The document summarizes the Skipso Monthly Digest from July 25th 2011 to October 7th 2011. It highlights 12 new cleantech grants, awards and incentives added to Skipso's database, including 4 R&D grants, 3 prizes/awards, 1 loan, 1 installation project, 1 production incentive, 1 start-up grant, and 1 other. It also notes that 15 grants and awards are approaching their application deadline.

1. Skipso Monthly Digest
Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives
July 25th 2011 – October 7th 2011
powering the Cleantech Revolution www.skipso.com

2. This Month on Skipso
• 12 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to
Skipso’s funding database
• Focus: 4 R&D Grants, 3 Prizes / Awards, 1 Loan, 1 Installation
Project, 1 Production Incentive, 1 Start-up Grant, 1 Other
• 15 grants and awards approaching application deadline
• The Skipso funding section has reached 906 Cleantech
grants, awards, incentives, all are accessible for free on:
http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
SKIPSO DIGEST: JULY 25th 2011 – OCTOBER 7TH 2011 powering the Cleantech Revolution www.skipso.com

3. Technology Strategy Board
Carbon Abatement Technologies Phase 2 -
Feasibility
• Grant Type: Research & Development
• Amount: £ 4.5 Million Funding
• Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
• Deadline: 12th October 2011
http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/carbon-abatement-technologies-phase-2-
feasibility.ashx
• The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £4.5m in carbon abatement technologies
(CATs), centred mainly on innovative projects with strong elements of technology
demonstration. This competition is part of our continued portfolio of investment in low-carbon
technologies and forms the next phase of our CATs implementation plan.
SKIPSO DIGEST: JULY 25th 2011 – OCTOBER 7TH 2011 powering the Cleantech Revolution www.skipso.com

4. European Commission – FP7
EC Research Cooperation - FP7 ENERGY
2012
• Grant Type: Installation projects
• Amount: €138 Million Funding
• Geographic Focus: Euro Zone
• Deadline: 25th October 2011
See Website
• The Energy 2012 call aims to make current energy systems more sustainable, less dependent
on imported fuels and based on a more diverse range of energy sources.
• Projects should enhance energy efficiency, rationalizing the use and storage of energy. They
should also address the challenges of climate change, supplying energy securely and increasing
the competitiveness of Europe’s industries.
SKIPSO DIGEST: JULY 25th 2011 – OCTOBER 7TH 2011 powering the Cleantech Revolution www.skipso.com

5. European Commission FP7
NMP - Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies,
Materials and new Production
Technologies SMEs 2012
• Grant Type: Research & Development
• Amount: €40 Million Funding
• Geographic Focus: Euro Zone
• Deadline: 3rd May 2012
See Website
• For SME-targeted Collaborative Projects the minimum conditions to participate are: at least
three independent legal entities, each of which is established in a Member State or Associated
Country, and no two of which are established in the same Member State or Associated Country.
SKIPSO DIGEST: JULY 25th 2011 – OCTOBER 7TH 2011 powering the Cleantech Revolution www.skipso.com

6. Imagine H2O
Imagine H2O Wastewater Prize 2011
• Grant Type: Start-ups
• Amount: $200,000 in Cash and Services
• Geographic Focus: Global
• Deadline: 15th November 2011
http://www.imagineh2o.org/
• The 2011 Wastewater Prize is open to innovations related to reuse, treatment, resource
recovery, energy production, smart management, and other methods to generate revenue from
wastewater opportunities. The competition, which is open to entrepreneurs from around the
world, is divided into two tracks: Track 1 Pre-Revenue and Track 2 Early Revenue.
SKIPSO DIGEST: JULY 25th 2011 – OCTOBER 7TH 2011 powering the Cleantech Revolution www.skipso.com

7. Edison Awards
Edison Green Awards 2011
• Grant Type: Prize-Award
• Amount: Recognition
• Geographic Focus: Global
• Deadline: 2nd December 2011
http://www.edisonawards.com/GreenAward.php
• The Edison Awards were established in 1987 to honor Thomas Edison's wide-ranging
contributions to technology and consumer products, as well as to inspire and foster continued
innovation. The Edison Green Award™ is designed as a platform to recognize efforts by an
organization to reduce participating community's carbon footprint, create Green Collar jobs
through new innovation methods and improve community health and self-sufficiency.
SKIPSO DIGEST: JULY 25th 2011 – OCTOBER 7TH 2011 powering the Cleantech Revolution www.skipso.com

8. British Ecological Society
International Climate Protection Fellowships
• Grant Type: Research & Development
• Amount: 20 grants per year
• Geographic Focus: Global
• Deadline: 15th December 2011
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/icf.html
• The International Climate Protection Fellowships enable prospective leaders to conduct a
research-related project of their own choice during a one-year stay in Germany. Submit an
application if you are a prospective leader from a non-European threshold or developing
country (see list of countries) working in the field of climate protection and resource
conservation in academia, business or administration in your country.
SKIPSO DIGEST: JULY 25th 2011 – OCTOBER 7TH 2011 powering the Cleantech Revolution www.skipso.com

9. Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation - Pre-
Applications 2012
• Grant Type: Research & Development
• Amount: Grants awarded per project
• Geographic Focus: Global (except Americas)
• Deadline: 31st December 2011
http://www.fpa2.com/fondation.asp?page=deposez_vos_projets#
• The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation makes grants for global environmental stability in
themes of climate change, biodiversity, access to water, and the fight against desertification. Its
geographical priorities are the Mediterranean Basin, the Polar Regions, and the Least-Developed
Countries. Pre-applications for grants are accepted from 02 March 2011 to 30 April 2011, and
from 02 November 2011 through 31 December 2011.
SKIPSO DIGEST: JULY 25th 2011 – OCTOBER 7TH 2011 powering the Cleantech Revolution www.skipso.com

10. Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP
Anaerobic Digestion Loan Fund
• Grant Type: Loans
• Amount: £10 million fund
• Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
• Deadline: 31st October 2011
http://www.wrap.org.uk/farming_growing_and_landscaping/ad_loan_fund.html
• The Anaerobic Digestion Loan Fund (ADLF) is funded by the Waste and Resources Action
Programme (WRAP), a not-for-profit company created in 2000 as part of the Government's waste
strategies across the United Kingdom.
• The Fund is a £10 million programme designed to support the development of new AD capacity in
England. The fund aims to support 300,000 tonnes of annual capacity to divert food waste from
landfill by 2015.
SKIPSO DIGEST: JULY 25th 2011 – OCTOBER 7TH 2011 powering the Cleantech Revolution www.skipso.com

11. Whitley Fund for Nature
Whitley Fund for Nature -- Whitley Awards
2012
• Grant Type: Prize / Award
• Amount: £30,000
• Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
• Deadline: 31st October 2011
http://www.whitleyaward.org/index.php
• The Whitley Fund makes grants for grass-roots conservation projects in developing countries.
The grants are to nationals of eligible countries who lead pragmatic projects that combine
conservation and long-term sustainability.
SKIPSO DIGEST: JULY 25th 2011 – OCTOBER 7TH 2011 powering the Cleantech Revolution www.skipso.com

12. IBM
IBM Smarter Cities Challenge
• Grant Type: Prize/ Award
• Amount: $50 million over 3 years
• Geographic Focus: Global
• Deadline: 31st December 2011
smartercitieschallenge.org/about.html
• Launched in 2010, the Smarter Cities Challenge is a competitive grant program led by IBM
Corporate Citizenship. The focus of the initiative is to enable up to 100 cities around the world
to become more vibrant and livable places for their citizens. It is the largest single philanthropic
program at IBM.
SKIPSO DIGEST: JULY 25th 2011 – OCTOBER 7TH 2011 powering the Cleantech Revolution www.skipso.com

13. SURGE
SURGE 2012
• Grant Type: Other
• Amount: $30,000 Seed Funding and Support
• Geographic Focus: United States
• Deadline: 2nd January 2012
http://surgehouston.com/index.php
• Based in Houston, “The Energy Capital of the World,” SURGE assists companies seeking to
innovate and exploit the massive shifts in technology, policy, and expertise in the traditional
energy industry. SURGE will accelerate entrepreneurs innovating in three primary segments –
Smart Grid Applications, Energy Trading & Risk Management, and the Digital Oilfield – by
providing them with the seed capital, expert mentorship and industry ecosystem to rise to true
market validation.
SKIPSO DIGEST: JULY 25th 2011 – OCTOBER 7TH 2011 powering the Cleantech Revolution www.skipso.com

14. Forestry Commission in England
Woodfuel Woodland Improvement Grant (WIG)
• Grant Type: Production Incentive
• Amount: £10 million
• Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
• Deadline: 28th February 2014
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/forestry.nsf/byunique/infd-8fwc98
• This new grant supports the sustainable production of woodfuel and other timber products.
Work needs to meet the UK Forest Standard but the basis for support is economic rather than
environmental or social.
• We are open for applications, except in South West regions where applications will be accepted
from 1st October 2011.
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15. Upcoming Application Deadlines (1 of 4)
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16. Upcoming Application Deadlines (2 of 4)
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17. Upcoming Application Deadlines (3 of 4)
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18. Upcoming Application Deadlines (4 of 4)
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