Commercial, Distributed Energy Resources, Energy Efficiency - February 7, 2025
EU Funds Alternative Fuel Projects
The EU is allocating nearly €422 million to 39 projects that will deploy alternative fuels supply infrastructure along the trans-European transport network (TEN-T).
The projects have been selected under the first cut-off deadline of the 2024-2025 Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU funding program supporting European transport infrastructure, according to a statement.
The AFIF will support approximately 2,500 electric recharging points for light-duty vehicles and 2,400 for heavy-duty vehicles along the European TEN-T road network; 35 hydrogen refueling stations for cars, trucks and buses; the electrification of ground handling services in eight airports; and the greening of nine ports and two ammonia and methanol bunkering facilities.
The European Commission will adopt the award decision in the coming months after which the results will become definitive. The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) has started the preparation of the grant agreements with the beneficiaries of successful projects.
The second phase of the AFIF (2024-2025) was launched on February 20, 2024, with a total budget of €1 billion: €780 million under the general envelope and €220 million under the cohesion envelope. Its goal is to support objectives set out in the Regulation for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (AFIR) regarding publicly accessible electric recharging pools and hydrogen refueling stations across the EU's main transport corridors and hubs, as well as the objectives set in the ReFuelEU aviation and the FuelEU maritime regulations.
The call for proposals covers the roll-out of alternative fuels supply infrastructure for road, maritime, inland waterway, and air transport. It supports recharging stations, hydrogen refueling stations, electricity supply, and ammonia and methanol bunkering facilities.
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