Blink Energy is the winner of PowerUp! Challenge’s Turkey Final which was organized in cooperation with EIT InnoEnergy and Sabancı University Inovent on April 14, 2020. The Startup will represent Turkey at the international Grand Final of PowerUp!
Blink Energy got selected as Startup of the Year in Turkey in the country final of PowerUp! Startup Competiton organized in cooperation with EIT InnoEnergy and Sabancı University Inovent on April 14, 2020. Thecompetition was launched in January to find the most innovative startups, scale-ups and SME-s in Central Eastern Europe. Coming from 24 countries, out of a record number of 425 applications 362 startups qualified for participating in the tournament. In Turkey 11 startups made a run for the national title.
Blink Energy was founded to solve icing problem in power transmission lines. The company has designed a product called Plectron which uses solar energy and stops icing on power transmission lines by creating vibration.
National winners of the competition will run for the main awards in the international Grand Final, with financial prizes up to €65.000, the title of CEE Start-up of the Year, and valuable offerings from key partners like Amazon Web Services, Revolut or the SpeedUp Group. The initiative is also a way to secure millions of euros in investments and become part of EIT InnoEnergy’s network that offers money, know-how and an extended network of trusted partners to help businesses thrive and become successful globally.
Decision about the timing and venue of the international Grand Final will be made later depending on when restrictions, imposed by governments, are revoked in the region.
More information about the competition is available at: