Welcome to an all information and matchmaking event!
Innovation Norway operates three programmes focused on energy and green innovation in Romania and Bulgaria under the EEA and Norway Grants.
During spring 2021, the programmes offer a variety of Green Opportunities for financing to:
- Hydropower (EEA Grants) with deadline 31 May
- Green Industry Innovation (Norway Grants) in Bulgaria with deadline 24 June
- Electrification of Households (EEA and Norway Grants) with deadline 30 June
- Other Renewable Energy Sources (Norway Grants) with deadline 8 September
- Geothermal in Romania (EEA Grants) coming in May
- Research and Development in Romania (EEA Grants) coming in May
- Green Industry Innovation in Romania (EEA Grants) coming in May
- Support for startups in Romania (EEA Grants) and Bulgaria (Norway Grants) coming in May
The EEA Grants are funded by Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway. Organisations from these countries can be partners in the project. The Norway Grants are funded by Norway and are open only for Norwegian entities as partners.
The links to the open calls will be updated as the calls are published. You can also see our overview of Calls for Proposals.
An all-information event
Innovation Norway invites you to an all information and matchmaking event on the Green Opportunities for funding your project and finding a partner.
This event is for Romanian and Bulgarian enterprises, SMEs, startups, public authorities, NGOs and other legal entities.
It is also for potential partners in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, enterprises, research, development and innovation institutions, NGOs and any other actor interested in green opportunities.
Programme
19 May, Day 1:
Green Opportunities with the EEA and Norway Grants
10:00 CET / 11:00 EEST: Opportunities on Green Industry Innovation
Magnar Ødelien, Director, EEA and Norway Grants by Innovation Norway
10:10 CET / 11:00 EEST: Open Call on Green Industry Innovation
10:25 CET / 11:25 EEST: Open Call for Startups on Green Industry Innovation
10:35 CET / 11:35 EEST: Project Examples
10:45 CET / 11:45 EEST: Questions and Answers
12:00 CET / 13:00 EEST: Opportunities on Energy in Romania
Magnar Ødelien, Director, EEA and Norway Grants by Innovation Norway
Inger Strand Karni, Programme Responsible, Innovation Norway
12:20 CET / 13:35 EEST: Open Call on Renewable Energy Sources
12:35 CET / 13:35 EEST: Open Call on Research and Development
12:45 CET / 13:45 EEST: Project Examples
13:00 CET / 14:00 EEST: Questions and Answers
13:30 CET / 14:30 EEST: End of Day 1
20 May, Day 2:
Bilateral Cooperation on Green Opportunities
10:00 CET / 11:00 EEST: Welcome
Magnar Ødelien, Director, EEA and Norway Grants by Innovation Norway
10:10 CET - 11:10 EEST: Romania, Bulgaria and Norway
Thorstein Wangen, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Bucharest
10:20 CET / 11:20 EEST: Romania, Bulgaria and Iceland
Helga Hauksdóttir, Ambassador, Embassy of Iceland
10:40 CET / 11:40 EEST: Challenges in energy and bilateral cooperation
Bjørn Aulie, Director, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)
10:50 CET / 11:50 EEST: Women in energy and bilateral cooperation
Harpa Petursdottir, National Energy Authority of Iceland (OS)
11:00 CET / 12:00 EEST: Project examples
11:20 CET / 12:20 EEST: Summing up and beginning the matchmaking
11:30 CET / 12:30 EEST: Break
12:00 CET / 13:00 EEST: Matchmaking event for all programmes
18:00 CET / 19:00 EEST: End of day 2
Participants are welcome to attend the sessions of the programme which are relevant for them.
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19 May 2021
Time:
09:00
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