Skipso Weekly Digest Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives October 9th – October 16th 2009
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Summary Skipso Cleantech Grants • Number of Grants: • Value of Grants:
473
54% 23%
$35billion*
• Countries Covered:
4% 4%
25
3% 2%
• New Grants this Week:
6
1% 1%
• Latest update:
October 16th , 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
175
107 86 38
SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 9th - OCTOBER 16th
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This Week on Skipso • 6 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database • Focus this week was on new European Commission Grants, U.S. State Incentives (Connecticut), new Carbon Trust Polymer Fuel Cells Challenge • 8 grants and awards approaching application deadline • The Skipso funding section this week has reached 473 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 Polymer Fuel Cells Challenge
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Grant Type: Research & Development Amount: £8,000,000 Geographic Focus: U.K. Deadline: 20th November 2009 Go to website
• Fuel cells have the potential to power the planet cleanly and efficiently. But the cost of producing them is currently too great for widespread commercial application. The Carbon Trust is reaching out to UK innovators to submit ideas for a solution. • The Carbon Trust Polymer Fuel Cells Challenge will fund the development, proving and commercialising of new polymer fuel cell technologies that have the potential to deliver a step-change in overall fuel cell cost.
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U.S. State Incentives (Connecticut) Incentive Name
Cleantech Focus
Details
Connecticut – Operational Demonstration Program
To enable early-stage companies to demonstrate the effectiveness of their own near-commercial, clean-energy technologies
• Grant Type: Start-ups, US • Amount: £4m total fund • Deadline: 31st Jan 2010 • Visit website
Connecticut – Community Innovations Grant Program
Provides funding for communities to increase voluntary support for clean energy and to build model sustainable communities
• Grant Type: Other, US • Amount: $4k per community • Deadline: Ongoing • Visit website
Connecticut – New Energy Technology Program
Aims to develop innovative energy-efficient technologies and renewable-energy technologies
• Grant Type: Start-ups, US • Amount: $10,000 • Deadline: 31st Oct 2009 • Visit website
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European Commission Grants (1 of 2)
Operating Grants to European Environmental NGOs
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Grant Type: Other - NGOs Amount: Not disclosed Geographic Focus: Europe Deadline: Ongoing Go to website
• For development and implementation of EU environmental policy there needs to be an open and wide-ranging dialogue with all stakeholders • Organisations that wish to apply for funding under this programme must be nonprofit making, independent environmental non-governmental organisations and operating at a European level
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European Commission Grants (2 of 2)
The Motor Challenge Programme
• Grant Type: Other • Amount: Non-monetary – support and recognition • Geographic Focus: Europe • Deadline: Ongoing Go to website • The Motor Challenge Programme is a European Commission voluntary programme through which industrial companies are aided in improving the energy efficiency of their Motor Driven Systems • Any enterprise or organisation planning to contribute to the Motor Challenge Programme objectives can participate
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