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dena – the German Energy Agency announces the winners of the SET Award 2026
The German Energy Agency’s Start-up Energy Transition (SET) initiative has announced the winners of the SET Award 2026. From over 470 applications, an international jury selected five start-ups with promising […]
What Does SET100 Recognition Do for a Startup?
What impact does being part of the SET100 community really have for startups? Getting a climate-tech startup funded can be notoriously difficult. The technologies take time to develop, capital requirements […]
From Waste to Value
SET Award 2026’s Industry Innovators Heavy industry has long been cleantech’s most underfunded opportunity. The processes that make steel, cement, chemicals, and food are energy-intensive by nature, geographically anchored, and […]
SET Award 2026 Finalists
What the 15 selected companies reveal about the leading edge of the energy transition From 475 applicants across 79 countries, 15 companies have been selected as SET Award 2026 finalists […]
Urban Mining Takes Center Stage: Inside SET Award 2025’s Building & Construction Innovations
The Buildings & Construction category is full of new ideas that are making our built environment greener and smarter. This group makes up about 15% of the SET100 startups and […]