Elia / : Group’s sixth Open Innovation Challenge is focused on sustainability
February 11, 2022 at 10:28 am EST
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11 February 2022
Elia Group's sixth Open Innovation Challenge is focused on sustainability
The annual Open Innovation Challenge (OIC) allows Elia Group to maintain close ties with a broad ecosystem of start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The OIC aims is to stimulate and accelerate innovation as society moves towards net zero. Elia Group is committed to taking the lead in decarbonising the electricity sector and also making its own activities more sustainable. Through its ActNow programme, the Group has set itself ambitious and concrete objectives that contribute to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Open Innovation Challenge is one of the ways that the Group is aiming to contribute to these goals.
The challenge is open to start-ups from around the world
Elia Group seeks solutions to the sustainability challenge it faces
The winning team will be announced on Friday 10 June
The winning team will receive €20,000 to develop their project with Elia Group; benefit from mentoring from Elia Group staff; and will raise the visibility of their start-up
Press release
Elia Group's sixth Open Innovation Challenge is focused on sustainabilityPDF -523.93 KB
La 6e édition de l'Open Innovation Challenge du groupe Elia met l'accent sur la durabilité (in French)PDF -528.65 KB
Zesde editie van de Open Innovation Challenge staat in het teken van duurzaamheid (in Dutch)PDF -512.29 KB
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Elia Group SA/NV is the Belgian transmission system operator, transmitting electricity efficiently, reliably and securely from producers to distribution system operators and major industrial users. The group is responsible for importing and exporting electricity from and to neighbouring countries.
Elia Group SA/NV owns the entire Belgian very high voltage grid (150 to 380 kV) and some 94% (ownership and user rights) of the Belgian high-voltage grid (30 to 70 kV). The grid is a key link between electricity markets in northern and southern Europe. It also links Belgian producers and consumers. Belgium's recent investment in interconnection capacity with its neighbours makes it one of the most open and interconnected grids in Europe.
Elia Group SA/NV has recently expanded its activities on a broader European level and, following its acquisition of the German TSO 50Hertz and in cooperation with Industry Funds Management (IFM), is now one of the top five transmission system operators in Europe.
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