WIND TURBINE WINS €500,000
A nearly invisible rooftop wind turbine has won the €500,000 Postcode Lottery Green Challenge 2009. "It's beyond a dream," said English entrepreneur Dean Gregory when Skype founder Niklas Zennström, a contest juror, announced his name. "This means we can focus solely on bringing this to market." Gregory entered the Challenge on behalf of the English company The Power Collective Limited – after finding out about it two days before the deadline.
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Panorama of the Award Ceremony
Green Challenge winners 2009
Robert Matthams, Dean Gregory & Hjalmar van Raemdonck (c) Roy Beusker
2009 finalists
- Sanne Castro:
SimGas - Robin Chase:
Open Road - Dean Gregory: Power Collective Limited
- Michael Mathres: Mootral
- Robert Matthams: Shiply.com
- Hjalmar van Raemdonck: Ephicas SideWing
One bright idea can make a big difference. The entrant with the best idea for a greenhouse-gas-reducing product or service will win €500,000, expert coaching and a starting list of customers! Read all about it »
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