Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives - Weekly Digest (August 6th)

Skipso Weekly Digest Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives August 1 st - August 6 th , 2009 enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com

Summary Skipso Cleantech Grants enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com 55% 24% 4% 4% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% Other countries: Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, China, India, Brazil, Thailand, Switzerland, Holland, Singapore, UAE

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385 $29billion 22 18 August 6 th , 2009 SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: AUGUST 1ST – AUGUST 6TH 158 100 57 31 20 9 9 1

This Week on Skipso enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com

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

Focus this week was on U.S. DOE’s Loan Guarantee Programs , specific U.S. State incentives as well as new International Prizes and Awards

The Skipso funding section this week has reached 385 Cleantech grants and over $29b in value , all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com

SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: AUGUST 1ST – AUGUST 6TH

U.S. DOE - Loan Guarantee Programs enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com Loan Guarantee for Innovative Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Advanced Transmission and Distribution Technologies Encourage early commercial use in the U.S. of New or Significantly Improved Technologies in energy projects that avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. Application Deadlines: First Part I Application Due Date: September 14, 2009 First Part II Application Due Date: November 13, 2009 Last Part I Application Due Date: August 24, 2010 Last Part II Application Due Date: December 31, 2010 Grant Type : Loan Guarantee Amount : $2.5 billion Region: U.S. http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/2009-ren-energy-sol.pdf Loan Guarantee for Electric Power Transmission Infrastructure Investment Projects Loan guarantees from the U.S. Department of Energy in support of debt financing for Transmission Infrastructure Investment Projects located in the U.S. Application Deadlines: Issue Date: July 29 2009 Part I Submission Due Date: September 14, 2009 First Part II Submission Due Date: October 26, 2009 Grant Type : Loan Guarantee Amount : $750 million Region: U.S. http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/2009-CPLX-TRANS-sol.pdf SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: AUGUST 1ST – AUGUST 6TH

U.S. State Incentives - Wyoming enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com Incentive Name Cleantech Focus Details Wyoming - Renewable Energy Sales Tax Exemption Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency

Grant Type: Tax Relief

Amount: 100% Exemption

Deadline: 30 th June 2012

http://revenue.state.wy.us

Wyoming - Small Business Energy Audit Program Energy Efficiency – Energy Audits of Uses and Losses

Amount: $4,000

Deadline: Ongoing

http://www.wyomingbusiness.org

Wyoming - Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs Utility Rebate Program – Energy Efficient Heat Pumps and Water Heaters

Grant Type: Production Incentive

Amount: Varies

Deadline: Ongoing

http://www.blackhillspower.com/cimktg.htm

U.S. State Incentives - Colorado enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com Incentive Name Cleantech Focus Details Colorado - New Energy Economic Development Grant Program - ARRA Funds Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency

Grant Type: Installation Projects

Amount: $2 million

Deadline: 28 th August 2009

http://www.colorado.gov/energy/

Project C - The Colorado Carbon Fund Carbon Offsets

Grant Type: Installation Projects

Amount: Purchase emissions reductions

Deadline: Ongoing

http://www.coloradocarbonfund.org/index.php/projects/developers/

Colorado - Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Renewable Energy Equipment Renewable Energy – applies to systems which produce electricity from a renewable resources

Grant Type: Sales Tax Exemption

Amount: 100%

Deadline: 1 st July 2017

http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=CO160F&re=1&ee=1

U.S. State Incentives – New Mexico enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com Incentive Name Cleantech Focus Details New Mexico – Advanced Tax Credit Solar PV, Solar Thermal electric, Geothermal Electric

Amount: 6% Credit / $60m max

Deadline: Ongoing

http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ecmd

New Mexico - Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Geothermal, Solar, Wind, Landfill Gas, Waste

Amount: $0.01/kWh for wind and biomass $0.027/kWh (average)

Deadline: 1 st January 2013

http://www.cleanenergynm.org

New Mexico - Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Bond Program Energy Efficiency

Grant Type: Sales Tax Exemption

Amount: Varies / $20 Million in bonds outstanding

Deadline: Ongoing

http://www.nmfa.net/loan/?t=State%20Building%20Automation%20Project%20Financing

International Prizes and Awards enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com Prize Name Cleantech Focus Details The Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize Urban planning projects, urban policies and programmes, urban management, as well as applied technology in urban solutions.

Grant Type: Prize / Award

Amount: $210,000

Deadline: 30 th November 2009

http://www.leekuanyewworldcityprize.com.sg/home.html

Volvo Environment Prize Outstanding innovations or scientific discoveries in environmental and sustainability fields

Amount: $190,000

Deadline: 15 th November 2009

http://www.environment-prize.com/

Champions of the Earth Renewable Energy – applies to systems which produce electricity from a renewable resources

Amount: Non-monetary

Deadline: 1 st December 2009

http://www.unep.org/champions/

UNEP Sasakawa Environment Prize Green Solutions to Combat Climate Change

Amount: $200,000

Deadline: 30 th September 2009

http://www.unep.org/sasakawa/about.asp

Cleantech Grant of the Week enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: AUGUST 1ST – AUGUST 6TH Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Grant Programme

Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Grant Programme is provided by the UK Department for Transport and is being delivered on their behalf by the Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies (Cenex)

Funding is available for public and private sector organisations to develop the infrastructure required to increase the use of alternative fuels, such as hydrogen, electricity, and biogas. Projects can include developing charging points for electric vehicles, and refuelling stations for hydrogen, natural gas/biomethane

The fund is open to applications from public and private sector organisations of all sizes.

Grant Type : Installation Projects

Amount : 50% of project costs

Country: United Kingdom

Duration: Ongoing

http://www.cenex.co.uk/igp_index.asp

Upcoming Application Deadlines (1 of 2) enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com Grant Name Focus Details Technology Strategy Board - Low Carbon Vehicles Transportation – Vehicles

Grant Type: Prize / Award, UK

Amount: $10 million

Deadline: 6 th August2009

http://www.innovateuk.org/deliveringinnovation/forthcomingcompetitions.ashx

Recovery Act - Geothermal Technologies Program: Ground Source Heat Pumps Ground Source Heat Pumps

Grant Type: R&D, U.S.

Amount: $5 million

http://www07.grants.gov/search/synopsis.do;jsessionid=T1VfK6QZq2GvrMKys1YP52TJg2Q3n0KPPsfVL331nRWYmznL7qbs!1656926990

Recovery Act: Carbon Capture and Sequestration from Industrial Sources and Innovative Concepts for Beneficial CO2 Use Carbon Capture and Sequestration

Grant Type: Installation Proj., U.S

Amount: $3 million

http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/sequestration/publications/arra/DE-FOA-0000015.pdf

Upcoming Application Deadlines (2 of 2) enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com Grant Name Focus Details Recovery Act: Advanced Energy Efficient Building Technologies Sustainable Materials

Grant Type: Installation Proj., U.S.

Amount: $75 million

Deadline: 8 th August2009

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=MGMKKKvhm0F1MNZpRtx2C1QFyTQjPpNJp0FQ2KvQCzQzQmlGPTQT!1277565875?oppId=48220&mode=VIEW

Recovery Act: Large Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility Wind - design and construction of a large dynamometer facility for testing 5 to 15 MW rated drivetrains

Grant Type: R&D, U.S

Amount: $45 million

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=48091

Recovery Act: Solid State Lighting Core – Round VI Renewable materials – solid state lighting

Grant Type: R&D, U.S

Amount: $8 million

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=TzbGKJfVRySQvJbrQY6nfkp056R27p1Lh67hTwtyt52hg6Plm39n!-1757398871?oppId=48218&mode=VIEW

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