Above (L-R): New Ventures BC 's Bob deWit, BCIC's Soren Harbel, Saltworks Technologies' Ben Sparrow and Joshua Zoshi, and BC Hydro's Bev Van Ruyven.
BCIC congratulates the ten finalists and the winning "green" technology ideas of the New Ventures BC competition.
With a contribution of $200,000 in Proof of Concept Awards, BCIC's title sponsorship of the competition in April 2008 brought the grand prize winnings to a total of $335,000-making this technology business idea competition the largest in North America.
The 2008 winners are:
Saltworks Technologies Inc. (Vancouver, BC)
BC Hydro First Prize: $60,000 cash & services
BC Innovation Council Proof of Concept Award: $100,000 cash
BC Hydro Sustainability Prize: $20,000 cash
Small Energy Group (West Vancouver, BC)
Enbridge Second Prize: $38,000 cash & services
BC Innovation Council Proof of Concept Award: $50,000 cash
Echoflex Solutions (Squamish, BC)
Third Prize: $17,000 cash & services
BC Innovation Council Proof of Concept Award: $50,000 cash
For more information about the New Ventures BC competition and to find out more about the winning companies and finalists, visit www.newventuresbc.com.
