News & Events
Ocean Energy Europe 2023
Urban Camel supported its strategic partner, Eco Wave Dynamis, the only Greek company exhibiting at the Ocean Energy Europe conference & exhibition held on October 25-26 in the Netherlands. The conference is a meeting point for the entire ocean energy sector. We presented our patented wave energy converter, Wave Daedalus, and the Smart Hybrid Energy System (S.H.E.S). Both prototypes received considerable attention, resulting in the creation of subsequent editions and the exploration of new opportunities.
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Hakathon Athens
On May 11th, Urban Camel, the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm (HNU Germany), and The University of West Attica (Greece) co-organized a hackathon event. Students from the aforementioned universities, as well as from Shenkar College (Israel), participated in teams and developed solutions for challenges set by companies within one day. The goal was to engage companies with the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators. At the end of the day, the students presented their work and the jury assessed the teams.
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Startup Festival 2023
The 'International Startup League' was a Startup Festival that took place from May 1 to 6 at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU). It was an honour to be among 77 students and 23 professors and to serve as a jury member to assess the students' solutions developed during the hackathon. Additionally, Eliza Panagiotidou had the pleasure of participating in the roundtable discussion on 'Teaching Entrepreneurship', where teaching formats, best practices, and new ideas were shared.
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Green Startup Silver Award
Urban Camel received the Silver Award for Green StartUp at the Green Brand Awards 2023 ceremony held on March 21, 2023, in Athens, Greece. The award was given for their work on 'Urban Camel enabling Eco Wave Dynamis'. Eco Wave Dynamis (EWD) designs and develops sustainable energy technologies for a low-carbon energy mix. We are delighted that our partnership with EWD has the potential to significantly contribute to the supply of renewable and untapped energy sources. This will accelerate decarbonisation and promote eco-efficient business operations. This information was released in a press release by B2Green and energypress.
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ISPIM Connects Athens Conference
Urban Camel participated in the ISPIM Connects Athens conference organized by the International Society for Professional Innovation Management. Our presentation highlighted the significance of circular innovation at the business model level. During the 'Case Studies from Greece' session, we interviewed the CEO of Divine Seeds, a company that offers high-quality facial skincare products, and shared valuable insights with the audience about sustainable business growth in Greece. The conference was held under the patronage of the Government of the Hellenic Republic.
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Blue Deal Med
Urban Camel participated in the Open Innovation Challenges competition organized by Blue Deal Mediterranean, Interreg. We submitted a proposal to address the challenge of integrating renewable energies into the port of Valencia. Our proposal was based on a socio-technical approach to facilitate decision-making regarding strategic choices on a range of energy technologies and port equipment, while balancing technical and societal needs and values.