New Delhi, Mar 21 (KNN) For funding and fostering the innovative small and medium enterprises in the country, the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme in India in association with world's largest clean technology competition (Cleantech Open USA) has called for applications from SMEs with Innovative products.

The applications have been invited from the SMEs with innovative products under the categories- Energy efficiency; Waste to Energy; Renewable Energy; and Water Efficiency.

The Cleantech Open Programme was launched by the Ministry of MSME in partnership with United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) for promoting Innovations in the Indian SMEs in clean technologies. 

SMEs, emerging startups and entrepreneurs with an innovative technology can submit an online application by May 15, 2016.

“The programme has detailed component on mentoring and investor interface and will be of immense use for a SME innovator to find his/her footing in the innovator entrepreneur ecosystem,” said the CleanTech Open.

Talking to KNN, Rishabh Goel, Project Associate, UNIDO, Global Cleantech Innovation Program said, “UNIDO runs its programme across seven different countries. The registrations are open now while the programme will take place in December.”

He said, “During the programme there would be workshops, investors’ sessions, jury round and more. It is for the Innovators who have designed and manufactured the innovations under the categories given. We will help them in marketing, funding, legal issues and awards.”

The Cleantech Open is a not-for-profit organization that runs the world’s largest accelerator for cleantech startups. Their mission is to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that address today’s most urgent energy, environmental and economic challenges. (KNN Bureau)