Call for Proposals: Natural Resources and Energy Technologies (South Africa)

The technological focus areas include:

• Natural Resources
  • Water and Sanitation: Digitisation for water and wastewater treatment plants, water leak, sanitation and operations efficiency technologies.
  • Circular Economy: Waste to energy, alternative packaging to replace plastic.
  • Mining and Minerals: Mining support technologies that enhance minerals beneficiation, mining digitisation and the support the implementation of low carbon footprint in mining.
• Energy
  • Technologies to combat the immediate effects of loadshedding: Microgrids, smart grids, energy management systems, energy efficiency, energy storage, generators, solar panels and inverters.
  • Just Energy Transition: Decarbonisation, e-mobility, hydrogen, lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications are invited from the following South African institutions for consideration:
  • Start-up companies
  • Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs)
  • Private Individuals
  • Science Councils (SCs)
  • Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
  • Any other recognised legal entities in South Africa
• The application must meet the following criteria:
  • A technology or process development must focus on the natural resources or energy sector as described above.
  • Demonstrate a viable, feasible and sustainable business case.
  • Demonstrate a positive socio-economic impact.
  • Have a proof of concept (an idea that has been proven, tested and validated i.e., TRL 4 or higher).
  • Must have an industry partner
• Applicants applying for funding from TIA must meet the following requirements:
  • Applicants must be South African citizens with valid identity documents.
  • Legal entities:
    • Must be registered or in a process of registering with CIPC;
    • Must be registered or in a process of registering on National Treasury’s Central Supplier Database (CSD);
  • For foreign-owned IP:
    • IP will need to be licensed or assigned to the applicant before funding is approved.
  • Primary technology development activities must be operated within South Africa.
  • Attendance at compulsory briefing session
  • Co-funding from applicant or other funders is preferred.

For more information, visit TIA.