Skipso Weekly Digest Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives September October 2 nd – October 9 th 2009 enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com

Summary Skipso Cleantech Grants enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com Other countries: Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, China, India, Brazil, Thailand, Switzerland, Holland, Singapore, UAE Number of Grants: Value of Grants: Countries Covered: New Grants this Week: Latest update: 467 $35billion * 25 10 October 9 th , 2009 SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 2 nd - OCTOBER 9 th 54% 24% 4% 4% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 174 107 86 38 14 31 4 10 *Includes funds allocated for production incentives, loans, tax credits

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This Week on Skipso enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com 10 new Cleantech Grants , Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database Focus this week was on Recovery Act Funding for New Graduates in Science , U.S. State Incentives (Pennsylvania), new Canada Renewable Energy Grants , UNEP’s sponsored Rural Energy Start-up Grants ( Africa, China, Brazil ) 14 grants and awards approaching application deadline The Skipso funding section this week has reached 467 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $34b in value , all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 2 nd - OCTOBER 9 th

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

Focus this week was on Recovery Act Funding for New Graduates in Science , U.S. State Incentives (Pennsylvania), new Canada Renewable Energy Grants , UNEP’s sponsored Rural Energy Start-up Grants ( Africa, China, Brazil )

14 grants and awards approaching application deadline

The Skipso funding section this week has reached 467 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $34b in value , all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com

Recovery Act Funding enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com Recovery Act Funding for New Graduate Fellowships in Science, Mathematics and Engineering The program supports outstanding students to pursue graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science and to encourage the development of the next generation scientific and technical talent in the U.S. Grant Type : Research & Development Amount : $50k per year ($12.5 million total fund) Geographic Focus : U.S. Deadline: 30 th November 2009 Go to website SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 2 nd - OCTOBER 9 th

Grant Type : Research & Development

Amount : $50k per year ($12.5 million total fund)

Geographic Focus : U.S.

Deadline: 30 th November 2009

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U.S. State Incentives (Pennsylvania 1 of 2 ) enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com Incentive Name Cleantech Focus Details Pennsylvania - Alternative Energy Production Tax Credit Tax Credits on Renewable Energy Projects Grant Type: Tax Relief, US Amount: 15% on investments Deadline: 31 st Dec 2016 Visit website Pennsylvania - DCED Alternative and Clean Energy Program Wind, Hydro, Bio-energy, Geothermal other Renewable Sources Grant Type: Loans, US Amount: $165m grant program Deadline: Ongoing Visit website SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 2 nd - OCTOBER 9 th

Grant Type: Tax Relief, US

Amount: 15% on investments

Deadline: 31 st Dec 2016

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Grant Type: Loans, US

Amount: $165m grant program

Deadline: Ongoing

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U.S. State Incentives (Pennsylvania 2 of 2 ) enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com Incentive Name Cleantech Focus Details Pennsylvania - DCED Wind and Geothermal Incentives Program Credit Wind and Geothermal energy technologies Grant Type: Loans, US Amount: $25m grant program Deadline: Ongoing Visit website Pennsylvania - DCED Solar Energy Incentives Program Solar Energy Technologies Grant Type: Loans, US Amount: $80m grant program Deadline: Ongoing Visit website SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 2 nd - OCTOBER 9 th

Grant Type: Loans, US

Amount: $25m grant program

Deadline: Ongoing

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Grant Type: Loans, US

Amount: $80m grant program

Deadline: Ongoing

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Canada Cleantech Grants enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com Incentive Name Cleantech Focus Details Canada SmartWay Certified Technology Fund Transport: Efficient Technologies for Heavy Vehicles Grant Type: Inst. Proj., Canada Amount: N/A Deadline: 30 th Oct 2009 Visit website ecoENERGY for Renewable Power Renewable Sources: Solar, Wind, Hydro, Marine, Bio-energy, Geothermal Grant Type: Incentive, Canada Amount: $1c per kWh / 10 years Deadline: 31 st Mar 2011 Visit website SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 2 nd - OCTOBER 9 th

Grant Type: Inst. Proj., Canada

Amount: N/A

Deadline: 30 th Oct 2009

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Grant Type: Incentive, Canada

Amount: $1c per kWh / 10 years

Deadline: 31 st Mar 2011

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Cleantech Grant of the Week (1 of 3) enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com AREED - African Rural Energy Enterprise Development AREED provides early-stage funding and enterprise development services to entrepreneurs , helping build successful businesses that supply clean energy technologies and services to rural and peri-urban African customers . Grant Type : Start-ups Amount : Varies Geographic Focus : Africa Deadline: Ongoing Go to website SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 2 nd - OCTOBER 9 th

Grant Type : Start-ups

Amount : Varies

Geographic Focus : Africa

Deadline: Ongoing

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Cleantech Grant of the Week (2 of 3) enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com CREED - China Rural Energy Enterprise Development In the biologically rich and diverse northwest Yunnan Province and neighbouring areas of Western China, the China Rural Energy Enterprise Development (CREED) initiative is helping to create a sustainable energy development path for rural people CREED builds on the “ REED approach ” developed by project partner E+Co to couple Enterprise Development Services (EDS) with closely targeted start-up financing for entrepreneurs Grant Type : Start-ups Amount : up to $150,000 Geographic Focus : China – Yunnan Province Deadline: Ongoing Go to website SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 2 nd - OCTOBER 9 th

In the biologically rich and diverse northwest Yunnan Province and neighbouring areas of Western China, the China Rural Energy Enterprise Development (CREED) initiative is helping to create a sustainable energy development path for rural people

CREED builds on the “ REED approach ” developed by project partner E+Co to couple Enterprise Development Services (EDS) with closely targeted start-up financing for entrepreneurs

Grant Type : Start-ups

Amount : up to $150,000

Geographic Focus : China – Yunnan Province

Deadline: Ongoing

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Cleantech Grant of the Week (3 of 3) enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com REED - Brazil Rural Energy Enterprise Development B-REED (Brazil Rural Energy Enterprise Development Programme) , a US$2 million initiative with funding primarily from the United Nations Foundation B-REED employs E+Co’s “enterprise centered” approach of providing enterprise development services (“EDS”), together with early stage capital , up to $250,000 , in the form of debt, equity, or a mezzanine structure. Grant Type : Start-ups Amount : up to $250,000 Geographic Focus : Brazil – northeast regions Deadline: Ongoing Go to website SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 2 nd - OCTOBER 9 th

B-REED (Brazil Rural Energy Enterprise Development Programme) , a US$2 million initiative with funding primarily from the United Nations Foundation

B-REED employs E+Co’s “enterprise centered” approach of providing enterprise development services (“EDS”), together with early stage capital , up to $250,000 , in the form of debt, equity, or a mezzanine structure.

Grant Type : Start-ups

Amount : up to $250,000

Geographic Focus : Brazil – northeast regions

Deadline: Ongoing

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Upcoming Application Deadlines (1 of 4) enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com See all grants SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: OCTOBER 2 nd - OCTOBER 9 th

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