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18 Nov 2012
KeelWit Technology takes part in the European Investor Connect of the cleantech open SPAIN 2012 FORUM
The 18th of October KeelWit Technology took part in Vitoria in an Investment Forum focused in the CleanTech industry, organized by Opinno Spain, to enhance contacts between institutional and private, national and foreign investors with the most promising technology startups in the country. During two intense days of meetings and sessions, entrepreneurs and investors reviewed the current state of the art of technology linked to the world of renewable energy, sustainable mobility and energy efficiency, and attended short presentations of each one of the startups about their products and...
18 Oct 2012
KeelWit Technology and Prosegur jointly develop a specific security device for electro-mobility
Prosegur, a leading company in the safety industry, has developed together with KeelWit Technology a specific version of its widely acclaimed Prosegur Alarmas Móviles (known as PAM) device to equip electric bicycles, tricycles and small electric cars. This industry premier is a strong tool for e-fleet management, as well as for vehicle protection and quick retrieval if stolen. The device is permanently linked 24/365 to the HQ of Prosegur’s Alarm Center, allowing a wide team of security industry professionals to track the movements of the vehicles and to receive on-line information on their performance and status, warning them on any need for their reaction. The work done on the device includes energy-consumption optimization for reduced energy need of the “standby mode” in order to minimize the impact on the vehicle’s range granted by its batteries. With this project, leaded by KeelWit, Prosegur enhances its strong support for environmentally concerned projects, granting Vienenbici’s e-trikes a powerful tool, comparable with the ones used by conventional engine vehicles, and placing them a step above their competitors in sustainable mobility...
20 Sep 2012
Presentation of the electric trike for last mile distribution designed by KeelWit Technology for vienenbici to Madrid’s town hall and regional government authorities, as well as representatives of several logistic industry leading companies
On September 20th, and as part of the acts taking place during the European Mobility Week, CITET (Innovation Centre for Logistics & Transportation) hosted, together with Vienenbici, the presentation of KeelWit’s recently created TEC (Electric Trike for downtown Last Mile Distribution) to authorities and logistic companies. This event gathered Mrs. Eva Piera, Economy & Employment Deputy Minister of Madrid’s Regional Government, Mr. Federico Jiménez de Parga, Transportation General Manager of Madrid’s Regional Government, Mr.Carlos López Jimeno, Industry General Manager of Madrid’s Regional Government, Mr.Javier Rubio de Urquía, Madrid’s City Hall Mobility Coordinator, Mrs. Paz Valiente, Environment Deputy Director for Madrid’s City Hall, Mr. Eduardo Zapata,Secretary General of UNO (Logistics & Ttransportation Employer’s Organization) and CITET’s Director, as well as first rank executives of the main logistic companies (SEUR, TNT, etc.). After a brief demo on how TNT currently operates in La Latina quartier, with this kind of vehicles, these authorities approached the TEC to receive deeper information on its advantages and performance and finally rode it around the open square of Mercado Puerta de Toledo. Eva Piera emphasized the Regional Government’s support to CITET and eco-friendly projects as TEC, “due to several reasons but specially due to the strong R&D efforts done in logistics & transportation in order to improve small companies’ competitiveness and create new job and business opportunities”. As Eduardo Zapata stated, “TEC is a technologically advanced vehicle, with a highly efficient energy use, non-polluting, and it allows a flexible, comfortable and silent last mile distribution business, combined with traditional logistic schemes. There is no doubt that it is a realistic solution for many mobility and environmental...
16 Sep 2012
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/...Latest news
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