Renewable Energy grants — page 20
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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 Enova, Quantum Energy Partners, World Resources Institute, 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 EEA, GLOBAL, NORTH-AMERICA, LATAM, ASIA. 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.
The Big Challenge
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Den Store Utfordringen (The Big Challenge) is a Norwegian energy and climate-focused grant programme administered by the funder that funds projects advancing energy transition and climate action. The grant targets organizations working on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate mitigation in Norway.
Storre Varmesentraler Ny
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The funder's Storre Varmesentraler Ny (Large Heat Centrals New) supports deployment of new large-scale district heating systems in Norway to reduce energy consumption and emissions. The grant targets municipalities, energy companies, and heating infrastructure operators implementing modern, efficient heat central technology.
Energy Mapping Support for Housing Cooperatives and Residential Condominiums
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The funder funds energy mapping and assessment services for Norwegian housing cooperatives and residential condominiums to identify energy efficiency and renewable energy opportunities. The programme covers qualified energy advisor costs to produce detailed reports with technical recommendations, cost-benefit analyses, and prioritized measures for reducing energy consumption and enabling local energy production.
Heilo Havvind
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Heilo Havvind is a Norwegian government initiative supporting offshore wind energy development across the full value chain, from research through pilot and full-scale deployment of fixed-bottom and floating installations. The programme funds technology development, cost reduction, environmental impact research, and scaling of solutions to help Norway meet its 30 GW offshore wind target by 2040.
Project Grants from the EU Innovation Fund
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EU Innovation Fund grants support Norwegian and European actors developing and scaling new climate technologies that reduce emissions and strengthen Europe's competitiveness. Projects with high technological and financial risk compete for funding through annual calls for proposals.
Hydrogen Auction in the EU Innovation Fund
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This is an annual auction-based grant programme supporting renewable hydrogen production projects in EU and EEA countries, funded through the EU Innovation Fund and EU Hydrogen Bank. It provides up to 60% of extra costs for innovative hydrogen projects across investment and 10-year operational phases, targeting technologies ready for market deployment within four years.
What Support Does a Norwegian State Energy Agency Offer Applicants to an EU Innovation Fund
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The funder provides financial and advisory support to Norwegian applicants preparing submissions to the EU Innovation Fund, Europe's leading climate technology commercialization scheme. Support includes up to 500,000 NOK in application preparation costs, project evaluation, strategic guidance, and webinar training.
Auction for Decarbonization of Industrial Heat
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This is a competitive auction scheme under the EU Innovation Fund that provides fixed payments per tonne of CO2 saved to projects replacing fossil industrial heat with electric and renewable heat technologies. Eligible applicants across the EEA compete on cost-effectiveness, with winners receiving support over up to 5 years post-implementation.
Norwegian Participation in International Energy Agency Projects
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This grant supports Norwegian participation in International Energy Agency (IEA) collaborative research and development projects, focusing on energy and climate solutions. It is intended for Norwegian organizations, research institutions, and companies engaged in international energy technology cooperation.
Norwegian Participation in IEA Projects Pre-Project
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This grant supports Norwegian organisations' participation in International Energy Agency (IEA) pre-project activities, covering the preparatory and scoping phase before full IEA technology collaboration programme engagement. It enables Norwegian actors to engage with international energy research and technology development initiatives coordinated by the IEA.
Project Establishment Support for EU Innovation Fund
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This grant supports Norwegian enterprises in preparing high-quality applications to the EU Innovation Fund by covering feasibility studies, labour costs, analyses, and consultant fees during the project establishment phase. It targets companies developing technologies that deliver substantial emission reductions aligned with EU climate targets toward 2050.
Technology for Sustainable Energy Carriers
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The funder supports enterprises and consortia in piloting new or improved technologies for sustainable energy carriers (hydrogen, ammonia, biodiesel, biogas, advanced biofuels) at industrial scale. The programme funds development, processing, storage, and distribution technology with the goal of accelerating market-ready, commercially viable solutions for low-emission energy transition.
Piloting Breakthrough Climate Technology
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The funder's programme funds enterprises piloting and demonstrating breakthrough climate technology at scale before commercial deployment in Norway. It supports testing of new climate-friendly and energy technology under real operating conditions to accelerate emissions reductions toward a low-emission society by 2050.
Support for Small-Scale Commercial Floating Offshore Wind Projects
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The funder is calling for support applications for small-scale commercial floating offshore wind projects in Norway. This grant funds deployment and development of floating wind technology to advance Norway's renewable energy transition.
Heat Centrals
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Varmesentraler (Heat Centrals) is a Norwegian grant programme by the funder supporting the deployment and development of district heating systems to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. The grant targets municipalities, energy companies, and other organisations implementing heat central infrastructure projects.
Biogass
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This programme supports enterprises in establishing new or expanding existing industrial-scale biogas production facilities to recover energy and materials from low-value biomass. Eligible applicants are businesses seeking to invest in biogas infrastructure, with support aimed at improving sector profitability through best-practice solutions.
Structured Capital Solutions – Credit & Structured Finance
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The funder offers credit and structured capital solutions to energy and sustainability companies across the capital structure, including debt and hybrid instruments. This is a financing programme for private and public companies in oil-gas, energy infrastructure, renewables, and decarbonization sectors.
A US Private Equity Fund – Energy and Sustainability
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The funder provides growth capital to entrepreneurs building businesses across the energy value chain, including oil & gas, renewables, energy infrastructure, and decarbonization solutions. The fund targets mid-to-large equity investments in established or scaling companies.
Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G)
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P4G provides funding and support to help early-stage climate businesses developing solutions in food, water, and energy systems reach investment readiness. The programme targets startups and entrepreneurs building scalable climate solutions across these three critical sectors.
A Canadian VC Early Stage Climate & Food/Energy Fund
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The funder backs early-stage companies (pre-seed to Series A) developing breakthrough solutions in renewable energy, food systems, climate adaptation, and sustainable infrastructure. The fund targets startups redesigning fundamental systems to operate within planetary boundaries.
Sustainable Development
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This grant funds solutions to climate change by advancing public awareness, clean energy economy development, and reduced reliance on carbon-intensive energy at domestic and international scales. It targets organizations working on climate mitigation through policy influence, clean energy transition, and international climate progress.
A global venture capital accelerator
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The funder is a global accelerator and venture capital programme that invests equity in early-stage startups across multiple sectors including energy, sustainability, fintech, health, mobility, and agtech. The programme combines direct equity investments with corporate innovation partnerships to support portfolio companies.
a New Zealand venture-capital seed fund
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The funder Seed Fund backs seed-stage founding teams developing market-ready technologies in energy, grid, mobility, and buildings to accelerate the energy transition. The fund targets companies scaling solutions across renewable energy systems, grid modernization, electric mobility, and sustainable buildings.
A US Venture Fund
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The funder is a venture fund with over $800 million under management investing in early-stage companies disrupting energy, mobility, buildings, industrial technology, and cybersecurity. It targets founders building transformative solutions in foundational industries aligned with clean energy and climate-tech themes.
Conservation Youth Program
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Conservation Crew (CREW) is a competitive youth-focused conservation program that funds projects selected through awards and public voting. It supports conservation initiatives across land, water, climate, energy, and waste sectors.
Early-Stage Startups
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The funder provides venture capital investments in early-stage startups developing renewable energy and sustainability solutions across North America. The fund sources deal flow through sustainability-focused angel investor networks and targets companies in the cleantech and renewable energy sectors.
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
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The funder' SKYCHARGER programme invests in EV charging infrastructure, vehicle-to-grid technology, fleet electrification, and related clean-transportation solutions to build accessible, low-carbon communities. The fund targets companies and projects developing Level 2/DC fast charging, solar canopies, and LCFS compliance solutions.
Solar Project Finance, Development and Ownership
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The funder, through Davis Hill Development, invests in commercial solar projects and microgrid solutions across the Eastern US and Caribbean. This is a project finance and ownership opportunity for developers and companies with established solar and microgrid assets in regulated markets.
Environmental Commodities
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The funder finances Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and environmental attributes, providing capital for projects and entities participating in carbon and environmental commodity markets. This is a financing vehicle for renewable energy and carbon market participants, not a traditional grant.
Norway Fund: Software- and hardware-focused fund investing in seed and growth stage start-ups in Norway, focused on energy and climate technology
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The funder' Norway Fund invests in seed and growth-stage software and hardware startups focused on energy and climate technology. The fund targets early-stage companies developing solutions in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate mitigation.
International Fund
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The funder' International Fund is an equity investment vehicle targeting early and growth-stage startups in energy and climate tech across Europe and North America. The fund backs software and hardware innovations that advance decarbonization and clean energy transitions.
Climate-focused venture fund
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The funder is a venture capital fund investing in scalable climate companies across food & agriculture, energy transition, infrastructure, and mobility sectors. It targets visionary teams building systems-level climate solutions with proven product-market fit.
A Purpose-Led Climate and Cleantech Venture Fund
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The funder Core Fund is a boutique venture capital fund investing in early-stage, purpose-led companies addressing meaningful challenges in renewable energy, healthcare, climate/cleantech, and consumer wellness. The fund partners with mission-driven founders to scale solutions across these sectors.
Global Citizen Engagement Programs
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This grant funds programs that engage citizens globally to build political and public support for climate solutions including carbon pricing, forest protection, building electrification, and clean energy permitting reform. It targets organizations working on climate advocacy and education to drive systemic policy change.
A US venture capital climate fund
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Early-stage venture capital fund investing in high-impact climate tech startups across decarbonization, clean energy, agriculture, and industrial efficiency at seed and Series A stages. Targets founders with strong technical and commercial conviction building solutions in climate mitigation and energy transition.
Global Early-Stage Impact Fund Transitions to Next Generation
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The funder is deploying up to $5M in early-stage equity investments targeting entrepreneurs scaling impact solutions in digital, energy, and environmental transformation. The fund targets startups addressing megatrends across cleantech, energy, agtech, healthtech, mobility, and related deep-tech sectors globally.
A $150M Early-Stage Sustainability Tech Fund
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The funder' $150M fund invests in early-stage entrepreneurs building sustainability and social value across digital, energy, and environmental transformation. Cheques up to $5M target startups addressing megatrends in cleantech, energy, agtech, healthtech, mobility, and related sectors.
a Sustainable Economy Fund
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The funder's Sustainable Economy Fund invests in companies operating at the intersection of infrastructure, technology, and sustainability, with a focus on clean energy, EV infrastructure, and battery storage. The fund targets growth-stage and mature companies in the energy transition and sustainable infrastructure sectors.
a US venture-capital seed fund
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Seed and early-stage equity investments in mission-driven, founder-led companies developing disruptive technologies across nuclear fusion, sustainable agriculture, energy, robotics, climate, AI, and biotech. The fund targets companies with potential to reinvent entire industries at the frontier of deep tech.
Early-Stage Climate-Tech Fund II
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The funder is deploying a continuation fund to make early-stage equity investments in companies accelerating the clean energy transition across energy generation, mobility, buildings, and industrial decarbonization. The fund targets startups and early-stage companies developing new energy technologies and solutions.
Fund I: First-in funding and hands-on leadership for early-stage companies in the energy transition, covering energy…
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The funder provides first-in funding and hands-on leadership support for early-stage companies developing energy transition solutions across generation, storage, mobility, buildings, and industrial applications. The fund targets startups and early-stage enterprises building technologies and business models to decarbonize key economic sectors.
An Indian Climate Venture Fund
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Peak Sustainability Venture Fund I is an early-stage deep-tech climate investment fund targeting entrepreneurs across new energy, food systems, water, and built environment sectors in India and Asia. The fund backs purpose-driven founders with domain expertise across 40+ climate and sustainability sub-sectors.
Early-Stage Climate Technology Fund
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The funder Climate Fund provides early-stage equity investments in pre-seed and seed-stage climate tech companies developing solutions across energy, agriculture, materials, and emissions reduction. The fund targets entrepreneurs building scalable climate solutions in multiple sectors.
Decarbonization: Investing in emerging energy technologies that eliminate GHG emissions and enable widespread…
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The funder is investing in emerging energy technologies that eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and enable industrial electrification. The fund targets early-stage companies developing decarbonization and electrification solutions.
An Early-Stage Deep-Tech Fund
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The funder invests up to $245M in early-stage deep tech startups with breakthrough scientific inventions across energy, robotics, AI hardware, and critical minerals sectors. The fund targets companies aiming to revolutionize major industries through transformative technology.
Grantee Support
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The funder provides non-financial support to grantees including communications infrastructure, video production, solar generators, water purification systems, and technology solutions to amplify climate and clean energy work. This is a capacity-building and in-kind support programme for organizations already engaged in climate solutions.
Justice 40 Accelerator
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The Justice 40 Accelerator is an ecosystem fund supporting climate justice innovation, co-developed with frontline leaders to advance equitable clean energy and climate solutions. It targets early-stage ventures and organizations working at the intersection of climate action and environmental justice.
A European Sustainability-Focused Private Equity Fund
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The funder is an SFDR Article 9 private equity fund investing in minority and majority stakes in high-growth companies addressing global sustainability challenges across energy, decarbonization, circular economy, sustainable food, and process digitalization. The fund targets growth-stage companies with meaningful environmental and social impact.