SEAI National Energy RD&D Funding Programme Call Open

The 2021 SEAI National Energy Research, Development & Demonstration (RD&D) is now open for funding applications with Government funding of €10million available in 2021.

This funding programme invests in innovative energy RD&D projects which contribute to Ireland's transition to a clean and secure energy future.

The overarching programme objectives are to:

• Accelerate the development and deployment in the Irish marketplace of competitive energy-related products, processes and systems
• Support solutions that enable technical and other barriers to market uptake to be overcome
• Grow Ireland's national capacity to access, develop and apply international class RD&D
• Provide guidance and support to policy makers and public bodies through results, outcomes and learning from supported energy projects

A call launch webinar will take place on Thursday 25th of February.

Who can avail of the programme?

Applications will be accepted from:

• Private Enterprises
• Universities, Institutes of Technology and State Funded Research Organisations
• Public Sector Bodies
• Semi-State Bodies

Your organisation may apply to the programme individually or as part of a consortium. Applications will only be accepted by organisations based in the Republic of Ireland.

Please see SEAI website https://www.seai.ie/grants/research-funding/research-development-and-demonstration-fund/ for full call details and information on how to register for the webinar.

Call close date: 29th March 2021.