STEP — Productive Innovation — Energy (Inovação Produtiva — Energia)
Supports companies investing in critical clean and resource-efficient technology manufacturing in eligible mainland Portuguese regions.
STEP Inovacao Produtiva Energia is a competitive grant call administered by IAPMEI — Agencia para a Competitividade e Inovacao — under the COMPETE 2030 programme, which is Portugal's EU structural funds operational programme for competitiveness and internationalisation. IAPMEI is Portugal's national agency for SME competitiveness and innovation and co-manages EU structural funds for Portuguese ent…
Manufacturing investments by Portuguese SMEs producing clean energy technologies, carbon-neutral technologies, and critical raw materials under the EU STEP platform in Norte, Centro, and Alentejo regions.
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