The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Technology Strategy Board, in collaboration with Eurogia+, is to launch a new R&D funding mechanism, Eurogia - UK, to encourage companies to participate in collaborations with other countries to develop innovative projects for low carbon technologies. Successful applicants could receive up to £1million to fund UK activity within a collaborative project. There is a cap on public funding available depending on the size of the enterprise. Eurogia+ is a cluster of the Eureka network, which addresses all innovative energy technologies that will: • Reduce the carbon footprint of energy production and use • Develop new technologies for energy such as solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, energy efficiency, etc. To participate in Eurogia+, a number of conditions must be met by participants, namely: • At least two companies from two different Eureka member countries must be included in the consortium • The project must demonstrate technical innovation and have strong commitments to commercial exploitation • The contributions from any given country/organisation must not exceed 66% of the total budget |