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Initiatives

As the issue of climate change worldwide has risen in priority it has lead to a growing list of financing entities, funds, and mechanisms created to support the development, implementation and export of clean energy technology around the globe. These initiatives provide companies with financial, contact and related technology information that can assist with the innovative technologies they are currently developing. These programs are generally government-sponsored, but can also be run within the private sector and can include some of the following:

Government programs offering financial assistance and incentives;
Investment funds created to promote the transfer of technologies; and
Private equity investment firms working in sustainable technologies.

To identify and contact the financing entities most applicable to your company or project, see the listing below, or chose a sub-category in the left menu to further refine your search.

Initiative	Country
Acquiring Power Programs - Bio-engery Call for Power	Canada
Acquiring Power Programs - Net Metering	Canada
Acquiring Power Programs - Standing Offer Program	Canada
African Rural Energy Enterprise Development (AREED)	Mali
Agri-Opportunities Program	Canada
AIG Latin America Fund	United States
AIG South East Asia Fund	United States
Algonquin Power Income Fund	Canada
Alternative Renewable Fuels 'Plus' Research and Development Fund	Canada
Asia Alternative Energy Program (ASTAE)	United States
Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF)	Canada
Bio-energy Programs - Bioenergy Commercialization and Market Development Program	Canada
Bio-energy Programs - Bioenergy Infrastructure Development Program	Canada
Bio-energy Programs - Bioenergy Producer Credit Program	Canada
BioCarbon Fund	United States
Brazil Rural Energy Enterprise Development (B-REED)	Brazil
Call for Proposals: CTI PFAN Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (AFRICEF)	South Africa
Calvert Special Equities Program	United States
Canadian Cooperation Fund on Climate Change	Canada
Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC)	Canada
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) SMART Program	Canada
Carbon Capture and Storage	Canada
Carbon Market Initiative	Philippines
Carboncredits.nl	Netherlands
Central and Eastern European Power Fund	United States
Clean Air Partnership	Canada
Clean Energy Fund - Large Scale Carbon Capture and Storage	Canada
Clean Energy Fund - Research and Development	Canada
Clean Energy Initiative: Powering Sustainable Development from Village to Metropolis	United States
Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund	Canada
Climate Technology Initiative (CTI)	France
Commercial and Industrial Custom Program	Canada
Commercial Lighting Program	Canada
Conduit Ventures Fund	United Kingdom
Conserve Nova Scotia	Canada
Danish Carbon Fund	Denmark
Dexia Credit Local and sustainable development	Canada
Earth Energy Society of Canada Directory Listing	Canada
ecoAgriculture Biofuels Capital Initiative (ecoABC)	Canada
ecoEnergy Programs - ecoEnergy for Bio-fuels	Canada
ecoEnergy Programs - ecoEnergy for Industry	Canada
ecoEnergy Programs - ecoEnergy for Renewable Heat	Canada
ecoEnergy Programs - ecoEnergy for Renewable Power	Canada
ecoEnergy Programs - ecoEnergy Retrofit Small and Medium Organizations	Canada
EcoTrust for Clean Air and Climate Change	Canada
Emerging Technology – Private Sector Program	Canada
Energy Conservation Programs - Commercial Geothermal Rebate Program	Canada
Energy Conservation Programs - Net Metering	Canada
Energy Conservation Programs - Solar Water Heating Initiative Fund for Today (SHIFT)	Canada
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Credit Line FW Extn	Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Energy Efficiency Programs	Canada
Energy Efficiency Programs	Canada
Energy Efficiency Programs	Canada
Energy Efficiency Programs - Efficient Products Program	Canada
Energy Efficiency Programs - Empower Program for Building Optimization	Canada
Energy Efficient Products and Lighting Direct Install Program	Canada
Energy Efficient Programs - Empower Program for Industrial Systems	Canada
Energy Efficient Programs - Marketplace Testing for Energy-Efficient Technologies (AVENUES)	Canada
Energy Efficient Programs - Techology Demonstration and Experimental Initiatives (IDEAS)	Canada
Energy Environment Technology Fund	Canada
Energy Innovation Assistance Program (PAIE)	Canada
Energy Smart - Existing Commercial Buildings Retrofit Program	Canada
EnerSmart Energy Saving Programs	Canada
Environmental Technology Program (ETP)	Canada
Ethanol Production Grant	Canada
Existing Homes Energy Efficiency Upgrades Program	Canada
Existing Multi Unit Residential Building Upgrades Program	Canada
Funding for Research and Development to Support U.S. Manufacturing of High-Efficiency Solid-State Lighting	Canada, United States
Funding Opportunity for Sustainable Bioenergy Feedstock Production	Canada, United States
GEF Small Grants Program	United States
Global Asia Clean Energy Services Fund, L.P.	United States
Go Green Fund	Canada
Going Global Innovation	Canada
Green Municipal Fund	Canada
Green Rebate Program	Canada
Green technologies demonstration program	Canada
GreenHeat Partnership	Canada
GreenLearning	Canada
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Rebate	Canada
IEA Bioenergy	France
IEA Clean Coal Centre	France
IEA Energy Conservation in Buildings & Community Systems Programme (ECBCS)	France
IEA Heat Pump Program	France
Industrial Cooperation Program (CIDA-INC)	Canada
Industrial Expansion Fund	Canada
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)	Canada
Innovation Demonstration Fund (IDF) Program	Canada
Innovation Vouchers	Canada
Innovative Clean Energy Fund	Canada
Innovative Communities Fund	Canada
Intelligent Transportation Systems	Canada
Investment Cooperation Program	Canada
Large Industrial Program	Canada
Manitoba Biodiesel Testing and Quality Assurance Support Program	Canada
Manitoba Geothermal Energy Incentive Program	Canada
Net Metering	Canada
Net Metering	Canada
Net Metering	Canada
Net Zero Energy Healthy Housing in Canada	Canada
New Commercial Buildings Incentive Program - Start Smart Performance Path (Energy Modelling)	Canada
New Commercial Buildings Incentive Program - Start Smart Prescriptive Path (Core Performance)	Canada
New Homes Program	Canada
New Multi Unit Residential Buildings Program	Canada
NextGen Biofuels Fund™	Canada
Northern Energy program	Canada
OCM/GFI Power Opportunities Fund	United States
Ontario Biogas Systems Financial Assistance Program	Canada
Ontario Solar Thermal Heating Incentive (OSTHI)	Canada
Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme	France
Power Producers	Canada
Power Smart Program	Canada
Power Smart Programs	Canada
Project Gateway	United States
Prototype Carbon Fund	United States
Re-energy.ca - A Renewable Energy Project Kit	Canada
Renewable Energy	Canada
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund	United States
Renewable Energy for Development Fund	Netherlands
Renewable Energy Project Finance	United States
Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Abatement (PREGA)	Philippines
Renewable Projects - Embedded generation program	Canada
Renewable Projects - Net Metering	Canada
Research and Development (R&D) Program	Canada
Research Innovation Fund	Canada
Saskatchewan Biofuels Investment Opportunity (SaskBIO) Program	Canada
Saskatchewan Carbon Dioxide Enhanced Oil Recovery and Storage Initiative	Canada
Saskatchewan Market Assessment of Research and Technology (SMART) Program	Canada
Science and Technology Internship Program	Canada
SD Tech Fund	Canada
Small and Medium Industrial Program	Canada
Smart Lighting Choices	Canada
Solar Hot Water Installations	Canada
Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)	Canada, United States
Task 32 : Biomass Combustion and Co-firing	Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Technology Development Fund	Canada
Technology Transfer Clearing House	Canada, United States
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)	Switzerland
Wind Power Projects on Crown Land	Canada

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