Watt's on - The KIC InnoEnergy Magazine

Welcome! Continued on page 2 Watt's on The new KIC InnoEnergy Magazine Diego Pavía I am thrilled to open this edition of Watt's on, which provides you with the first insights into the ground-breaking products our project partners have ready for commercialisation this year. These solutions, which have gone from prototype to commercial product after a number of years of consultation and collaboration with our project partners and our wider industry and academic network, target building-integrated photovoltaics, cyber-security management, industrial energy efficiency and wind turbine condition-monitoring systems – just to name a few. All of the products, and their details, can be found on page four. You will also get a chance to view these products, as part of the 150 innovations from our start-ups and innovation projects, at our upcoming annual event – The Business Booster. Early bird tickets are fast coming to a close, so I encourage you to book your tickets by this Thursday, 30 June, to take advantage of a 30% discount. Over in education we have launched our new online learning platform, The Institute of Sustainable Energy – which will soon be hosting our second course – Competitive Intelligence and Effective Exploitation of Patents. If, on the other hand, you have a business idea linked to an educational course in sustainable energy, but need additional funding and a network of partners to develop it, I encourage you to read more about our Call for Professional MOOCs, which opened today. For more information, please head to page three. In addition to these top-line activities, there has been a wealth of activity within each of our regions – Benelux, France, Germany, Iberia, Poland plus and Sweden – our entrepreneurs are continuously winning awards and gaining exposure in the media; we are reaching out into the eastern European countries, such as Estonia, Lithuania and Croatia, to give start-ups from these regions an opportunity to leverage off our network by applying to our KICkoff competition; and, our Master’s students are continuing to make an impact and inspire audiences across the continent. I hope you enjoy our Summer edition of Watt’s on, and until next time, I thank you all for your collaboration with KIC InnoEnergy and wish you a nice summer break. Summer 2016 CEO, KIC InnoEnergy Two days left to secure your early-bird tickets! Early-bird tickets are available until 30 June, and provide delegates with a 30% discount. Early bird registration (extended until 30 June): 350 € Standard Registration: 500 € tickets by this Thursday, 30 June, to take advantage of a 30% discount. Over in education we have launched our new online learning platform, The Institute of Sustainable Energy – which will soon be hosting our second course – Competitive Intelligence and Effective Exploitation of Patents. If, on the other hand, you have a business idea linked to an educational course in sustainable energy, but need additional funding and a network of partners to develop it, I encourage you to read more about our Call for Professional MOOCs, which opened today. For more information, please head to page three. In addition to these top-line activities, there has been a wealth of activity within each of our regions – Benelux, France, Germany, Iberia, Poland plus and Sweden – our entrepreneurs are continuously winning awards and gaining exposure in the media; we are reaching out into the eastern European countries, such as Estonia, Lithuania and Croatia, to give start-ups from these regions an opportunity to leverage off our network by applying to our KICkoff competition; and, our Master’s students are continuing to make an impact and inspire audiences across the continent. I hope you enjoy our Summer edition of Watt’s on, and until next time, I thank you all for your collaboration with KIC InnoEnergy and wish you a nice summer break. Innovation is crucial for companies that want to stay ahead of competition. Register now for your last chance to purchase early bird tickets, and secure your spot at The Business Booster 2016 to: Enhance your company’s product portfolio and technology roadmaps with breakthrough innovations in the field of sustainable energy. Take advantage of great networking opportunities with pan-European innovation executives and start-ups. Be inspired by our speakers: visionaries and influencers in the world of energy. Be part of an exclusive community of innovators and game-changers in sustainable energy. Register We are looking for applications from universities, research institutes or companies who have ideas for educational products or services relating to sustainable energy, but who need funding and a network of partners to develop it. If you are interested, visit our website to find out more. “The purpose of the call is to encourage ideas for courses from the worlds of academia and industry." Torsten Fransson, Education Director Call for Innovation Proposals - reopened! Events Following the success of our 2016 Call for Innovation Proposals, which received over 500 registrations of interest, we have reopened the Call for a second phase, which started on 1 June. More details on the documentation and timelines can be found here. Details on the application process can be found in our two recent webinars. Call for Professional MOOCs 2 June - 16 Sept Master Thesis Competition in Energy for Smart Cities 4-5 July 3rd edition of the Partners Day, KIC InnoEnergy France 8 July TEDxEindhoven 6 Sept Professional online course: Competitive Intelligence and Effective Exploitation of Patents 13-14 Sept SvD Energy Summit, Stockholm 7 Nov Professional education course: Energy Economics 14 Nov Professional education course: Renewable Energies 21 Nov  Professional education course Energy English 22 - 24 Nov Hola Benelux! - The Business Booster Combi-package deal from Benelux to Barcelona 23-24 Nov The Business Booster Call for Partnerships Watt's on in Europe We are currently looking for Regional Points of contacts (POCs) in the following countries: Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey, Greece, Montenegro, Bosnia, FYR Macedonia. These POCs will help KIC InnoEnergy identify, develop, and support promising ideas, start-ups and entrepreneurs from eastern Europe, provide them with coaching and actively participate in the KIC InnoEnergy ecosystem. To find out more, click here. Products ready for commercialisation this year VIBstudio Wind  by EC Systems  Increasing productivity and profitability of wind generation securiCAD®  by Foreseeti AB Protecting critical infrastructure against cyber-attack Bio-Eco-Matic  by MetalERG Transforming low-cost straw into high-value heating BIPV-Insight  by EnerBIM  Supporting the market for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) EOLOS FL 200  by EOLOS Reducing the costs and risks of off-shore wind development Energy Supply Cooperative (ESC)  by Evohaus  Renewable, self-sufficient energy supply for residential communities gulplug by gulplug Achieving zero energy consumption during periods of zero production EnerTwin  by Micro Turbine Technology BV (MTT) Reduced electricity and heating bills for families and small businesses SolabCool  by SolabCool Recycling waste heat to create energy-efficient cooling Estore By Engie Reducing energy bills for cold storage and refrigeration     SolabCool BIPV-Insight We are pleased to provide you with the first insights into the ground-breaking products our project partners have ready for commercialisation this year. Energy Supply Cooperative Our new on-line learning platform, The Institute of Sustainable Energy - designed specifically for professionals who wish to advance their careers and for companies that want to provide continued learning for their workforce - is now launched and has already proven a great success. Our first course, 'The PV Game', which equipped participants with qualified knowledge and a holistic vision of the PV sector, attracted over 100 enrolments. Our next course, 'Competitive Intelligence and Effective Exploitation of Patents' will offer specific training for SMEs, universities, research centres and individuals on the awareness, management and valorisation of Intellectual Property (IP). So, take a look at iSE today, and start thinking about how we can help you take the next step in your career! Enrol now Start Date: 6 September Duration: 12 weeks Time required: 2-3 hours per week   CEO presents at EUSEW Up coming course: Competitive Intelligence and Effective Exploitation of Patents CEO, Diego Pavia, recently took part in an EUSEW panel on the topic of: the growth of renewables over recent years and how Europe can benefit from investment of renewable technology in Africa. Here are some snap shots! New office opening for KIC InnoEnergy KIC InnoEnergy’s continued growth and success across Europe has resulted in not only the expansion of our our partners, our students, our innovation projects and our start-ups - but also the expansion of our team and therefore our premises. As such, on 11 May we inaugurated our new office space in Eindhoven. Both our head office and Benelux office are now situated in the Kennispoort building, 6th floor, Eindhoven. Please feel free to come and visit us! NEW! Institute of Sustainable Energy Professional online learning On 2 May 2016, sustainable energy technology developers got the chance to meet technology users and investors during the fourth annual Connect Ideas2Business conference. The conference brought together innovators, in the field of sustainable energy, in a specially designed “marketplace” where they could exhibit and pitch their ideas to potential investors and customers. A total of 160 representatives of SMEs, start-ups, large companies, research institutes and energy network operators attended the event which was hosted by KIC InnoEnergy Germany, Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum and fokus.energie. Christian Müller, CEO of KIC InnoEnergy Germany, said: “Innovation is vital if we are to continue the drive towards a more sustainable energy future but one of the greatest challenges innovators face is getting their concepts to market. This event aims to help join the dots – to connect those with amazing ideas in sustainable energy to industry and potential investors.” Watt's on in your region The Robot Recycling Startup “Sadako” got first place, and a check for $100K, in the Early Stage Challenge, held every year during the Emerging Companies Summit at the GPU Technology Conference. This technology, developed with KIC-InnoEnergy's support, consists of a robot that uses machine learning to sort recycling and then extracts specific types of valuable waste, like PET plastic bottles. Germany “Marketplace” for sustainable energy technologies Iberia Our Startup Sadako won $100,000 France “Energy Transition Trophies”! Benelux 9 new products showcased in its new offices The second edition of the “Energy Transition Trophies” organised by L’Usine Nouvelle – a leading French industry magazine, took place in Paris on 7 June. Eight trophies were awarded by a jury of energy professionals to reveal and reward the people, companies and projects engaged in an exemplary way in the energy transition. KIC InnoEnergy France once again renewed its support for this event - which you can read all about here. Four products ready for commercialisation and five graduated ventures were presented at the inaugeration on KIC InnoEnergy's new premises in Eindhoven on 11 May. Proudly, the commercialising partners of the innovation projects presented the following innovative products: Energy Supply Cooperative – Energy autartic, environmentally friendly residential quarters. Estore – Electrical energy storage device for cold store. Energy Storage / Solab Cool – thermochemical heat pump running on heat from district heating or waste heat. Micro Turbine Technology – Micro Combined Head and Power system that produces warmth and electricity for domestic use The following five ventures that graduated today from the KIC InnoEnergy Highway were thanked for their efforts by Elena Bou, Innovation Director of KIC InnoEnergy: ‘More wrinkles and less hair. In the US, they admire entrepreneurs and we should learn that from them. Thank you for your devotion and dedication.’ Ecovat – Thermal storage of renewable energy and its integration in a Hybrid Microgrid.  Elestor – Revolutionary low-cost electricity storage in a hydrogen-bromine flow battery.  Enervalis – Cloud-based software for electricity producers, storage providers and consumers to save of make money.  iBuildGreen – Online platform to configure and calculate the energy saving options of residential buildings.  Watch-E – Creation of a web-based application for energy saving through a system of awareness and reward. Sweden Ericsson provides vision of the future at KIC InnoEnergy seminar Over 100 project proposals submitted, 12 European countries and 6 semi-finals – the KICkoff Competition 2016 is gaining popularity! Only a few teams selected in the regional semi-finals will go to Warsaw in September to perform their final pitch and fight for €10 000, professional mentoring and a chance to get into the KIC InnoEnergy Highway® accelerating programme with the financial support of up to €150 000. KICkoff Competition – what is it all about? The KICkoff Competition is the business idea aimed at promoting the entrepreneurship among young people and picking the best projects to accelerate the European sustainable energy market development. During the first stage of the competition over 100 applicants will take part in the workshops and the best of them will pitch in front of the start-up and energy market experts in six countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania and Poland. Join the closest event for free and support them! KIC InnoEnergy, together with our local partners, invites all those who are interested to join us at the semi-finals. Find your closes event below: Let’s meet-up at the regional semi-finals: 16 June in Tallinn, Estonia 27 June in Budapest, Hungary 4 July in Krakow, Poland 8 July in Zagreb, Croatia 12 July in Sofia, Bulgaria 14 July in Kaunas, Lithuania 15 July in Athenes, Greece   KIC InnoEnergy Sweden recently held a seminar called: “Digital Utilities Transformation – How to survive the new wave of digital disruption.” The event took place in Stockholm and was attended by entrepreneurs, consultancies, researchers, students and energy associations. The keynote was delivered by Marie Fossum Strannegård, VP Head of Energy and Utilities at Ericsson, who explained the company’s compelling vision for the future. As Marie explained, it’s all about connected devices and the transition towards a “networked society”. What will get us there? According to Marie, 5G will be the key to connecting all technologies – but if it is to be successful it will need to be implemented globally. Find out more here. Poland KICkoff Competition 2016: join our semi-finals in one of six countries! Getting down to business “Live and work in 2030” At this year’s Hanover Fair, the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) and KIC InnoEnergy Germany hosted a special event for start-ups where they could present their business idea to potential customers and investors. Both organisations had called for start-ups in the field of renewable energy to apply for a pitching slot at the event. From these applications, 7 start-ups were selected. The session was moderated by Dirk Bessau, leader of KIC InnoEnergy’s office in Berlin. He underlines the value of the joint initiative with BEE: “We’re both convinced that the German energy transition needs the innovative potential of start-ups. With this pitch session, we’re combining KIC InnoEnergy’s expertise in selecting promising ventures with BEE’s appeal when it comes to the renewable energy sector in Germany. "The start-ups which are going to pitch will benefit from a wonderful exposure to industry and investors at the world’s biggest industrial fair.” Janne Wallenius, CEO and founder of KIC InnoEnergy supported start-up LeadCold, has been appointed as one of Sweden’s 10 most innovative entrepreneur. The honour was given by Foundation ÅForsk together with Swedish Incubators & Science Parks after being assesed on entrepreneurial drive and business idea potential. Innovation, education and business creation Joint start-up pitch at Hanover Fair Shareholder, Schneider Electric, organised the exhibition “Vivre et travailler en 2030” (Live and work in 2030) at Paris Porte de Versailles, from 31 March to 2 April 2016. Xavier Pain, CEO of the start-up gulplug, was one of the 60 speakers involved in this exhibition. In his speech, he told the audience: "Eliminate the energy waste of the standby machines" To illustrate his point, he presented the solution behind gulplug: some innovative connected services relying on a wireless and self-powered energy sensor technology to help energy managers to save their energy consumption by themselves. Sweden’s 10 most innovative entrepreneurs in 2016 GasQuaL AB, founded by researchers from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, is dedicated to the development and commercialisation of GasQ Technology: an entirely new approach to gas quality measurement and control. “Speed-dating” meeting CloudDiagnosis - may save millions With their project “Smart Sand” ZaaK Technologies GmbH is one of the lucky award winners in the Germany-wide competition “Landmarks in the Land of Ideas 2016”. ZaaK Technologies GmbH enforced their position against 1000 competitors. The goal of the competition is to provide masterminds an opportunity to present their innovative projects and to enforce the performance power of the locations in Germany. ZaaK is an innovation and technology development start-up company supported by KIC InnoEnergy focusing on recycling industrial wastes into high value products. Find out more about ZaaK Technologies GmbH In combining our scientific backgrounds with industry insights, we look forward to providing our future customers with an entirely novel vision and approach to measuring gas quality. “Landmarks in the Land of Ideas” Ten high-growth ventures looking to raise funds, 10 venture capitalists specialised in Cleantech, and 10 minutes to pitch in one-to-one meetings. This is the concept of the first KIC InnoEnergy Venture Capital community event that took place successfully in Barcelona on 27 April.  Find out more here. Smartive, a KIC InnoEnergy backed start-up, has recently showcased its powerful fault predictor which could save the Spanish wind industry €15M annually. The ground-breaking cloud-based software system is designed to collate data from operational wind farms to provide operators with an estimation of the “health” or operating condition of their turbines. It then uses this data to predict up to 21 days in advance, if vital components are likely to fail or require maintenance. For more information on Smartive, click here. New Swedish start-up joins the Highway KIC InnoEnergy supported start-up wins award after award Barcelona CleanTech camp KIC InnoEnergy has partnered with Barcelona Activa and Caixa Capital Risc to launch a CleanTech Camp. The camp will support ideas, entrepreneurs and startups that work within the field of clean energy and sustainable cities. Ten different projects were chosen for the camp, and the three with the most potential will go on to receive a financial contribution and support for further acceleration and business growth. KIC InnoEnergy and Ferroamp Elektronik: winners of Intelligent Energy Management Challenge Start-up Dom’Innov among the Top 150 “Industry of the Future” firms KIC InnoEnergy supported start-up, Solelia Greentech, launches a new EU-project between Sweden and Norway. This project aims at evaluating large-scale solutions where electric car charging is matched with local production of solar electricity. Continue reading. KIC InnoEnergy with its LSO system, and supported start-up Ferroamp Elektronik AB are among the 4 winners of the innovation contest Intelligent Energy Management Challenge organised by the Swedish Energy Agency and Swedish Incubators & Science Park. Read about the winning entries here. Charging electric vehicles with solar Supported by the KIC InnoEnergy Highway® since June 2015, the French start-up Dom’Innov manufactures a modular wall system with an impressive thermal performance. Dom’Innov is one of the pioneering firms in “Industry of the Future”, according to the CETIM. French start-up Eco-Tech Ceram (ETC) is proud to have won several prizes and the recognition of major actors during the last past months. Their awards included €25.000 worth of investment which will go towards crowdfunding, coaching, legal advice and advertising. Continue to read about their success here. Hussain K azmi is a current PhD candidate in the KIC InnoEnergy PhD School and he is employed by Enervalis, a Belgian start-up that develops a cloud-based software for electricity producers, storage providers and consumers to save or make money. In mid-April, he joined 15 of our PhD candidates at a one-week training on Energy Economics at Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) in Grenoble, France. Read about his experience here: MSc ENTECH students win Iberdrola Energy Challenge A snapshot of the MSc SELECT Spring Seminar 2016 In mid-May, KIC InnoEnergy MSc SELECT students gathered to attend the SELECT Spring Seminar that took place at Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands. It was a great opportunity for them to share their experiences, insights, and passion for innovation and sustainable energy. This annual event brings together first and second year students from all partner universities of the SELECT programme. The event introduces participants to the cutting-edge research found in the curricula, and trains them in group discussions in an international setting. It is also the occasion for second year students to present their thesis work to their peers. PhD Candidate shares his experience of the Energy Economics Week With the objective of attracting new students to KIC InnoEnergy´s Master School, a new edition of the Open Day at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in Lisbon took place in March, with the attendance of a great number of students interested in KIC InnoEnergy´s academic offer. Read all about it here. The MSc ENTECH students who won the Iberdrola Energy Challenge proposed an initiative in which the energy saving made by Iberdrola´s customers is then reversed back in electricity access for disadvantaged regions. In this way, collaboration between the company and end users is encouraged in order to promote a worldwide access to energy. Congratulations to our students! KIC InnoEnergy Master’s School open day at IST From 28 March until 3 April, 32 ‘Energy for Smart Cities’ students attended the first edition of the BIZ bootcamp. This one week course was the second stop of the Innovation Journey, that started with the Smart Cities Week in November. Continue reading here. From 7-11 March 2016, ten students from the KIC InnoEnergy’s ENTECH Master Programme participated in a full-week BioEnergyTrain Student Camp at the BRP-Rotax premises in Gunskirchen, Austria. Find out how the week went, here. Business models, prototypes and elevator pitching ENTECH student wins EIT award Allen Mohammadi was this year’s winner of the EIT Change Award for his invention called “Complex Disease Detector”. The detector consists of a device which is able to track several parameters in the body and determine whenever an abnormality occurs. Allen's invention was inspired after being deeply touched by the unexpected passing of his grandmother from a heart attack. The fact that she never showed any symptoms before made Allen want to understand everything about disease detection and learn how he could help. This was the beginning of his great career in healthcare technology. To read more about Allen's journey to success, click here. Industry and academia Master Thesis Competition in Energy for Smart Cities Representatives from KPMG, Iberdrola, Meyer Burguer and EDP Renováveis, have emphasized that, in order to improve the European Energy market, collaboration between academia and industry is key. KIC InnoEnergy has been able to produce a video featuring this topic, which you can view here. BioEnergyTrain Student Camp To stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship among future game changers, KIC InnoEnergy Benelux will award two annual prizes for the best master’s thesis on innovation and entrepreneurship. Each award consists of: the amount of €500 and the engagement of KIC InnoEnergy Benelux’ business creation team to further analyse the innovative and entrepreneurial potential. Find out more here. Foreseeti - one of Sweden's most promising technology start-ups Success stories Since 2013, Enervalis has been working on an operating system design for the energy network of the future. The KIC InnoEnergy start-up creates software to resolve the mismatch between supply and demand in a green energy system – thanks to a better match, opportunities to allow for reduced, other or cheaper energy use have arisen. And, they have the wind in their sails: they are currently cooperating with top players such as ABB Benelux and BAM. Find out about the complete success of Enervalis here. Stefan Lodeweyckx, CEO, Enervalis Foreseeti AB (featured above), a start-up supported by KIC InnoEnergy, is among the prestigious 33-list 2016 appointed by Ny Teknik and Affärsvärlden. The prestigious ranking aims at highlighting today’s new technology companies that have the potential to become tomorrow’s multi-billion export successes. Foreseeti has been further granted by Almi Invest in recognition of the unique features of their product and received SEK 250.000 (approx. €27.000) as “peep hole investment of the year”. Continue reading. “We want to set an example for optimal management of sustainable green residential buildings. After all, those can become the cornerstone of the distributed energy networks of the future.” Creating more value with energy. Solutions for electric vehicles, buildings and smart microgrids. KIC InnoEnergy Benelux Kennispoort, 6th floor John F. Kennedylaan 2 5612 AB Eindhoven The Netherlands benelux@kic-innoenergy.com KIC InnoEnergy France Immeuble L’Alizée 32, rue des Berges 38000 Grenoble, France france@kic-innonenergy.com KIC InnoEnergy Germany Albert-Nestler-Straße 26 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany germany@kic-innoenergy.com KIC InnoEnergy Iberia Edifici Nexus II Oficina 0A Jordi Girona, 29 08034 Barcelona, Spain iberia@kic-innoenergy.com KIC InnoEnergy Poland Plus ul. 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