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FoRCe 2023 – two innovative ideas rewarded
FoRCe has now come to an end. We received in total 28 great ideas from 16 different countries. Two ideas were rewarded:
An idea from University of Galway, Ireland and an idea from University of Oulu, Finland were chosen as the winners. Ideas were related to Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization (CCUS) and New business models and technologies for energy system flexibility.
Both of the ideas fitted well to evaluation criteria and Fortum's goals and both of the winners will be rewarded with 10.000 € cash prize.
We want to thank all the participants for joining the campaign, and stay tuned for new campaigns in the coming years.
ABOUT FORCE
FORCE - Fortum Research Challenge is a global innovation challenge for universities and research institutes organized by Fortum, an European energy company.
We’re looking for researchers and/or research teams that have great research ideas, and are eager to develop them further to create clean energy solutions for decarbonizing societies. The best research idea(s) will be rewarded with a cash prize up to 15,000 €.
All submitted ideas will be evaluated based on these three overall criteria:
TECHNOLOGICAL / BUSINESS MODEL NOVELTY AND EXCELLENCE
COMMERCIALIZATION POTENTIAL
TIMELINE
1st of June 2023 -
Call for ideas open
31st of August 2023
Final day for submissions
1st – 30th of September 2023
Evaluation period
15th of October 2023
Winner announcement
1st of June 2023 -
Call for ideas open
31st of August 2023
Final day for submissions
1st – 30th of September 2023
Evaluation period
15th of October 2023
Winner announcement
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Fortum's strategy is to drive the clean energy transition. Aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement, Fortum targets carbon neutrality at the latest by 2030.As one of the cleanest energy generators in Europe, we help societies to reach carbon neutrality, and our customers to grow and decarbonise their processes in a reliable and profitable way, in balance with nature. Everything we do and all decisions we make will originate from our purpose. We are looking for finding solutions in the following topics:
INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION
CLEAN ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY PRODUCTION
ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES AND CONCEPTS
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION, STORAGE, TRANSMISSION AND/OR UTILIZATION
CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO CLEAN ENERGY
CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, AND STORAGE (CCUS)
NEW BUSINESS MODELS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENERGY SYSTEM FLEXIBILITY
NOVEL LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS METHODS AND APPROACHES
BIODIVERSITY LOSS MITIGATION APPROACHES
NOVEL MATERIALS FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE
ABOUT FORTUM
Fortum is a Nordic energy company. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. We are one of the cleanest energy producers in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets. We generate and deliver clean energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations in the Nordics comprise of efficient, CO2-free power generation as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers.
FAQ
Fortum Research Challenge – for a cleaner world (FoRCe) is a global innovation challenge for researchers that is run by a private energy company
Fortum.
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