Start Up Energy Transition Award 2024

The SET Award 2024 is an international competition for start-ups and young companies worldwide who are working on ideas affecting global energy transition and climate change. In the last seven years, the award has received more than 3,100 applications from over 100 countries. SET is powered by the German Energy Agency (dena), in cooperation with the World Energy Council. 

Categories:

• Clean Energy & Storage: Clean Energy Generation | Energy Storage | Grid operation & Flexibility | Power DSO/TSO | Hydrogen & applications | Bio & alternative fuels | Waste to Heat/Energy

• Mobility & Transportation: Smart mobility | Charging technology | Synthetic fuels | Public transport | Cargo & fleet management | Energy efficiency in logistics | Last mile transportation | Maritime & aviation sector

• Industry: renewable energy applications for industry | new energy sources | Increasing efficiency | waste heat utilisation | Carbon reduction & accounting | Carbon capture / DAC/ CCUS

• Buildings & Construction: Heating & cooling | New materials | Low-energy concepts | Urban energy transition | Energy communities | district energy systems | Heat supply/district heating | Building efficiency

• Quality Energy Access & SDG – 7: Affordable, reliable and modern energy for all | Off-grid communities | Micro grids | Expansion and modernisation of infrastructure | Empowerment

Benefits & Prizes 

No matter how far you go into the SET process, there is always a value-added for your start-up. Many start-ups have gone on to gain new investors, mentors and customers, received invitations to energy events around the world and won even more awards and recognition for their inspiring work.

• For the #SET100 2024: Feature in their annual SET100 list publication, which is circulated to investors, corporates, and political stakeholders across the globe | Free tickets to the SET Tech Festival 2024 | Free tickets to the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD) 2024 | Content creation: interviews & articles | Access to exclusive partner events globally.

• For all 15 Finalists: Feature in their annual SET100 list publication, which is circulated to investors, corporates, and political stakeholders across the globe | Free tickets to the SET Tech Festival 2024 | Free tickets to the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD) 2024 | Content creation: interviews & articles | Access to exclusive partner events globally.

• Winners of each Category: €10 000 Prize money per winner | Profile of start-up celebrated across the World Energy Council’s global energy network in 99 countries | Opportunity to attend events organised by World Energy Council |  Extra visibility and PR | Speaking slot at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2024.

Application deadline: 29 November 2023 ! ! !

The winners will be announced at the SET Tech Festival, 19 March 2023.

For more details: SET Award 2024