Skipso Weekly Digest Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives August 1st - August 6th, 2009
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Summary Skipso Cleantech Grants • Number of Grants:
385 55%
• Value of Grants:
$29billion
24% 4%
• Countries Covered:
22
4% 3%
18
2%
August 6th, 2009
1%
• New Grants this Week: • Latest update:
1% 1% Other countries: Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, China, India, Brazil, Thailand, Switzerland, Holland, Singapore, UAE
158
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This Week on Skipso • 18 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database • Focus this week was on U.S. DOE’s Loan Guarantee Programs, specific U.S. State incentives as well as new International Prizes and Awards • The Skipso funding section this week has reached 385 Cleantech grants and over $29b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: AUGUST 1ST – AUGUST 6TH
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U.S. DOE - Loan Guarantee Programs Loan Guarantee for Innovative Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Advanced Transmission and Distribution Technologies
Encourage early commercial use in the U.S. of New or Significantly Improved Technologies in energy projects that avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. Grant Type: Loan Guarantee Application Deadlines: Amount: $2.5 billion Region: U.S. First Part I Application Due Date: September 14, 2009 First Part II Application Due Date: November 13, 2009 http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/2009-re Last Part I Application Due Date: August 24, 2010 Last Part II Application Due Date: December 31, 2010
Loan Guarantee for Electric Power Transmission Infrastructure Investment Projects Loan guarantees from the U.S. Department of Energy in support of debt financing for Transmission Infrastructure Investment Projects located in the U.S. Application Deadlines: Issue Date: July 29 2009 Part I Submission Due Date: September 14, 2009 First Part II Submission Due Date: October 26, 2009
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Grant Type: Loan Guarantee Amount: $750 million Region: U.S.
http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/2009-C
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U.S. State Incentives - Wyoming Incentive Name
Cleantech Focus
Wyoming - Renewable Energy Sales Tax Exemption
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
Wyoming - Small Business Energy Audit Program
Energy Efficiency – Energy Audits of Uses and Losses
Wyoming - Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs
Utility Rebate Program – Energy Efficient Heat Pumps and Water Heaters
Details • Grant Type: Tax Relief • Amount: 100% Exemption • Deadline: 30th June 2012 • http://revenue.state.wy.us
• Grant Type: Tax Relief • Amount: $4,000 • Deadline: Ongoing
• http://www.wyomingbusiness.org
• Grant Type: Production Incentive • Amount: Varies • Deadline: Ongoing
• http://www.blackhillspower.com/cimktg
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U.S. State Incentives - Colorado Incentive Name Colorado - New Energy Economic Development Grant Program - ARRA Funds
Cleantech Focus Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
Details • Grant Type: Installation Projects • Amount: $2 million • Deadline: 28th August 2009
• http://www.colorado.gov/energy/
Project C - The Colorado Carbon Fund
Carbon Offsets
• Grant Type: Installation Projects • Amount: Purchase emissions reductions • Deadline: Ongoing
• http://www.coloradocarbonfund.org/ind
Colorado - Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Renewable Energy Equipment
Renewable Energy – applies to • Grant Type: Sales Tax systems which produce Exemption • Amount: 100% electricity from a renewable • Deadline: 1st July 2017 resources
• http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/inc
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U.S. State Incentives – New Mexico Incentive Name New Mexico – Advanced Tax Credit
Cleantech Focus Solar PV, Solar Thermal electric, Geothermal Electric
Details • Grant Type: Tax Relief • Amount: 6% Credit / $60m max • Deadline: Ongoing • http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ecmd
New Mexico - Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit
Geothermal, Solar, Wind, Landfill Gas, Waste
• Grant Type: Tax Relief • Amount: $0.01/kWh for wind and biomass $0.027/kWh (average) • Deadline: 1st January 2013 • http://www.cleanenergynm.org
New Mexico - Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Bond Program
Energy Efficiency
• Grant Type: Sales Tax Exemption • Amount: Varies / $20 Million in bonds outstanding • Deadline: Ongoing
• http://www.nmfa.net/loan/?t=State%20
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International Prizes and Awards Prize Name The Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize
Volvo Environment Prize
Cleantech Focus
Details
Urban planning projects, urban policies and programmes, urban management, as well as applied technology in urban solutions.
• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: $210,000 • Deadline: 30th November 2009
Outstanding innovations or scientific discoveries in environmental and sustainability fields
• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: $190,000 • Deadline: 15th November 2009
• http://www.leekuanyewworldcityprize.c
• http://www.environment-prize.com/
Champions of the Earth
UNEP Sasakawa Environment Prize
Renewable Energy – applies to systems which produce electricity from a renewable resources
• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: Non-monetary • Deadline: 1st December 2009
Green Solutions to Combat Climate Change
• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: $200,000 • Deadline: 30th September 2009
• http://www.unep.org/champions/
• http://www.unep.org/sasakawa/about.a SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: AUGUST 1ST – AUGUST 6TH
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Cleantech Grant of the Week Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Grant Programme • • • •
Grant Type: Installation Projects Amount: 50% of project costs Country: United Kingdom Duration: Ongoing
http://www.cenex.co.uk/igp_index.asp • Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Grant Programme is provided by the UK Department for Transport and is being delivered on their behalf by the Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies (Cenex) • Funding is available for public and private sector organisations to develop the infrastructure required to increase the use of alternative fuels, such as hydrogen, electricity, and biogas. Projects can include developing charging points for electric vehicles, and refuelling stations for hydrogen, natural gas/biomethane • The fund is open to applications from public and private sector organisations of all sizes. SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: AUGUST 1ST – AUGUST 6TH
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Upcoming Application Deadlines (1 of 2) Grant Name
Focus
Details • Grant Type: Prize / Award, UK • Amount: $10 million • Deadline: 6th August2009
Technology Strategy Board - Low Carbon Vehicles
Transportation – Vehicles
Recovery Act Geothermal Technologies Program: Ground Source Heat Pumps
Ground Source Heat Pumps
Recovery Act: Carbon Capture and Sequestration from Industrial Sources and Innovative Concepts for Beneficial CO2 Use
Carbon Capture and Sequestration
• http://www.innovateuk.org/deliveringin
• Grant Type: R&D, U.S. • Amount: $5 million • Deadline: 6th August 2009
• http://www07.grants.gov/search/synop
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• Grant Type: Installation Proj., U.S • Amount: $3 million • Deadline: 7th August 2009
• http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs
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Upcoming Application Deadlines (2 of 2) Grant Name Recovery Act: Advanced Energy Efficient Building Technologies
Focus
Details • Grant Type: Installation Proj., U.S. • Amount: $75 million • Deadline: 8th August2009
Sustainable Materials
• http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jse
Recovery Act: Solid State Lighting Core – Round VI
Renewable materials – solid state lighting
• Grant Type: R&D, U.S • Amount: $8 million • Deadline: 10th August 2009
• http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do
Recovery Act: Large Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility
Wind - design and construction of a large dynamometer facility for testing 5 to 15 MW rated drivetrains
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• Grant Type: R&D, U.S • Amount: $45 million • Deadline: 13th August 2009
• http://www.grants.gov/search/search.d
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