{"id":4704,"date":"2026-11-02T09:53:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T09:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windindustry.pl\/3-komitet-sterujacy-i3float-w-gandawie-28-29-pazdziernika-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T09:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T09:56:36","slug":"3-komitet-sterujacy-i3float-w-gandawie-28-29-pazdziernika-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windindustry.pl\/en\/3-komitet-sterujacy-i3float-w-gandawie-28-29-pazdziernika-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Third I3FLOAT Steering Committee in Ghent, October 28-29, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On October 28\u201329, the partners of the I3FLOAT<\/b> 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 Micha\u0142 Forycki, the Foundation\u2019s Funds and Projects Expert<\/b>. All 24 partners from 8 regions, as well as representatives of the European Commission, participated in the meeting.<\/p>\n

We summarized the project\u2019s first year and planned the next steps:
\n\ud83d\udd39 Strategic Innovation Agenda: from identified priorities to challenges in the calls for proposals
\n\ud83d\udd39 1st call for proposals (Open Call): status of applications, evaluation process, and plan for the 2nd call
\n\ud83d\udd39 Advisory Services: networking missions to Portugal and Italy, support for implementing results and securing funding
\n\ud83d\udd39 Communication: results of the first year and next steps<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udce2 The first I3FLOAT call for proposals is still open: applications can be submitted until November 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. CET.<\/p>\n

\u2705 Call budget: 2.52 million euros
\n\u2705 Up to 60,000 euros per SME; up to 120,000 euros for a project carried out by two SMEs from different eligible regions
\n\u2705 Projects lasting up to 12 months, for solutions close to commercialization (TRL 6\u20138), aligned with one of the 44 priority areas of the Strategic Innovation Agenda
\n\u2705 Selected companies will also receive support in networking, business development, and financial consulting<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udca1 Most of Poland is classified as a \u201cLess Developed Region.\u201d Projects involving SMEs from such regions receive additional points during the evaluation.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49 Call for proposals details: https:\/\/claner.es\/i3float\/open-calls\/<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udce9 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!<\/p>\n

Thank you to De Blauwe Cluster (Blue Cluster)<\/b> for hosting us, and to all our partners for working together to build a European supply chain for the floating offshore wind sector! \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>