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Energy & offshore tender calendar 2026–2028

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.

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North Sea & NW Europe
2026Q1Q2Q3Q42027Q1Q2Q3Q42028Q1Q2Q3Q4Netherlands SDE++ 2026 application ro…Netherlands SDE++ 2026 application round (incl. CCS categories)NetherlandsWindow: 27 Oct 2026 – 26 Nov 2026EU Innovation Fund hydrogen auction I…EU Innovation Fund hydrogen auction IF26 (fourth auction)European UnionWindow: Dec 2026 – Feb 2027UK Hydrogen Allocation Round 3 (HAR3)UK Hydrogen Allocation Round 3 (HAR3)United Kingdomdates not publishedtoday · 12 Oct 2026

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.

North Sea & NW Europe

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 & hydrogenannounced

Netherlands SDE++ 2026 application round (incl. CCS categories)

Netherlands · SDE++

Window
27 Oct 2026 – 26 Nov 2026
Award expected
not published
Authority
RVO / Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth
Capacity / scope
EUR 8 billion budget

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.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

CCS & hydrogenannounced

EU Innovation Fund hydrogen auction IF26 (fourth auction)

European Union · European Hydrogen Bank / Innovation Fund auctions

Window
Dec 2026 – Feb 2027
Award expected
not published
Authority
European Commission (DG CLIMA) / CINEA
Capacity / scope
up to EUR 500 million budget (Topic 1: EUR 350 million RFNBO hydrogen; Topic 2: EUR 150 million RFNBO and/or electrolytic low-carbon hydrogen)

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.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

CCS & hydrogenannounced

UK Hydrogen Allocation Round 3 (HAR3)

United Kingdom · UK Hydrogen Production Business Model allocation rounds

Window
not published
Award expected
not published
Authority
DESNZ
Capacity / scope
not published

Government stated an aim to launch HAR3 by 2026 and HAR4 from 2028; no application window published.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

After an award: the usual order of work

General sequence, not a forecast for any round listed here.

  • Offshore wind. Site award → developer's engineering and contracting → fabrication of foundations, cables and turbines → offshore installation → commissioning.
  • Grid & HVDC. Framework or platform award → detailed engineering → fabrication of jackets, topsides and cables → transport and installation → commissioning.
  • Oil & gas licensing. Licence award → seismic and exploration drilling → appraisal → field development decision → engineering, fabrication and installation, if a discovery is developed.
  • CCS & hydrogen. Support or licence award → final investment decision → engineering → construction → commissioning.