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ECCI’s Low Carbon Ideas Lab Open Now for Applications

Based at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, the Low Carbon Ideas Lab offers support, mentoring and world class accommodation for inspirational ideas that accelerate Scotland’s progress towards a low carbon economy.

Launched in October 2014, the lab has gone through three rounds of recruitment, supporting thirteen entrepreneurs from various sectors (water, smart cities, transport, big data) who have collectively achieved a significant impact.

Ideas Lab Year Three:

  • 13 Entrepreneurs
  • 13 new products or services created
  • 7 new jobs created
  • Investment already secured by more than half the intake
  • 4 new international connections created
  • 5 award winners, including eSpark Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Shell, Scottish Edge and VIBES

A fourth round of applications is now open until 12pm on 12th September 2016.

Find out more and apply online: http://lowcarbonideaslab.org 

Co-founder of Water Engine Technology (WET), Euan Hogg, explains how the Ideas Lab has accelerated the development of his company below: