ACT4 – CO2 Capture, Utilisation and Storage

The purpose of the call is to support research and innovation that leads to implementation of technology for large-scale carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). A secondary goal is to strengthen international cooperation in CCUS.

ACT stands for "Accelerating CCS Technologies" and is an international collaboration where funding agencies from several countries collaborate on joint calls for CCUS projects. ACT’s fourth call for proposals, ACT4, will be published in spring 2022 with the deadline 12 September 2022.

Grant applications for the international ACT4 call can be submitted as described on ACT’s website. Norwegian partners who participate in applications for the international ACT4 call must in addition submit an application under this call, which is the Norwegian ACT4 call.

Applications for the Norwegian ACT4 call must only include Norwegian partners and Norwegian activities that form part of a bigger international ACT4 project.

The applications must fall under the topics described in CLIMIT’s work programme.

The Norwegian-language call for proposals is the legally binding version.

Requirements relating to the Project Owner

The Project Owner must be an approved research organisation or an undertaking.

The research organisation or undertaking listed as the Project Owner in the application form must have authorised the submission of the grant application.

If the application is a collaboration between several research organisations, the Project Owner submits the application on behalf of all the partners.

Requirements relating to project managers

The project manager must be employed by the Project Owner or one of the partners. The project manager’s expertise and suitability to manage the project will be assessed by peer reviewers. There are no formal requirements for the project manager’s qualifications.

You can only be the project manager of one application submitted under this ACT4 call for proposals.

Requirements relating to partners

Undertakings, approved Norwegian research organisations and relevant partners from other sectors are eligible to participate as partners in the project and receive funding.

If the Project Owner is an undertaking, the project must have at least one partner that is an approved research organisation.