NI grant programme targets green initiatives
National Instruments has announced the third 2011 Green Engineering Grant programme, a worldwide competition designed to foster rapid design, prototyping and commercialisation of promising new renewable energy, energy efficiency and smart grid systems.
Through the programme, NI will donate up to $25,000 equivalent in NI LabVIEW graphical system design software tools and training to eligible start ups. The programme was established in a bid to advance clean energy development in applications such as solar, wind and biofuel technology. This year's competition has a special focus on technologies that improve the smart grid and provide the foundation for a clean energy future.
"For more than 30 years, engineers and scientists around the world have used NI software and hardware to implement their world changing innovations more quickly and efficiently," said Dr James Truchard, president, ceo and co founder of National Instruments. "The NI Green Engineering Grant programme helps remove technological barriers by providing access to the training and tools needed to bring smart grid and renewable energy solutions to market."
