Clean Energy Sector Supports 30 Entrepreneurs

Support for 30 Clean Energy Sector Entrepreneurs An information meeting was held for the "Clean Energy and Clean Technologies-Focused Entrepreneurs Business Idea Call for Proposals," prepared specifically by the Presidency of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development and Support Administration (KOSGEB) for entrepreneurs wishing to enter the clean energy sector. The meeting was hosted by the Association of Energy Industrialists and Businessmen (ENSİA). The meeting held at Bayraklı Hilton Garden Inn Hotel was attended by representatives of ENSİA corporate member companies and entrepreneurs seeking to invest in the sector.

Final Application Deadline 5 May

Speaking at the meeting, KOSGEB İzmir Director Dr. Levent Arslan stated that within the scope of the Advanced Entrepreneur Support Program implemented to develop an entrepreneurship culture with technology-based and innovative entrepreneurship capacity, regional needs are also being considered in addition to existing support schemes. Noting that they aim to support entrepreneurs in İzmir and Manisa provinces who can implement business ideas focused on energy and clean technologies and aligned with the call topics, Arslan informed that the Call for Proposals, which began on 17 April, has a final application date of 5 May. Levent Arslan added that unlike previous KOSGEB implementations, this support call does not require company establishment, and prospective entrepreneurs can apply for support with their business ideas.

Many Examples Within ENSİA

ENSİA Board Chairman Alper Kalaycı provided a detailed assessment of what needs to be done to achieve the "2053 Net Zero" target in the clean energy sector. Recalling that ENSİA, which has nearly 100 corporate members, includes many companies in the clean energy sector as new ventures, Kalaycı emphasized that these entrepreneurs, who started with a business idea, have reached the level of opening booths at international trade fairs within several years and expanding their engineering teams. Noting that according to the targets set in Turkey's National Energy Action Plan, 75 percent of energy investments to be made by 2035 will be allocated to wind and solar energy sectors, Kalaycı drew attention to the vital importance of domestic equipment utilization in the construction processes of these investments.  

Support for 30 Entrepreneurs

Within the scope of the "Clean Energy and Clean Technologies-Focused Entrepreneurs Business Idea Call for Proposals" for which KOSGEB is accepting applications, it is targeted to provide grant support of up to TRY 1,000,000 to a total of 30 entrepreneurs. Applicant entrepreneurs must not have established a company in their own name after 01.01.2020, must not have a 30 percent or higher stake in any company established as a legal entity, must have been born on or after 01.01.1987, and must have graduated from at least a four-year undergraduate program at a university. For female entrepreneurs, there is no age limit requirement.

Applications Submitted Online

Entrepreneurs will be able to submit their applications through the KOSGEB SME Information System. For this, entrepreneurs must first register and then submit a preliminary application for the call. In the event of any omissions in the application, such omissions will be notified through the system, and the entrepreneur must remedy them within the process timeline and deadlines specified in the call. In the call where all notifications will be made through the system, the obligation to monitor notifications will rest entirely with the applicant. Among the business ideas to be supported by KOSGEB are photovoltaic power system technologies, solar thermal power system technologies, wind turbine technologies, green hydrogen production and storage technologies, blue energy (offshore technologies, wave, tidal, etc.) production technologies, biomass electricity/heat production technology, biofuel production technologies, geothermal electricity/heat technologies, electric vehicle technologies and energy storage technologies, distributed energy technologies, smart grid systems, energy management software (artificial intelligence, blockchain and robotic applications), carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies, technologies for clean energy system integration (solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydrogen) in buildings and industrial applications, technologies for clean energy applications and optimization in agricultural applications, and technologies for hybrid energy system applications and optimization.