Sustainable Hydropower (HaVa)
Funds companies, universities, research institutes, and public bodies developing sustainable hydropower through the Swedish Energy Agency's HaVa program grants.
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Sustainable Hydropower (HaVa) is a research and innovation grant program administered by the Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten), the Swedish government agency for energy research and the energy transition. The program (Swedish: HÃ¥Va) funds work on system- and environment-related questions in the hydropower area, with the goal of helping Sweden reach an electricity system that runs fully on renewable sources.
In the call recorded here, the agency advertised about 15 million SEK in total and an applicant could apply for at most 3 million SEK in support per project. Awards are grants, not loans or equity. Funded projects in this call could start at the earliest on 1 July 2022 and run at the latest until 31 December 2024. The source page does not state a minimum award.
The call is open to any party that can contribute to the program's areas. The agency names companies, public-sector bodies, the social-science, humanities, technical, and natural-science departments of universities and colleges, and research institutes connected to the stated areas. A for-profit company therefore has a direct path to apply, either on its own or with partners.
Applications are submitted through the agency's My Pages (Mina sidor) e-service. The work funded falls into three connected challenge areas: hydropower as a resource that helps balance and regulate the grid, the environmental impact of hydropower, and hydropower as a safe and efficient energy resource. In the recorded call the last day to apply was 10 February 2022 and the decision date was 30 June 2022.
Practical caveats: this is a historical call, last updated on 1 December 2021, and its application deadline has passed. HaVa is a recurring program, so a future call may open with different amounts and dates; check the agency's calls page before planning around the figures above. The source gives no minimum award and no dedicated direct application link beyond the My Pages e-service.
Hydropower research and innovation in three priority areas: hydropower as a resource that balances and regulates the electricity grid, the environmental impact of hydropower, and hydropower as a safe and efficient energy resource. The wider program covers system- and environment-related questions across the hydropower area, aimed at a fully renewable electricity system.
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