Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives - Weekly Update (Feb 19th)

Skipso Weekly Digest Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives

February 12th – February 19th 2010

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Summary Skipso Cleantech Grants


• Number of Grants:

• Value of Grants:

• Countries Covered:

• New Grants this Week:

• Latest update:

607

$39billion*

40+

8

February 19th, 2010

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

SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: FEBRUARY 12th – FEBRUARY 19th

This Week on Skipso


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

• Focus this week: European Solar Prize, UK Wave & Tidal R&D Funds, UK R&D Crop Protection Competition, Colorado Water Conservation Grants, Australian Water Efficiency Grants

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

• 12 grants and awards approaching application deadline

• The Skipso funding section this week has reached 607 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $39b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html


European Solar Prize


2010 European Solar Prize

• Established in 1994 the European Solar Prize has since been given for outstanding projects and individual achievements in making an exemplary contribution to the use of renewable energy.

• The panel of judges will assess the applications received directly and also the proposals by the EUROSOLAR section members, chosen from submissions rewarded already at the national levels.

• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: Recognition • Geographic Focus: Europe • Deadline: 30th June 2010

http://www.eurosolar.de/en/


UK Wave and Tidal Grants (1 of 2)


Wave and Tidal Stream Energy Technologies Collaborative Funding

• Financial assistance is available to carry out collaborative research, development and demonstration of wave and tidal stream energy technologies.

• Wave and Tidal Stream Energy Technologies: Reducing Costs and Improving Performance is a competition funded by the Technology Strategy Board in partnership with the South West of England Regional Development Agency.

• Grant Type: R&D • Amount: £9,000,000 fund value • Geographic Focus: UK, South West • Deadline: 29th April 2010

http://www.greengrantsmachine.co.uk/Scheme.aspx?WCI=htmView&WCU=CBC=Document,STATE=DSCODE%3dJ4BUKGGLIV%7epSCHEMEID%3d239-

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UK Wave and Tidal Grants (2 of 2)


Wave and Tidal Stream Energy Technologies: Underpinning Deployment

• Wave and Tidal Stream Energy Technologies: Underpinning Deployment is a competition funded by the Technology Strategy Board.

• The government believes that wave and tidal energy can play an increasingly important role in providing the UK's future energy mix, and has the potential to provide up to 20% of the UK's electricity needs by 2050.

• Grant Type: R&D • Amount: £3,000,000 fund value • Geographic Focus: UK, South West • Deadline: 21st April 2010

http://www.greengrantsmachine.co.uk/Scheme.aspx?WCI=htmView&WCU=CBC=Document,STATE=DSCODE%3dJ4BUKGGLIV%7epSCHEMEID%3d239-

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UK Crop Protection Competition


New Approaches to Crop Protection Competition

• A collaborative R&D competition with up to £13m investment to help crop growers (arable and horticulture, forage and non-food crops) respond to the dual challenges of increasing the productivity of crops while reducing the environmental impact of crop production.

• Grant Type: R&D • Amount: £13,000,000 fund value • Geographic Focus: UK • Deadline: 25th February 2010

http://www.innovateuk.org/competitions/newapproachestocropprotectioncompetition.ashx


Colorado Water Grants (1 of 2)


Colorado Water Conservation Planning Grants

• The Water Efficiency Grant Program provides financial assistance to covered entities that are seeking to develop or update their water conservation plans, helping to promote more meaningful water conservation statewide. Approved grants are available for public viewing.

• Grant Type: Installation Projects • Amount: $50,000 • Geographic Focus: US, Colorado • Deadline: 30th February 2012

http://cwcb.state.co.us/Conservation/WaterEfficiencyGrantProgram/WaterConservationPlanningProjects/


Colorado Water Grants (2 of 2)


Colorado Water Conservation Implementation Projects

• The Water Efficiency Grant Program provides financial assistance to covered entities other state or local governmental entities, and agencies that are seeking to perform the implementation of the water efficiency goals outlined in the entities approved Water Conservation Plan. Approved grants are available for public viewing.

• Grant Type: Installation Projects • Amount: $50,000 • Geographic Focus: US, Colorado • Deadline: 30th February 2012

http://cwcb.state.co.us/Conservation/WaterEfficiencyGrantProgram/WaterConservationPlanningProjects/


Australian Water Efficiency Grants (1 of 2)


Private Irrigation Infrastructure Program for South Australia

• The Australian Government is calling for applications under the Private Irrigation Infrastructure Program for South Australia as part of Water for the Future. The program name is abbreviated to PIIP-SA and hereafter referred to on this page as 'the Program'.

• The Program will fund projects that improve the efficiency and environmental benefits of irrigation water use and management in the South Australian Murray-Darling Basin.

• Grant Type: Installation Projects • Amount: Not Disclosed • Geographic Focus: Australia • Deadline: 8th April 2010

http://www.environment.gov.au/water/programs/srwui/piip-sa.html


Australian Water Efficiency Grants (2 of 2)


Private Irrigation Modernisation Planning Assistance

• The Irrigation Modernisation Planning Assistance is part of the $5.8 billion Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure program which is funding key rural water projects to improve the efficiency and productivity of water use and management.The scope and detail of a modernisation plan varies with the particular characteristics of the district to which it applies.

• Grant Type: Installation Projects • Amount: $5.8 billion program • Geographic Focus: Australia • Deadline: 29th Otober 2010

http://www.environment.gov.au/water/policy-programs/srwui/irrigation-modernisation/index.html


Skipso – Open Innovation Lab (1 of 3)


The Green Lighting Challenge

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

http://www.skipso.com

• 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.

Refer a friend – Win $1,000!




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: 10th March 2010


Refer a friend – Win $500!




University CleanTech Challenge

• The CleanTech Challenge is a student competition jointly hosted by London Business School and University College London where students from top European business and engineering schools compete in cross-functional teams. The challenge is to develop innovative clean technology ideas from the concept phase to a stage in which they would attract Series A funding or otherwise be self-sustainable.

• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: £5,000 • Geographic Focus: Europe • Deadline: 21st February 2010 (Phase 1)

http://www.cleantechnologychallenge.com


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