#5 – 2020

Innovation Challenge #5

THE BEST

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End Submission:

August 21, 2020 12:00 a.m.

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Vienna, Austria

Registration

#STARTUP

We are looking for start-ups with power! The creativity and flexibility of start-ups, combined with our knowledge and experience, form the best preconditions for success. This is why we once again bet on the know-how of young entrepreneurs and look forward to create future solutions for the energy sector.

— Michael Strebl, CEO Wien Energie

START UPS WANTED TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE ENERGY SECTOR

At the beginning of the Innovation-Challenge are creative business ideas – at the end there are new products and solutions.

If you want to make a change in the energy industry, you are in the right place!

We are looking for start-ups with innovative solutions

Smart City IoT-solutions and services

Sensor-based solutions in smart buildings or the environment
IoT services based on LoRaWan
Digitalisation of district heating and power stations

Innovative B2B und B2C solutions

Innovative B2C and B2B products and solutions
Smart customer service solutions
Smart city analytics

Smart City Mobility

EV fleet management
Innovative e-mobility services
Smart city logistics

START-UP
KEY BENEFITS

GET ACCESS TO A LARGE TARGET GROUP

Wien Energie is responsible for ensuring the reliable supply of electricity, natural gas and heating for around two million people, 230.000 businesses and industrial facilities, as well as 4.500 farms in the Greater Vienna metropolitan area. Cooperating with us will kick-start your business development!

EQUITY FREE AND PROOF OF CONCEPT BUDGET

The program is equity free. After the Innovation Camp the jury will select the top start-ups for the acceleration phase and we will discuss individual cooperation contracts with you. A separate budget is reserved for proofs of concept during this phase.

A STRUCTURED PROCESS FOR COOPERATION

Participate in our Innovation Camp, the Acceleration Phase and the Demo Day in Vienna – travel and accommodation (hotel & flight for 2 persons) expenses for the program sessions are covered by Wien Energie. Benefit from a structured decision making process and top management support.

BE PART OF OUR TEAM

Contribute with your ideas to the Wien Energie Innovation Challenge. You will develop innovative solutions and products in the above mentioned areas and work together with Wien Energie experts in embedded teams. Get the chance to work with leading mentors and experts.

Event | SCHEDULE

Date

What

Aug 21

Your last chance to apply!

End submissions

This is an excellent opportunity for your start up, so don’t miss your chance for application – mark your calendar!

Aug 30

Jury votings

End of selection phase I

Pre-Selection of the semi finalist start-ups.

14^th — 22^th SEP

Meetings and remote pitches

End of Selection phase II

Selection of the camp start-ups.

17^th — 19^th NOV

Innovation Camp

Team Building

Working sessions focusing on PoC building.

Finalist pitches and winner ceremony of the final teams for the acceleration phase.

NOV — MAR

PoC Validation and Execution

Acceleration Phase

Weekly Team meetings and mentor sessions in person or via Skype calls.

MAR 18

Demo Day

Show off your work

Official presentation of the PoC projects in front of the jury.

Winner Ceremony.

MAR / APR

Successful launch or cooperation

Negotiation of cooperation contracts

Launch of winner products or services.

| WINNERS

We are very proud! These are the winners of the Wien Energie Innovation-Challenges

IoT.A

Smart waste to energy. In cooperation with the SME Berthold the waste incineration plant Spittelau will be transformed into a smart waste to power plant. A fully automated delivery of the waste enables a predictive homogenization of the combustible material, which makes waste incineration more efficient. In the future, in addition to savings and more waste throughput, odor and dust emissions will also be minimized.

WE Box

To improve intra-logistics at Wien Energie, the Vienna-based startup Tableconnect has been testing the use of individual delivery boxes. Besides fully automated delivery stations at Wien Energie sites, the intention of this project is to evaluate if the WE Boxes could be a valuable service for private customers as well. Initial discussions on other possible use cases are already ongoing.

SPAROX

Platform for energy-related spare parts. Sparox has become the largest online platform in the German-speaking region for energy-related spare parts. The aim is to connect spare parts, plant operators and suppliers in the energy sector. Thanks to Sparox, spare parts are now available 24/7. The vision is to become the Amazon for spare parts. The Sparox 3D Druck service allows individual spare parts to be produced quickly and cost-effectively.

Smart Drone Inspection

With the help of intelligent drones different plants of the Wien Energie portfolio can be monitored and screened for defect parts. This innovative approach contributes to less standstill periods of wind power plants and photovoltaic plants.

Augmented Reality

With the help of AR glasses employees are able to quickly be informed about their tasks.

BotTina

Conversations per day: 100
More than 5.500 individual questions in 25 categories. With the help of an innovative Chatbot customer inquiries can be handled more efficiently.

GALLERY | ATMOSPHERE

At the Innovation Camp, start ups from all over the world worked in mixed teams with Wien Energie employees from 25 departments on new ideas and creative solutions for Wien Energie.

STARTUP | REFERENCES

See what attendees of the last innovation challenge have to say.
We would be glad to list your statement next year 🙂

Chakratec

ULTRA FAST EV CHARGING EVERYWHERE

The cooperation with Wien Energie works very well. The Innovation-Challenge was organized wonderfully from start to finish! We recommend other startups to apply for the Innovation-Challenge because it allows them to use Wien Energie's broad market access to make their own technologies available to a large audience.

— NIR ZOHAR

chakratec.com

craftworks

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

The cooperation with Wien Energie was easy and uncomplicated for us. After our first conversation, we were able to start the project within a month. During development, experts from Wien Energie supported us in understanding their systems and data better. This close cooperation has enabled us to achieve exciting results within a month.

— MICHAEL HETTEGGER

craftworks.at

Noam

MAKE UNSTRUCTURED DATA WORK

The two and a half days of the Innovation Camp were a marathon. But it certainly paid off for us. The collaboration worked excellently. We quickly identified problems and were able to build a prototype.

— LUKE GOTSZLING (San Francisco)

peruse.io

Tableconnect

MAKE LARGE SURFACES INTERACTIVE

Our participation in the Innovation Challenge 2019 was an out-and-out success. Within just three intensive days, we were able to develop the joint product concept and a prototype. As one of the winning projects, we were then able to tackle the implementation together. This phase was where the idea sharing during the challenge paid off and ensured a productive project environment from the outset.

tableconnect.net

FAQ

INNO CHALLENGE #5

The application process starts with the completion of a form which will be available until 14 August.

Use the form to answer questions about your startup, your team, your business model and about the market you are targeting. We’ll get in touch after we have reviewed all the applications.

After the Innovation Camp we will discuss an individual cooperation contract with you. The acceleration phase will take place for 4 months. Start-ups don’t necessarily need to be in Vienna but should at least invest 2 days/week. The aim is to build a prototype and/or prepare the project for a successful cooperation/launch. Budget for first prototypes and pilot projects might be provided. There will be meetings on your progress every two weeks – either remote or directly on-site.