The aim of the workshop is to raise awareness about the role and new possibilities under the Innovation Fund in the context of the REPowerEU Communication and to collect information about potential Heat Pump related project pipelines, maturity of these projects as well as their market needs and risks.

To this end, EHPA and EGEC as associations with specialised membership of companies active in manufacturing of Heat Pumps and related components, are co-organising a sector specific workshop with DG CLIMA.

On the 18th of May 2022 the European Commission has published the RePowerEU Plan following the Communication in early ;In this plan, the Commission has proposed to bring forward the implementation of the Innovation Fund. Specifically, the Commission will double the funding available for the 2022 Large Scale Call of the Innovation Fund this autumn to around EUR 3 billion. Apart from the general call for proposals, three ‘specific REPowerEU windows will support (1) innovative electrification and hydrogen applications in industry, (2) innovative clean tech manufacturing (such as electrolysers and fuel cells, innovative renewable equipment, energy storage or heat pumps for industrial uses), and (3) mid-sized pilot projects for validating, testing and optimising highly innovative solutions’.