5 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database
Focus this week: DOE funding for Applied Research in Solid State Lighting (SSL), new international Sustainable Cities Award, Northern Ireland Energy Efficiency Grants, New Entrepreneurial Cleantech Idea Competition
1 Open Innovation Challenge live on Skipso
11 grants and awards approaching application deadline
The Skipso funding section this week has reached 706 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
For more information contact us on info@skipso.com
1. Skipso Weekly Digest
Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives
June 14th – June 21st 2010
enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com
2. This Week on Skipso
• 5 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to
Skipso’s funding database
• Focus this week: DOE funding for Applied Research in Solid
State Lighting (SSL), new international Sustainable Cities
Award, Northern Ireland Energy Efficiency Grants, New
Entrepreneurial Cleantech Idea Competition
• 1 Open Innovation Challenge live on Skipso
• 11 grants and awards approaching application deadline
• The Skipso funding section this week has reached 706 Cleantech
grants, awards, incentives all are accessible for free on http://
www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
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3. Recovery Act Solid State Lighting Grants
Recovery Act – Solid State Lighting Product
Development Round VII
• Grant Type: Research & Development
• Amount: $10,000,000 estimated funding
• Geographic Focus: United States
• Deadline: 14th July 2010
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=G16tMVJpGD67VznhHJPpCSzQ3D4gVmGM8Tm1JnW1xjyyWs1GX1y4!1928653278?
oppId=54779&mode=VIEW
• The Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), on
behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Building Technologies
(BT) Program, is seeking applications for applied research in the Solid-State Lighting
(SSL) Product Development Program.
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4. Sustainable Cities Award
Philips Livable cities Award
• Grant Type: Prize / Award
• Amount: €125,000 total award
• Geographic Focus: International
• Deadline: 31st October 2010
http://www.because.philips.com/Home/AboutAwards#3
• Philips is looking for individuals, community or non-governmental organizations and
businesses who have ideas - ideas for ‘simple solutions’ that will improve people’s health and
well-being in a city.
• To help translate these ideas into reality, three Award grants totaling €125,000 are on the
line. One overall winning idea from any of the three categories outlined below will receive a
grant of €75,000, while the two additional ideas will receive grants of €25,000.
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5. Northern Ireland Energy Efficiency Grants (1 of 2)
Energia Lighting Energy Efficiency Grants
• Grant Type: Installation Projects
• Amount: up to 30% of project costs
• Geographic Focus: Northern Ireland
• Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.energia.ie/NI/energyefficiency/eegrants_lighting.aspx
• We have grants available for applicants who are installing energy efficient hi-bay lighting.
The grant assistance we provide is up to 30% of the total project cost. Companies also
benefit from a free survey by lighting engineers who recommended fittings, costs, estimated
annual savings and payback periods. Typically the pay pack for these schemes is less than two
years.
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6. Northern Ireland Energy Efficiency Grants (2 of 2)
Variable Speed Drives Energy Efficiency Grants
• Grant Type: Installation Projects
• Amount: up to 30% of cost of equipment
• Geographic Focus: Northern Ireland
• Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.energia.ie/NI/energyefficiency/eegrants_lighting.aspx
• We currently have grants available for applicants who are installing variable speed drives to
pump, compressors and fans etc. The grant assistance we provide is up to 33% of the
cost of the equipment. Companies will also benefit from a free survey by experienced
engineers who recommended fittings, costs, estimated annual savings and payback periods
Typically the pay pack for these schemes is less than two years.
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7. Cleantech Idea Competition
Venture Cup Idea Competition
• Grant Type: Prize / Award
• Amount: 25,000 DKK
• Geographic Focus: Denmark
• Deadline: 30th November 2010
http://www.venturecup.dk/composite-600.htm#ct
• The Venture Cup Idea Competition runs during the fall and awards 25,000 DKK to the best
idea of each of these five categories: Applied Technology, Cleantech, Life Science & Medtech,
Services, Software
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8. Skipso Open Innovation Challenge
YOUR Cleantech Challenge Question
• Grant Type: Prize / Award
• Amount: $10,000 worth of services
• Geographic Focus: Global
• Deadline: 27th July 2010
http://www.skipso.com/innovation.html
• Does your organization have a critical Cleantech-related Challenge, that you would like
to see addressed and solved by a global Cleantech expert community?
• Submit the Cleantech Challenge question that you would like to see posted and solved by
Skipso’s Cleantech expert community and win a total award amount of $10,000.
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9. Upcoming Application Deadlines (1 of 3)
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