With funding of $20 million over four years, the Clean Energy Innovation Centre will help enhance the performance of Australia’s small and medium sized clean energy companies by providing a range of business improvement services.
The centre will:
- Provide a comprehensive review of the firm that identifies its strengths and weaknesses, strategic business issues, potential areas for business improvement and potential areas for growth;
- Provide grants for addressing areas identified by the review for improvement/growth;
- Find and adapt the latest research and technology to help firm’s improve their products and manufacturing processes;
- Provide access to specialist facilities and advice to turn innovative ideas into new products or to test products for new markets;
- Help in identifying export markets and understanding relevant regulatory, cultural and market issues;
- Help firms to become export ready, including through developing management and marketing skills; and
- Identify sources of government support for the firm’s innovation and export activities.
Through the Clean Energy Innovation Centre, businesses will also be able to gain quick access to services provided under Austrade’s Clean Energy Export Strategy.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Department of Innovation) invites proposals from organisations to host, and to assist in delivering, some elements of the Clean Energy Innovation Centre (CEIC). The CEIC will form part of Enterprise Connect.
To view the advertisement please click here
To view the background information please click here
To download the proposal for partnership form please click here
Instructions:
Applicants should complete the proposal for partnership form, ensuring that all fields and criteria are filled out, and send the form as an attachment to cleanenergycentre@innovation.gov.au by COB Monday, 21 July 2008.
Direct all enquiries in writing to the clean energy mailbox. Please note that all questions and answers will be made public on this website.
Questions and Answers:
To view Questions and Answers click here. Last updated 15 July 2008.
Briefing Session:
The Department of Innovation held a briefing session in Canberra on Friday, 4 July 2008.
To view the presentation click here.
For those who were unable to attend the briefing session, questions and answers from the session are available here.