Call for innovative projects
Call
for innovative
projects
Version française : 
The « energy autonomous city » program is a strategic program aimed to support project leaders specializing on energy topics.
Do you have an idea for starting a business ? Are you a young energy company ? Do you have a prototype that needs to be tested in real conditions ?
Integrate a program adapts to your needs :
■ Incubation : Aid for the creation of innovative business
■ Acceleration : Support for the development of young companies
■ Demonstrator : Support for the implementation of prototypes
Click below to answer the call until March 13, 2020 in order to join the program from May 2020.
Call for innovative projects
Version française :
The « energy autonomous city » program is a strategic program aimed to support project leaders specializing on energy topics.
Do you have an idea for starting a business ? Are you a young energy company ? Do you have a prototype that needs to be tested in real conditions ?
Integrate a program adapts to your needs :
■ Incubation : Aid for the creation of innovative business
■ Acceleration : Support for the development of young companies
■ Demonstrator : Support for the implementation of prototypes
Click below to answer the call until March 13, 2020 in order to join the program from May 2020.
Why join our program in Amiens ?
Our support adapts to your needs and your stage of development :
Incubation
Acceleration
Demonstrator
The incubation concerns business creation projects, it consists of :
■ Integration into the Amiens Cluster incubator : 12 months program
■ To assist you in defining your project until the creation of your business
■ Access to the services proposed by Energeia (Networking with members and partners, working groups, training, etc.)
The acceleration concerns growing and developping start-ups, it includes :
■ Integration into the Amiens Cluster accelerator : 8 months program
■ Identification of growth drivers
■ Feasibility study for possible PoC installation
■ Access to the services proposed by Energeia (Networking with members and partners, working groups, training, etc.)
The Proof of Concept project is aimed at companies or researchers wishing to test in situ their innovation, it includes :
■ Feasibility study
■ To accelerate prototyping or in situ testing of your solution
■ Access to the services proposed by Energeia (Networking with members and partners, working groups, training, etc.)
The first demonstrator project will be funded by a local partner (read more below)
Why join our program in Amiens ?
Our support adapts to your needs and your stage of development :
Incubation
The incubation concerns business creation projects, it consists of :
■ Integration into the Amiens Cluster incubator : 12 months program
■ To assist you in defining your project until the creation of your business
■ Access to the services proposed by Energeia (Networking with members and partners, working groups, training, etc.)
Acceleration
The acceleration concerns growing and developping start-ups, it includes :
■ Integration into the Amiens Cluster accelerator : 8 months program
■ Identification of growth drivers
■ Feasibility study for possible PoC installation
■ Access to the services proposed by Energeia (Networking with members and partners, working groups, training, etc.)
Demonstrator
The Proof of Concept project is aimed at companies or researchers wishing to test in situ their innovation, it includes :
■ Feasibility study
■ To accelerate prototyping or in situ testing of your solution
■ Access to the services proposed by Energeia (Networking with members and partners, working groups, training, etc.)
The first demonstrator project will be funded by a local partner (read more below)
A vibrant ecosystem
A vibrant ecosystem
A team of experts
Our pool of experts is made up of :
> Legal and technical energy specialists and entrepreneurship mentors.
A team of experts
Our pool of experts is made up of :
> Legal and technical energy specialists and entrepreneurship mentors.
Do you work on the right topics ?
Do you work on the right topics ?
Amiens wants to make its city a land of experimentation and innovation in the field of energy autonomy.
The «energy autonomous city» support program is aimed at projects that embrace this vision and meet the needs of the territory.
Refer to the various links in the attached value chain to find out if your theme is compatible with the expectations of the region.
New modes of production of renewable or recoverable energies, optimization of existing systems, innovative processes involving positive interactions between these systems.
New technologies allowing the development of more environmentally friendly and less energy-consuming mobility.
Systems (hardware or software) of intelligent and predictive management between production and consumption systems incorporating new technologies (AI, blockchain), systems for better energy efficiency.
Innovations for the renovation or new construction of buildings, new construction materials, insulation, efficient heating systems, etc. allowing energy savings.
New technologies allowing the development of more environmentally friendly and less energy-consuming mobility.
Means implemented to improve the appropriation of themes with all of the communities in a territory (social, crowdfunding, functional economy, etc.).
Amiens wants to make its city a land of experimentation and innovation in the field of energy autonomy.
The «energy autonomous city» support program is aimed at projects that embrace this vision and meet the needs of the territory.
Refer to the various links in the attached value chain to find out if your theme is compatible with the expectations of the region.
New modes of production of renewable or recoverable energies, optimization of existing systems, innovative processes involving positive interactions between these systems.
Technological or usages innovations of storage in support of energy networks; electrochemical, thermal or mechanical storage systems or new mobile storage applications.
Systems (hardware or software) of intelligent and predictive management between production and consumption systems incorporating new technologies (AI, blockchain), systems for better energy efficiency.
Innovations for the renovation or new construction of buildings, new construction materials, insulation, efficient heating systems, etc. allowing energy savings.
New technologies allowing the development of more environmentally friendly and less energy-consuming mobility.
Means implemented to improve the appropriation of themes with all of the communities in a territory (social, crowdfunding, functional economy, etc.).
Terms of Access
Steps
#1 Step
Complete the questionnaire by March 13, 2020
#2 Step
First selection of projects
Interviews with the Energeia team, carried out from March to April
#3 Step
Second selection of projects from April to May
Selection committee * – Jury of professionals
#4 Step
Integration in one of the three packs of the call for projects
#5 Étape
Prize giving ceremony in May 2020
*The members of this committee will be recognized personalities in entrepreneurship and / or working to improve the energy impact of Amiens Métropole.
Eligibility
To register and participate in the call, the candidate must:
– Be a natural person – Or be a legal person from the private sector whose head office or main establishment is located in Europe (The natural person intervening in the name and on behalf of the legal person guarantees to have the legal capacity to engage financially and legally the legal person for which it operates and which will be bound by these regulations).
– Complete the online application file.
– Validate your duly completed application no later than March 13, 2020.
Any application file entered and validated beyond the deadline indicated and / or any incomplete file or exceeding the volume of additional documents required will be rejected. Any application file containing an anomaly, incomplete, or that has not been sent on time or validated by the candidate will be considered void and will not be taken into consideration for the competition.
Terms of Access
Steps
#1 Step
Complete the questionnaire by March 13, 2020
#2 Step
First selection of projects
Interviews with the Energeia team, carried out from March to April
#3 Step
Second selection of projects from April to May
Selection committee * – Jury of professionals
#4 Step
Integration in one of the three packs of the call for projects
#5 Étape
Prize giving ceremony in May 2020
*The members of this committee will be recognized personalities in entrepreneurship and / or working to improve the energy impact of Amiens Métropole.
Eligibility
To register and participate in the call, the candidate must:
– Be a natural person – Or be a legal person from the private sector whose head office or main establishment is located in Europe (The natural person intervening in the name and on behalf of the legal person guarantees to have the legal capacity to engage financially and legally the legal person for which it operates and which will be bound by these regulations).
– Complete the online application file.
– Validate your duly completed application no later than March 13, 2020.
Any application file entered and validated beyond the deadline indicated and / or any incomplete file or exceeding the volume of additional documents required will be rejected. Any application file containing an anomaly, incomplete, or that has not been sent on time or validated by the candidate will be considered void and will not be taken into consideration for the competition.
