This call focuses on the development of new or emerging CO2 capture technologies with high potential for cost reduction and minimal environmental impact. Projects can address CO2 capture either from point sources or directly from air (Direct Air Capture - DAC). Depending on the chosen capture routes—such as solvents, sorbents, membranes, or cryogenic methods—projects should tackle issues like enhanced absorption/adsorption, improved kinetics, reduced energy use for CO2 capture and desorption, new materials, operational flexibility, modularization, scale-up, space occupation, degradation, and lifespan of capture materials.

For DAC technologies, important considerations include novel sorbent or solvent materials with higher CO2 capture capacities and long-term stability in the presence of heat and air. All proposals must address the minimization of health and environmental impacts in view of future scaling up. The developed technologies should aim to deliver CO2 at specifications required for transport and storage, with very low levels of impurities.

For point-source capture, technologies should address performance under variable operating conditions, maintaining high capture rates across the entire operating profile. Results should provide good matches between specific industrial applications and capture technology while ensuring quality and continuity of industrial processes. International cooperation, particularly with participating countries of the Mission Innovation Carbon Dioxide Removal Mission, is encouraged.

Opening Date: 16 September 2025
Deadline: 17 February 2026

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This funding opportunity represents a pre-agreed draft that has not yet been officially approved by the European Commission. The final, approved version is expected to be published in the first quarter of 2025. This draft is provided for informational purposes and may be used to preliminarily form consortia and develop project ideas, but it is offered without any guarantees or warranties.