Deadline Date: June 02, 2026
The Swedish Energy Agency is currently accepting grant applications to support early-stage innovation projects aimed at developing and commercialising sustainable energy solutions with clear business potential.
The key priorities of this programme include supporting the transition to a sustainable energy system, improving energy efficiency and flexibility, increasing access to fossil-free energy, strengthening system robustness, demonstrating customer value and market potential, and advancing commercialisation pathways for innovative solutions.
This call is designed to support the development of product and service innovations that contribute to a more sustainable energy system. It focuses on enabling solutions that can demonstrate both technical feasibility and strong business relevance, ensuring that early-stage ideas have the potential to move towards market readiness.
The programme supports innovations at a technical maturity level between TRL 2 and TRL 4 at the start of the project. This ensures that funded projects are in the concept development phase, where ideas are being validated and refined for future commercialisation.
Eligible activities include evaluating the energy relevance of solutions, developing and verifying prototypes or minimum viable products, and assessing commercial potential. This also includes defining customer benefits, market opportunities, business models, financing strategies, marketing approaches, and preparing letters of intent for future development projects. In addition, applicants may work on strategies related to intellectual property rights to support long-term innovation protection.
Funding of approximately 10 million kronor is available under this call. Projects can begin no earlier than 15 October and no later than 1 December 2026, and may run for a maximum duration of 12 months.
The call is open to registered small and medium-sized enterprises as well as universities and colleges acting as coordinators. Only the coordinator and participating academic institutions may receive funding, while other partners may participate without receiving direct financial support. Applicants must demonstrate ownership or control of the solution, or clearly explain how ownership will be managed in academic-led projects.
Each company may apply only once under this call, and there is no age limit, allowing even start-ups to participate.
Overall, this programme plays a key role in advancing sustainable energy innovation by supporting early-stage concepts with strong commercial and environmental potential.
For more information, visit Energimyndigheten.
