Innovation Fund Luxembourg Infoday

29 January 2026 | 8:30 - 13:00
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Accelerate your low-carbon innovation journey

Join us for the Innovation Fund Luxembourg Infoday, a national event designed to empower companies and stakeholders with the insights, tools and connections needed to succeed in one of the world’s largest funding programmes for innovative low-carbon technologies. 

Whether you are exploring funding opportunities or preparing to submit a project, this Infoday offers a unique chance to engage directly with experts from the European Commission, CINEA, and leading institutions.

About the  
Innovation Fund

Launched in 2020 with an estimated budget of €40 billion, the Innovation Fund supports innovation technologies that drive Europe’s transition towards climate neutrality. 

Funded through revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the programme targets industries and technologies with the highest potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

The Innovation Fund focuses on: 
  •  Energy-intensive industries 
  •  Renewable energy solutions 
  •  Energy storage 
  •  Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) 
  •  Clean mobility 
  •  Net-zero emission buildings 

It supports major projects with a minimum CAPEX of €2.5 million, helping innovators deploy or scale up technologies with strong decarbonisation impact. The new Innovation Fund Grant call and Auctions has opened on the 3 December 2025, with around €5 billion available. This Infoday will provide information you need to prepare for your application.
Why attend? 
By joining the Innovation Fund Luxembourg Infoday, you will gain: 
  • An overview of the Innovation Fund: programme structure, scope and eligible project types 
  • Insights into the new 2025 call and auction 
  • Guidance on building competitive proposals, including lessons learned from previous calls 
  • Real-world inspiration from a successful project promoter 
  • Direct access to the European Commission and CINEA for your most pressing questions 
  • A unique opportunity for project promoters: six participants will be selected for Orientation Dialogues — a bilateral discussion with the Commission and CINEA to receive tailored feedback on their project idea
Meet the Experts
Hear from representatives of:
  • The European Commission 
  • The European Investment Bank 
  • National institutional stakeholders 
  • A successful Innovation Fund beneficiary 
These speakers will share their expertise, answer your questions, and help you navigate the path to funding. 

Event Agenda

08:30 - 09:00
Registration & welcome coffee
Event moderation: Sanna Alaranta, Senior Advisor EU Funding, Luxinnovation
09:00 - 09:15
Opening of the Event
By Tom Theves, Secrétaire general, Premier Conseiller de Gouvernement, Cabinet du ministre de l'Économie, des PME, de l'Énergie et du Tourisme
09:15 - 10:25
Innovation Fund
• Overview of the Innovation Fund • Innovation Fund 2025 NZT Grant Call Award Criteria Speakers: Lucie Rabier, Policy Officer – Directorate General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), European Commission Lucas Mathias, Innovation Fund Project Advisor, CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency Quentin Nerincx, Senior Financial Engineering Advisor chez CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
10:25 - 10:45
Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:15
Lessons Learned and Best Practices
● Lessons learned from previous calls – European Commission and CINEA Speakers: Lucie Rabier, Policy Officer – Directorate General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), European Commission Lucas Mathias, Innovation Fund Project Advisor, CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency Quentin Nerincx, Senior Financial Engineering Advisor, CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency ● Case Study: ECHO-WAVE project. Presented by Philipp Fisch, CTO, GPSS
11:15 - 11:35
Q&A Panel
With speakers from EC, CINEA and GPSS
11:35 - 11:55
Project Development Assistance 
Speaker: Juliet Dow-Madu- Head of Unit, Innovation Fund, Operations Directorate at the EIB
11:55 - 12:10
Closing Speech
By Thomas Schoos, Director-General for International European and Internal Affairs at the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity (MECB)
12:00 - 13:00
Networking Lunch 

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