FY 2022 Energizing Insular Communities Grant Program
Sponsor: Office of Insular Affairs
Organization: Government Agency
Amount: 15.5 Million US
The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is requesting proposals for its Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) Program which provides grant funding for sustainable energy strategies that mitigate climate change, ... reduce reliance and expenditures on imported fuels, develop and utilize domestic energy sources, and improve the performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency in the territories. All proposals must be directly and explicitly tied to updated and in-use strategic energy plans, energy action plans, or integrated resource plans.
Renewable energy incorporation in agriculture and forestry
Sponsor: European Commision
Organization: Government Agency
Amount: €750,000
Project results are expected to contribute to some of the following expected outcomes: Promote decentralised renewable energy use and cost-efficient decentralized production of renewable energy carriers.... Reduce agriculture and forestry carbon footprint from own energy consumption and agricultural/forest waste management. Increase sustainability and circularity in agriculture while creating positive effects on biodiversity. Increase sustainability and circularity in forestry. Foster regional development in rural areas. Support farmers’ and foresters’ engagement as prosumers of renewable energy.
Development of algal and renewable fuels of non-biological origin
Sponsor: European Commision
Organization: Government Agency
Amount: €1,000,000
Proposals will develop and improve algal and/or non-biological renewable fuel technologies (other than for hydrogen as a final product), through developing synthetic pathways including biological,... biochemical, thermochemical, electrochemical processes or combinations of them. Improving the performance of the conversion process by increasing the efficiency, reducing the cost and decreasing the GHG emissions from the production should be addressed beyond the current state of the art. Implementing and improving circularity for energy and material use should be considered, also as means to enhance sustainability and economic feasibility of the proposed concepts. Proposals should also address systemic constraints and opportunities for scaling-up algal and non-biological renewable fuel technologies.
Integrated wind
farm control
Sponsor: European Commision
Organization: Government Agency
Amount: €1,000,000
The proposal is expected to address all the following aspects: Address and validate how digital innovation on wind farm control are able to provide more stable, resilient, secure, reliable and affordable energy,... while retaining high levels of cybersecurity. Focus on farm output maximization is expected. Additionally, focus on reduced component load is strongly encouraged. Address how these data-driven innovations reduce operational and maintenance costs, increase energy output, and their impact on (component, turbine, farm) lifetime; Address the role of such innovations as a prognostic tool, regarding failures and damages: Develop and release an open source digital/AI solution for sector uptake. This tool is expected to be built from concrete experiments and data measurements. Further, it should account for the advent of large wind turbines (up to 20 MW) and include those in the development of this tool.
Efficient and low-emission technologies for industrial use of combustion and gasification systems from low-value biogenic residues and wastes
Sponsor: European Commision
Organization: Government Agency
Amount: €1.5 millions
Development of technologies for optimization of advanced biofuel flexible systems regarding upstream multi-feedstock, logistics, feeding, ash management, combustion or gasification processes and effluent emissions... and their effective integration into industrial process energy environment through efficient and low-emission technologies for industrial use of combustion and gasification systems from low-economic value, but fully sustainable biogenic residues and wastes.
Solutions for the sustainable, resilient, inclusive and accessible regeneration of neighbourhoods enabling low carbon footprint lifestyles and businesses (Built4People)
Sponsor: European Commision
Organization: Government Agency
Amount: €2 millions
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Lasting behavioural change of people and economic actors towards lower carbon footprint lifestyles and businesses.... Mainstreamed participatory planning processes and interaction with all relevant stakeholder groups in city planning. More sustainable, low emission, inclusive and affordable neighbourhoods and built environment. Improved accessibility of neighbourhoods through building-integrated, sustainable mobility solutions. Extended application of digital applications and tools to ease decision-making processes in complex stakeholder structures. Raised awareness and increased capacity of citizens on participatory processes for enhanced sustainability and environmental performance. Increased well-being and economic prosperity of citizens in a low carbon, sustainable built environment by ensuring high indoor and outdoor quality, and affordability of renovation solutions. Increased attractiveness of deep renovation through new regeneration and smart growth models for sustainable living.
2021 Call for Emission Reduction and Removal projects
Sponsor: Climate Care
Organization: ONG
Amount: £500,000 pounds sterling
To scale work in nature-based projects and energy projects. Guides selected project implementation partners from feasibility stage to carbon credit issuance and beyond.