ENERGY group Shell has awarded £40,000 each to three regional winners of its low-carbon innovation competition, Shell Springboard.

Galashiels-based hydro power specialist Water Engine Technologies, Leeds-based C-Capture, which develops technology to reduce emissions and Newcastle-based fluid dynamics company Innova were chosen from 140 entrants and will now go through to the Shell Springboard 2016 final in London on 23 March.