Maximize Your Innovation Fund Bid in 2025 with HINICIO

With the Innovation Fund Auction now in full swing, project developers around Europe are busy preparing for submission. From experience we know what and how much it takes to deliver an excellent proposal and that within a very short timeframe.

HINICIO is available to support you along this trajectory. As your sparring partner and to aid on some of the essential elements any bid is comprised of.

Do not hesitate to reach out to find out more how we can help you to make your project stand out and increase your chances. It is surely not too late, and we can move quickly with you.

Our experience in preparing and coordinating bids for the Innovation Fund Auction as well as for similar instruments such as H2Global and private tenders has equipped us with expertise required to navigate complex bidding processes successfully. Here are some examples of how we can translate our past successes to your advantage:

1. Accelerate your understanding: Understand the nuances of the tender and the bidding criteria and prepare thoroughly through a series of workshops and Q&A sessions.
   
   
2. Verify compliance of your project: Ensuring compliance with the RED II Delegated Acts requirements: from concept to fully certifiable product once the project is operational.
   
   
3. Optimize the LCOX & business case: improve your project definition, set-up and business model to meet specific regulatory and auction requirements effectively.
   
   
4. Offtakers and Willingness to Pay: Identify and evaluate potential offtakers and their willingness to pay through due diligence and portfolio assessment.
   
   
5. Competition pricing analysis: Understanding the competition and Levelised Cost of Hydrogen (LCOH) optimisation, using Hinicio’s inhouse modelling tool ANDREA combined with in-depth market intelligence to balance the odds of winning against the risks of too aggressive bidding.
   
   
6. Overall coordination & documentation development: support towards submitting your auction bid and all documentation.

As the hydrogen sector continues to evolve, partnering with HINICIO that has been dedicated to hydrogen since 2006, will enhance your project’s success.

See more about the auction at IF24 Auction – Competitive bidding overview