This week on Skipso (www.skipso.com): 4 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database Focus this week: new UK Technology Strategy Board Grants, EU Environment Grants (Desertification), South Korea International Design Awards 10 grants and awards approaching application deadline The Skipso funding section this week has reached 691 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $39b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html

1. Skipso Weekly Digest
Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives
May 21st – May 28 th 2010
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2. Summary Skipso Cleantech Grants
• Total Number of Grants: 691
• Value of Grants: $39billion*
• Countries Covered: 40+
• New Grants this Week: 4
• Latest update: May 28th, 2010
*Includes funds allocated for production incentives, loans, tax credits and expired grants
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3. This Week on Skipso
• 4 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to
Skipso’s funding database
• Focus this week: new UK Technology Strategy Board Grants,
EU Environment Grants (Desertification), South Korea
International Design Awards
• 10 grants and awards approaching application deadline
• The Skipso funding section this week has reached 691 Cleantech
grants, awards, incentives and over $39b in value, all are
accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
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4. Technology Strategy Board Grants (1 of 2)
UK Building Performance Evaluation
• Grant Type: Research & Development
• Amount: £ 8,000,000 fund value
• Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
• Deadline: 10th June 2010
http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/building-performance-evaluation-.ashx
• The Technology Strategy Board has committed up to £8m to fund the costs of building
performance evaluation studies on domestic and non-domestic buildings.
• We will be funding individual companies and other organisations responsible for buildings
for the total cost of evaluating the performance of case study buildings they design, build, own
and/or operate. This will help builders and developers to deliver more efficient, better
performing buildings.
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5. Technology Strategy Board Grants (2 of 2)
Smart Meters into Systems for Smart Homes
• Grant Type: Research & Development
• Amount: £4.5m
• Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
• Deadline: 8th July 2010
http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/integrating-smart-meters-into-systems-for-smart-
ho.ashx
• The Technology Strategy Board, in partnership with the Department for Business,
Innovation and Skills, is to invest up to £4.5m in innovative collaborative research,
development and demonstration projects. The projects will integrate 'smart' meters with
communications to make a 'smart' system that will have an impact on the demand for, and
usage of, energy in the home.
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6. EU Environment Grants
Pilot Project to Halt Desertification in Europe
• Grant Type: Installation Projects
• Amount: £2.4m fund value
• Geographic Focus: Europe
• Deadline: 30th June 2010
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/quantity/building_blocks.htm#call_halt
• The European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment is seeking to support
between three and five integrated and multi-disciplinary pilot initiatives to demonstrate the
potential of water savings to address desertification across Europe. The pilots should
be aimed at addressing water scarcity and drought, defined as: 'long term hydrological
imbalance linked to precipitation levels that adversely affect the production systems'.
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7. South Korea International Design Awards
Incheon International Design Awards 2010 :
Green Heart
• Grant Type: Prize / Award
• Amount: $43,000
• Geographic Focus: South Korea / International
• Deadline: 25th August 2010
http://www.designboom.com/iida_2010.html
• iida 2010 calls out for fresh and new design proposals to be made by designers with green
hearts. Being aware of the environment is a joyful way to give sustainable change to daily city
living. Designers with a passion for preserving the environment are asked to suggest a
future where humans and nature can coexist. as such, we welcome the participation of
competent world designers in iida 2010, with the goal of generating new possibilities for
sustainability through design.
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8. Upcoming Application Deadlines (1 of 3)
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9. Upcoming Application Deadlines (2 of 3)
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10. Upcoming Application Deadlines (3 of 3)
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