SPRIN-D Challenge Programme

The Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation, SPRIN-D, offers inducement prizes through its Challenge Programme, a multi-stage competition in which participants receive initial funding, with further support awarded to those who advance to the next stage. Successful teams can receive up to several million euros of funding. The Carbon-to-Value Challenge on DAC was completed in 2024, while the Long-Duration Energy Storage Challenge is to be awarded in 2025.

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