€350k grant funding awarded to Renewable Engine Industry Partners

Through engagement and partnership with the Renewable Engine programme, enterprises ranging from micro-SMEs to large multinationals have had the opportunity to apply for technology development grant funding, in order to bridge the gap between research and technological innovation within industry.

5 enterprises have successfully secured technology development grant funding through the Renewable Engine programme; Soltropy, B9 Energy Storage, Organic Power, Platinum Tanks and Kingspan Water & Energy. These enterprises have worked closely with the academic partners to shape and drive the PhD-level research activity. Utilising the funding made available to them, the successful enterprises are developing technologies as a means of advancing the research outputs towards commercialisation.

To date, the Renewable Engine programme has awarded approximately €350,000 in technology development grant funding to the partnered enterprises in order to support and advance their potential within the Renewable Energy sector.