Skipso Weekly Digest

Cleantech Grants, Awards, Incentives

February 26th – March 5th 2010

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 Summary Skipso Cleantech Grants

• Number of Grants: 617

• Value of Grants: $39billion*

• Countries Covered: 40+

• New Grants this Week: 5

• Latest update: March 5th, 2010

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

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This Week on Skipso

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

database

•  Focus this week: US State Incentives (Massachusetts, Maryland), new UK

Technology Strategy Board Competitions, new UK Carbon Challenge Fund

•  Live Skipso Open Innovation Challenges: University CleanTech Challenge –

Phase 2 (£5k Cash Award) The Green Lighting Challenge ($10k Cash Award)
and the Concepts for CO2 Offsetting Challenge ($5k Cash Award)

•  12 grants and awards approaching application deadline

•  The Skipso funding section this week has reached 617 Cleantech grants,
awards, incentives and over $39b in value, all are accessible for free on
http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html

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 US State Incentives (Massachusetts)

Massachusetts DOER – Solar

Renewable Energy Credits

•  Grant Type: Production Incentive

•  Amount: $600 per MWh
•  Geographic Focus: US, Massachusetts
•  Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeasubtopic&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Energy%2c+Utilities+%26+Clean
+Technologies&L2=Renewable+Energy&L3=Solar&L4=RPS+Solar+Carve-Out&sid=Eoeea

•  Massachusetts' renewables portfolio standard (RPS) requires each regulated electricity

supplier/provider serving retail customers in the state* to include in the electricity it sells 15%
qualifying renewables by December 31, 2020.

•  The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) regulates the RPS and
developed corresponding rules.

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 US State Incentives (Maryland)

Sunburst Solar Grant Program

•  Grant Type: Installation Projects

•  Amount: $1,000 per kW
•  Geographic Focus: US, Maryland
•  Deadline: 26th March 2010
http://energy.maryland.gov/sunburst.asp

•  The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is offering grants of $1,000 per kilowatt (kW) to
public entities that install photovoltaic systems on multiple buildings.

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 UK Energy Competitions (1 of 2)

Ultra-Efficient Lighting for Homes

•  Grant Type: Research & Development

•  Amount: £1.2 million
•  Geographic Focus: UK
•  Deadline: 19th April 2010
http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/sbri/ultra-efficient-lighting-for-
homes.ashx

•  The Technology Strategy Board and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(Defra) are launching a £1.2m SBRI initiative to fund development work on ultra-efficient
lighting (UEL) for the domestic environment.

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 UK Energy Competitions (2 of 2)

Energy Efficient Whitehall

•  Grant Type: Installation Projects

•  Amount: £2.75 million
•  Geographic Focus: UK
•  Deadline: 19th April 2010
http://www.innovateuk.org/competitions/energy-efficient-whitehall.ashx

•  We are launching an SBRI initiative to retrofit government buildings in London so they are
more energy efficient and have lower carbon dioxide emissions.

•  This competition is jointly funded by the Technology Strategy Board (£1m) and the
Department for Energy and Climate Change (£1.75m), with support and resourcing from
the Office of Government Commerce.

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 New UK Carbon Challenge Fund

North West Rural Carbon

Challenge Fund

•  Grant Type: Installation Projects

•  Amount: £4 million fund
•  Geographic Focus: UK, North West
•  Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.envirolinknorthwest.co.uk/Envirolink/Business.nsf/LookupUnid/
51A4D42A9515BF06802576C100377417?opendocument

•  The North West Rural Carbon Challenge Fund is provided by the Northwest Regional
Development Agency as part of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.

•  Through the fund, grants are available to deliver renewable energy projects throughout
rural parts of the region, in particular initiatives that focus on wind, water or woodfuel-
powered energy.

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 Skipso – Open Innovation Lab (1 of 3)
Refer a friend – Win $1,000!

The Green Lighting Challenge

•  Grant Type: Prize / Award

•  Amount: $10,000 / $1,000 referral fee
•  Geographic Focus: Italy / International
•  Deadline: 26th March 2010

http://www.skipso.com/innovation.html

•  GC is looking for innovative solutions and products to enhance the performance of its LED-based
product line and extend its functional application to a wider range of fittings.

•  Win $10,000 cash award for submitting solutions that will allow GC to meet the required
illumination coefficients and to expand its Green Lighting fittings to motorways, urban
areas, sports installations and other public areas.

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 Skipso – Open Innovation Lab (2 of 3)
Refer a friend – Win $500!

Concepts for CO2 Project Sourcing

•  Grant Type: Prize / Award

•  Amount: $5,000 / $500 referral fee
•  Geographic Focus: Developing Countries
•  Deadline: 10th March 2010
http://www.skipso.com/innovation.html

•  Myclimate, The Climate Protection Partnership, is looking for innovative approaches to secure and
expand the sourcing of carbon offsetting projects.

Win $5,000 for submitting the most compelling concept for myclimate to find and approach
Cleantech companies, technology providers and other organizations that apply and implement
CO2-reducing technologies and initiatives in developing countries, mainly in the field of
renewable energy and energy efficiency.

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 Skipso – Open Innovation Lab (3 of 3)

University CleanTech Challenge

•  Grant Type: Prize / Award

•  Amount: £5,000
•  Geographic Focus: Europe
•  Deadline: 1st April 2010 (Phase 2)
http://www.cleantechnologychallenge.com

•  The CleanTech Challenge is a student competition jointly hosted by London Business School
and University College London where students from top European business and engineering
schools compete in cross-functional teams. The challenge is to develop innovative clean technology
ideas from the concept phase to a stage in which they would attract Series A funding or otherwise
be self-sustainable.

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