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Explore six unique opportunities for innovative entrepreneurs in the energy sector

The Honnold Foundation provides up to $150,000 funding to organizations or projects that use solar energy to serve underserved or marginalized communities.

The Science Park Graz is inviting young inventors to submit their business ideas to the €12,000 Startup Idea Competition in one of six categories, including Energy & Environment.

The $1.5Million UNCDF seeks expressions of interest from private micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises operating in the Congo Basin region that are implementing or scaling nature-positive, deforestation-free, and climate-resilient business models.

The $1,000,000 African Energy Futures Grant Program invites African-based universities, think tanks, and research institutions to register interest in forming research hubs that will anchor a new, Africa-wide collaboration network in energy research and policy engagement.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is inviting proposals for a not-for-profit blended finance intervention to support green economy small and medium-sized enterprises and job creation in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

The $500,000 Global Energy Prize is inviting applications for the international scientific community to recognize outstanding achievements in energy research and development.

The $70,000 ClimaFii Alliance Initiative targets microentrepreneurs who power local economies but are underserved by climate finance and technology.

The €800,000 Energy Transition Challenge Fund Programme seeks to empower SMEs to contribute to Nigeria’s Energy transition ambitions and boost the productivity and resilience of key sectors and value chains.