Shell Springboard Competition Open For New Low Carbon Ideas

20th October 2014

Shell Springboard is now open for applications from the UK's most innovative low-carbon entrepreneurs.

Shell is calling on SMEs with big ideas on reducing carbon emissions to enter Shell Springboard for the chance to win a no strings attached cash award.

In 2015, the programme is celebrating 10 years of low-carbon innovation, and for the first time, the Shell Springboard national winner will receive a total award of £150,000 to scale up their business idea. Five further regional winners will each receive £40,000. Businesses that make it through to the regional and national finals will also benefit from networking opportunities and feedback from an expert panel of judges. Over the last decade, the programme has awarded approximately £3 million to 80 of the UK's most innovative low-carbon businesses, and another £350,000 is available in 2015.

Shell Springboard is proud of what the programme's alumni have achieved to create both a lower carbon energy future and economic growth. London start-up bio-bean was recently awarded a further €500,000 of funding for its coffee-waste to biofuel conversion process, while Oxford University spin-out and transatlantic success story Cella Energy is continuing to attract investment and broker eye-catching partnerships with its hydrogen power technology.

Applications are now open until 5pm on Friday 5th December 2014, with information about the awards programme available on their new website: www.shellspringboard.org