Skipso Weekly Digest

Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives

October 30th – November 6th 2009

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 Summary Skipso Cleantech Grants
• Number of Grants: 497
54%
24%
• Value of Grants: $35billion* 4%
4%
• Countries Covered: 40+ 3%
2%
• New Grants this Week: 9 1%
1%
• Latest update: November 6th , 2009 1%
1%

*Includes funds allocated for production incentives, loans, tax credits Other countries: Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, China, India, Brazil,
Thailand, Switzerland, Holland, Singapore, UAE , Nigeria

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 This Week on Skipso

• 9 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added

to Skipso’s funding database

• Focus this week: new UK Technology Strategy Board

R&D grant, US Start-up / Business Plan competitions;
U.S. State Incentives (New Jersey, Texas, California); UK
Conservation and Sustainability Grants

• 16 grants and awards approaching application deadline

• The Skipso funding section this week has reached 497

Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $34b in
value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com

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 Cleantech Grant of the Week
£10m Informed Logistics
Competition

• Grant Type: Research & Development

• Amount: £10,000,000
• Geographic Focus: U.K.
• Deadline: 10th December 2009
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• A competition, worth up to £10m, to fund collaborative projects that aim to

develop innovative systems and services so that goods can move around the country
more effectively.

• This competition on ‘Informed Logistics' is looking for project consortia to develop

innovative systems and services able to affect the entire supply chain, across the
whole transport network.

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 UNDP – Nigeria Renewable Energy

UNDP-Nigeria Renewable
Energy Source Consultancy
Assignment

• Grant Type: Research & Development

• Amount: Not disclosed
• Geographic Focus: Nigeria
• Deadline: 19th November 2009
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• Qualified Nigerian and International consulting firms, either as an individual

firm or as a consortium are invited to submit proposals for the provision of
consulting services to define technical and financial options for expanding
access to modern energy services from renewable energy sources

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 Start-up Showcase

MIT Start-up Showcase

• Award Type: Start-ups

• Amount: Recognition
• Geographic Focus: U.s.
• Deadline: 8th November 2009
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• Thirty early-stage businesses from sectors including information technology,

healthcare and clean technology will be selected to exhibit their business vision
and technology prowess at the 12th MIT Venture Capital Conference.

• Attendees include VCs, Angels, corporate executives, and the general public.

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 U.S. State Incentives (1 of 2)
Incentive Name
Texas - Department of
Rural Affairs: Renewable
Energy Demonstration
Pilot Program
Texas - Department of
Rural Affairs: Wind
Energy for Desalination
Program
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Cleantech Focus
Solar, Wind, Hydro, Marine,
Bioenergy, Geothermal,
Anaerobic Digestion,
Landfill Gas
Renewable Energy: Wind
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Details
• Grant Type: Inst. Proj., US
• Amount: $500K budget
• Deadline: 29th Jan 2010
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• Grant Type: Inst. Proj., US
• Amount: $1,500,000
• Deadline: 29th Jan 2010
• Visit website
 U.S. State Incentives (2 of 2)
Incentive Name Cleantech Focus Details
New Jersey - Grid- Wind, Anaerobic Digestion, • Grant Type: Prod. Inc., US
Connected Renewables Landfill Gas, Energy • Amount: $6,000,000
Program Storage, Bioenergy • Deadline: Ongoing
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California - Silicon Valley Energy Efficiency • Grant Type: Prod. Inc., US

Power: Data Centre • Amount: Not disclosed
Optimization Program • Deadline: Ongoing
• Visit website

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 Walmart Business Plan Competition
2010 Walmart Better Living
Business Plan Challenge

• Grant Type: Prize / Award

• Amount: $20,000
• Geographic Focus: U.S.
• Deadline: 1st January 2010
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• Walmart is committed to fostering innovation at all levels - in their stores and

supply chain, in communities, and throughout the retail industry.

• The competition challenges students to invent sustainable products or develop

sustainable business solutions and present them to a panel of Walmart
executives, suppliers, and environmental organizations.

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