Climate Innovation Vouchers: Welcome the winners of Ukraine’s largest grant program for green innovators

On the 10th of April, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Delegation of European Union to Ukraine and Greencubator announced the winners of the 5th stage of Climate Innovation Vouchers program. A panel discussion on financing for climate innovations in Ukraine proceeded the award ceremony. 5 Ukrainian companies became the winners and received funding for the development of their green business solutions worth EUR 100 000:

• Delfast — electric bikes certification and patenting, technical and usability improvements.
• Integro-SD — control and automation system for the proprietary organic fertilizers production line; certification.
• Integral Complex Systems — Low-power long-range wireless solution for energy systems control and data exchange.
• IOT TRADE — control system and web-interface for company’s central hub for smart-home devices (thermostats and sensors).
• Obolon Oil — industrial scaling for serial production of mobile waste plastic-to-fuel processing complex.

This stage completes the first phase of Ukraine’s largest grant program for cleantech and low-carbon technology developers. During the five waves of the program, 31 beneficiaries received funding for the development of their green business solutions worth a total of 1 million euro. Climate Innovation Vouchers program is launched as a part of the EBRD program “Finance and Technology Transfer Centre for Climate Change” (FINTECC), funded by the European Union. Ukraine became the first country within EBRD operation area, to launch such a  program. The program is implemented by the NGO Greencubator. During the five stages 31 Ukrainian companies have received climate vouchers worth approximately 1 mln euro. Read more about the program and its winners on the www.climate.biz.