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Hashim Elzaabalawy , the CTO of HelioRec, recently attended the European Maritime Day (EMD) in the captivating city of #Brest . This empowering event brought together over 1600 participants from the European Maritime community to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the ocean economy. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, Hashim witnessed the remarkable potential of working together to drive sustainable solutions such as floating solar technologies. Key topics,

Our CEO, Polina Vasilenko , was recently invited to speak at the highly esteemed "Women for Change" session organized by ChangeNOW . Her presence on that stage was an inspiring moment that shed light on her incredible journey as a female founder in the tech field. Polina's heartfelt speech resonated deeply with the audience as she fearlessly shared her personal experiences and the challenges she encountered along her path. Her authentic storytelling showcased the resilience a

HelioRec's CEO, Polina Vasilenko , has achieved a remarkable placement in the final of the prestigious "With Love: Startup Pitch Competition" hosted by The WOMEN IN TECH - Global Movement and She Loves Tech . Polina’s compelling pitch captivated the audience, showcasing the immense potential of our groundbreaking solar solutions and our unwavering commitment to empowering women in the tech industry. This exceptional achievement in the final of the competition stands as a tes

Incredible news from #ChangeNOW2023 ! Our Founder, Polina Vasilenko , delivered an awe-inspiring pitch on our revolutionary floating solar technology on the first day of the most exciting event of the year dedicated to driving positive change and sustainability! Throughout the event, attendees were immersed in a vibrant atmosphere of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and inspiration. Participants from various backgrounds, including technology, finance, environmental sciences,

#Seed investment is an exciting and crucial stage for any startup, as it allows them to take the first steps toward growth and success. HelioRec recently closed the first tranche of its seed round with two excellent investors - First Imagine! and Techstars ! This round is a significant milestone for HelioRec, as it validates the startup's vision and potential for growth. First Imagine! is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in the energy transition sector

HelioRec has been recognized as one of the 50 Innovative Climate Tech Companies to Watch in 2023 by Omdena , a platform for AI-driven solutions to real-world problems. HelioRec is a company that is passionate about creating innovative solutions to promote sustainability and reduce energy costs. More information: link

HelioRec has won the Ocean Tribute Award and now will share our ideas at boot Düsseldorf 2023, 24th of January, at 17:00. Please join the sessions: The Science we need for the ocean we want. The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) See you there! More information: link

HelioRe was presented at Offshore Energy Conference in Amsterdam. We conducted several workshops in the frame of Marine Energy Alliance and we discussed unique floating solar technology. More information: link .

It has been a great time for HelioRec at COP27 in Egypt as we have been selected as one of the Top 15 Finalists out of 422 Startups participating in United Nations ClimatechRun 2022. We really appreciate the opportunity to pitch our idea. More information: link .

We are a part of the initiative “ Prêt à Voter “ or “Vote-ready“, which takes clean technologies as a starting point in the modernisation of the French legal and regulatory framework. Thank you, Bertrand Piccard and Solar Impulse Foundation for your trust in support of HelioRec! More information: link

After 13 weeks of intense work, we presented results of our work at Paris Techstars Summit (click on video)! The Paris Techstars accelerator is focusing on cleantech solutions and as well on the female founders. Thank you all Techstars team for the perfect place with likeminded people around. Link: https://stonks.com/deal/heliorec

Floating solar PV is an emerging technology with the potential for rapid growth. The demand for floating solar PV is expanding, especially on islands as the cost of the water surface is generally lower than the cost of land. Currently, most activity on floating PV relates to freshwater artificial reservoirs, but more and more technology developers are appearing for offshore applications . 2nd Annual Floating Solar PV Forum took a place as a two-day summit and explored the g

Floating solar, smart LED, integrated renewables-based systems, sustainable sedimentation and various other energy-efficient low carbon solutions implemented in EU port infrastructure and management practices were presented at the DualPorts final conference in Brussels. HelioRec in cooperation with GreenPipe presented 10kW floating solar project in Oostende Port . The system was installed 14th of January 2022 and produced more than 1.5MWh clean energy. Thank you very much fo

It was a great event at #vivatech2022 in Paris. We presented our #innovative technology and had fruitful discussions with potential customers and investors. In this year, 91,000 in-person visitors were able to discover all the innovations and attend the live conferences at the Porte de Versailles expo venue in Paris. The event reached 400 million people and had more than 3 billion views on social networks. The international dimension of VivaTech has been strengthened with

VISA Foundation and Village Capital initiated the Greentech Europe 2022 programme - a new project dedicated to supporting gender-diverse ventures creating sustainable economic, environmental, and social solutions across Europe. HelioRec was part of this programme and during 3 months showed exceptional results and was awarded the biggest grant fund! Thank you all who supported us and believe in our idea! Link: https://vilcap.com/programs/greentech-europe-2022

And the winner is.... HelioRec ! Happy to announce that we won the Ocean Tribute Award 2022 provided by THE PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO FOUNDATION , German Ocean Foundation and boot Düsseldorf . "Healthy oceans and clean waters are a top priority for all friends of water sports Our oceans also play a major role in terms of the climate balance and therefore, with the "ocean tribute" award, we hope to attract further supporters for this important cause". Link: https://www.boot

We are explaining our floating solar technology and why we are doing it. On the video you can see 10kWp floating solar project in #Belgium . The system is designed for 44 m/s wind speed and 2 m waves and it already survived 2 storms with a wind speed 114 km/h.

Exceedence Ltd . provided services on levelised cost of energy (LCOE) and sensitivity analysis on the key cost drivers for the HelioRec technology. Exceedence Ltd. are using their techno-financial software to support and verify the targets set by HelioRec. Providing insights into the cost drivers of the HelioRec technology has given clearer understanding of their proposed business models and the product solutions they are offering to ensure a profitable and competitive techno

The "Ocean Tribute" Award - an initiative of Boot Düsseldorf ( link ) and together with the partners, the Prince Albert Foundation and the German Ocean Foundation, the award honoured initiatives, associations and projects that are particularly committed to the preservation of the oceans since 2018. The expert jury has selected their 5 finalists from the submitted projects and public voting started in October. And the result is... HelioRec is the winner with over 50% with idea

What a journey this has been! The PortXL program wrapped up – three months of networking, workshops and events – intense but exciting. We have been challenged and set up for growth in Rotterdam, looking forward to seeing the seeds planted in these months show their results in the near future. We signed Letter of Intent with Van Oord and looking forward to work together on electric charging station for survey boats ( link ). If you wish to build the most cost- and eco-frien