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KeelWit Technology reaches the finals in cleantech open Spain 2012
KeelWit reaches the final round of the Spanish branch of this prestigious international award that tries to find and fund the most promising cleantech startups on the planet. The ten finalists will receive a mentoring session at the final in Pamplona on September 27 by a prestigious panel of judges formed by entrepreneurs, professionals from the sector and venture capital investors who will be in charge of evaluating participants’ ideas and projects. Also, all finalists can participate in the European investor Connect which will be held on October 18 and 19 2012 and attend a mentoring session from a law firm. The national winner for each country will have the opportunity of travelling to San Francisco in November and competing with the winners of all participating countries at the global final. The winner will also be able to present his or her idea at the award ceremony in front of 2,500 investors, entrepreneurs, large corporations, academics and media KeelWit shall present HYPER, a HYdro-Pneumatic Energy Recovery system, based on the KERS used in Formula 1, developed by founder of KeelWit, Isaac Prada y Nogueira. For further information follow the links to: http://www.madrimasd.org/blogs/emprendedores/2012/09/18/134158 http://www.cleantechopenspain.com http://www.elconfidencial.com/tecnologia/2012/09/13/las-10-mejores-startups-tecnologicas-de-energias-limpias-en-espana-3142/ http://www.fidena.es/actualidad/index.php/cleantech-open-finalistas/...22 Apr 2012
KeelWit in the finals of the first edition of the Fondo de Emprendedores Repsol’s Awards
Fundación Repsol launched in 2011 its first edition of the Fondo de Emprendedores award. This Investment Fund is the result of the aim of Repsol to enhance energy-responsible projects and to: Promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the energy efficiency industry. Help create and enhance growth of new companies devoted to this field. Promote private investment in these companies and talent retention in their teams. Bring together R&D to market demand and vice versa. Intensify public-private partnership in R&D in Spain. 409 projects worldwide have been accepted in the contest. 4 out of them belonged to KeelWit Technology: a) CarTemp: thermal regulation of heat flow in batteries and cabin of electric vehicles b) EnergyBox: Design of energy storage systems from different sources (thermal, electric, kinetic, pneumatic, etc.) c) SolarTrike: Integration on an electrically assisted tricycle of solar panels for “last mille delivery” in crowded cities. d) SmartData: Tool to measure electricity, water, gas and fuel consumption to improve energy efficiency either at machine, production line or factory levels. After 3 rounds of judge’s analysis, 3 out of 4 projects ended among the 39 projects selected. Finally SmartData project ended among the 17 projects selected for the final session. The winners shall be granted an award and an up to two year mentoring program aimed to help develop the business model. The winner´s award ceremony shall be held in the coming weeks. For more information click here Figure: Partners Isaac Prada & José María Cancer and Engineer Head Alberto Oliver in Repsol’s R&D...15 Dec 2011
KeelWit Technology received the “Young Entrepreneurs of the Year 2011” Award
The prize was awarded by the Madrid Young Entrepreneurs Association The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Madrid (AJE Madrid) celebrated its X Annual Awards Ceremony last December 15th. During the ceremony KeelWit Technology was granted the “Young Entrepreneurs of the Year 2011”award in recognition for its dedication to Research & Development in key sectors such as energy efficiency and eco-friendly mobility systems. In another warm moment of the ceremony, Mr. Antonio Garrigues Walker received a distinction for his young attitude all along his prestigious and impressive professional career and achievements. The Award Ceremony was held in the Caixa Forum Auditorium in Madrid. Click here to watch the awards ceremony and Prada-Nogueira´s interview. Read more about the award received in: Asociación de Jóvenes empresarios EuropaPress Granpyme lainformacion.com Noticias Terra Acens News...17 Oct 2011