Event : Global Energy Challenge

Nature of Event : Online Innovation Challenge
Organizer & Venue : Ennovent

Important Dates :

Reg Ends on :   31th January, 2010

Website: www.ennovent.com
Contact : emma.sundman@ennovent.com

Details :

Ennovent Launches the Global Energy Challenge  “Advancing Change – Energy for India’s Poor”

Most of India’s population has no access to affordable, let alone clean energy. Help us find in India and around the world proven, for-profit solutions that can meet some of the critical energy needs of India’s poor. ennovent will invest up to USD 500,000 in the Solver to incubate or scale the winning enterprise in India. ennovent will also offer a reward of USD 3,000 to the Connector who nominates the winning enterprise.
The Solver can be from anywhere in the world, and should be a for-profit enterprise open to accept an investment to launch or scale the innovation in India. Anyone who knows a potential Solver can participate as a Connector by nominating a Solver.
Challenge partners include the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), GVEP International (Global Village Energy Partnership), HEDON Household Energy Network, New Ventures India, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad and Bangalore, Vienna University of Business Administration, Vienna University of Technology, and Entrepreneurship Center Vienna (ECV).
Participate in the Challenge online at www.ennovent.com. Deadline for Nomination and Submission is 31 January 2010.

ABOUT ENNOVENT
Ennovent is a for-profit enterprise established to promote entrepreneurs who advance innovations for sustainability at the base of the economic pyramid. Building on its broad expertise and leveraging its network, ennovent discovers, incubates, finances and scales enterprises with innovations in energy, water, food, health and education. These innovations must yield social, economic and environmental in addition to financial returns. ennovent currently focuses its services on advancing innovations for poor areas in India. This competition is part of ennovent’s activities to achieve its mission.
Website: www.ennovent.comHelp us advance solutions and change the lives of people in India!

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