The format allows emerging startups, academic groups, research and development labs, and established companies with new solutions not currently available in the market to pitch a panel on their new technology

ENGIE Resources announced today that Cengizhan Yenerim, Director of Demand Risk Management, will serve as a member of the judging panel at START@ETS2018. The September 5 event in Austin is a pilot pitch competition presented by a partnership of Austin Energy, the Austin Technology Incubator, and Zpryme.

The format allows emerging startups, academic groups, research and development labs, and established companies with new solutions not currently available in the market to pitch a panel on their new technology in the following categories:

Smart Cities/Transportation/Mobility
Analytics/Cybersecurity/Blockchain/AI/IOT
Solar/Storage/Renewables

As Director of Demand Risk Management for ENGIE's North America retail business, Yenerim is responsible for the oversight of forward load estimation, load forecasting, portfolio management, valuation, risk, and pricing.

"At ENGIE, we have taken a leading role in The Energy Revolution," said Yenerim. "A profound transition is underway in the energy world. ENGIE has a strong interest in solutions that contribute to the decentralization, decarbonization, and digitalization of energy. We're excited to see this year's entries at START."

Past winners include a cloud app that enables customers with smart thermostats to make incremental temperature changes in their homes, calculate the savings real-time and then give the donated savings to people in need. Another winner developed intra-grid sensors that swiftly retrofit onto distribution transformers in minutes without causing power interruptions.

"There is a significant need for energy companies to engage with the utilities to identify and build solutions that solve industry problems, and we couldn't be happier to have ENGIE partner with Zpryme to help find what's next for the future of energy," said Jason Rodriguez, Zpryme CEO and co-founder.

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