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And the winners for the 2020 EDF Pulse start-up Awards are…

Out of 400, 10 start-ups have crossed the finish line! The Grand Jury selected 3 winners and awarded 3 special mentions for projects standing out for the progress they offer. The Audience have also chosen their favourite during an online voting campaign. Finally, the Jury for the EDF Pulse special Award for Sport & Innovation, a nolvety in this 7th edition, awarded 1 prize and 2 special mentions.

Award winners receive a prize money ok € 30,000€ to € 80,000 depending on the Award. All winners will benefit from a marketing campaign to boost their visibility.

Let’s meet the 2020 EDF Pulse start-up Awards winners!

 

 

2020 winners' podium

1st Prize

BEFC

The eco-friendly battery made from paper and enzymes
This small, flexible, paper-thin battery is revolutionising the market for the button batteries used in small disposable electronic devices. This smart-designed, economical and non-toxic solution is created from bio-sourced materials.

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2nd Prize

INBOLT

Digitalising manual industrial processes
Small and easily attached to any tools, InBolt modules record the movements of technicians working on industrial production lines, enabling them to apply real-time quality control.

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3rd Prize

WATER HORIZON

The mobile battery that recovers waste heat
This mobile battery recovers waste heat from industrial processes and recycles it in the form of heating or cooling wherever it is needed. An effective way of boosting the contribution made by renewables and reducing CO2 emissions.

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Audience Award

EARTHWAKE

The machine that recycles plastic into fuel
Chrysalis creates a circular carbon economy! Developed by the Earthwake start-up, this machine uses pyrolysis technology to recycle plastic waste into petrol, diesel and gas. This intentionally low-tech solution is also mobile and energy self-sufficient.

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3 special mentions for 3 noteworthy projects

The Grand Jury decided to honour 3 more projects by awarding the following special mentions "Social responsibility", "​Ecology transition" and "Environmental impact". These mentions were given to the most noteworthy project in each thematic.

Le Chemin des Mûres
Social responsibility

Le Chemin des Mûres

The app that supports local food and local producers
Encouraging short food supply chains and the local economy: that’s Le Chemin des Mûres’s mission. This start-up has developed an app for food producers and suppliers. Its aim: to facilitate and reduce transport costs by pooling deliveries.

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Transition-One
​Ecology transition

Transition-One

The start-up that converts cars to electric in 4 hours
Transition-One converts the petrol and diesel engines of city cars and vans to electric in just 4 hours. Low carbon, efficient and affordable, this technology delivers a sustainable mobility transition solution for private motorists and fleet operators.

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Reciclalia
Environmental impact

Reciclalia

Sustainable recycling of wind turbine blades
Its patented technologies make this a timely solution for dismantling and recycling the composite materials contained in decommissioned wind turbine blades. The resulting glass and carbon fibres are reused by industry to promote a circular economy.

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The Special Award for Sport & Innovation

EDF launched it in collaboration with Paris 2024 to reward innovative solutions and services in the field of sport.

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The Awards Ceremony

The awards ceremony for the 2020 edition of the EDF Pulse start-up Awards took place on Tuesday 1st December, during the Electric Days.

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2020 Grand Jury

These entrepreneurs, researchers, communications and media experts share the same passion for innovation and tomorrow’s technologies. Let’s take a look at their profile.

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2020 Finalists

12 finalists have been selected to represent the following categories: CO2 neutral territories, resilient infrastructures and sustainable lifestyles.
 

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News

Maddyness published its 2020 Backpack
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Maddyness published its 2020 Backpack

As a reference media for French entrepreneurs, Maddyness is publishing a new edition of its Backpack in September. Backpack is a survival guide for French entrepreneurs developed with EDF Pulse Expansion, Banque Populaire and KissKissBankBank. This 200-page book provides an overview of all the stages in the creation of a business.

Let's meet Backpack [in French]
EDF invests in PowerUp to enhance batteries' market
Energy transition

EDF invests in PowerUp to enhance batteries' market

The PowerUp start-up has developed a solution to optimise the performance of lithium-ion batteries. The EDF Pulse Croissance and Supernova Invest corporate venture announced their acquisition of a stake in this CEA spin-off.

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Development

Mob-Energy raised 2M€

The 2019 “Best newcomer”, and finalist of the EDF Pulse start-up Awards, raised 2.1 million of euros with Sofimac in June 2020. Mob-Energy will finalise the R&D of its charging robot for electric vehicules and deploy it on public parking lot, as intended.

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