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Living Laboratories for 100% Renewable Energy initiative
In 2023, Austria launched its Living Laboratories for 100% Renewable Energy initiative, which aims to establish up to five initiatives by 2025 to develop, test and validate approaches that could enable fully renewable energy
VITO living labs for testing energy technologies in housing estates
In 2022, VITO, an R&D institute funded by the Flemish government, opened “living labs” for testing energy technologies in housing
Test facilities for technical, societal and regulatory experimentation related to emerging energy and digital technologies
China’s 2025 Government Report announced a second round of projects to create test facilities for technical, societal and regulatory experimentation related to emerging energy and digital technologies (so-called national carbon peak pilot projects, zero-carbon parks and…
Regulatory sandbox for electric demand response
In 2024, Brazil's electricity regulator approved a regulatory sandbox for demand response, targeting large consumers, building on its Tariff Sandbox to test new tariff models for low-voltage consumers, launched in 2023. It launched a public consultation on a voltage control…
Greenlab Regulatory test zone
In 2024, Denmark‘s first regulatory test zone (a structure foreseen in legislation from 2019) started operating with exemptions from electricity regulations to test solutions for integrating high shares of variable renewable energy at an industrial
Regulatory sandbox on voltage control
In 2024, Spain launched a second regulatory sandbox on voltage control. Payments and exemptions from reactive power charges were offered to large consumers to absorb excess reactive power and prevent voltage
30-months trial waiver (smart meters)
In 2023, Australia’s energy regulator granted its first 30-month trial waiver to a project deploying smart meters to enhance load management
2019 Ontario Energy Board's Innovation Sandbox
The 2019 Ontario Energy Board’s (OEB) Innovation Sandbox supports pilot projects testing new services and business models in Ontario’s electricity and natural gas industries. It provides information to innovators with questions about the OEB’s regulatory framework and how it…
Lithium Industry Support Program: Loan Facility
Australia created a credit facility in 2024 for interest-free loans of up to around USD 10 million each to help lithium miners survive unexpectedly low
Pan-EU wind power package risk sharing
In 2023, the EIB created a guarantee facility worth the equivalent of near USD 5.5 billion for commercial banks offering guarantees to wind energy equipment manufacturers. The facility is indicative of how innovators might be helped to introduce new products, though it has not…
Strategic Projects Guarantee
France’s Strategic Projects Guarantee supports energy and raw materials projects. In 2024, it had the equivalent of USD 2.2 billion available to fund loan guarantees of up to 80% for investments above around USD 11 million. As of 2025, it can support French companies undertaking…
Guarantees against deep geothermal drilling risks
In 2023, France launched a fund worth around USD 210 million for guarantees against deep geothermal drilling risks in projects with scales of around 30
Debt financing by the Export-Import Bank of the United States
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) provides international financing support through a wide range of products: Short-term working capital, Export credit insurance, Medium-term insurance, Medium- to long-term loan guarantees, Project and structured finance and…
Export credit agency backing sustainable infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific and critical minerals projects
Australia’s Export Credit Agency (Export Finance Australia) is mandated to provide financing to support sustainable infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific region across a range of sectors, including energy, electrification, and transportation. The agency is also tasked with…
Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transtion (SIGHT) Programme
The SIGHT programme earmarks more than USD 500 million to be distributed to electrolyser manufacturers at a rate starting at USD 50 per kW produced, and reducing over the 5 years of the contract. The system is intended to help overcome the high cost of capital and reward…
Auction of Solar Corporation of India (SECI)
In the 500 MW Bhadla Phase-III Solar Park auction, Acme Solar lodged the winning bid of INR 2.44 (USD 0.037)/kWh to develop 200 MW, while SBG Cleantech quoted INR 2.45 (USD 0.038)/kWh to bag an order for 300 MW. The new lowest tariff shows a 7% decrease on the previous cheapest…
LEAP-RE mechanism
The African Union conducts the LEAP-RE mechanism with the European Commission to fund energy R&D and capacity-building projects of mutual benefit to Africa and Europe. It involves joint calls funded by African and European funding agencies, with an additional top-up from the…
Canada Growth Fund
The Canada Growth Fund is a publicly-funded investment entity meant to catalyse private sector investment in Canadian companies and projects contributing to the deployment of key clean energy technologies. Since 2023, the Canada Growth Fund has committed the equivalent of over…
EU Innovation Fund
The EU Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies. It aims to deploy innovative net-zero technologies for climate neutrality through project funding. The programme is funded by the sales of EU…
National Green Hydrogen Mission
The Indian Union Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission in January 2023, a policy which aims to accelerate export opportunities for green hydrogen, through the development of domestic manufacturing and employment opportunities. In the framework of the mission,…
American-Made Challenges programme
The US Department of Energy (DOE) and NREL initiated the programme to support innovative energy technologies with unique prizes. The programme provides non-dilutive cash prizes (i.e. public grants that are direct payments with unrestricted use) and in some cases, vouchers for…
Net Zero Innovation Portfolio
The UK's Net Zero Innovation Portfolio provides funding for low carbon technologies and systems, to help enable the UK to end its contribution to climate change. Related 2024 calls included direct air capture, space-based solar, AI and small modular nuclear reactors. The…
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer
The United States Department of Energy administers a diverse array of grant programs, including the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR), collectively allocating approximately USD 300 million annually for energy R&D by small and…
Energy Innovation Program
The Energy Innovation Program is a follow-on to the ecoENERGY Innovation Innitiative, and it support the energy transition through research, development and demonstration projects. Under the program, an R&D and demonstration fund that can be tailored to specific clean energy…
Green Innovation Fund
In March 2021, Japan's New Energy and Industrial technology Development Organisation set up the Green Innovation Fund, worth up to 2 trillion yen ($19.2 billion), to implement ambitious green projects over the next decade as part of additional stimulus measures in response to…
Decree aiming to promote the use of green hydrogen as an alternative to natural gas.
The Italian Parliament approved a decree facilitating the signature of agreements with project owners to support the research, development, and innovation of an industrial prototype that uses hydrogen. The projects are to focus on creating electrolytic hydrogen from renewable…
National Science and Technology Achievement Transfer and Transformation Fund
The Ministry of Sciences and Technology (MOST), the Ministry of Finance and the Chinese Academy of Sciences oversee this fund. It holds over 30 VC sub-funds with target investments of CNY 25 billion.In concrete terms, the National Science and Technology Achievement Transfer and…
Swedish Energy Agency entrepreneur loans
The Swedish Energy Agency sought to address regulatory and market barriers for energy entrepreneurs, lack of awareness among investors, and the need for finance compatible with energy hardware development timelines.The Swedish Energy Agency is most active in this area through…
Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator
The (up to) £200 million Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator is deploying hundreds of ZE HGVs and their associated recharging and refuelling sites this year. It will provide initial public infrastructure and improve confidence and visibility in ZE HGV technologies.…
Switzerland Technology Fund
The Switzerland Technology Fund is a federal climate policy instrument. This Fund is providing finance to Modual, a Switzerland's second-life batteries
Research Innovation Enterprise (RIE)
The Research Innovation Enterprise (RIE) aims to fund and support Singapore's vision of becoming a research-intensive, innovative and entrepreneurial economy. The first RIE (RIE2015) was announced and established in 2010 and is worth SGD $60 billion up to 2025. In the RIE, the…
Green Hydrogen Program
Brazil's National Hydrogen Program (PNH2) seeks to attract private investment and develop a competitive hydrogen market in the country by strengthening the scientific and technological expertise and fostering training
The CHIPS Act - Division A (CHIPS Act of 2022)
The CHIPS Act of 2022 is part of the CHIPS and Science Act (also known as CHIPS or CHIPS+) which provides incentives for domestic semiconductor manufacturing projects and related R&D activities. Government funding is provided through different grant streams and a manufacturing…
GBP 22 million Investment to Boost UK Semiconductor Industry
The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has announced £22 million to boost semiconductor industry. Two recently established 'Innovation and Knowledge Centres (IKC)', in Southampton and Bristol, will receive £11 million each to facilitate cutting-edge chip…
Advanced Fuels Fund
The UK's Advanced Fuels Fund, launched in July 2022, allocated over £135 million in grant funding from December 2022 to March 2025 to support first-of-a-kind sustainable aviation fuels production plants to reach investment-ready stage and achieve commercial scale. The Autumn…
Red Diesel Replacement Programme
The Red Diesel Replacement (RDR) programme funded by the UK government provides innovation funding for the development and demonstration of low carbon fuel and system alternatives to red diesel for the construction, and mining and quarrying sectors to support the decarbonisation…
USD 750 million for clean hydrogen technologies
In March 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy earmarked USD 750 million for research, development, and demonstration activities aiming at reducing the cost of hydrogen produced through electrolysis. The financial assistance awards are in the form of cooperative agreements for 2…
14th FYP Energy Technology Innovation
On 3 April, the National Energy Administration and the Ministry of Science and Technology issued the 14th Five-Year Plan for Science and Technology Innovation in the Energy Sector. The Plan addresses technical weak points in the energy sector, and outlines roadmaps and…
Notice on Building a Market-Oriented Green Technological Innovation System
In 2019, the NDRC published policy guidelines on Building a Market-Oriented Green Technological Innovation System, which underscore the “the main role of enterprises in green technology research and development, transformation of results, demonstration applications and…
Made in China 2025
Made in China 2025 is a national plan which aims at upgrading Chinese manufacturing and making the country a leading tech innovator and producer. The plan identifies nine paths to achieving its ambitions:Enhancing innovation capability. The aim is to create a national innovation…
Technology Business Incubator
The Technology Business Incubator (TBI) programme, provides a platform for accreditation of start-ups through which the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and other government departments channel financing and support to start-ups. The supported incubators cover…
Start-up Chile
Start-up Chile is a business accelerator and can provide grant financing as well as services. It is widely recognised as a leading government initiative globally, with a strong performance record. While it is not energy-specific, it has run calls for energy-only start-ups and,…
Innovation Incubator (IN2)
The Innovation Incubator (IN2 ) programme is a partnership between NREL, the Wells Fargo Foundation and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. NREL’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center has operated it since 2014 to boost the commercialisation of clean energy innovations…
EcoLabs-COI
Enterprise Singapore, NTU and the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) jointly established the EcoLabs Centre of Innovation for Energy (EcoLabs-COI) in 2019 aiming to help Singapore-based energy start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are…
EIT InnoEnergy Highway
In 2009, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) launched the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) InnoEnergy. Grant targets early-stage start-ups with a proven concept and high potential to scale up, make a positive impact on the pace of energy transitions…
Financial Support Scheme to Promote Innovative Industrial Organic Waste-to-Energy (IOWtE) Biomethanation Technologies and Business Models in India
The project launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will aim to promote investment in renewable energy technologies by transforming the market for using urban and industrial organic waste for MSME industrial energy applications in India. It focuses on demonstration…
The Norwegian Government’s hydrogen strategy
The Norwegian Government’s hydrogen strategy identifies several priorities to be developed, to make hydrogen an opportunity for value creation, in areas in which Norway has competitive advantages. The Strategy considers hydrogen a potential zero emission alternative. Hence, it…
Pilot-E
Launched in 2016, PILOT-E is a financing tool inspired by ARPA-E, the Advanced Research Projects Agency in Energy of the United States, and offers a “fast track from concept to market” for a broad range of participants from the research community, industry, and the public. It…
Fraunhofer Society
Established in 1949, the Fraunhofer Society is a network of 72 applied research institutes in Germany. The Fraunhofer Society was founded as a non-profit organization to reorganize and expand Germany's research infrastructure after WWII. The Fraunhofer Society have a solid track…
The Catapult Network
Established in 2011, the catapults are independent research and technology organisations that bridge the gap between R&D and industry by acting as a ‘translational infrastructure’ to commercialize innovative ideas. They are inspired by a report on the future role of technology…