Cooling Call: An R&D funding call specifically targeting innovative cooling technologies for off-grid and weak-grid… Grant
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This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits and 3 others, at idea and R&D stage and prototype and pilot stage. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country and Global-South.
R&D funding call for innovative cooling technologies designed for off-grid and weak-grid markets in energy-access contexts. Targets early-stage companies and research teams developing solutions that improve thermal comfort and food/medicine preservation in underserved regions.
About this grant
This call funds research and development of innovative cooling technologies for populations without grid access or with severely limited energy resources. Projects should demonstrate both technological innovation and a credible route to real-world deployment, with the aim of improving thermal comfort and health outcomes in energy-poor settings. Startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, nonprofits, universities, research institutions and social enterprises may apply. The call welcomes early-stage ideas and prototype or pilot projects. Applications are open to teams based anywhere globally, with particular interest in work addressing energy-poor contexts in the Global South. Proposals must focus on cooling solutions tailored to off-grid or energy-constrained populations and show clear alignment with principles of energy access and affordability.
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Key requirements
- ✓Focus on cooling technologies for off-grid or weak-grid applications
- ✓Innovation in R&D stage; prototype or early-stage development acceptable
- ✓Target markets in energy-access contexts (developing regions, underserved populations)
- ✓Alignment with Efficiency for Access mission and portfolio
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Cooling Call: An R&D funding call specifically targeting innovative cooling technologies for off-grid and weak-grid…?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL, GLOBAL-SOUTH; startup, sme, nonprofit, university, research-institution, consortium.
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Heating and cooling funding supports heat pumps, district heating, thermal networks, efficient cooling and the removal of fossil boilers. It arrives through national support schemes, local authority programmes and procurement for heat networks. Applicants typically need heat demand assessments, a connection plan and an operator for the system.
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