Solar PV system monitoring app wins Ericsson award
Thứ hai, 12/08/2013 - 10:55
Ericsson announced the winners of the 2013 Ericsson Application Awards at a ceremony at the Ericsson Studio in Kista, Sweden.
Ericsson announced the winners of the 2013 Ericsson Application Awards at a ceremony at the Ericsson Studio in Kista, Sweden.
The winner of the student category was Portugal's GreenSpark, which developed a solar energy system monitoring app that reduces the complexity of maintaining and monitoring a household’s solar power system through a plug-and-play device using cloud-computing technology.
GreenSpark developed a solar energy system monitoring app
The jury commended that the team has focused on the performance of solar cells at a time when energy consumption and energy efficiency is increasingly in focus, and has produced an app with obvious benefits to users and all stakeholders in the energy business.
Team member Poan Shen from GreenSpark stated: "We are very happy to have been selected among the finalists. It has been a pleasure and an honor."
In all, 192 teams from 52 countries took part in the competition. Four finalist teams from the UK, Poland and Portugal showcased their apps before an expert jury that declared a winner in each of two categories: one for students and one for companies.
This year, the participating teams were vying for a total of EUR 80,000 in prize money: EUR 25,000 for each first prize; EUR 10,000 for each second; and EUR 5,000 for each third.