Tender, licensing and allocation rounds for offshore wind, grids, oil and gas, CCS and hydrogen, worldwide, as officially scheduled. Dates as published by the authority named; checked on 8 Oct 2026; changes are common — always check the source.
Official schedules only. A round announced without dates is listed as announced, with “not published” where the authority has given no date. This is not a complete list of every round in every country.
Add to calendar (.ics)Real dates only; quarters are left out of the file.
Each region opens and closes. A period the source gives only as a quarter, half year or year is drawn hollow across that period. Rows link to the entry below.
Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and France: official schedules only. Rounds announced without dates are listed as announced. Grid and HVDC award rounds appear only where the TSO or regulator has published a schedule; most have not.
CCS & hydrogenclosed
United Kingdom · UK Hydrogen Production Business Model allocation rounds
Shortlist of 27 electrolytic projects published 7 April 2025; the July 2025 market update expected awards in early 2026; no award announcement found on the gov.uk HAR2 pages on the check date.
checked on 8 Oct 2026
CCS & hydrogenawarded
European Union · European Hydrogen Bank / Innovation Fund auctions
Awarded on 7 May 2026: nine projects selected, four reserve projects invited in June 2026; grant agreement signature expected September-November 2026.
CCS & hydrogenclosed
United Kingdom · NSTA carbon storage licensing
Applications closed 24 March 2026; NSTA aims to award licences in early 2027; five areas in Scottish and nine in English waters.
CCS & hydrogenawarded
Denmark · Danish CCS subsidy tenders
Final bids due 4 February 2026; awarded on 5 May 2026 to Aalborg Portland for capture, transport and storage; support period 2029-2044.
CCS & hydrogenclosed
Germany · CO2-Differenzvertraege / Klimaschutzvertraege
Bidding ran 5 May to 9 September 2026 for participants of the preceding preparatory procedure; CCU/CCS technologies eligible; the ministry reports 21 bids; no award date published.
CCS & hydrogenannounced
Netherlands · SDE++
RVO moved the round one month later than the 22 September-22 October window in the February 2026 letter to parliament; the letter sets the budget and adds CCS with low-carbon hydrogen and DAC categories.
CCS & hydrogenannounced
European Union · European Hydrogen Bank / Innovation Fund auctions
Commission plans to open the fourth auction in December 2026 and close it in February 2027; draft terms and conditions were published 9 July 2026 and the 7-week consultation concluded on 8 September 2026 with a webinar; final terms not yet published; Topic 2 admits electrolytic low-carbon hydrogen.
CCS & hydrogenpostponed
Netherlands · Dutch offshore hydrogen demonstration tenders
RVO states preparations for offshore hydrogen production and transport are paused, citing the Climate and Energy Memorandum of 16 September 2025; no tender dates.
CCS & hydrogenannounced
United Kingdom · UK Hydrogen Production Business Model allocation rounds
Government stated an aim to launch HAR3 by 2026 and HAR4 from 2028; no application window published.
General sequence, not a forecast for any round listed here.