Breakthrough Energy Catalyst EU Project Portfolio

Accelerating the Deployment of Emerging Climate Technologies in the EU

By mobilising up to €840m in funding, the aim of the EU-Catalyst Partnership is to accelerate deployment of emerging climate technologies that have high potential for impact, emissions abatement, and cost-down trajectory.

Below are the projects with committed funding from the Partnership:

Illustrative Project Criteria

	Demonstration
Team Capabilities	Senior construction and project development leads in place
Technology	Demo proves out critical system components and integration  (TRL 5-7)
Maturity	Up to 6-9 months away from being able to start construction from signing
Execution	Self-built or one-off EPC plan; sufficient internal resources to manage construction
Feedstock Supply	Reliable access to feedstock and electricity supply (limited project-on-project risk)
Offtake Contracts	Commercial contracts that have the ability to cover OPEX for the lifetime of the demonstration

	FOAK
Team Capabilities	Fully built-out development and construction team
Technology	Leverage pilots, demos and/or proven technology to deploy commercial-scale facility (TRL 6-8)
Maturity	At signing, no more than 9-12 months away from start of construction
Execution	Well-defined EPC structure with reputable and capable contractors
Feedstock Supply	Long-term contracts for feedstock that match or exceed the tenor of the offtake contracts
Offtake Contracts	Robust commercial strategy with pathway to 50% contracted volumes with offtake contracts of 10+ years

	Demonstration	FOAK
Team Capabilities	Senior construction and project development leads in place	Fully built-out development and construction team
Technology	Demo proves out critical system components and integration  (TRL 5-7)	Leverage pilots, demos and/or proven technology to deploy commercial-scale facility (TRL 6-8)
Maturity	Up to 6-9 months away from being able to start construction from signing	At signing, no more than 9-12 months away from start of construction
Execution	Self-built or one-off EPC plan; sufficient internal resources to manage construction	Well-defined EPC structure with reputable and capable contractors
Feedstock Supply	Reliable access to feedstock and electricity supply (limited project-on-project risk)	Long-term contracts for feedstock that match or exceed the tenor of the offtake contracts
Offtake Contracts	Commercial contracts that have the ability to cover OPEX for the lifetime of the demonstration	Robust commercial strategy with pathway to 50% contracted volumes with offtake contracts of 10+ years