GE invites you to join $ 200 million “Ecomagination Challenge”

GE recently unveiled the “Ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid” which basically is an open call to action for businesses, entrepreneurs, innovators and students seeking breakthrough ideas to create a cleaner, more efficient and economically viable grid, and accelerate the adoption of smart grid technologies.
The Challenge invites people to come together to take on one of the world’s toughest challenges – building the next-generation power grid to meet the needs of the 21st century.

Selected Ecomagination Challenge entrants will be offered the opportunity to develop a commercial relationship with GE through:

1. • Investment: the $200 million capital pledge of GE and its partners will be invested globally into promising start-ups and ideas
   • Validation: evaluation of entrant’s business strategy through in-depth discussions with GE‘s technical and commercial teams
   • Distribution: exploration of partnership opportunities with GE to scale a business and create global reach
   • Development: leveraging of GE‘s technical infrastructure and GE Global Research Centers to accelerate technology and product development
   • Growth: exploration of opportunities for utilizing existing GE customer relationships for your go-to-market strategy

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