Category: Startups

Newsroom Article Mobility 2026

Moving the World Differently

SET Award 2026’s Mobility Innovators Transport is responsible for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, and it is among the hardest sectors to decarbonise. The vehicles are numerous, […]

Read more
Newsroom Article Buildings 2026

Building Smarter, Building Lighter

SET Award 2026’s Buildings & Construction Innovators The built environment is responsible for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions — and unlike some hard-to-abate sectors, much of the solution already […]

Read more
Newsroom Article SDG7 2026

Solving Access, Not Just Technology

SET Award 2026’s Quality Energy Access & SDG-7 Innovators The category’s profile is unlike any other in the SET100 List. Africa accounts for 43% of applications (the highest share across […]

Read more
Newsroom Article Clean Energy Storage 2026

Heat, Flexibility & Intelligence

SET Award 2026’s Clean Energy & Storage Innovators The electricity grid used to be simple: power flowed one way, from large plants to passive consumers. That world is gone. Today’s […]

Read more
dena SET Tech Award 2026

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 […]

Read more
Newsroom Article SET Award 2026 Finalists

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 […]

Read more
Newsroom Article SET100 2026 Application Stats

SET Award 2026 Application Stats

What 475 Start-ups Reveal About the Future of Energy The Start Up Energy Transition (SET) Award is back with a bang. This year saw 475 submissions: a 34% jump that […]

Read more

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 […]

Read more

From Waste to Value: How SET Award 2025’s Industry Category Champions Material Transformation

Heavy industries like manufacturing and mining have always been seen as ones that are hard to reduce carbon emissions in. But the SET Award 2025 list shows that even these […]

Read more

Heat, Hydrogen, and AI: Inside SET Award 2025’s Clean Energy & Storage Innovation Ecosystem

Clean Energy & Storage remains the powerhouse category of SET Award 2025, comprising 40% of this year’s innovative energy transition start-ups. Driven by growing demand for smarter, flexible energy solutions […]

Read more