Deadline Date: June 17, 2026
The Impact Innovation: Net Zero Industry 2026 call invites applications to support innovative solutions that help the Swedish manufacturing industry achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions while strengthening its global competitiveness.
The call focuses on promoting innovative solutions that contribute to a competitive manufacturing industry with net zero greenhouse gas emissions, supporting feasibility studies as well as research and innovation projects in industrial research and experimental development, enabling concrete emission reductions within companies and across value chains, and encouraging solutions aligned with frameworks such as GHG Protocol or ISO 14064-1 covering Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions, including direct emissions, emissions from purchased energy, and indirect value chain emissions.
The call offers a total funding allocation of approximately SEK 80 million to support projects that demonstrate strong potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance industrial competitiveness. Projects can range from feasibility studies lasting up to 18 months with a maximum grant of SEK 1 million, to larger research and innovation projects with durations of up to three years or four years for doctoral projects, with funding up to SEK 8 million depending on project type.
Eligible applicants include companies, public sector organizations, universities and colleges, research institutes, and other actors connected to the manufacturing industry. Each project must involve at least three organizations, including at least one Swedish company engaged in discrete manufacturing and one research partner from an academic or research institution. Collaboration is essential, especially for companies operating within manufacturing value chains, which must partner with discrete manufacturing entities.
Projects are expected to address emissions across the entire lifecycle, particularly in value chains and product use phases where a significant share of emissions occurs. Proposed solutions may include restructuring value chains, transitioning away from fossil fuels, improving product design, adopting new materials, enhancing resource efficiency in production, or transforming supply chain requirements.
Feasibility studies are intended to assess the potential of innovative solutions, identify challenges and risks, and outline resource and collaboration needs for future research efforts. Research actors play a critical role by contributing expertise, analytical methods, modeling, and knowledge development to strengthen project outcomes and scalability.
The initiative is part of the broader Net Zero Industry program under Impact Innovation, a joint effort by the Swedish Energy Agency, Vinnova, and Formas, aiming to support the transition of Sweden’s manufacturing industry to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
For more information, visit Energimyndigheten.
