The MECS Challenge Fund provides early-stage research funding to stimulate innovations in modern energy cooking technology and systems and support the advancement of technology-based cooking energy products, processes and services in low- and middle-income countries.
The Challenge Fund will run as a series of competitions, each with their own focus and objectives. The competitions will be open to companies of all sizes (businesses including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises), academia and other organisations, to support research projects which could lead to enabling safe and efficient modern energy cooking systems.
The Challenge Fund is accessed via one of the open competitions. Details of each competition opportunity will be made available on these pages.
NEW OPPORTUNITY – STARSS – New Challenge Fund – Pre-Launch
MECS is excited to announce the launch of a new Technology Accelerator Challenge Fund Competition focusing on standalone and rooftop solar systems.
This challenge fund invites organisations to test innovative configurations of existing technology and business models to pilot and demonstrate stand alone or rooftop solar based systems that will be utilized for clean energy cooking. More information here.
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