Public Funding

Development of the SkySails technology has been supported by public grants. Approximately 5% of the 50 million euros invested in the development of the SkySails technology to date has been provided through a total of 13 different funded projects:


BWA Agency for Business and Labor Affairs: “Program for Innovation”	TBI Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Research & Development Project Assistance Program	Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology / Euronorm: “Central Innovation Program SME” Single Projects Funding Module


LFI Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania / Hamburg-Harburg Internal Revenue Office	EU: "LIFE III"	Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology / AiF: „PRO INNO II“ Project 2007/2008


Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania / TBI Technology Consulting Institute: “TIF Program for the Advancement of Technology and Innovation"	Federal Ministry of Education and Research Joint Project “Climate Protection: Wind Propulsion for Cargo Ships"	Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology / AIF: „PRO INNO II“ Project 2005


Hamburg Innovation Foundation	BWA Agency for Business and Labor Affairs of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg	hep / IdeenFONDS