Enterprise and Innovations for Competitiveness Operational Programme in full swing during summer
This summer, businesses may apply for support from the Enterprise and Innovations for Competitiveness Operational Programme (OPEIC). What are the programme’s news? What calls will be open for large enterprises as well?
In early July, a new call to participate in the popular Innovations programme was announced, involving the provision of support to introduce new technologies and products in manufacturing.
Applications will be accepted from 12 July 2017. Funds for allocation to large enterprises are only CZK 300 million, so the capacity is likely to be used up in a very short time. Applications are planned to be accepted until November 2017, but the programme can be terminated prematurely once double the required allocation amount has been reached (but not earlier than fourteen days after the application acceptance date).
Another call within the Applications programme, focusing on support of industrial research and experimental development, i.e. related operating expenses, is also expected to be announced in July and is likely to arouse interest similar to that invoked by the Innovations programme.
New calls within the Energy Saving programme are Energy-Efficient Buildings and Photovoltaic Systems. The first call, with applications accepted until 17 November 2017, focuses on the provision of support to the construction/expansion of energy-efficient buildings. The Photovoltaic Systems call offers support for the instalment of photovoltaic systems. Applications will be accepted until 16 October 2017 and individual subsidies may amount to up to CZK 100 million. Within the Energy Saving programme, the Energy Saving II call, focusing on the support of energy saving measures, is already in full swing: applications will be accepted until 30 March 2018.
Within the Low-Carbon Technologies programme, a number of new calls were announced at the end of June 2017. These are as follows:
- Energy Accumulation (innovative projects to introduce energy accumulation technologies, e.g. support of public electromobile charging infrastructure) – applications accepted until 17 October 2017;
- Secondary Raw Materials (technologies to obtain secondary raw materials for further use in industrial manufacturing, e.g. used paper, glass, metal) – applications accepted until 17 November 2017;
- Upgrade of Biogas to Biomethane (support to acquire technologies) – applications accepted until 17 November 2017;
- Electromobility (support to acquire electromobiles and charging stations within a company’s business premises for the company’s own consumption purposes) – applications accepted until 17 September 2017.
These calls are also intended for large enterprises.
A call within the Renewable Energy Sources programme (support of energy generation and distribution) remains open. Applications will be accepted until 15 July 2017.
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