cleantech grants, awards, incentives - monthly digest (october 20th 2010)

Skipso Monthly DigestCleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives

September 18th – October 18th 2010

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This Week on Skipso


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

• Focus this week: Vestas Wind Competition, EU FP7 Programme and other EU Research Grants, Danish and Scandinavian Grants and Funding Programmes, UK Carbon Trust Wind Competition, US Market Access Competition, Scottish Marine Wave Prize

• • 12 grants and awards approaching application deadline

• 3 Open Innovation Challenge live on Skipso

• The Skipso funding section this week has reached 770 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html

SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: SEPTEMBER 18th - OCTOBER 18th

Vestas Wind Competition


Vestas Winnovation Challenge 2011

• Help us take on one of the most important challenges of our time - and win a trip around the world! Twice already, Vestas has challenged top students around the world. Now, it’s your chance to participate in the Vestas Winnovation case competition 2011.

• In February 2011, Vestas, the world leader in wind energy solutions, is challenging Master’s degree students within engineering to come up with ideas that could impact our clients around the globe and the world’s wind energy market

• Grant Type: Prize Award• Amount: Airline tickets for a trip around the world • Geographic Focus: EU• Deadline: 26th November 2010

http://www.vestas.com/en/jobs/events/winnovation-2011.aspx


EU FP7 Programme (1 of 2)


EU FP7 Framework Programme – Capacities Programme

• A distinct programme activity under the sub-programme ”Capacities” in EU’s 7th Framework Programme. Projects where a group of SME Associations outsource research and development to knowledge partners (RTD suppliers) on a commercial basis in order to develop technology to the benefit of their member SMEs. Rights to technology/products are transferred to the participating SME Associations.

• Grant Type: Research & Development • Amount: €3,000,000• Geographic Focus: EU• Deadline: 8th December 2010 ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/calls/capacities/sme/p-ct-201102_en.pdf


EU FP7 Programme (2 of 2)


EU FP7 Framework Programme – People Programme

• Programme under the sub-programme ”People” in EU’s 7th Framework Programme which serves to ensure knowledge and technology transfer between universities and companies. Funds are sought in order to link researchers from universities and the corporate world to a concrete project where the programme funds expenses for a two-way job-posting, including salary.

• Grant Type: Research & Development • Amount: €3,000,000• Geographic Focus: EU• Deadline: 7th December 2010

ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/calls/people/m-ct-201101_en.pdf


EU Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research Grants


Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative (FCH)

• EU Joint Technology Initiative supporting research, technological development and demonstration (RTD) activities in fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies in Europe.

• Its aim is to accelerate the market introduction of these technologies,

• Grant Type: Research & Development • Amount: €12,000,000 max funding• Geographic Focus: EU• Deadline: 13th October 2010 ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/calls/capacities/sme/p-ct-201102_en.pdf


EU Energy Efficiency Grants


Intelligent Energy Europe Programme (IEE)

• The objective of the Intelligent Energy - Europe Programme is to contribute to secure, sustainable and competitively priced energy for Europe, by providing for action to foster energy efficiency and the rational use of energy resources; to promote new and renewable energy sources and to support energy diversification; to promote energy efficiency and the use of new and renewable energy sources in transport.

• Grant Type: Research & Development • Amount: €2,500,000• Geographic Focus: EU• Deadline: 1st October 2011

http://ec.europa.eu/cip/iee/index_en.htm


Scandinavian Countries Grants


Nordic Energy Research

• Nordic Energy Research is the funding institution for energy research under the Nordic Council of Ministers, promoting research and innovation in new energy technologies and systems in the Nordic region.

• Grant Type: Research & Development • Amount: €1,500,000 max funding• Geographic Focus: Nordic Countries• Deadline: 31st December 2014

http://www.nordicenergy.net/index.cfm?id=3-0&path=48


Danish Research Grants (1 of 2)


START Funding

• With a view to sustaining and improving the international competitiveness of Danish research and strengthening Danish researchers' possibilities of successfully applying for international financing sources, the Danish Council for Independent Research, through its individual research councils, provides funding for the preparation of international research applications

• Grant Type: Research & Development • Amount: €30,000 max funding• Geographic Focus: Nordic Countries• Deadline: 31st December 2012 http://www.fi.dk/stoette/opslag-stoettemuligheder/2010/ftp-opslag-efteraar-2010/call-for-proposals-autumn-2010-ftp




EUDP

• The programme supports the following types of projects: a ) projects including development and / or demonstration of new efficient energy technologies, b) research projects which directly prepare or support demonstration, c) development of public / private partnerships aimed at new energy technologies d) International cooperation, e) dissemination.

• Grant Type: Research & Development • Amount: €1,500,000 • Geographic Focus: Nordic Countries• Deadline: 31st December 2011

http://www.ens.dk/en-us/Sider/forside.aspx




Offshore Wind Accelerator Competition

• The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) competition is a Carbon Trust initiative to accelerate the research, development and deployment of technologies to meet offshore wind energy generation targets and reduce the overall cost of generating energy from offshore win

• Grant Type: Research & Development • Amount: £1,100,000 • Geographic Focus: Nordic Countries• Deadline: 26th November 2010 http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/emerging-technologies/current-focus-areas/offshore-wind/pages/offshore-wind-access-challenge.aspx


US Market Entry Competition


Go Global: Silicon Valley Competition

• Register today for your chance to win a free two-month stay at the US Market Access Center in Silicon Valley, which includes a one-week boot camp, one-to-one mentoring, networking events and meetings with qualified potential investors, partners and customers.

• Grant Type: Start-ups• Amount: $100,000• Geographic Focus: Global• Deadline: 31st October 2010

http://www.usmarketaccess.com/global.html


Scottish Marine Technology Prize


The Saltire Prize

• The Saltire Prize, Scotland's £10 million challenge to accelerate the commercial development of marine energy

• £10 million will be awarded to the team that can demonstrate in Scottish waters, a commercially viable wave or tidal stream energy technology that achieves the greatest volume of electrical output over the set minimum hurdle of 100GWh over a continuous 2 year period using only the power of the sea.

• Grant Type: Prize / Award• Amount: £10,000,000• Geographic Focus: Scotland• Deadline: January 2015 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/Action/leading/saltire-prize



• How to predict the future environmental impact and effectiveness of ‘Clean’ technologies?

• Win a $5,000 cash award for submitting your innovative methodology to help the seeker organisation develop the first Cleantech Innovation Predictor.

• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: $5,000• Geographic Focus: Global• Deadline: 30th November 2010

http://www.skipso.com/innovation.html

Open Innovation Challenges (1 of 3)

Cleantech Innovation Predictor Challenge



• NewNet’s Cleantech Startup Challenge is a competition reserved for the most exciting and innovative start-ups focused on the environmental, clean technology or renewable energy sectors.

• The winner, as selected by NewNet’s expert judging panel, will get a free stand at this year’s Envirotech & Clean Energy Summit as well as 2 free delegate passes and extensive exposure to a global network of over 50,000 relevant professionals via NewNet’s online news service.

• Grant Type: Start-ups• Amount: Non-monetary• Geographic Focus: Global• Deadline: 12th November 2010



NewNet Cleantech Start-up Challenge



• The Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) creates momentum and moves the Cleantech market by building a global coordination and collaboration of Cleantech clusters and their member companies.

• To find and build the next generation of global players in the Cleantech sector we are launching the first ever “GCCA Later Stage Award” – vetting out the most promising later stage Cleantech companies across the globe and introducing them to growth capital and management guidance.

• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: Non-monetary• Geographic Focus: Global• Deadline: 20th December 2010



GCCA Later Stage Award


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