Competitive selection of the best innovation projects on the subject of energy and oil and gas sector

Non-profit organization Development Fund of the Center of Development and Commercialization of New Technologies (Skolkovo Foundation),  represented by the Cluster of energy-efficient technologies, announced the beginning of competitive selection of the best concepts in innovative projects on the series of subjects in energy and the oil and gas sector.

Any company can take part in the competitive selection whose concept passes the preliminary evaluation and meets the terms for registration established to receive the status of "participant of the innovation center Skolkovo".

The prize for the best solution is 5, 000, 000 rubles, as well as the opportunity to continue the development of the innovation project and its further practical realization with the help of Skolkovo.

Original development of concrete technological solutions must be oriented towards the solution of problems in the following fields:

1. Development of electrical energy storage for the use in the electrical grids.
2. Development of technologies for the preparation and use of natural and associated gases.
3. Development of reactive power compensators.
4. Development of production technologies for turbulent viscosity reducing additives during the transportation of oil.
5. Development of materials for pipelines that provide a high level of heat insulation, corrosive resistance, and low hydraulic pressure resistance.
6. Development of protection systems for power lines and damage prevention in the event of natural disasters.
7. Development of heat-resistant materials that are also resistant to corrosion and temperature drops.
8. Development of technologies for the extraction of hydrogen from methane.
9. Development of generators/transformers of energy from low-grade heat.
10. Development of energy installations on the basis of multi-fuel gasifier and fuel elements.

SCHEDULE OF THE COMPETITIVE SELECTION

Submission of applications: from March 12, 2013 to September 12, 2013

Consideration of applications: from September  13, 2013 to September 27, 2013

Announcement of the results: from September 28, 2013 to Oktober 11, 2013

Awarding ceremony: the date to be confirmed

PARTNERS OF THE COMPETITIVE SELECTION:

OJSC «FGC UES»,
State Corporation «Rosatom»,
OJSC «TVEL»,
CJSC «Rusatom Overseas»,
OJSC «OEK»,
«Siemens» LLC,
OJSC «Gazprom»,
OJSC «TNK-ВР»,
OJSC «Gazpromneft»,
«SIBUR» LLC,
OJSC «EuroSibEnergo»,
OJSC «MOEK»,
OJSC «MOESK»,
OJSC «INTER RAO UES»,
OJSC «OMZ».