Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives - Weekly Update (May 7th, 2010)

Skipso Weekly Digest
Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives

April 30th – May 7th 2010

enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com

Summary Skipso Cleantech Grants

• Number of Grants: 670

• Value of Grants: $39billion*

• Countries Covered: 40+

• New Grants this Week: 6

• Latest update: May 8th, 2010

*Includes funds allocated for production incentives, loans, tax credits and expired grants

SKIPSO WEEKLY DIGEST: APRIL 30th – MAY 8th enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com

This Week on Skipso

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

• Focus this week: China Solar Feed-in Tariffs, US DOE Solar
Decathlon 2013, UK Business Environmental Support
Services, UK Digital Testbed Program

• 10 grants and awards approaching application deadline

• The Skipso funding section this week has reached 670 Cleantech
grants, awards, incentives and over $39b in value, all are
accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html


China National Solar Subsidy Program (1 of 2)

China Golden Sun Program

• Grant Type: Production Incentive
• Amount: Varies 50% of total cost for on-grid systems
• Geographic Focus: Cina
• Deadline: 31st December 2011

http://www.pvgroup.org/events/ctr_031358

• China’s Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Energy
Administration of the National Development and Reform Commission, recently announced the
second national solar subsidy program, the “Golden Sun” program, which provides upfront
subsidies for qualified demonstrative PV projects from year 2009-2011.


China National Solar Subsidy Program (2 of 2)

China BIPV Program

• Grant Type: Installation Projects
• Amount: RMB20/W for BIPV system
• Geographic Focus: Cina

http://www.pvgroup.org/events/ctr_031358

• The BIPV subsidy program announced in March this year, provides upfront subsidy for
grid-connected rooftop and BIPV systems.

• This program, in addition to the Golden Sun Program, are the most concrete form of policy
support for PV offered by China national government so far.


US Solar Decathlon Competition

US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013

• Grant Type: Research & Development
• Amount: Recognition
• Geographic Focus: International
• Deadline: Summer 2011

http://www.solardecathlon.gov/

• The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges 20 collegiate teams to design,
build, and operate solar-powered houses that are affordable, energy-efficient, and attractive.

• The winner of the competition is the team that best blends cost-effectiveness, consumer
appeal, and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency.


UK Environmental Grants

Business Environmental Support Services

• Grant Type: Other
• Amount: £2,000
• Geographic Focus: Greater London

http://www.cen.org.uk/businesssense/free_support.asp

• The URBAN Project is provided by environmental consultancy Creative Environmental
Networks (CEN) with funding secured from the European Regional Development Fund.

• Through the scheme, Greater London-based SMEs are entitled to receive £2,000 worth of
free environmental consultancy to help them achieve tangible improvements in both their
competiveness and environmental performance.


UK Digital Grant Program

Digital Testbed: Network Services
Demnostrators

• Grant Type: Research & Development
• Amount: £2,000,000 fund
• Geographic Focus: UK
• Deadline: 24th June 2010

http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/digital-testbed-network-services-
demonstrators.ashx

• We have allocated up to £2m to invest in a small number of projects that will establish
network services demonstrators.

• We expect the demonstrators that emerge from this competition's projects to become national
'hotspots' for trials and innovation in business models, applications and services that centre on
advanced network infrastructure and service enablers.


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