Renewable Energy grants — page 11
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Renewable energy is the largest sustainability sector by funding volume, most public-sector climate spend flows here, directly (CfD auctions, IRA tax credits, EU Innovation Fund) or indirectly (grid, storage, transmission). For founders, the non-dilutive opportunities cluster in earlier-stage tech (next-gen PV, floating offshore, enhanced geothermal, perovskites) and in deployment-support for harder-to-finance projects. Listed below are the open renewable energy grant calls in that landscape, taken from each funder's own notice and re-checked on every refresh.
Energy grants divide into two families that rarely share a form. Deployment pots such as the EU Innovation Fund, the US Department of Energy and the UK Net Zero Innovation Portfolio back kit that already works, usually at 30 to 50 per cent intervention rates against matched private capital. Earlier research calls, Horizon Europe and ARPA-E and Innovate UK among them, fund lower technology readiness at far smaller cheques. Applying to the wrong family is the most common reason a strong project scores badly.
This page lists open renewable energy grants currently tracked by Raise Lens — 1,206 of them right now, sorted with the soonest deadline first. Every listing has been classified against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords, so what appears here is renewable energy work rather than anything whose description happens to mention it.
The funders publishing renewable energy grants here include InvestInvent AG, SED Fund, Ghana Climate Innovation Center, among 2 others. Who is funding matters as much as what: eligibility, reporting burden and the realistic timeline to a decision vary far more between funders than between individual calls.
Geographic coverage on this page spans EUROPE, GLOBAL, GLOBAL-SOUTH, AFRICA, SUBSAHARAN-AFRICA. Eligibility is usually tied to where the work happens or where the applying organisation is registered, and the two are not always the same — worth checking before investing time in an application.
European Wind Energy Investment Fund
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The funder Wind Energy Fund acquires ready-to-build or operational wind and solar parks directly from project developers across European markets. This is an illiquid direct investment vehicle for qualified investors seeking exposure to renewable energy infrastructure.
Seed and Scale-Up Funding
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Venture philanthropy fund providing seed and scale-up capital to organisations and programmes pursuing innovative, solutions-oriented climate action aligned with the SDGs. Supports projects across their lifecycle from early stage through scaling.
Green Business Competitions for MSMEs
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This grant funds MSMEs in Ghana working on green business solutions across renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate-smart agriculture, and waste management, offering 6 months of business development support plus up to $11,000 in grant funding. Eligible participants must be micro, small, or medium-sized enterprises with viable green business models.
Supporting The Green Economy Of A West African Nation
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SURGE supports small and medium-scale entrepreneurs in Ghana to develop profitable climate mitigation and adaptation solutions across renewable energy, agriculture, waste, and water sectors. The program also builds public awareness and strengthens Ghana's policy environment for low-carbon economic transition.
Future Grid Network
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Initiative connecting startups and stakeholders to develop next-generation grid modernization and energy infrastructure solutions. Funds early-stage companies working on grid technology innovation.
ARL to Scale
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ARL to Scale is an accelerator programme that helps transition technologies developed at the Army Research Laboratory into commercial products, with a focus on deep tech and energy innovation. The programme targets entrepreneurs and companies seeking to scale defence-origin technologies in energy and advanced materials sectors.
The Accelerator
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Core accelerator programme providing cohort-based support, mentorship, and network access to early-stage energy and cleantech startups focused on commercialization. Designed to help founders move from prototype to market through structured programming and investor connections.
Outcome Investments
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The funder funds scalable solutions to global challenges that deliver measurable social impact alongside financial returns, targeting inclusive and peaceful economies. The fund invests across food systems, green energy, mobility, digital inclusion, financial inclusion, and human capital development.
Joint Ventures for Clean Renewable Energy Projects
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The funder partners with global investors and developers to fund greenfield clean energy and sustainable infrastructure projects through international joint ventures. The programme targets developers and investors seeking capital and partnership support for renewable energy and infrastructure deployment at scale.
GreenUp Morocco
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GreenUp Morocco is an accelerator/incubator programme supporting early-stage startups developing sustainable innovation and cleantech solutions in Morocco, culminating in a Demo Day. The programme targets founders building renewable energy and climate-tech businesses.
European Projects
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This grant funds collaborative projects between European and African stakeholders focused on clean energy transition, including policy development and technology deployment. It targets organizations working to advance renewable energy and energy policy across Europe-Africa partnerships.
Regional Programmes
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The funder offers region-specific grant programmes to support renewable energy deployment and energy transition initiatives across African countries. The grants target organizations working on scaling clean energy solutions and advancing Africa's energy transition.
Strategic Programmes
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The funder's Strategic Programmes fund renewable energy development and policy advancement across Africa. The grant supports initiatives that drive renewable energy deployment and policy reform to accelerate Africa's energy transition.
Grid-Connected: Utility-Scale Clean Energy Investment across the U.S.
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Hannon Armstrong invests in utility-scale clean energy infrastructure projects across the U.S., including solar farms, wind parks, and grid-scale battery storage. The fund targets mature, operational or near-operational projects seeking growth and project financing.
Behind-the-Meter: Distributed Energy Solutions Investment Fund
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Hannon Armstrong invests in distributed energy infrastructure across the U.S., including on-site and near-site solar, energy storage, and energy-efficiency projects. The fund targets commercial and industrial entities deploying renewable energy and efficiency solutions.
European venture capital fund for adaptation technology
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European venture capital fund investing in AdapTech companies that build resilience, autonomy, and productivity through technologies in energy, water, food, circularity, and Industry 5.0, with AI-enabled transformation as a cross-cutting theme. Targets early to growth-stage startups and scale-ups developing distributed energy systems, precision agriculture, advanced recycling, and smart industrial solutions.
Reliable Energy
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The funder invests in mid-market infrastructure assets in reliable energy, including mini-hydro portfolios and battery storage platforms that support the energy transition in Western Europe. The fund targets operational and growth-stage renewable energy and storage infrastructure projects.
Energy: Invests in conventional energy assets across the value chain including power generation, biofuels, and…
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The funder invests in conventional energy assets across power generation, biofuels, and distribution, with a focus on acquiring, optimizing, and decarbonizing these assets. The fund targets investors and asset owners seeking capital to advance energy transition while maintaining operational conventional energy infrastructure.
Energy and Climate
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Triodos IM offers impact investment solutions (private debt, equity, and institutional products) targeting energy transition and climate-related sectors. The fund is designed for organizations seeking capital to advance renewable energy, energy efficiency, and broader climate mitigation projects.
Development cooperation – Solar projects
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This grant funds solar energy infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa, providing renewable energy access to schools, water systems, medical facilities, and agricultural irrigation. Eligible applicants are international development organizations and NGOs working in Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Ghana.
Education Focus – Energy and Sustainability in School Teaching
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This grant funds the development and distribution of ready-made educational materials (teacher guides, worksheets, experiments, games) on renewable energy and sustainability for primary, secondary, and kindergarten classrooms across Germany. Eligible applicants are educational organizations and teacher-training partnerships that can scale these resources nationwide.
Online Training Courses on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
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KFAS sponsors online training courses on renewable energy and energy efficiency delivered in partnership with Renewables Academy (RENAC) in Berlin, culminating in a certificate upon completion. The programme builds professional capacity in clean energy sectors across participants globally.
Catalyze Climate 2025
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Catalyze Climate 2025 is a climate-focused investment or accelerator initiative by the funder supporting startups developing solutions to global climate challenges aligned with UN SDGs. The programme targets early-stage companies across climate-tech, clean energy, sustainable agriculture, and circular economy sectors.
Blended Finance (Hummingbird One / Charm Impact)
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Oikocredit provides blended finance investment through vehicles like Hummingbird One to support early-stage renewable energy companies scaling in Sub-Saharan Africa. The fund combines concessional capital with commercial investors to de-risk and accelerate clean energy deployment in underserved markets.
Renewable Energy Financing
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Oikocredit provides financing to local partners and clean energy companies to expand renewable energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa and emerging markets. The fund targets early-stage clean energy ventures and vehicles supporting renewable energy deployment in underserved regions.
Mobility Fund: Focuses on Mobility, Industry 4.0, and Connected Customer sectors
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The funder invests in companies advancing digitalization, decentralization, and decarbonization across energy and mobility sectors, with focus on Mobility, Industry 4.0, and Connected Customer segments. The fund targets early-to-growth stage ventures driving the energy transition and industrial transformation.
Cleantech Business Angels Network
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Angel investor network that provides structured deal flow, expert due diligence panels, and co-investment facilitation for early-stage climate and cleantech startups across mobility, energy, circular economy, and related sectors. Designed for founders seeking equity investment and investor syndication rather than grants.
Sub-Saharan Africa-Focused Climate VC Fund
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The funder Climate VC Fund invests in early-stage, tech-enabled climate solutions across energy, agriculture, and mobility sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. The fund targets startups and ventures developing scalable climate technologies in these three core domains.
Sustainable Infrastructure Equity Fund
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Control-oriented equity investment fund targeting growth-stage and platform-scale sustainable infrastructure companies across India, focusing on electric mobility, renewable energy, resource efficiency, and green financial services. Eligible for companies operating in these sectors seeking growth capital with an owner-operator partnership model.
Angel Network for Impact Startups
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An angel investment network deploying €100M+ across 250+ entrepreneur-angels to back early-stage founders building solutions in energy, circular economy, health, PropTech, and consumer sectors focused on environmental and societal impact. Ideal for pre-seed and seed-stage startups with climate or sustainability-driven business models.
Energy Efficiency Programme
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This grant funds energy efficiency improvements across Africa through diverse technologies including clean cooking and pico-solar systems, supporting both mitigation and access to modern energy services. It targets organizations working to deploy and scale energy-efficient solutions in African markets.
Green Mini-Grids Programme
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This grant accelerates electricity access to underserved populations through clean energy mini-grid deployment and market development. It targets countries in Africa seeking to build enabling investment environments for renewable energy infrastructure.
Green Baseload Programme
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This grant supports projects that increase renewable energy penetration in African power systems while ensuring grid stability and replacing fossil-fuel baseload generation. It targets organizations developing renewable baseload alternatives and power system solutions across Africa.
A Global Accelerator and Venture Investment Programme
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The funder is a global accelerator and venture investment programme that funds early-stage startups across multiple sectors including sustainability, energy, fintech, health, mobility, and deeptech through corporate-backed programmes. The fund invests across the startup lifecycle from early stages through growth, offering both capital and acceleration services.
A European Climate-Tech CVC Fund
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Helen Ventures CVC is a corporate venture capital fund investing in European early-stage and growth startups across energy, e-mobility, circular economy, decarbonisation, and digital solutions. Portfolio management transitioned to Redstone Nordics as of June 1, 2025.
Global Portfolio
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The funder invests in high-growth university spinouts and startups addressing UN SDG challenges across climate, health, education, and security. The fund targets companies benchmarked against world-leading universities and innovation centres globally.
TerraLab Incubator
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TerraLab Incubator is an early-stage startup programme providing operational, financial, and strategic support alongside equity investment for deep-tech and sustainability-focused companies. It targets very early-stage founders building climate-tech and sustainability solutions.
A Latin America-Focused Climate Technology Fund
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The funder Climate Fund provides pre-seed and seed stage equity investments in climate technology companies operating or expanding to Latin America across energy, mobility, blue economy, agtech, climate fintech, and industrial decarbonization. The fund targets early-stage startups developing solutions in focus verticals including renewable energy, sustainable transport, ocean-based climate solutions, and carbon technologies.
Supporting The Green Economy Of Ghana
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This program supports small and medium-scale entrepreneurs in Ghana to develop profitable climate mitigation and adaptation solutions, while raising public awareness of the green economy and improving policy conditions for low-carbon transition. Eligible applicants are SMEs and entrepreneurs working on renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate-smart agriculture, waste management, and water purification.
Hybrid Climate Technology Fund
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A hybrid fund supporting early-stage climate tech startups transitioning from prototype to commercial scale, focusing on energy, AI, automation, and robotics innovations. Targets the critical 'valley of death' funding gap between R&D and market deployment.
Syndicate: Co-investment SPVs allowing LPs to concentrate into breakout portfolio companies at later rounds (Series A+)
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The funder offers co-investment SPVs enabling existing Network Fund LPs to concentrate capital into high-potential climate-tech and energy portfolio companies at Series A and later rounds. This provides priority allocation in competitive follow-on funding rounds for qualified limited partners.
Network Fund: Quarterly-subscription micro-fund investing $25K checks into 50-60 early-stage climate tech startups per…
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A quarterly subscription micro-fund that deploys $25K checks into 50-60 early-stage climate tech startups annually across energy, infrastructure, and climate adaptation sectors. Open to accredited investors with a $5,000/quarter minimum commitment, offering follow-on investment access via SPVs.
An Israeli Cleantech Innovation Lab Track
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This is an accelerator and equity investment programme for early-stage Israeli cleantech startups focused on clean energy, materials, pollution reduction, and environmentally friendly products. Startups receive initial investment of ~$275k with potential follow-on funding up to ~$550k, targeting proof-of-concept stage companies with up to 1-year work plans.
Geodesic (Climate Tech)
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A 6-month accelerator programme for pre-seed and seed-stage science-based startups developing climate tech and deep tech solutions with demonstrable positive climate impact. The programme supports early-stage founders in validating and scaling climate-focused innovations.
Latin American Green Bond Fund
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This is an Article 9 sustainable investment fund deploying capital into green bonds and sustainable debt instruments across Latin America, targeting climate mitigation and environmental outcomes in clean energy and nature-aligned agriculture. The fund is open to investees and projects in the renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and environmental sectors across the region.
Green for Growth Fund (GGF)
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The Green for Growth Fund invests in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across Southeast Europe and the Middle East, channeled through local financial institutions to reduce CO2 emissions and expand sustainable energy access in emerging markets. Eligible applicants are typically financial intermediaries (banks, microfinance institutions) that on-lend to end-beneficiaries in the target regions.
Sustainability-focused accelerator programme within a global venture-platform, supporting founders building climate and sustainability solutions
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The funder Elevate is a sustainability-focused accelerator programme within the funder's global platform that provides funding, mentorship, and network access to early-stage founders building climate and sustainability solutions. The programme targets startups across climate tech, cleantech, and sustainability sectors globally.
Qualified Opportunity Zones Strategy for clean energy investment
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This is an investment vehicle that funds clean energy and sustainability projects located in Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs), offering tax-advantaged returns to investors while advancing the energy transition. It targets projects in economically disadvantaged areas designated by the U.S. government.