BIRD Energy Open for Grant Proposals
[Author: Gene | Date: 17 Feb 2010 ]
About BIRD
BIRD Foundation, the Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation, is a US-Israel effort to fund bi-national R&D projects on an ongoing basis. The organization funds about 20 projects a year – 800 since inception.
Recently, BIRD announced the BIRD Energy initiative, which specifically focuses on funding US-Israel R&D projects in renewable energy. It is backed by the US Department of Energy (DOE), the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures and the BIRD Foundation. Projects are funded up to $1 million.
BIRD Energy has already funded:
- HelioFocus Ltd. & Capstone Turbine Corporation, CA – Microturbine for Solar Applications
- Motorola Israel Ltd. & SmartSynch, Inc., MS - IEMS – Intelligent Energy Management System
- Tigo Energy (Israel) Ltd. & Architectural Glass & Aluminum Co., Inc. CA - BIPV Energy Maximizer System
- TransBioDiesel & The Purolite Company, PA - The Development of Lipase Carriers for Enzymatic Production of Biodiesel
- CellEra Technologies Ltd. & CommScope, Inc., NC
- Desalitech & GE Global Research, NY
Project Criteria
To be considered, a project proposal should include:
- R&D cooperation between two companies or cooperation between a company and a university/research institution (one from the US and one from Israel)
- Innovation in areas such as: Solar Power, Biofuels, Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Wind Energy, Smart Grid or any other Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency technology
- Significant commercial potential; the project outcome should lead to commercialization
Next Round of Submissions
- Executive Summaries (using BIRD’s template) – March 26, 2010
- Full Proposals (following BIRD’s detailed instructions) – May 31, 2010
- Decisions – End of July 2010
For further inquiries please contact:
- In Israel: Ms. Chava Doukhan, chava@birdf.com, Tel: +972 3-6988307
- In the US: Ms. Limor Nakar-Vincent, limorn@birdf.com, Tel: +1 312-923-1095
