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          Representatives of Chemical Engineering department of Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) participated in the initial stage of ClimateLaunchpad Azerbaijan 2017. Senior research assistant Rima Guliyeva and fourth-year student Tunzala Imanova presented a project entitled “Ecofuel”, while fifth year students Rafael Samadov and Natavan Asgarli submitted a project called “Bioplastics”. Both projects were selected among 41 works for participation in the next stage of the competition – the National Final of ClimateLaunchpad Azerbaijan 2017 to be held on 5th August.

 

          The Grand Final of the competition will be held in Limassol city, Cyprus, on 17-18 October 2017. The first place winner will recevie 10,000€, second place winner will get 5,000€ and third place winner will be given 2,500€.

 

          ClimateLaunchpad, the world’s biggest clean-tech business idea competition, is conducted for the first in Azerbaijan. It provides opportunities for Europe’s most promising start-ups and supports innovations in renewable energy, a sustainable transition in the food chain or any other way to tackle climate change.