BIRD Energy Call for Proposals

 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Israel Ministry of Energy and Water Resources and the BIRD Foundation have established “BIRD Energy”: a program for U.S. - Israel joint renewable energy developments “BIRD Energy” follows the same rules and procedures as BIRD.  Please refer to BIRD’s website for submission details - www.birdf.com. 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 U.S. and one from Israel). ·       Innovation in areas such as: Solar Power, Alternative Fuels, Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Smart Grid, Wind Energy or any other Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency technology. ·       Significant commercial potential; the project outcome should lead to commercialization. The maximum conditional grant is $1M per project. Timetable and deadlines: Executive Summary – Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Final Proposal – Wednesday, August 21, 2013 Decisions - November 2013   For further inquiries please contact: In Israel: Ms. Limor Nakar-Vincent, limorn@birdf.com, Tel: 972-3-698-8315 In the U.S.: Ms. Andrea Yonah, andreay@birdf.com, Tel: 609-356-0305