Deadline: 08-Sep-21
Innovation Norway has announced a call for project proposals for Energy Programme to Increase Capacity to Deliver Renewable Energy. This Call for Proposals will finance projects proposed by Romanian entities in the Programme focus area: Renewable Energy.
The expected outcome of the projects is Increased renewable energy production from other Renewable Energy Sources (i.e. biomass/biogas, wind, photovoltaic etc.; it excludes hydropower and geothermal).
- The minimum amount of grant assistance applied for shall be EUR 200.000.
- The maximum amount of grant assistance applied for shall be EUR 2.000.000.
Outputs
The expected outputs are:
- increased installed capacity for production of energy/electricity with other Renewable Energy Sources, and
- increased number of new installations for production of renewable energy/electricity from other renewable sources.
Projects are also expected to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and increased security of supply. The target group for this Programme is entities legally registered in Romania.
Eligible Activities
- projects that utilise bio-based substrates (manure, waste from food, sludge, slaughter waste, energetic crops, wood waste etc.) for production of electricity and heating/cooling in local communities;
- development and investment in private industrial facilities for waste to energy projects;
- solar or wind energy: new small-scale projects (up to 1.000 kW installed capacity) and production of electricity for Applicant’s own consumption (i.e. not for selling for profit purposes);
- training of staff on using and maintenance of the equipment, provided by the supplier of the equipment, as an integrated part of an investment project (secondary activity in the investment project).
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants: any entity, private or public, commercial or non-commercial, and non-governmental organisations, established as legal person in Romania.
- The Applicant must have been established for at least 3 years at the date of the deadline of the present Call.
- Eligible Partners: any private or public entity, commercial or non-commercial, established as a legal person in Norway or in Romania.
- The Partner must have been established for at least 1 year at the date of the deadline of the present Call.
For more information, visit https://www.innovasjonnorge.no/en/start-page/eea-norway-grants/Programmes/reneweable-energy/romania-energy/call-3.1/