Green grants: How hot are they? [News]
September 17, 2011 by Eugene Tay
Filed under News
By Grace Chua, The Straits Times, 17 Sep 2011.
Green funds to help companies become more environmentally friendly have received a mixed response, with some struggling to find firms willing to sign up.
The $2.5 million Design for Efficiency Scheme – which encourages energy efficient factories – has given just $120,000 to one project since it began in 2008.
And the $100 million Green Mark incentive fund to help owners of existing buildings improve energy efficiency has dished out just $6 million in the two years it has been running.
Others have proved wildly popular. The Building and Construction Authority’s Green Mark incentive scheme for new buildings gave out all of its $20 million in just three years. A National Environment Agency (NEA) grant set up in 2001 to fund innovative environmental programmes is almost fully committed, with cash going to projects like the Singapore Flyer’s mercury-free lights. Read more
The Green Business Times Guide to Singapore Government Funding and Incentives for the Environment
June 14, 2011 by Eugene Tay
Filed under Features, Resources
Singapore is well-known as a clean and green city with the government striving for environmental sustainability while growing the economy. The government has also identified Environmental and Water Technologies (EWT) including Clean Energy as strategic areas where Singapore has a competitive edge and which could generate future economic growth.
To accelerate the growth of the environmental industry and to maintain Singapore’s image as a clean and green city, the government has initiated several funding and incentive schemes related to energy efficiency, clean energy, green buildings, water and environmental technologies, green transport, waste minimisation, environmental management system, environmental initiatives, clean development mechanism, and green IT.
The funding and incentive schemes are provided by government agencies such as:
Building and Construction Authority (BCA)- Economic Development Board (EDB)
- Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA)
- Land Transport Authority (LTA)
- Energy Market Authority (EMA)
- National Environment Agency (NEA)
- National Parks Board (NParks)
- PUB, the national water agency (PUB)
- SPRING Singapore (SPRING)
- Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
To help businesses understand what’s available, we have compiled a list of 33 government funding and incentives for the environment:
- Energy Efficiency Improvement Assistance Scheme (EASe)
- Grant for Energy Efficient Technologies (GREET)
- One-Year Accelerated Depreciation Allowance for Energy Efficient Equipment and Technology (One-Year ADAS)
- Design for Efficiency Scheme (DfE)
- SCEM Training Grant
- Clean Energy Research and Testbedding Programme (CERT)
- Energy Research Development Fund (ERDF)
- Solar Capability Scheme (SCS)
- Market Development Fund
- Green Mark Incentive Scheme for Existing Buildings (GMIS-EB)
- Green Mark Incentive Scheme for New Buildings (GMIS-NB)
- Green Mark Incentive Scheme – Design Prototype (GMIS-DP)
- Green Mark Gross Floor Area Incentive Scheme (GM-GFA)
- MND Research Fund for the Built Environment
- A*STAR-MND Joint Grant Call
- Pilot Incentive Scheme for Green Roofs
- Gross Floor Area Incentives for Outdoor Refreshment Area on Rooftops
- Water Efficiency Fund (WEF)
- Fast-Track Environmental and Water Technologies Incubator Scheme (Fast-Tech)
- Technology Pioneer (TechPioneer) Scheme
- Incentive for Research and Innovation Scheme (IRIS)
- Environmental Technology Capability Development Programme (EnviroTech CDP)
- Innovation Voucher Scheme
- Innovation for Environmental Sustainability (IES) Fund
- Land Transport Innovation Fund (LTIF)
- Green Vehicle Rebate (GVR)
- Transport Technology Innovation and Development Scheme (TIDES+)
- 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Fund
- Environment Technology Research Programme (ETRP)
- Local Enterprise Technical Assistance Scheme (LETAS)
- 3P Partnership Fund
- Clean Development Mechanism Documentation Grant
- Infocomm Leadership and Development Programme (iLEAD)
If we missed out any funding or incentive scheme, do let us know. Thanks! Read more
