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Source: Peoples'Friendship University of Russia
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The Skolkovo Foundation (VEB.RF Group), together with the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the country's leading industrial companies, announced the launch of the sixth cycle of "GreenTech Sustainable Development," Russia's largest program for developing an industrial supplier ecosystem. Applications from technology developers will be accepted until October 20, 2025.
Over its six years of existence, the program has transformed from an industry accelerator into a federal platform shaping the sustainable development agenda for domestic industry. It aims to address the strategic challenges of industrial enterprises through the implementation of cutting-edge Russian developments.
Directions for applications
In the new cycle, the program expands its focus: the number of selection areas has been increased to five.
Partners are interested in exploring technologies in the following areas:
ecology; industrial safety; resource efficiency; production infrastructure management; biotechnology for food security (new direction this year).
"Industry is the driver of the country's technological development, and the implementation of innovative solutions in key sectors can ensure the rapid and effective achievement of the Russian Federation's national development goals. Over the past six years, the GreenTech Sustainable Development program has become a working platform where the needs of industry meet the offerings of Russian developers. Following the previous selection process, 68 projects were developed, 22 of which are already in the implementation stages," said Nikolai Bulatov, Director of Energy-Intensive Production at the Skolkovo Foundation.
Participants in the 2025 program will receive the following opportunities:
Direct access to industrial customers for pilot projects; expert support for tailoring solutions to market needs; and the opportunity to apply for grant funding from the Skolkovo Foundation of up to 10 million rubles.
Successful cases
The effectiveness of the program is confirmed by the actual implementation of technologies by its finalists.
Skolkovo participant REDSYSTEMS has developed a portable diagnostic device for analyzing the energy parameters of diesel locomotive units. The solution allows testing in 3–15 minutes with a 99.5% accuracy rate, laying the foundation for predictive equipment maintenance. A pilot implementation of the device is planned at a Severstal plant.
SIMPLE CAMPAIGNS received a 7 million ruble grant and successfully implemented its software for managing the efficiency of production assets at the Tosol-Sintez plant, a major automotive chemicals manufacturer. The integration took five days, and the six-month economic impact amounted to 14 million rubles, thanks to reduced procurement and a 15% reduction in equipment downtime.
The development of the program's finalist, DekStream, received support from partner Gazprom Neft and a grant from Skolkovo. It is a system for monitoring pipeline detachments from foundation supports in permafrost conditions. As part of the pilot project, the IoT platform was refined and specialized position sensors were developed.
Overall, since the GreenTech Sustainable Development program was launched, the organizers have received over 3,800 applications, with over 400 projects becoming finalists and being reviewed by experts. Over a hundred technologies have been successfully implemented at customer enterprises.
Contact information for applications and further information
Official website of the program: http://greentech.sk.ru/.
Contact person at RUDN: Yatsenko Elena Borisovna, Yatsenko_eb@pfor.ru.
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