Terna, the company that manages the national electricity grid, and Digital Magics EnergyTech, a specialized incubation program for digital startups in the energy sector, together launch AMS – Advanced Materials for sustainability, the new call to find innovative solutions to make the electricity grid more effective and sustainable. The energy sector, and more generally the creation of grid infrastructures, is today undergoing a transformation that is as radical as it is rapid and Terna, in this context, plays a very important strategic role, strengthened by the skills acquired in the management of the Italian grid, in providing innovative and sustainable energy solutions, operating with ever greater effectiveness both in terms of services and guarantee and safety.
With the launch of this call, Terna intends to fully seize the opportunities offered by research on Advanced Materials. In fact, these materials contribute to improving the environment that surrounds us and making it not only more efficient and economical but also, in the long run, healthier and more sustainable. In particular, the objective of the Call for Innovation is to identify the best startups and SMEs who know how to propose solutions and develop projects capable of bringing about real innovation in the following areas: coatings, adsorbent materials, environmental integration systems, nanomaterials, additives manufacturing and building materials.
16 finalists will be selected from all the projects sent to the site by 10 September and will participate in the final day of Pitch on 9 October, presenting their innovations and business models. The finalist who will propose the project deemed best will win a prize of € 15.000. The ideas deemed most interesting, among the 10 finalists, will also have the opportunity to undertake a development and Open Innovation process within a reference Terna office dedicated to Advanced Materials for Sustainability.
