Shell says: "Once again, we are bringing together some of the top experts from the low-carbon and investment sectors to recognise and award UK enterprises with commercially viable solutions that help the transition to a lower carbon economy.
"The Shell Springboard national winner will receive an equity free grant of £150,000, and a further five finalists will each receive £40,000 of no strings attached funding to help scale-up their businesses. Winners will also get support in marketing and access to exclusive Shell events and workshops designed to accelerate their business development journey."
Shell Springboard has supported a wide range of some of the most ground-breaking low-carbon companies in the UK, including:
- C-Capture (2016 winner) – clean energy technology that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial gas streams.
- Deciwatt’s GravityLight (2015 winner) – technology to generate light from gravity, providing a safe alternative to kerosene lamps for off-grid communities.
- bio-bean (2014 national finalist) – industrialised process to recycle waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels.
Further information is available at www.shellspringboard.org
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