Verification of Innovations with Customers
Backs research teams and institutions for Verifiering av innovationer med kund in energy systems and climate technology.
Verifiering av innovationer med kund (Verification of Innovations with Customers) is a grant program from Energimyndigheten designed to help Swedish small and medium-sized enterprises validate sustainable energy innovations with real customers ahead of commercialization. The 2026 call carries a total budget of approximately 30 million SEK, with individual awards capped at 3 million SEK per project…
Customer validation of sustainable energy innovations at TRL 4–7 for Swedish SMEs, funding up to 3 MSEK per project across energy efficiency, flexibility, renewables, and grid robustness.
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