Construction and operation of manufacturing facilities to produce specific components for:

• Renewable energy: facilities producing components for photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, onshore and offshore wind power, ocean energy, geothermal, solar thermal, and other renewable energy systems, including their connection to the electricity/heat grid.
• Electrolysers and fuel cells: manufacturing of electrolysers and fuel cells for hydrogen production and consumption.
• Energy storage solutions: production of batteries (except manufacturing of battery cells, that can be used in electric vehicles (also as part of integrated projects)) and other storage solutions for stationary and mobile use, covering both intra-day and long duration storage.
• Heat pumps: development and production of heat pumps.

Components also include final equipment such as wind turbines, solar panels, batteries, heat pumps or electrolysers. The topic also targets the manufacturing of components and materials (except mining activities) that are a significant factor in the final equipment’s performance and/or cost. Activities relating to recycling or reusing critical materials (except manufacturing of battery cells, that can be used in electric vehicles (also as part of integrated projects)) to be used in the above equipment categories or components thereof may also be funded under this topic.

The produced equipment, components and materials can be sold on the EU market and in third countries.