Skipso Weekly Digest: Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives

Skipso Weekly Digest Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives October 23rd – October 30th 2009

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Summary Skipso Cleantech Grants • Number of Grants: • Value of Grants:

488

54% 24%

$35billion*

• Countries Covered:

4% 4%

25

3% 2%

• New Grants this Week:

7

1% 1%

• Latest update:

October 30th , 2009

1% 1%

*Includes funds allocated for production incentives, loans, tax credits

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

180

112 86 39

SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 23rd - OCTOBER 30th

32

15

14

10

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This Week on Skipso • 7 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database • Focus this week: new UK R&D, installation projects and Cleantech loans; U.S. State Incentives (New England, New York State, Hawaii) • 14 grants and awards approaching application deadline • The Skipso funding section this week has reached 488 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $34b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com

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Cleantech Grant of the Week Challenge Fund for Deep Geothermal Energy

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Grant Type: Research & Development Amount: £6,000,000 Geographic Focus: U.K. Deadline: 20th November 2009 Go to website

• £6 million in capital grant funding is being made available over the next two financial years to explore the potential for deep geothermal power in the UK, helping companies carry out exploratory work needed to identify viable sites • Projects whose ultimate object is deep geothermal energy exploitation in England, Scotland and Wales are eligible to bid to the fund

SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 23rd - OCTOBER 30th

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Scotland Energy Efficiency Awards Energy Efficiency Design Awards 2010

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Grant Type: Installation Projects Amount: £1,000,000 Geographic Focus: Scotland Deadline: 19th April 2010 Go to website

• The Energy Efficiency Design Awards (EEDA) are a £1 million Scottish Government initiative intended to promote innovative improvements to the energy performance of Scotland's existing homes • The awards are open to communities and housing providers and are aimed primarily at the large proportion of Scotland's existing housing

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UK Interest Free Loans Interest Free Energy Efficiency Loans

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Grant Type: Loans Amount: £400,000 Geographic Focus: U.K. Deadline: Ongoing Go to website

• Our interest free loans give you the opportunity to both modernise your business and reduce overheads, with your loan repayments comfortably covered by your estimated energy savings • Loans are available to SMEs and to larger companies that don’t fall under the Carbon Reduction Commitment – this typically equates to those that spend less than £500,000 a year on electricity SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 23rd - OCTOBER 30th

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U.S. State Incentives (1 of 2) Incentive Name

Cleantech Focus

Details

NYSERDA - Energy $mart Commercial Lighting Program Incentives

Incentives for energyefficient lighting projects implemented by participants in NYSERDA's Commercial Lighting

• Grant Type: Inst. Proj., US • Amount: $460K budget • Deadline: 31st May 2010 • Visit website

New Generation Energy Community Solar Lending Program

Low interest loans for the installation of solar electric and solar water heating systems via its Community Lending Program (New England)

• Grant Type: Inst. Proj., US • Amount: $5k to $100k • Deadline: Ongoing • Visit website

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U.S. State Incentives (2 of 2) Incentive Name

Cleantech Focus

Details

Massachusetts – MTC Commonwealth Hydropower Initiative

Grants up to $40,000 for feasibility studies for hydropower facilities or $600,000 for rehabilitation/redevelopmen t/ development of hydropower facilities

• Grant Type: Inst. Proj., US • Amount: $600K budget • Deadline: 31st May 2010 • Visit website

Honolulu - Real Property Tax Exemption for Alternative Energy Improvements

Property tax exemption for alternative energy improvements

• Grant Type: Installation Proj., US • Amount: $5k to $100k • Deadline: Ongoing • Visit website

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Upcoming Application Deadlines (1 of 4)

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