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Swedish solar energy company Midsummer was selected in June 2023 by the EU to receive a significant grant to boost a self-sufficient solar energy production in Europe. The 32M€ funding, granted by the highly competitive EU Innovation Fund, is awarded to construct a new 200 MW mega factory in Sweden to produce CIGS (copper, indium, gallium and selenide) thin film solar cells. Spinverse contributed to the successful funding decision by providing expert services in the project application phase.

Sensors (electronics), robots and AI permeate every aspect of customer consortia activities within Spinverse’s Digital Industries business unit. From southern Europe to the far north; from the Atlantic, across to Eastern Europe, the partnerships we bring together include corporates, SMEs, startups, RTOs and universities, combined with hospitals and other public service entities. Together, we solve really complex challenges.

Our Principal Consultant Magnus Andersson from Spinverse Sweden had the honour to represent the European Horizon 2020 FlexiGrid project at the international scientific conference IEEE EEEAM (Asia Meeting on Environment and Electrical Engineering) in Hanoi, Vietnam, in November. He was invited to deliver a keynote presentation on the learnings of FlexiGrid. In his keynote, Magnus discussed about integrating an impact framework into R&D projects to enhance market and the societal impact from R&D efforts.

Solar Foods is leading a ground-breaking HYDROCOW consortium project to develop a novel biotechnology platform introducing new ways to produce sustainable food, materials, medicine and chemicals. Spinverse funding experts worked with the project consortium for their successful project proposal, which was selected for funding by the European Innovation Council (EIC) from more than 400 contesting teams.   

In November 2023, the Innovation Fund is set to inaugurate a green hydrogen pilot auction, known as the 'Hydrogen Bank.' We at Spinverse have been closely monitoring the development of this initiative, with the goal of providing comprehensive support to our clients, as we have consistently done in previous Innovation Fund calls. 

Several European programmes are implementing EU’s political priorities in the health area. Learn about the many funding opportunities and upcoming calls in the health sector and do not hesitate to contact our funding experts if you want to know more and learn how to increase your chances of preparing a successful funding application.

The PHEMS project consortium led by Helsinki University Hospital (HUS) will advance data-driven research and innovation activities in pediatrics and the use of privacy-preserving datasets in Europe. The project’s aim is to overcome important barriers that currently hinder cross-border collaboration on health data by developing and validating a decentralized federated health data ecosystem. This will enable an ecosystem without central data repositories or release of sensitive personal health data from hospitals. The proposal preparation was supported by Spinverse. 

Spinverse works intensively to support its Swedish customers in applying for funding from the Swedish Energy Agency's Industriklivet, a national financing programme launched by the Swedish government. The support is based on 20 years of experience in proposal work and includes an experience-based, efficient and well-structured process covering all relevant aspects of the proposal scope. Spinverse experts offer the Industriklivet proposal support as a separate assignment or a step in the execution of a grant funding roadmap covering national as well as international (EU) grant funding opportunities. 

Ponsse, a leading manufacturer of forest machinery, and its technology company Epec, have together launched the FORWARD´27 project which aims to significantly reduce the emissions and environmental impact of mobile work machinery used in forestry and other heavy industries. The 10M€ funding granted by Business Finland challenge for leading companies will help the FORWARD’27 ecosystem develop solutions for intelligent, zero-emission vehicles for off-road and commercial use. Spinverse supported Ponsse and Epec in the project preparation phase and is now contributing to the management and coordination of the FORWARD’27 project, which had its launch event in September 2023.

The next round of funding calls for Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport will open in the end of September 2023. This major funding programme focused on large-scale infrastructure investments offers numerous opportunities for public and private entities alike with a funding rate ranging between 30-50%. Spinverse is happy to help you identify the best ideas for your project proposal and to turn them into action.