Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives - Weekly Update (Dec 4th)

Skipso Weekly DigestCleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives

November 27th – December 4th 2009

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Summary Skipso Cleantech Grants


•Number of Grants:

•Value of Grants:

•Countries Covered:

•New Grants this Week:

•Latest update:

532

$38billion*

40+

9

December 4th, 2009

SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: NOVEMBER 27th – DECEMBER 4th

*Includes funds allocated for production incentives, loans, tax credits and expired grants

Other countries: Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, China, India, Brazil, Thailand, Switzerland, Holland, Singapore, UAE , Nigeria, Other EU & African countries

52%

25%

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

186

126

89

3921

351620

This Week on Skipso


• 9 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database

• Focus this week: on US Solar America Initiative, Singapore National Grants & Incentives, new UK grants in Transport and Advanced Manufacturing, new Clean Energy Challenge for developing countries

• 2 Skipso Open Innovation Challenges are live: The Green Lighting Challenge ($10k Cash Award) and the Concepts for CO2 Offsetting Challenge ($5k Cash Award)

• 6 grants and awards approaching application deadline

• The Skipso funding section this week has reached 532 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $38b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com


DOE Technical Assistance Announcement


Solar America Initiative

• The DOE will provide Technical Assistance to large-scale, high-visibility solar installation projects that have the ability to impact the market for solar technologies through large project size, use of a novel solar technology, and/or use of a novel application for a solar technology.

• Grant Type: Installation Projects• Amount: $2,000,000 total funding available• Geographic Focus: US• Deadline: 30th December 2009

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Singapore Grants & Incentives (1 of 2)


Name Cleantech Focus Details

Singapore 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Fund

The 3R fund is a $8 million co-funding scheme to encourage organisations to undertake waste minimisation and recycling projects.

•Grant Type: Installation Proj.•Amount: up to S$8 million•Deadline: 8th Feb 2010• Visit website

•Grant Type: Other•Amount: 50% of budget•Deadline: Ongoing• Visit website

Singapore 3P Partnership Fund

Aims to encourage and assist organisations, companies and individuals from the People, Private and Public (3P) sectors to work together to develop innovative and sustainable environmental initiatives.


Singapore Grants & Incentives (2 of 2)


Name Cleantech Focus Details

Singapore Green Vehicle Rebate

Incentives to promote the replacement of older, more polluting vehicles with newer, more environmentally-friendly ones.

•Grant Type: Prod. Incentive•Amount: Varies•Deadline: 31st Dec 2010• Visit website

•Grant Type: Installation Proj.•Amount: S$600,000•Deadline: Ongoing• Visit website

Singapore Design for Efficiency Scheme

The Design for Efficiency Scheme aims to encourage investors in new facilities in Singapore to integrate energy and resource efficiency improvements into manufacturing development plans early in the design stage.


UK Rail and Water Freight Grants


Freight Facilities Grant

• Freight Facilities Grant scheme (FFG): helps offset the capital cost of providing rail and water freight handling facilities.

• Rail Environmental Benefit Procurement Scheme (REPS): assists companies with the operating costs associated with running rail freight transport instead of road.

• Grant Type: Installation Projects• Amount: Up to 50% of eligible costs• Geographic Focus: UK• Deadline: N/A

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UK Advanced Materials Challenge


Affordable Composites Manufacturing Grand Challenge

• The Government-backed Technology Strategy Board is to manage a unique competition that will see a £5 million prize awarded to British business to develop innovative composite manufacturing techniques for high-performance, high-value products.

• Grant Type: Research & Development• Amount: £5,000,000 first prize• Geographic Focus: UK• Deadline: 18th December 2009

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Cleantech Grant of the Week


Access to Clean Energy Challenge

• A business plan competition for entrepreneurs that deliver access to clean energy in developing countries.

• Clean energy comprises: wind, solar, biogas, hydro, liquefied petroleum gas, biomass and energy efficiency.

• Grant Type: Start-ups• Amount: $100,000• Geographic Focus: Developing Countries• Deadline: 15th January 2010

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UK Regional Sustainable Awards


Sustainable Business Awards 2010

• Run by environmental support group Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sustainable Business Partnership (SBP), the contest aims to celebrate the local companies that have achieved economic success whilst at the same time taking into account their social and environmental impact.

• Grant Type: Prize / Award• Amount: Recognition• Geographic Focus: Hampshire and Isle of

Wight• Deadline: 22nd January 2010

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Skipso – Open Innovation Lab (1 of 2)


The Green Lighting Challenge

• Grant Type: Prize / Award• Amount: $10,000 / $1,000 referral fee• Geographic Focus: Italy / International• Deadline: 8th March 2010

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• GC is looking for innovative solutions and products to enhance the performance of its LED-based product line and extend its functional application to a wider range of fittings.

• Win $10,000 cash award for submitting solutions that will allow GC to meet the required illumination coefficients and to expand its Green Lighting fittings to motorways, urban areas, sports installations and other public areas.


Skipso – Open Innovation Lab (2 of 2)


Concepts for CO2 Project Sourcing

• Myclimate, The Climate Protection Partnership, is looking for innovative approaches to secure and expand the sourcing of carbon offsetting projects.

Win $5,000 for submitting the most compelling concept for myclimate to find and approach Cleantech companies, technology providers and other organizations that apply and implement CO2-reducing technologies and initiatives in developing countries, mainly in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency.

• Grant Type: Prize / Award• Amount: $5,000 / $500 referral fee• Geographic Focus: Developing Countries• Deadline: 25th January 2010

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Upcoming Application Deadlines (1 of 2)


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Upcoming Application Deadlines (2 of 2)


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