Skipso Monthly Digest (Dec 2011) - Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives

Skipso Monthly Digest Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives

November – December 2011

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This Month on Skipso


• 11 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database

• Types of grants added: o 5 Prizes / Awards o 2 Research & Development Grants o 2 Installation Projects o 2 Start-up Grants

• 8 grants and awards approaching application deadline

• The Skipso funding section this week has reached 921 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives, all are accessible for free on: http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html

SKIPSO DIGEST: NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2011

WRAP – Technology Strategy Board

Scale Anaerobic Digestion Competition

• Small-scale Anaerobic Digestion (AD) systems have the potential to provide livestock farmers with the opportunity to combine more effective slurry management, methane abatement and decentralised energy generation in an appropriate investment that also provides a new source of income as well as driving towards UK environmental targets.

• Grant Type: Installation projects • Amount: Not Disclosed • Geographic Focus: UK • Deadline: 21st December 2011

http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/sbri/small-scale-anaerobic-digestion.ashx

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WRAP – Technology Strategy Board

Optimisation of Anaerobic Digestion Competition

• WRAP has a specific focus on the development and growth of a safe and sustainable AD industry in the UK and is working to deliver specific actions from Defra’s AD Strategy and Action Plan.

• Grant Type: Installation projects • Amount: Not Disclosed • Geographic Focus: UK • Deadline: 21st December 2011

http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/sbri/optimisation-of-anaerobic-digestion.ashx


Forestry Commission in England

2012 Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards

• For 2012, members of the renewable energy community may nominate their favorite projects, innovations and people for an award. The Renewable Energy World editors evaluate nominations, determine finalists and then vote to select winners.

• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: Recognition • Geographic Focus: International • Deadline: 31st December 2011

www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/awards/2012


Shell Award

Shell Game Changer

• A great invention is timely and unique but needs fostering to develop and succeed in the marketplace. GameChanger helps move ideas to reality by sponsoring entrepreneurs to develop their ideas into a product that can be introduced to the marketplace.

• We look for innovative ideas that address a demand or significant problem in the energy industry and have the potential to change the game. Ideas can range from new oil exploration techniques to improved production tools, or even new forms of energy.

• Grant Type: Start-ups • Amount: Seed Funding and Support • Geographic Focus: United Kingdom • Deadline: 31st January 2012

http://www.shell.com/home/content/innovation/innovative_thinking/game_changer/


Industry Technology Facilitator

Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) Call For Proposals for Energy Production

• Grant Type: Research & Development • Amount: Not Disclosed • Geographic Focus: Scotland • Deadline: 27th January 2012

http://www.oil-itf.com/index/calls-for-proposals


• The Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) provides funding for research, development and field trials (including feasibility studies) of innovative advanced drilling techniques applicable to the oil and gas industry.

• Proposals are invited from SMEs, universities, large organisations, consortia or alliances - on a national or international basis.


Department of Energy

DOE FLoW National University Clean Energy Business Challenge

• First Look West (FLoW) invites student teams with game-changing ideas throughout the Western U.S. to participate in the Department of Energy’s first ever, business plan competition for clean energy.

• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: $200,000 + Mentoring • Geographic Focus: Western USA • Deadline: 15th February 2012

http://flowdoe2012.istart.org/


GE · Investment Firm Partners

Ecomagination Challenge China

• Ecomagination Challenge in China will focus on gas-powered energy applications in its initial phase, which runs through next April.

• Winners will be entitled to cash awards, opportunities to work at GE's R&D facilities in China and possible equity investments in their ventures.

• GE and its investment firm partners will consider expanding the theme into other energy technology sectors afterwards.

• Grant Type: Start-ups • Amount: $50,000 • Geographic Focus: China • Deadline: 31st December 2011

http://www.ecochallenge.cn/


British Ecological Society

Early Career Project Grants

• The aim of this programme is to assist promising ecologists early in their careers who are intending to carry out innovative or important research of a pure or applied nature.

• Initiating or developing research programmes is becoming increasing difficult for ecologists during the early stages of their career, and this programme principally aims to provide an opportunity for ecologists recently appointed to academic posts to establish themselves.

• Grant Type: Research & Development • Amount: £20,000 • Geographic Focus: United Kingdom • Deadline: 31st January 2011

http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/grants/research/ecpg.php


London School of Economics · Berkeley Homes

Mayor's Low Carbon Prize

• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: £20,000 • Geographic Focus: United Kingdom • Deadline: 19th February 2012

http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/estatesDivision/sustainableLSE/policyObjectives/communityInvolvement/LUEG/Mayors%20Low%20Carbon%20Prize.aspx


• A panel of high profile judges will be looking for an original idea that contributes towards reducing direct CO2 emissions from London's built environment. The winning ideas will receive prize money of up to £20,000 to use to develop the project.


Department of Energy (DOE)

Better Buildings Case Competition

• The DOE is engaging university students to contribute innovative ideas and approaches to reduce these barriers.

• As part of its support for the Better Buildings Challenge, the DOE is holding a student case competition. Students in university energy clubs will tackle cases that focus on a number of the most common, most stubborn barriers to energy efficiency in both the private sector and in state and local settings.

• Grant Type: Priza / Award • Amount: Not Disclosed • Geographic Focus: USA • Deadline: 31st January 2012

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/betterbuildings/casecompetition.html


Intelligent Energy Europe

European Citizens Climate Cup

• ECCC addresses European private householders, families and singles, and is based on the energy consumption of their houses.

• Participants have one year to implement in their own houses strategies and measures to reduce their overall energy consumption – the greater the reduction the bigger their chance of winning the competition!

• Grant Type: Prize / Award • Amount: €20,000 Platinum Award • Geographic Focus: Europe • Deadline: 30th April 2012

http://theclimatecup.eu/


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