It's called the "Ecomagination Challenge", and it's organized by General Electric. It is a competition that rewards researchers and entrepreneurs, worldwide, who launch new eco-sustainable business ideas and innovative solutions for clean energy.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himIs called “Ecomagination Challenge”, and is organized by General Electric. It is a competition that rewards i researchers and entrepreneurs, worldwide, which they launch new ideas of business environmentally sustainable and innovative solutions forclean energy.
The competition, which started last July, is now over in these days, in New York, with the award ceremony for the projects considered more interesting (for which a prize pool of 200 million dollars), divided into three categories: smart-grid, Renewable energies, Eco buildings.
There were two "rankings": the”Innovation Award” (five companies awarded, and each received 100mila U.S. dollars to be allocated to the development of their projects); And “Partnership”, in which 12 projects, arrived from research centers and institutes, universities, researchers and start-ups from all over the world, have been selected as partners for new investments by General Electric.
In detail, here the winners of the competition for theInnovation Challenge Award.
La Capstone Metering, based in Texas, presented theIntelliH2O, real-time management device for water systems: a solution created for save water and eliminate the need for a manual meter reading.
La ElectricRoute (New Hampshire) has developed a communications network for electricity transmission and distribution systems: a technology that eliminates the need for duplicate sensors and copper lines.
From Israel, the GridON has created a current limiter which protects power lines from interruptions and failures through an expansion system towards alternative energy resources.
The system of wind turbines inflatable WinFlex, equipped with a rotor in lightweight, flexible and economical composite material: a 50% reduction in installation costs and a three - four year return on investment is assumed.
Also from New Hampshire, theIce Code, a system developed in collaboration with Darmouth College, designed for the ice removal From wind turbines by means of high-power pulses of heat from the inside: a device that significantly reduces the amount of energy for defrosting and "downtime".
Piergiorgio Pescarolo
