Connex Solar

Multidisciplinary team based in @UniStrathclyde, designing scaleable electricity interconnection technology for social and economic uses around the world 💡

[Strathclyde Inspire @StrathInspire]

Cumulatively £25k has been secured by #StrathInspire companies in the @ScottishEDGE #EDGE17Awards Wildcard category - congratulations to start-up @ConnexSolar and pre-spinout @MicroplateD! 🙌💫

https://t.co/l0dZ7DvKG2

[Scottish EDGE @ScottishEDGE]

Our first #EDGE17Awards winner of the evening, big well done to @connexsolar, taking a £10,000 Young EDGE Award!

[Connex Solar @ConnexSolar]

Delighted to be named the first Wild Card winners at tonight’s @ScottishEDGE #EDGE17 awards, winning £10k towards innovative microgrid projects! A great competition with a whole load of inspiring winners. Excited for the rest of the night — good luck and congrats to all⚡️

[Natasha Lobley SE @ICF_Natasha]

Congratulations to startups @ConnexSolar and @washruk on winning £10k each last night. And a massive thank you to Santander Universities for making it possible @santanderuknews #startup #entrepreneurs #strathinspire

[Strathclyde Inspire @StrathInspire]

🥳 Congratulations to our winners: Contimed awarded £20k in the Spin-Out category, and @ConnexSolar and @washruk each receiving £10k in the Start-Up category! 🏆

A special mention to @ConnexSolar who were also our audience winner, receiving an additional £1k! 🥳 #Inspire100

[Connex Solar @ConnexSolar]

Delighted to announce that we are winners in the @ScottishEDGE wild card category! Connex was chosen from 159 business to win one of six £10k prizes, to help set up our first full-size, locally-run microgrid in Rwanda later this year. Congrats to the other amazing winners too! ⚡️

[Connex Solar @ConnexSolar]

Delighted to have been selected as finalists for the @ScottishEDGE Wild Card competition, and extremely excited to pitch for a shot at funding to further scale-up our Energy Box operations next month. Wish us luck! ⚡️💡

[Scottish EDGE @ScottishEDGE]

#EDGE17 applicants! Check your email, the results are out!

Good luck to those pitching in the next stages, & if you weren't successful this round, it's never a closed-door, we wish you luck in a future round.

Thanks to all who applied, our panels were REALLY impressed.

[Connex Solar @ConnexSolar]

@KonglomerateG Congrats Jamie, super well deserved!

[Connex Solar @ConnexSolar]

We had a fantastic time all the way through #Santanderstartup and feel no disappointment losing out to some seriously worthy winners on the day. It’s been a huge week for us with @ConvergeC success too — thanks a million to everyone who made the competition so amazing!

[Theo Paphitis @TheoPaphitis]

Thanks to @santanderuk for having me at the Santander Universities Entrepreneur Awards this afternoon👍

It was a tough choice for the judges ! #santanderstartup

[Strathclyde Inspire @StrathInspire]

Fingers crossed for everyone taking part in the Santander Emerging Entrepreneurs this afternoon (and in particular @ConnexSolar 🤞🏻)! #santanderstartup

[Scott @sburnett1977]

Best of luck to Bartosz and @fraserjfstewart from @ConnexSolar representing @UniStrathclyde in the Emerging Entrepreneurs final later today. @ConnexSolar seek to bring cheap, renewable energy to communities in the developing world. #santanderstartup

[Strathclyde Inspire @StrathInspire]

In the words of Frankie Valli, oh what a night!! Friday has a lot to live up to now. Congratulations to everyone in the finals of @ConvergeC & particularly to our fantastic entrepreneurs who did amazingly well this evening. And thanks to the Converge team for such a great event.

[Strathclyde Inspire @StrathInspire]

Two for two! 🎤 Congratulations @ConnexSolar What an evening this is turning out to be 🎉🥈

[Converge @ConvergeC]

Fantastic result for @UniStrathclyde as Fraser Stewart @ConnexSolar takes the #ImpactChallenge runner-up prize winning £19,000 in #equityfree cash & in-kind business support. Congratulations! #ConvergeAwards

[Josiah Lockhart @josiahlockhart]

Big congrats to #AquaponicsGarden and & @ConnexSolar! I'm looking forward to spending some time with you both in the coming months and watching you grow. #ImpactAward #ConvergeAwards #Impact #ThisIsScotland

[Converge @ConvergeC]

We’re ready to roll! @hallamohieddeen kicks off tonight’s virtual #ConvergeAwards. With a fantastic line up of speakers and £230k prize package to award, it’s going to be an amazing night!

[Converge @ConvergeC]

It's finally here! #ConvergeAwards Day 2020 🎉
Best of luck to our Impact Challenge finalists:

Yanik Nyberg @SeawaterFarming
Leia Kennedy, Aquaponics Garden
James Swinburne, Metacarpal
Fraser Stewart @ConnexSolar
Laura Higham @Vet_Sustain

See you all at 5.00pm!

[Elizabeth Adams @researchdreams]

Can't wait for this tomorrow night! Good luck @ClaudiaConverge @AdamKosterka As always, I'm sure it will be an amazing tribute to our creative and entrepreneurial researchers.