US and India announce funding for clean energy research and development

Updated on: Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Fulfilling an important step of the Partnership to Advance Clean Energy announced by president Obama and prime minister Manmohan Singh last November, India and the US have announced funding commitments of $25 million each to support the US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC).

According to US Ambassador to India, Timothy J. Roemer, “This is the first collaborative research effort of its kind, where Indian and US researchers will be jointly selected. It elevates the US-India clean energy cooperation to a new level and is a testament to the strength of our continued strategic partnership. We look forward to closer cooperation on clean energy between the technical experts of our two knowledge societies, and sharing the benefits of the collaborative research.”

The United States and India will provide awards in three priority areas: biofuels, building energy efficiency, and solar energy. These awards will support joint consortia of US and India private sector companies, non-governmental organisations, research labs, or other organisations. Selected consortia will leverage government resources by contributing matching funding, totaling an additional $50 million.

The JCERDC will be located in existing facilities in both countries. Applications are due by August 16, 2011, with selections expected later this fall. The full Funding Opportunity announcement is available at the following website: http://www.indousstf.org/JCERDC.html.

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