Inventing New Decarbonization Pathways

Even if your startup doesn’t fit into one of the listed categories, you can still apply and be considered for selection as a wildcard nomination for Energy Tech Challengers. We are looking for companies that offer the most ambitious and fast pathways to reach a gigaton impact and contribute to the global effort to decarbonize the planet.

Calling all financial innovators! We’re seeking climate startups ready to change the status quo by addressing these critical areas:

Financing decarbonisation solutions
Carbon & energy trading
Climate insurtech & regtech
Climate risk analysis

Ready to be the next Challenger? Apply now!

If your startup is changing the landscape of sustainable molecules, this is your chance to shine. This track is your arena to showcase your ideas and in the following areas:

Hydrogen
Sustainable aviation fuel and other E-fuels
Green chemicals

Join us in opening the next chapter for green molecules and sustainable energy solutions.

Are you creating solutions that span the battery value chain, from raw materials to end-of-life disposal? We’re on the lookout for startups that provide innovative services in at least one of the following categories:

Upstream: material sourcing and efficiency
Midstream: battery management and efficiency systems
Downstream: recycling and second life usage

This is your chance to showcase your ideas, create new connections and secure funding.

The Green Energy Infrastructure track is where innovation meets sustainability head-on. We invite startups offering groundbreaking solutions in at least one of the following categories:

Low-carbon energy
Stabilising the grid
Interconnection
Energy management and optimisation
Long duration energy storage
Green infrastructure deployment

If your startup is pionnering any of these areas, seize this opportunity to showcase your vision, connect with industry leaders, and propel your venture to new heights.

Applicants in the emissions management track should be technology companies in the carbon emissions ecosystem, creating solutions to measure, report, react, reduce, offset, score, rank, and screen carbon emissions. We expect companies to showcase cutting-edge software and (or) hardware solutions such as carbon accounting, carbon credit marketplace, API and advanced analytics & ratings, and other novel technologies enabling better emissions management and acceleration of the journey to net-zero.

Applicants to the E-mobility section should be building new electric mobility solutions, whether it is in-vehicle information, and communication technologies or connected infrastructure to enable the electric fleet from first to last mile or different business models powered with sharing and gig economy. We expect companies to showcase significant innovation and technological advancement either through software of hardware applications.

Applicants to the Future grids section should be building new ways to enhance existing grid infrastructure, or completely redefine how grids will be perceived in the future, through emergence of a more decentralized approach. Whether it is a better analytics, inspection, optimization and predictive maintenance of current grid, or enabling decentralized grid and ways to balance and manage the current and grid of the future. We expect companies to showcase significant innovation and technological advancement either through software of hardware applications.