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فتح في المتصفح →Heat Pump Investment Accelerator Competition: round 2
This competition provides grant funding for investments in the manufacture of heat pumps and strategically important heat pump components in the UK.
ADNOC Deploys Industry-First Heavy-Duty Robot to Strengthen Safety, Reliability and Performance
ADNOC has deployed Taurob's heavy-duty inspector robot at Taweelah Gas Compression Plant for autonomous inspections in hazardous environments using 3D LiDAR and thermal imaging to detect gas leaks and hotspots. ADNOC is co-developing the ARGOS heavy-duty operator robot, capable of lifting equipment and operating remotely in temperatures from –20°C to 60°C, expected operational by end-2026, to enhance safety, reduce emissions, and improve reliability in high-risk industrial operations.
Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program
The Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program (CMRDD) is a Natural Resources Canada initiative designed to advance commercial readiness of mineral processing technologies, supporting zero-emission vehicle value chains and critical mineral development…
IMO adopts first global Code for autonomous ships
The IMO adopted the MASS Code, a non-mandatory international framework effective 1 July 2026 governing autonomous and remotely operated cargo ships. The goal-based Code establishes safety, security, and environmental standards aligned with SOLAS, emphasizing cybersecurity, risk assessment, Remote Operations Centres, and human oversight. A mandatory version is targeted for adoption by 1 July 2030.
UK net zero transition: investment opportunities
This investor prospectus outlines where and how investors can support the UK’s net zero transition.
Global Clean Power Alliance: finance mission country action plans
Country action plans launched with the Global Clean Power Alliance (GCPA) finance mission.
Denmark and Germany Launch Europe’s First Hydrogen Superhighway
Denmark and Germany are launching Europe's first hydrogen superhighway to support decarbonization of steel, chemicals, shipping, and aviation. The initiative addresses hydrogen's credibility challenge by moving beyond inflated expectations to implement practical infrastructure, though the project faces ongoing cost and financing hurdles.
Canadian Solar launches TOPCon high-power-density module with 24.8% efficiency
Canadian Solar has launched a new TOPCon high-power-density photovoltaic module achieving 24.8% efficiency with up to 670 W output power and 90% bifaciality factor, reducing levelized cost of electricity by 1.4% for utility-scale and commercial solar projects.
Experimental Permits
14 CFR Part 437 establishes requirements for obtaining and maintaining experimental permits to launch or reenter reusable suborbital vehicles. Permits authorize research and development, compliance demonstrations, or crew training activities and remain valid for one year with renewal options. The FAA may modify permit terms to ensure safety compliance, and permits include pre- and post-flight ground operations at U.S. launch sites.
Inventions and Contributions
This regulation establishes NASA's procedure for awarding monetary recognition to individuals and entities for scientific and technical contributions with significant value to aeronautical and space activities. Eligible contributions include innovations, inventions, and software meeting commercial quality standards. Awards are determined by the Inventions and Contributions Board based on contribution value, development costs, prior compensation, and other material factors.
National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program
14 CFR Part 1259 establishes policies and procedures for the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program authorized by the NASA Authorization Act of 1988. It defines the program's scope, designates Space Grant colleges and regional consortiums, establishes a graduate fellowship program in space-related fields, and creates a Space Grant Review Panel to advise NASA's Administrator on program execution.
Statement of Organization and General Information
This regulation establishes NASA's organizational structure and authority under the National Aeronautics and Space Act. It defines NASA's purpose to conduct aeronautical and space research, develop and operate space vehicles and systems, and explore space using manned and unmanned vehicles. The regulation outlines NASA's governance structure including the Administrator and Deputy Administrator, headquarters in Washington DC, nine field centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and establishes permanent boards including the Contract Adjustment Board and Inventions and Contributions Board.
Improving perovskite solar cell efficiency with random textured interfaces
A simulation study demonstrates that quasi-sinusoidal interface texturing in MAPbI₃ perovskite solar cells outperforms pyramidal and bumpy surface morphologies by optimizing the balance between light absorption and charge transport efficiency.
Solar PV potential at one of the world’s northernmost settlements
Researchers evaluated solar photovoltaic potential in Norway's northernmost settlement to support fossil fuel transition, analyzing Arctic challenges including snow, ice, permafrost, and seasonal irradiance variations. The study identified strong summer PV generation capacity and substantial rooftop availability, demonstrating effective integration with wind power and energy storage systems for renewable energy transition.
KIT, DLR publish dataset from German solar power tower
German research institutions KIT and DLR have published an open-access dataset from the Jülich Solar Tower in western Germany to advance solar power tower technology adoption and enable future integration of data from additional facilities.
Circuitor unveils reactive energy controller for PV self-consumption
Circuitor launches the Computer PV-12, a reactive energy controller designed for photovoltaic self-consumption systems. The device manages up to three current sources on a single phase, simplifying installation and improving power factor accuracy through internal measurement summation, eliminating the need for external current transformer summation units.
Danone, Mars Back New €150 Million Nature-Based Solutions Fund
Impact investment platform Livelihoods launches its fourth fund, Livelihoods Carbon Fund 4, a €150 million nature-based solutions fund backed by major companies including Danone and Mars, focused on carbon market investments and environmental impact.
Whatever Happened to the Small Modular Reactor Revolution?
The article examines small modular reactor (SMR) development progress in the early 2020s. Despite initial enthusiasm for SMRs supporting a nuclear renaissance, supply chain disruptions and technical difficulties have slowed deployment. However, companies continue investing in SMR technology as a potential driver for innovation and expansion in the nuclear power sector.
China Is Taking Its AI Boom Under the Sea
China launched the world's first wind-powered underwater data centre off Shanghai's coast in May with $238 million investment. The 24 MW facility represents an innovative approach to meeting massive computing power demands for artificial intelligence and complex operations, establishing an alternative model to land-based data centres.
Why Lunar Helium-3 Mining Still Can't Compete With Earth
Analysis comparing Helium-3 sourcing options between Earth and Moon, examining cost-effectiveness and scalability of terrestrial helium wells, tritium decay sources, and lunar regolith extraction for potential energy applications.
The energy transition needs a new leadership playbook
Women in Solar+ Europe discusses leadership challenges in the energy transition, highlighting how traditional leadership models struggle with complexity, interconnected systems, and rapid technological change including AI. The Solar+ Leaders workshop explores new leadership approaches needed for modern renewable energy sectors.
AI Energy Council meetings minutes
Minutes of the meetings for the AI Energy Council.
Huawei’s FusionSolar9.0 solution aims to redefine optimal LCOE for utility-scale solar projects
Huawei launches FusionSolar9.0, a utility-scale solar solution designed to improve energy yield and reduce levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) across the full lifecycle of large-scale solar power plants.
JinkoSolar achieves 34.82% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell
JinkoSolar has achieved a 34.82% efficiency rating for a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell, with results validated by China's Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology. This represents a significant advancement in solar cell technology efficiency.
Sabic unveils laser-weldable resins for solar microinverters
Sabic has developed laser-weldable resins manufactured in New York for use in solar microinverter housing enclosures. These materials enable laser welding technology to accelerate component assembly and reduce manufacturing costs in solar photovoltaic systems.
Oxford PV achieves 25.6% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem module based on shingled design
Oxford PV achieved 25.6% efficiency in a perovskite-silicon tandem solar module using Fraunhofer ISE's Matrix Shingle architecture. The shingled design eliminates busbars, reducing resistive and shading losses while improving energy yield and module durability, representing the first successful integration of both perovskite and silicon technologies at module level.
GameChange Energy integrates platforms to simplify utility-scale solar
GameChange Energy integrates multiple utility-scale solar platforms—trackers, electrical balance of system (eBOS), transformers, and operations & maintenance services—into a unified offering to reduce procurement complexity and construction risk for developers and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms.
IPVF, TU Delft achieve 31% efficiency for 4 cm2 perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell
Researchers from IPVF and TU Delft have achieved 31% efficiency in a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell measuring 4 cm², using nanotextured silicon heterojunction bottom cells and ambient-air slot-die coated perovskite layers. This advancement represents progress in next-generation photovoltaic technology.
Vertoro Raises $20 Million to Scale Plant-Based Clean Fuel Technology
Climate technology startup Vertoro secured €17 million (USD$19.7 million) in funding to scale its plant-based clean fuel technology, advancing renewable fuel production and energy transition solutions.
Kazakhstan Bets $10 Billion on AI With Nvidia-Backed Data Center Valley
Kazakhstan signed a $10 billion agreement with Nvidia and an Armenian-American cloud company to establish a 'Data Center Valley' in Pavlodar region, supporting the country's 'Digital Qazaqstan' strategy to transition into a cognitive economy through 2029.
Artificial Intelligence Is Driving a Geothermal Energy Boom
Artificial intelligence's surging electricity demand is accelerating investment in next-generation baseload energy sources, particularly enhanced geothermal and nuclear fusion. Both private and public sectors are directing billions toward clean energy alternatives capable of providing 24/7 power supply, with geothermal emerging as a major promising solution.
Frontier Raises Over $900 Million for Carbon Removal Investments from Google, Anthropic and Others
Frontier, a carbon removal advanced market commitment coalition, has doubled its funding to over $900 million through commitments from Google, Anthropic, and other investors to support carbon removal technology investments and deployment.
Rept Battero unveils 320 Ah sodium-ion cell for long-duration storage
Rept Battero has unveiled a 320 Ah sodium-ion battery cell designed for long-duration energy storage applications, with a projected lifespan exceeding 20,000 cycles. Commercial production is scheduled to commence in 2027.
Solar sector corporate funding increases 131% year-over-year
Corporate funding into the solar sector reached $11.1 billion through Q1 2026, representing a 131% year-over-year increase. This includes venture capital, public market financing, and debt financing across the solar industry.
Korean scientists build shingled solar module for thermoelectric generators
Korean researchers developed a shingled solar module integrated with thermoelectric generators to harvest waste heat. The series-connected architecture operates at high voltage and low current, reducing resistance losses and enabling scalable, efficient PV-TEG systems with improved reliability.
Heat Pump Ready Programme Round 2: innovation funding competition
Apply to the Heat Pump Ready Programme Round 2 innovation funding competition.
China Reclaims Solar Crown With Record-Breaking Perovskite Panel
China has achieved a new world record for perovskite-silicon hybrid solar panel efficiency, surpassing South Korea's previous 28.6% record. The advancement combines a perovskite light-absorbing layer with a silicon base to capture a broader solar spectrum, potentially enabling smaller solar projects and reduced costs compared to conventional commercial panels operating at 21-23% efficiency.
AI Power Hunger Sparks Push for Energy Efficiency
The rapid expansion of AI and data centers is straining global energy systems, driving up power demand, energy costs, and environmental impacts. However, AI technology may help address critical energy efficiency challenges faced by the sector, including rising demand, fossil fuel supply uncertainty, and renewable energy supply-chain pressures.
U.S. EV Adoption Slows While Global Demand Accelerates
BloombergNEF projects U.S. electric vehicle sales will comprise only 17% of passenger vehicle sales by 2030, down from a 27% projection the prior year, due to the Trump Administration's elimination of EV purchase incentives. This represents a significant downward revision from 2024's expectation of 48% EV market share.
Inside PV manufacturing: Solarge’s module factory in Netherlands
Solarge, a Dutch manufacturer, operates an automated solar module production facility in Weert, Netherlands, specializing in ultra-lightweight, fully recyclable solar panels.
UtmoLight launches new perovskite solar module series
UtmoLight launched two new perovskite solar module series at SNEC 2026: the Chuangshi S2 (500W) designed for harsh weather with high mechanical load certification, and the S1 ultra-lightweight module for distributed PV, building-integrated PV, and low-load rooftop applications, addressing durability and weight challenges limiting perovskite PV commercial adoption.
Vikram Solar to commission 9 GW PV cell manufacturing capacity by December
Vikram Solar is expanding photovoltaic cell and module manufacturing capacity, commissioning 9 GW of new PV cell production by December and increasing module capacity from 9.5 GW to 15.5 GW by Q1 FY2027, supporting renewable energy transition objectives.
Satellite breakthrough enables accurate panel-scale temperature mapping for solar farms
A Chinese research team developed a satellite-based model using MODIS thermal infrared data to accurately measure solar panel surface temperatures at utility-scale photovoltaic plants. The scene-aware retrieval method accounts for mixed-pixel effects, array geometry, and panel-specific emissivity to enable precise panel-scale temperature monitoring from space, potentially improving solar farm performance assessment.
New Forests Launches A$1 Billion Global Natural Capital Fund
New Forests launches a A$1 billion Global Natural Capital Fund focused on nature-based real assets investment, supporting landscape-scale environmental initiatives aligned with energy transition and renewable resource management goals.
Government backing helps UK’s Rolls-Royce SMR win multibillion-pound Sweden nuclear export contract
Rolls-Royce SMR has secured a multibillion-pound contract with Swedish developer Videberg Kraft to construct small modular reactors (SMRs) in Sweden, representing a significant UK nuclear export success and advancement in British nuclear technology deployment.
Undergrounding transmission cables: study of costs of innovative methods
UK study examining innovative methods for undergrounding transmission cables, evaluating costs for two approaches across 20km and 50km distances to support electricity grid modernization.
Rapid evidence assessment: international electricity networks research best practice
This rapid evidence assessment examines international best practice approaches to electricity transmission infrastructure delivery, focusing on research outcomes and lessons learned from global electricity networks development.
Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels
This regulation establishes the Department of Energy's reverse auction process for awarding production incentive payments to eligible producers of cellulosic biofuels under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Eligible facilities must be located in the US, meet federal and state permitting requirements, employ demonstrated refining technology, and produce at least 10 million gallons annually. Applicants must submit pre-auction eligibility documentation including implementation plans, financial statements, and financing sources to compete in the bidding process.
Loan Guarantees for Clean Energy Projects
10 CFR Part 609 establishes DOE policies and procedures for receiving, evaluating, and approving loan guarantee applications under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The regulation defines key terms and conditions for supporting Eligible Projects through loan guarantees, including definitions of applicants, borrowers, eligible lenders, and administrative costs incurred during application evaluation, negotiation, and ongoing monitoring of loan guarantee agreements.
Appropriate Technology Small Grants Program
10 CFR Part 470 establishes the Appropriate Technology Small Grants Program under the Energy Research and Development Administration Appropriation Authorization Act of 1977. The regulation defines program terms and eligible entities, including small businesses, local governments, state agencies, tribal organizations, and nonprofit institutions. The program provides financial support through grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to advance appropriate technology development.
The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program
10 CFR Part 605 establishes policies and procedures for the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, governing grants and cooperative agreements for basic and applied research, educational and training activities, and conferences. The program supports multiple scientific areas including basic energy sciences, fusion energy, high energy physics, and university science education, and is available to universities, non-profit organizations, and eligible individuals.
Automotive Propulsion Research and Development
Part 473 establishes procedures for reviewing and certifying grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and projects funded under the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1978 for automotive propulsion research and development. The regulations define applicants, projects, and solicitation requirements for advancing technology in automobile propulsion systems, excluding subcontractors and pre-existing agreements.
Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturer Assistance Program
The Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturer Assistance Program (10 CFR Part 611) establishes DOE loan assistance for manufacturing facilities producing advanced technology vehicles and qualifying components. Eligible projects include reequipping or establishing U.S. manufacturing facilities, engineering integration work, and critical minerals processing for vehicle supply chains. The program, authorized under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and expanded by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, provides federal loans through the Federal Financing Bank to support domestic production of fuel-efficient and advanced technology vehicles.
Red Diesel Replacement competition: successful projects
UK grant programme supporting development and demonstration of low-carbon technological alternatives to red diesel for use in construction, mining and quarrying operations.
CCUS Innovation 2.0 competition: UK BECCS-MCFC - Next generation CCUS technology for net zero 2050
UK CCUS Innovation 2.0 competition project led by University of Sheffield developing next-generation carbon capture, usage and storage technology combining biomass energy with MCFC (molten carbonate fuel cell) systems to support net zero 2050 targets.
List of Standards Relevant to the Implementation of the Technical Regulation for Autonomous Vehicles
SASO published a companion standards list for autonomous vehicle manufacturers seeking market access in Saudi Arabia. The list identifies applicable international and national standards that products must conform to under SASO's Autonomous Vehicles Technical Regulation.
Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 8: Clean Industry Bonus framework and guidance
The Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 8 introduces a Clean Industry Bonus framework enabling fixed and floating offshore wind applicants to receive additional CfD revenue support in exchange for investments in sustainable supply chains, promoting clean energy transition and industrial development.
Research reveals strong satisfaction among heat pump trainees
UK research shows 94% of heat pump installers are very satisfied or satisfied with training received through the government's Heat Training Grant, demonstrating strong confidence in the programme supporting workforce development for renewable heating technology installation.
Heat Training Grant 2025 Mid-scheme Review: heat pump installers
Mid-scheme review findings from a survey of trainees who completed heat pump installation training under the UK's Heat Training Grant 2025 programme, examining outcomes and effectiveness of the scheme in developing workforce capacity for renewable heating technology deployment.
Fossil-Free Energy sources research
In 2025 budget, the Swedish government has allocated SEK 1.65 billion for research in fossil-free energy, with a particular emphasis on nuclear power, battery technology and hydrogen technology. The nuclear power has been awarded with SEK 400 billion in credit guarantees. In…
Investment Tax Credit for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)
The Canadian government announced an investment tax credit for Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) projects in 2021, with details released in 2022. The incentive applies to CCUS projects that permanently stored captured CO2 via dedicated geological storage, or storage…
Battery Industry Innovation Strategy: Public-Private Battery Alliance
The Korean government has convened private partners for battery technology R&D and commercialization efforts through a series of roundtable meetings of a Public-Private Battery Alliance. The initiative identifies five immediate policy objectives as the…
Infrastructure and Jobs act: Clean hydrogen initiatives
As part of the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) established clean hydrogen initiatives to accelerate domestic production, deployment, and use of clean hydrogen. The allocation of USD 9.5 billion will fund Regional Clean Hydrogen…
National Recovery and Resilience Plan / M2C2: Renewable energy, hydrogen, grid and sustainable mobility
Among the objectives of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience plan, one aims to develop low-carbon technologies and to settle more sustainable and resilient electricity and transport sectors. This component includes five objectives: 1. Increase energy from…
Government support for power-sector semiconductors
As part of the 2024 additional export promotion measures, the Korean government earmarked specific financial support for research and development projects aiming at developing electricity sector applications-notably in distribution- of compound
Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund
In 2023, Germany's Federal Cabinet approved the set up of the Special Climate and Transformation Fund "Klima- und Transformationsfonds (KTF)" for 2024 - 2027 to support the development and establishment of future technologies and thus Germany's transformation towards a…
Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe is the EU's key funding program for research and innovation, providing for research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies pertaining to climate change and sustainable development. It also provides support for innovations with…
MARINERG-i_PP project
The MARINERG-i european project is developing a plan for an integrated European Research Infrastructure, an independent legal entity, designed to facilitate the future growth and development of the Offshore Renewable Energy sector (for
Higher Education Innovation Fund
In 2024, South Africa unveiled a Higher Education Innovation Fund in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme to make entrepreneurship services available in the higher education sector in South Africa, with an emphasis on job creation and spin-off
H2 Global CfD auction for Hydrogen
H2Global is a CfD auction for hydrogen projects established in 2022, and it is notable for using a double auction whereby bidders for contracts to buy hydrogen supplies and bidders for contracts to supply hydrogen (or ammonia, methanol or synthetic kerosene) offtake may be…
Electricity regulator four tiered approach, guidance for application of AI
In 2024, the United Kingdom's gas and electricity regulator updated its framework to a four-tiered approach and launched a project to develop guidance for applications of
Exemption for complex trials
In 2024, Moldova enacted a law to grant 7-year exemptions for complex trials, extendable by 5
High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking
The European Union HighPerformance Computing Joint Undertaking has a budget of around USD 8 billion (2021-2027) and provides access to pre-exascale and petascale supercomputers. Its recent calls have been for large-scale capacity applications. By 2026, 13 new “AI factories” will…
Green Developer Financing Programme (Framework Loan)
The Framework Operation provides structurally subordinated Framework Loans to EU-based small and medium-sized private sponsors and players (SMEs) from the energy sector. Each Sub-Project is in the form of a Framework Loans to an EU-based Developer operating in sectors…
Loan for an artificial offshore island project
The EIB agreed a loan worth around USD 700 million for a project aiming to build the world's first artificial offshore island for wind
Integratration of the sustainability, resilience and European preference criteria in strategic sectors of the public procurement framework, Clean Industrial Deal
In 2025, the European Commission announced that it will review its public procurement framework in 2026 to integrate sustainability, resilience and European preference criteria in strategic
100 000 induction cookstove - India's Energy Efficiency Services Limited
In 2024, India’s Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a state-owned company, closed a tender for buying 100 000 induction cookstoves in pursuit of economies of scale and lower
Floating wind auction
In 2024, France opened a dedicated floating wind auction for three 250 MW floating wind 20-year
EIB loans for first-of-a-kind projects (2024)
The EIB offers loans for first-of-a-kind projects, either directly to large companies or via financial intermediaries for SMEs. Several loans in 2024 were for energy projects: the equivalent of USD 700 million for offshore power transmission; USD 550 million for direct lithium…
Cleantech Co-Investment Facility
The European Union, via the EIB and the European Investment Fund, launched the Cleantech CoInvestment Facility in 2024. It plans to allocate around USD 220 million over 4 years for equity coinvestments in companies aligned with EU climate and other environmental
European Statistics Awards
In the area of Nowcasting, the European Statistics Awards Programme aims to discover promising methodologies and potential external data sources that could, now or in the future, be used to improve the timeliness of key EU economic indicators, including oil, gas and electricity…
EIC Horizon Inducement Prizes
Since 2019, the European Commission has piloted several prizes, including one from the European Innovation Council that awarded the equivalent of USD 5 million to the developer of a prototype system for synthetic fuel production in 2022, as part of the EIC Horizon Prizes program…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for decarbonisation innovation programme
A grant was awarded to a consortium to establish a virtual centre of excellence to connect stakeholders and share expertise relating to the use of AI for industrial emissions
National Research and Innovation Strategic Plan 2023-2027
This Malta innovation plan outlines missions for green and digital transitions, indentifying five mains working areas: R&I governance and priority-setting, Local ecosystem development, Mission and RIS3-oriented innovation, R&I in public policy and R&I Implmentation structures.…
Zero Carbon Future mission
This Business Finland mission aims to significantly reduce Finland's carbon footprint worldwide, though innovation and international goals (finish companies international growth and connection to global value chains) that will influence Business Finland's action plans. The…
Research Technology and Innovation (RTI) Pact 2024-2026
The Austrian RTI Pact for 2024-2026 (second edition of the Pact) operationalizes the RTI Strategy 2030 and defines strategic research and innovation policy priorities to achieve its energy goals. In accordance with Austrian Research Funding Act, the RTI Pact represents the link…
The EU Competitiveness Compass, to regain competitiveness and secure sustainable prosperity
The "Competitiveness Compass" was published in early 2025, outlining an EU Start-up and Scale-up Strategy to be published in Q2/3 2025, for which the first call for evidence opened in February 2025. This compass, which is not confined to energy innovation aims to boost the…
EU Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan
This strategic plan, established in 2007, aims to support innovation and the development of clean technologies that bolster a faster energy transition, with a view to EU competitiveness . Led by the European Commission, it has a strcuture that faciltates collaboration among…
Green InnoBoost programme
Since Morocco published its National Energy Strategy and established IRESEN to build Morocco’s clean energy innovation capabilities, IRESEN has shifted from supporting only R&D and laboratory infrastructure to also helping the potential products from the R&D projects to reach…
Start Up Chile programme
Corfo, Chile’s government agency to promote economic growth since 1939, launched Start-Up Chile as its flagship programme for start-ups in 2010 at which time it became the first public business accelerator in the world. The purpose was to attract international entrepreneurs to…
IRESEN Infrastructure -- Network of Green Technology Research and Innovation Platforms and international collaboration
Morocco’s renewable energy innovation institute, IRESEN operates the First Network of Research and Innovation Platforms in Green Technologies in Africa (including infrastructure for smart buildings, solar PV, hydrogen, agro energy and water energy innovation) and creates bank…
Technology Commercialization Fund Open Voucher Call 2024
The $2.1 million Call provides opportunities to receive technical assistance from researchers at DOE National Laboratory facilities. Awardees can receive supplrt from Labs to identify pathways by which technological breakthroughs can make their way to market. Successful receive…
5th Basic Science and Technology Master Plan
The 2023-2027 Korean Basic Science and Technology Master Plan identifies 12 national strategic technologies, including batteries, nuclear power, and hydrogen. It sets out different coordination approaches and legal frameworks for implentation, including R&D strategies, strategic…
Future Strategy for Research and Innovation
The Future Strategy is the framework for the Federal Government's research and innovation policy during this legislative period. With its 2023 strategy, Germany aims to strengthen its competitive industry, climate protection, health, and societal resilience. It describes a…
Dutch mission-driven innovation policy and its top sector approach
The Netherlands consolidated different focus programmes into several core missions that provide a framework for aligning funding strategies across innovation phases within a given sector. The mission dedicated to the energy transition sets sub-objectives for power generation,…
National Science and Innovation Plan 2023-2027
The last Thai National Science and Innovation Plan Identifies electric vehicles (EVs) and battery assembly as priorities for competitiveness within regional supply
Challenge programme on AI-enabled platforms for critical materials discovery
In 2023, Canada continued its Challenge programme (started in 2019) with a new challenge on AI-enabled platforms for critical materials discovery that will provide funding for projects aligned with the 2022 Critical Minerals Strategy. A further challenge on the application of AI…
Brazil's National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) R&D and innovation guidelines
The latest updates to the CNPE's innovation guidelines emphasise the need to prioritise R&D in strategic areas such as hydrogen, biofuels, energy storage and digital transformation (2021), as well as the allocation of resources by Brazilian electricity and oil and gas…
Canadian Global Innovation Clusters
Canada's Global Innovation Clusters initiative aims to foster collaboration among companies, academic institutions, and non-profits to drive innovation and create global impacts. With an investment of nearly $2 billion, including $750 million allocated over five years as part of…
European Innovation Council Trusted Investors Network.
The European Innovation Council Trusted Investors Network, established in 2024, aims to boost deep tech innovation in Europe by bringing together institutional investors to co-invest with the EIC Fund in high-potential startups, fostering a robust innovation ecosystem across the…