Programme Category
Programme Name
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
GreenMantis is an EU-funded Eurocluster project that aims to help european SMEs to develop and adopt new Net-Zero-Technologies relative to energy efficiency to boost their green transition and improve their resilience. GreenMantis brings together 6 leading European clusters to leverage three Net-Zero Technologies tied to energy efficiency:
- Electricity grid technologies are energy network technologies that can automatically monitor energy flows and adjust changes in energy supply and demand accordingly. These technologies can offer users better control on their energy use as well as losses allowing a better management throughout the days and improving the resilience of the overall infrastructure.
- Energy system-related energy efficiency technologies are designed to reduce the amount of energy to provide an industrial process with better use of energy.
- Transformative industrial technologies leading to decarbonisation, are innovative solutions designed to reduce carbon emissions from industrial processes through carbon avoidance. Their aim is to transform traditional manufacturing processes by making them more efficient.
Detailed Call Description
To achieve its objectives, GreenMantis offers an innovation support package including services and financial mechanisms dedicated to support innovative projects. The support takes the form of three key actions:
- Financial support, with funding for collaborative projects working on development of new energy efficient solutions for manufacturing companies.
- Training support action with training courses offered to the selected SMEs to allow them to upskill their workforce on key topics for their Green Transition.
- International missions, to help companies explore new markets and find market opportunities for their newly developed solutions.
Funded projects will have to make SMEs more sustainable by:
- Developing New to Firm products, services or processes
- Leading to the development of business process innovation tied to technological adoption
- Improving their overall energy efficiency
GreenMantis is looking to fund innovative lab-to-market projects which means that they are mainly aiming at supporting projects from a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 to 8 for a duration of 9 months. The project should aim at developing a solution to provide better energy efficiency solutions for manufacturing processes of European SMEs.
Eligible activities under this call are strictly limited to:
- Technology development and prototyping (TRL 6–8)
- Pilot testing and validation in operational environments
- Demonstration activities
- Integration of Net-Zero technologies into manufacturing processes
- Business process innovation directly linked to technological adoption
Activities not listed above are not eligible.
These activities will have to integrate at least one of the Net-zero technologies listed above (Electricity Grid Technologies, Energy System-Related Energy efficiency technologies, Transformative industrial technologies leading to decarbonisation) and its application within manufacturing activities or relevant NACE code.
To provide the best support possible and allow SMEs to upskill their capabilities, partners will provide free innovation support to SMEs, focusing on sustainability and twin transition training.
Beneficiaries of the Support scheme must participate to one of the 2 international missions that will be organised by GreenMantis. The 1st mission will take place in 2027 with Canada as destination, and the second will take place in 2028 to Japan. The participation of at least one representative of the consortium is mandatory, and the cost associated with participation is not considered eligible.
Beneficiaries of the support schemes must at the end of their project to participate to the GreenMantis day in Barcelona. This event will be organised to allow SMEs to present their result to the GreenMantis consortium and to the other beneficiaries. It will also be an opportunity for networking and matchmaking between all the beneficiaries of the first Open Call. The participation of at least one representative of the consortium is mandatory, and the cost associated with the participation is not considered eligible.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
At least 20 SMEs will be selected within 10 projects with a € 100 000 limit per project with an individual limitation of €60.000 FSTP per SME.
Selected projects will receive up to €100.000 in equity-free funding, complemented by a mandatory co-financing of at least 20% from SMEs provided private financial sources (in form of debt or own financial resources), thus crowding in private capital into the projects.
This co-financing must be explained during the application phase, justified in the final report and cannot consist of in-kind contributions. In addition, on these 20% of mandatory co funding, you can only provide a maximum of 50% of personnel costs.
In addition, on these 20% of mandatory co funding, you can only provide a maximum of 50% of personnel costs.
SMEs can only receive through GreenMantis up to €60.000.
Projects funded under this call shall last 9 months.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Industry
- Processing
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
Eligibility For Participation Notes
This open call will be open to all SMEs from across the EU or associated to the SMP COSME programme with a NACE code corresponding to Manufacturing activities (NACE code C) or Energy activities (Nace code D), SMEs with NACE code J or M and proven activities related to manufacturing could be considered eligible. NACE is a four-digit classification providing the framework for collecting and presenting statistical data according to economic activity (for the French term “nomenclature statistique des activités économiques dans la Communauté européenne”).
SMEs will establish a consortium of at least 2 SMEs originating from two different EC countries or associated to SMP COSME programme, and from 2 different sectors (NACE code C, D or J and M with proven activities in manufacturing or energy).
To receive funding from the Innovation Open Call you must be:
- An SME as understood by the EU regulation
- Being located in the European Union or an associated country to the SMP– COSME program
- Be in a consortium of at least 2 independent SMEs from 2 different EU countries or associated to the SMP-COSME program
Other organisations such as larger companies, Universities can be part of the consortium but will not receive funding from the project.