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The trailblazers, innovators and pioneers spearheading the world’s journey towards a greener, cleaner future were celebrated in the Publicis Sapient Global EnergyTech Awards on November 9. Publicis Sapient is a consulting company that helps clients transform into digitally enabled businesses; this is its first energy-focused awards initiative. The virtual awards ceremony spotlighted the startups striving to improve the world through the creation of better energy solutions for people, businesses, and the whole planet. There are six categories, each devoted to a specific facet of the global energy challenge.
British company Vyntelligence triumphed in the Best Smart Network Solution category: the company has created a mobile-first system that allows workers to easily capture video and other multimedia files, and share them in order to improve safety and enhance the security of field visits in frontline situations; the company also secured the award as the Standout Performer out of all the entries, meaning it warranted special recognition.
Another UK company, Mina—whose Edison platform has made paying for electric-vehicle charging simpler, thus allowing fleets to transition to EVs at scale—was awarded as Best Electric Vehicle Solution.
The Mobile Customer Experience award went to US company BatteryXChange, whose battery-rental kiosks make it possible for users to rent fully-charged batteries that can top up their devices while on the move.
Singapore-based startup AirCarbon Exchange, whose blockchain platform improves transparency and efficiency in the carbon credits market, received the Best Solution in Energy Trading, while German company Solytic—whose digital solution has enabled customers to cut costs and extend the lifetime of their solar installations—received the award in the Best Use of Data & Insights category.
The Best CleanTech award went to Swiss company Virtual Global Trading AG, which has created an energy-exchange digital platform for energy producers and consumers.
“We’re thrilled to celebrate the best talent and ideas that are leading the shift to a cleaner, greener world,” said Publicis Sapient CEO Nigel Vaz. “As the energy transition drives new customer behaviours and expectations, there’s a significant opportunity for digital to be at the core of how the industry transforms the ways it produces, stores, trades and delivers energy.”
All the winners were selected by a blue-chip panel of industry experts and energy sector leaders from all over the world. As a prize, companies that have been granted an award will receive one-to-one mentoring sessions with one of the judges, and special workshops with Publicis Sapient on scaling and accelerating product or solutions.
Discover more about the Publicis Sapient Global EnergyTech awards here.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
