7.3 naturaWatt wins second edition of Battle of Green Talent

The 2022 Battle of Green Talent, EIT InnoEnergy’s online entrepreneurship competition aiming to bring business ideas for a sustainable energy future to life, was won this year by NaturaWatt. Team NaturaWatt, selected as best entrepreneurial team of the 2022, focuses on generating hydrogen from wastewater using a new innovative technology. The team picked up a €10,000 cheque and can now also enjoy the use of EIT InnoEnergy's Student Incubation Services.

The Battle of Green Talent takes participants on a journey through a virtual entrepreneurial ecosystem. It is an online entrepreneurship competition, with the goal of developing innovative sustainable energy ideas. During the sixmonth competition process, EIT InnoEnergy students and alumni transform their bright ideas into promising businesses, surrounded by talents, virtual investors, and advisors.

EIT InnoEnergy is excited to announce that the third edition of Battle of Green Talent is taking place in 2023 and already began accepting nominations from students in October 2022. After two successful editions in which 500 enthused students from over 15 different schools created over 45 venture startups, EIT InnoEnergy is looking forward to the third edition of the competition in which it aims to involve and engage even more students and professionals to build and evaluate a range of exciting green, innovative business ideas.

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