EDF Blue Lab Innovation Challenge returns for 2017
by Startacus Admin
EDF Energy Blue Lab is proud to launch a new Blue Lab Innovation Challenge for 2017.
After the huge success of last year’s Innovation Challenge, we are looking for more creative and disruptive products and services that can shape the future of the energy sector and enhance the lives of our customers. We’re looking for the next big thing, so if you’re working on innovative ways to create insight and value from energy data using artificial intelligence and machine learning, or developing amazing new devices, controls or approaches to make energy better for our vulnerable customers – we would love you to be part of our journey to deliver Better Lives, Better Experience and Better Energy for all of society.
This year the challenge has been broken down into three categories:
Making life easier for our vulnerable customers
Can you help EDF Energy to make efficiency, comfort, control & security easy and accessible for vulnerable customers?
Creating value for customers from energy data
Can you help provide Insights for customers using energy related data using innovative technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning?
Wildcard
Got a great idea that could help EDF Energy that doesn't particularly fall into the other two categories? Apply as a wildcard entry!
What is on offer?
- A 12-week intensive programme based at Blue Lab.
- Mentoring from EDF Energy senior leadership and subject matter experts
- £20,000 cash prize.
- Validation from EDF Energy stakeholders and customers
- Co-location and testing in a live environment with EDF Energy
- A network of external mentors with diverse market experience
- Recognition in Europe and beyond
- Opportunity to gain investment
- The chance to be sponsored by EDF Energy Blue Lab at IDEALondon, a post-accelerator centre in the heart of London’s tech city in Shoreditch.
- Access to the Amazon Web Services Activate program.
Application process
- Applications are open and close on the 13th November 2017.
- Shortlisted startups will be invited to a Pitch Day to senior executives in January 2018
- The 12 week programme starts in February 2018.
- There will be a Demo day for the startups on the programme in April 2018.
You can be an early stage or a mature start-up – if you are wanting to accelerate your business in 12 weeks, this is the energy accelerator programme for you.
So what are you waiting for? If you’d like to be part of this unique programme, you can find out more and apply online: www.bluelabchallenge.co.uk
This is a sponsored article written in partnership with Startacus
Subscribe to our newsletter
If you would like to receive our startup themed newsletter, full of the latest startup opportunities, events, news, stories, tips and advice, then sign up here.
“Free-from” food-to-go startup Pollen + Grace to launch into national supermarkets Tesco and Co-Op, continuing its mission to bring exciting healthy meals to the high street.
Bristol and Bath based early-stage startups and entrepreneurs take note - here's the lowdown on key startup support and help available where you are...
Artificial intelligence platform Ricochet is on an AI mission to find new business leads that fit the needs of your company.
From understanding more about how a business can invoice effectively to avoid late payments, to what debt recovery means, to how to take legal action against overdue debt.
For businesses, where getting maximum return on their investment is the name of the game, detecting the next big thing in its infancy is crucial.
The challenges of working with a business partner or another co-founder, as told by 12 of the UK’s top startup co-founders
This February 12th & 13th, global pre-accelerator program Startup Boost, will host a virtual demo day from their 'Fall programs' in Detroit, Dublin, Los Angeles, and New York.
Minute is an app that allows you to watch quality short films, tailored to the time that you have available. We took a look at this early-stage startup with a big vision.
Migrants are gonna surround us, With ideas! We take a look at Startup Weekend Dublin immigration...
Five reasons why every business could consider investing in coaching for their sales team.
Published on: 27th October 2017
If you would like to enable commenting via your Startacus account, please enable Disqus functionality in your Account Settings.
- Startup Weekend Dublin immigration aims to builds ideas not borders 7th Feb 2019 Migrants are gonna surround us, With ideas! We take a look at Startup Weekend Dublin immigration...
- Sports facility management platform Pitchbooking nets £250k investment 6th Feb 2019 SportTech Belfast startup Pitchbooking, secures £250k investment to help become the market leader in sports facility management.
- Too Good To Go raises further €6m to keep fighting food waste everywhere 6th Feb 2019 Fast growing tech for good app Too Good To Go raises a further €6 million to accelerate its mission to eliminate food waste globally, taking its total investment to €16m.
- Google+ for consumers shuts down 2nd April 1st Feb 2019 Goodbye Google+. The end date for Google+ for consumers (personal) has been announced as the 2nd April 2019. So what....now?
