Since the beginning of 2024, DIAMONDS4IF and its European “sister projects”, that responded to the call, have started their activities, in close cooperation with CINEA (The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency), which is also responsible for managing the IF grants. DIAMONDS4IF focuses on renewable energy sectors and will thus facilitate IF proposals based on innovations in this field from European origin (incl. H2020 projects).

On 22 and 23 April 2024, the project partners of all support actions had the opportunity to meet in person, share best practices, ideas, and experiences. Our common objective is to develop innovative tools and systematic approaches to select promising projects and to support them in the transition to get ready for upscaling. This will also comprise systematic approaches to assess the readiness and feasibility of potential Innovation Fund projects, and guiding applicants in preparing the comprehensive applications.

In this context, we had the chance to introduce the DIAMONDS4IF goals, our project partners and our selection tool based on our intelligence platform © Wheesbee. This experience has also allowed us to learn about the EU Commissions expectations and thoughts about the further development of the IF programme.