Innovation Challenge for Green Digital | Startup Challenge

Funding Organization: Hitachi

Themes:

• Energy optimization and energy management in Data Centers: Ideas include energy monitoring, energy management software, flexible cooling and power solutions, renewable Integration, and IT infrastructure energy management.
• Digital battery circulation with data utilization: Ideas include EV battery recycling with digital tool, data collection from the battery production to daily usage, data collection from battery recycling, and battery residual life management.
• Enhancing manufacturing and energy efficiency in energy asset production: Ideas include utilizing digital/AI monitoring technology to improve manufacturing efficiency and safety, training/onboarding of new hires for production using digital innovations, quality control in production with technology driven digital inspection tools, and energy efficient heating methods to reduce energy consumption as alternative to currently used methods (example vapor phase, hot air circulation and low frequency drying) for Transformer drying.
• Railway operation efficiency with digital tool/data collection: Ideas include using digital monitoring technology to enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs, and data/image analytics using thermal, sound, and other sensor systems.

Eligibility: This challenge is open to startups across the world.

Benefits:

• Exclusive mentoring for finalists by Hitachi experts.
• Pitch to Hitachi top executives during the Final Event (mid-February 2025).
• Opportunities for collaboration with Hitachi incubation representatives.
• Connection to related business units in Hitachi.
• Possibility to discuss Proof of Concepts.

Application Process: Applications must be submitted online: https://www.agorize.com/en/challenges/hitachi-2024

Application Deadline: 26 November 2024

Further information: https://www.agorize.com/en/challenges/hitachi-2024