The (Big Green) Challenge for inventors
Can groups use new inventions in their entry for the Big Green Challenge? It would be great if they can but we thought there were a couple of stumbling blocks. First, really revolutionary ideas take years to become useful technology – the humble zip took decades to develop. That’s too long for the Big Green Challenge. But there might be problems for the inventor too. If they don’t have a patent or can protect their idea in other ways and it became public through the competition, then the inventor would not be able to get that protection afterwards. So the inventor might lose out.
But inventors could still enter if they want when they have – or are not bothered about – legal protection for their idea. Here’s how:
A group entering the Big Green Challenge would be a great way to test exciting new gizmos and get rid of the last bugs. So an inventor could get together with a community who use that invention and they could enter the Big Green Challenge. If that device does make a big energy saving, and the community show it could be taken up across the country, then they are well on the way to having a great entry.
