Repsol Foundation Entrepreneurs Fund: second call for energy efficiency projects

Editor’s note: This article was first published in July 2012. It describes a call for applications from that month; the funding range of 6,000-12,000 euros a month, the application steps and the eligible areas refer to that call only.

Last week we announced the Enel Green Power business ideas contest in the energy sector. This week, Repsol is launching the second call of its fund to gather projects related to energy efficiency. The selected projects will receive financial support of around 6,000-12,000€ a month, along with business mentoring during the incubation process.

Who is the Repsol Entrepreneurs Fund for?

The call is aimed at entrepreneurs who have set up, or intend to set up, a company in the field of energy efficiency.

How to take part

Your proposal must focus on areas where energy efficiency can be applied, in particular the following:

• Developing new processes, technologies, services, products and materials that promote energy efficiency along the whole chain: exploration, production, distribution, supply and use of energy.
• Developing innovative technologies for energy storage and for managing transmission and distribution networks that lead to lower energy consumption.
• Applying information technology to encourage energy savings and improve energy efficiency.
• Introducing innovative energy efficiency measures with a particular social impact.

Steps to submit your application

The rules for taking part were published as a PDF.

1. Register in the “Participa” (Take part) section to access the project application form.
2. Fill in and submit your project’s application form online. You can save it step by step until it is complete. Remember that you can submit as many projects as you like; you just need to create a different user for each one.
3. Your project enters the evaluation process as soon as you submit the form, including the required attachments.
4. Once you have submitted the application form, you can stay in touch with the Entrepreneurs Fund through the contact form, where you can attach additional information about your project (in PDF).

You can see the finalist ideas from the previous call at this link.

All the information is on the Repsol Foundation website. Good luck to all the participants.

Featured image: Luis García, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.