​City of Paris Innovation Grand Prizes

The City of Paris Grand Prizes for Innovation were created to support the development of innovative companies in high-growth sectors in the Ile de France region. Every year they reward companies whose innovations improve life in the city and help develop the Parisian economy.

The award ceremony will take place on Thursday, December 3rd, 2015, at the City of Fashion and Design, at 34 quai d'Austerlitz, 75013 Paris. ENGIE will present the "Eco-Innovation" award at the event, where it will also participate in a marketplace with partners and finalist startups.

Finalist startups in the "Eco-innovation" category:

-Glowee uses the bioluminescence that naturally occurs in certain marine organisms to generate vivid light using no electricity, resulting in minimal light pollution and CO2 emissions.

- PlumeLabs: Air Report tracks the status of urban air conditions, helping you keep a step ahead of pollution in 200 cities in 30 countries spread across 5 continents.

- Openergy is a start-up specializing in energy analysis for buildings currently in operation. Openergy has developed an innovative platform for monitoring buildings that combines data mining and energy simulation.

-Electric Mood designs, manufactures and markets the lightest well-equipped electric scooters the world. Weighing less than 10 kg, this electric scooter is perfect for the majority of urban commutes.

- PILI designs the world’s first entirely renewable and biodegradable pen and printer inks, which are made from soil-dwelling microorganisms instead of currently used petrochemical dyes.