On October 28–29, the partners of the I3FLOAT project met at the RodeBol Events Center in Ghent (Belgium) for the 3rd Steering Committee meeting. Wind Industry Hub, which represents Poland in the consortium, was represented by Michał Forycki, the Foundation’s Funds and Projects Expert. All 24 partners from 8 regions, as well as representatives of the European Commission, participated in the meeting.
We summarized the project’s first year and planned the next steps:
🔹 Strategic Innovation Agenda: from identified priorities to challenges in the calls for proposals
🔹 1st call for proposals (Open Call): status of applications, evaluation process, and plan for the 2nd call
🔹 Advisory Services: networking missions to Portugal and Italy, support for implementing results and securing funding
🔹 Communication: results of the first year and next steps
📢 The first I3FLOAT call for proposals is still open: applications can be submitted until November 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. CET.
✅ Call budget: 2.52 million euros
✅ Up to 60,000 euros per SME; up to 120,000 euros for a project carried out by two SMEs from different eligible regions
✅ Projects lasting up to 12 months, for solutions close to commercialization (TRL 6–8), aligned with one of the 44 priority areas of the Strategic Innovation Agenda
✅ Selected companies will also receive support in networking, business development, and financial consulting
💡 Most of Poland is classified as a “Less Developed Region.” Projects involving SMEs from such regions receive additional points during the evaluation.
👉 Call for proposals details: https://claner.es/i3float/open-calls/
📩 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!
Thank you to De Blauwe Cluster (Blue Cluster) for hosting us, and to all our partners for working together to build a European supply chain for the floating offshore wind sector! 🤝
