{"submission_date":"2026-05-15","grantor":{"name":"Région wallonne — SPW Économie, Emploi, Recherche","programme":"Innovation-Durable 2026 — soutien aux PME","call_reference":"INNOV-DUR-2026/PME-042"},"applicant":{"legal_name":"Acme Supplies SRL","legal_form":"Société à Responsabilité Limitée","registration":"BE 0678.901.234 — RCS Brussels","address":"Rue du Commerce 48, 1000 Brussels, Belgium","contact_name":"Marie Laurent","contact_email":"m.laurent@acmesupplies.be"},"project":{"title":"Liège Distribution Centre — Low-Energy Warehouse Automation","summary":"Deployment of a hybrid picking-robot and conveyor system at the Liège distribution centre, combined with a heat-recovery ventilation retrofit, to increase throughput by 40% while cutting electricity consumption per pick by 25% and reducing on-site CO2e emissions by 18 tCO2e/year. The project delivers quantifiable productivity and sustainability gains, creates two skilled operator roles, and is fully co-funded by the applicant.","start_date":"2026-09-01","end_date":"2027-12-31","total_cost":320000.0,"requested_amount":120000.0,"co_funding_amount":200000.0,"co_funding_source":"Applicant equity + Meridian Capital Partners investment loan","milestones":[{"date":"2026-10-31","label":"Detailed engineering and supplier selection","deliverable":"Signed supplier contract + engineering specification (Annex B)."},{"date":"2027-02-28","label":"Equipment delivery and installation","deliverable":"Installation acceptance protocol signed off by operations manager."},{"date":"2027-06-30","label":"Commissioning and operator training","deliverable":"Training attendance records + first 30-day operational report."},{"date":"2027-09-30","label":"Ramp-up to target throughput","deliverable":"Monthly KPI dashboard showing throughput at ≥ 95% of target."},{"date":"2027-12-31","label":"Final evaluation and reporting","deliverable":"Final report to SPW including audited cost statement and KPI achievement."}]},"budget":[{"category":"equipment","description":"Picking-robot fleet and conveyor system (CAPEX)","amount":185000.0,"share_pct":57.8},{"category":"equipment","description":"Heat-recovery ventilation retrofit","amount":42000.0,"share_pct":13.1},{"category":"subcontracting","description":"System integrator fees (installation and commissioning)","amount":38000.0,"share_pct":11.9},{"category":"personnel","description":"Project management and operator training (in-kind, fully loaded)","amount":32000.0,"share_pct":10.0},{"category":"consumables","description":"Spare parts buffer for year 1 operations","amount":8000.0,"share_pct":2.5},{"category":"overhead","description":"Project overhead, audit and reporting fees (flat rate)","amount":15000.0,"share_pct":4.7}],"budget_total":320000.0,"expected_outcomes":"By end of 2027 the Liège centre will process 40% more orders per shift, reduce electricity consumption per picked line by at least 25%, cut annual on-site CO2e emissions by 18 tCO2e, create two permanent skilled operator positions, and establish a replicable blueprint for the planned expansion to the Namur centre in 2028.","kpis":[{"name":"Orders picked per shift","baseline":"1,450 / shift","target":"2,030 / shift (+40%)"},{"name":"Electricity consumption per pick","baseline":"0.42 kWh","target":"≤ 0.31 kWh (-25%)"},{"name":"Annual on-site CO2e emissions","baseline":"72 tCO2e/year","target":"≤ 54 tCO2e/year (-18 tCO2e)"},{"name":"Skilled operator FTE created","baseline":"0","target":"2 permanent FTE (open-ended contracts)"},{"name":"Downtime hours per month","baseline":"14 h/month","target":"≤ 6 h/month"}],"signatory":{"name":"Thibault Moreau","title":"Managing Director"}}