Aydem Retail and Gediz Retail Brought Tomorrow's Technologies Together at the Innovative Ideas Camp
The Innovative Ideas Camp, organized for the third time this year by Aydem Energy's electricity retail companies Aydem Retail and Gediz Retail, hosted innovative projects developed by young people from different universities across Türkiye on the topics of energy, digitalization, and sustainable living. The program, carried out in collaboration with Manisa Celal Bayar University, has evaluated and awarded the best projects.
The Innovative Ideas Camp, organized to support young people's creative ideas in the fields of technology and energy and to strengthen university-industry collaboration, has received 69 project applications from 11 universities across Türkiye. Following the preliminary evaluations, the selected projects have received mentoring support during the project development process held at Manisa Celal Bayar University Technopark. At the end of the process, the 11 projects that have made it to the finals were presented to the jury at the final event held at the Manisa Celal Bayar University Prof. Ümit Doğay Arınç Cultural Center, and the top three projects have been awarded prizes.
As part of the event, Prof. Dr. Ali Demir, the General Manager of Manisa Technopark and Technology Transfer Office, Sarper Saraçoğlu, the Sales Director of Aydem Energy Retail Group, and Prof. Dr. Ahmet Çetin, the Vice Rector of Manisa Celal Bayar University, have also supported the young people with their inspiring speeches. Sarper Saraçoğlu, the Sales Director of Aydem Energy Retail Group, has stated that the projects developed by young people are of great value for the future of the sector, saying, "Creating a sustainable transformation in the energy sector is possible with the bold ideas of young people. The Innovative Ideas Camp is a platform that brings this potential to light. Every project we see here today has the power to form the basis of tomorrow's energy technologies. We will continue to support young people and make room for their ideas.“ Prof. Dr. Ahmet Çetin, the Vice Rector of Celal Bayar University in Manisa, has also emphasized that the program strengthens the technical knowledge of students' as well as their curiosity, research, and collaboration skills, stating, ”University-industry collaborations play a critical role in increasing the science and technology capacity of Türkiye. Every new idea generated is an investment in the future. Through these programs, students learn to address problems from a holistic perspective, relate solutions to different disciplines, and question their real-world implications. I congratulate all the teams and wish them continued success."
The best projects from electric vehicle charging stations to biogas production
The first prize has been awarded to the Otto-ID Team from Manisa Celal Bayar University for their solution proposal aimed at making electric vehicle charging stations more organized and accessible. The second prize has been awarded to the Rota Metan Team, comprised of students from Pamukkale University. The team has embraced the award with their projects focused on managing biogas production processes in a more efficient and sustainable manner. The third prize has gone to the TeknoTeam from Manisa Celal Bayar University. The team has won praise with their new generation system approach developed to increase resource efficiency and manage processes more effectively.
