“BIRD Energy”
New Opportunity to Submit
U.S. - Israel
Joint Renewable Energy Proposals
"BIRD Energy” is a program for U.S. - Israel joint renewable energy developments funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures and the BIRD Foundation.
To be considered, a project proposal should include:
v 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)
v Innovation in areas such as: Solar Power, BioFuels, Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Wind Energy, Smart Grid or any other Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency technology
v Significant commercial potential; the project outcome should lead to commercialization
The maximum Conditional Grant is $1M per project.
Timetable and deadlines:
1. Executive Summaries (using BIRD’s template) – March 26, 2010
2. Full Proposals (following BIRD’s detailed instructions) – May 31, 2010
3. Decisions – End of July 2010
For further inquiries please contact:
In Israel: Ms. Chava Doukhan, chava@birdf.com, Tel: 972-3-6988307
In the U.S.: Ms. Limor Nakar-Vincent, limorn@birdf.com, Tel: 312-923-1095
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Related articles:
BIRD Foundation Announces $4.2 Million Investments in Cooperative Clean Energy Projects (August 2010)
DOE and Israel Announce $3.3 Million in Cooperative Clean Energy Projects (November 2009)
U.S. - Israel Energy Cooperation (video)
US-DOE and Israel's Ministry of National Infrastructures Sign Agreement of Cooperation in Renewable Energy
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