An agreement has been signed between the United States Department of Energy and the Government of India in November 2010 to establish an Indo-U.S. Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC) to Enhance Cooperation on Energy Security, Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy, and Climate Change. The goal for the center is to spur collaborative research and development between U.S. and Indian researchers on potentially breakthrough clean energy technologies.
The Indian and U.S. governments have committed $5 million per year for five years (subject to yearly appropriations) for the Center and the consortia will match the government funding with its own funds. Under this arrangement, both governments have agreed to invite proposals through a joint India-U.S. Funding Opportunity Announcement in the three priority areas of building efficiency, solar energy, and advanced biofuels.
