First Call of the UNIDO "Accelerate-To-Demonstrate (A2D)" Programme

Dear Member,
With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, the letter of the Ministry of Trade dated 24.07.2024 and numbered 98992268 forwarded to our Union announces that the first call under the "Accelerate-to-Demonstrate (A2D)" Programme of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has been published on the UNIDO Procurement Portal.
The letter further states that the said programme forms part of the Ayrton Fund, which is dedicated to supporting clean energy R&D in countries eligible to receive the OECD's Official Development Assistance (ODA)
, and that in the first stage it will be financed with £65 million by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DENSNZ).
Proposals must support the implementation of pilot projects for innovative clean energy solutions in the following four thematic areas
:

• Critical minerals

• Clean hydrogen

• Smart energy

• Industrial decarbonisation

The deadline for proposals is 19 August 2024 at 16:00 (Vienna Central European Time-CET). Detailed information on the call can be accessed via the link below:
https://www.unido.org/news/unido-publishes-first-global-call-proposals-accelerate-demonstrate-a2d-facility

Kind regards,
Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry