The "Defence Innovation Pitch Day" took place on October 22, 2020, in a new format for the intensive exchange of experience between the Bundeswehr, the established security and defence industry and young companies with security-relevant technologies. The event was organized by Behörden Spiegel and the Bundeswehr University Munich.
The idea of letting an aircraft drone take off and land vertically was born in 2011 at the University of the German Armed Forces in Munich and was actually supposed to become the subject of the dissertation of Florian Seibel, then a captain. Today he is one of the founders of Quantum Systems.
The Smart Energy Innovation Fund of Energie 360° supports start-ups that contribute to a sustainable and intelligently networked energy future. The energy service provider is now participating in the Munich-based start-up Stabl Energy GmbH, which develops battery solutions for storing renewable energies.
The team of Arthur Singer, Martin Sprehe, Nam Truong and Christoph Dietrich develops innovative power electronics for battery storage systems. EXIST funding is now being provided for this purpose.
Innovative projects and creative entrepreneurs were honoured with the Energy Award on 23 January 19. Volabo, a UniBw start-up, is among the energy visionaries of the year.