the gap between early-stage development and full-scale implementation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cInnovation is vital to advancing net-zero solutions across Europe. While many\u00a0organisations\u00a0have developed promising\u00a0climate\u00a0technology, they need access to funding to deploy their solutions at\u00a0scale. The Innovation Fund helps bridge that funding gap to drive progress in sustainability\u00a0and next generation infrastructure.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<cite>Florent&nbsp;Andrillon, Global Head Climate Tech, Capgemini<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-at-the-heart-of-the-innovation-fund-with-nbsp-the-nbsp-european-investment-bank-nbsp\">At the heart of the innovation fund with&nbsp;the&nbsp;European Investment Bank&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0Capgemini-led consortium\u00a0with\u00a0HINICIO, Grant Thornton Greece, Adelphi,\u00a0and\u00a0Stantec and LDK Consultants\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0selected\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0European Investment Bank (EIB)\u00a0to accelerate decarbonisation projects by delivering\u00a0PDA\u00a0to eligible organisations across Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an exclusive EIB partner, we support companies throughout the project development journey&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;providing technology and market assessments, feasibility studies, project preparation, and technical due diligence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, Capgemini has completed more than 10 PDAs for the EIB. Under this framework, we&nbsp;are expected to deliver&nbsp;over 150 additional PDAs in the next&nbsp;four&nbsp;years.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-beyond-our-work-for-the-nbsp-eib-s-pda-nbsp-framework-nbsp-we-nbsp-have-already-supported-leading-players-helping-projects-move-from-concept-to-reality-nbsp\">Beyond our work for the&nbsp;EIB\u2019s PDA&nbsp;framework,&nbsp;we&nbsp;have already supported leading players helping projects move from concept to reality.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Partnering with industrial and energy clients<\/strong>:&nbsp;from designing next-generation&nbsp;electrolysers&nbsp;and exploring power-to-gas concepts&nbsp;to delivering commercial and technical studies&nbsp;across all&nbsp;climate&nbsp;technologies and energy sectors.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Supporting the entire project cycle<\/strong>:&nbsp;feasibility and market studies, Preliminary Front-End Engineering Design&nbsp;(Pre-FEED) and&nbsp;FEED support, business-case&nbsp;work&nbsp;and technology benchmarks \u2013 helping scale-ups and&nbsp;established&nbsp;players across mobility, cement, steel,&nbsp;methanol&nbsp;and chemicals reach investment decisions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cOrganisations\u00a0spanning\u00a0the energy and industry sectors\u00a0\u2013 from\u00a0natural\u00a0gas\u00a0operators to heavy mobility and\u00a0electrolyser\u00a0manufacturers \u2013\u00a0are working to create a low-carbon future. 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