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SET Award 2019 honours five start-ups in the fields of climate protection and energy transition

The winners of the international SET Award 2019 for the most innovative and effective business models in the areas of energy transition and climate protection have been selected: Enapter (Germany) […]

#SET100: SET nominates the top 100 energy transition start-ups from all over the world

The “Start Up Energy Transition (SET)” initiative has published the new Top 100 list (#SET100) of international start-ups of the energy transition. It contains the 100 best cleantech start-ups that […]

SET18 Finalist: BioLite’s Mini-Doc Series Unpacking the Micro-Revolution of Energy in East Africa

For half the planet, access to energy remains elusive, unreliable, and expensive. In east Africa, where traditional structures fail or are slow to form, a decentralized network of energy has […]

Start Up Energy Transition Award 2019: Finalists nominated

15 start-ups from Europe, Australia, China, Thailand, Uganda and the USA have made it to the final of the Start Up Energy Transition (SET) Award 2019. Whether it be autonomous […]

Start-up Accelerator Spotlight: Rockstart

Since its inception, Rockstart has invested in more than 150 startups and supported them in their journey to raise more than €69 million and hire more than 700 people. They […]

Alexie Seller (CEO at Polllinate Energy) at SET-Award 2018

What lies at the heart of the SET Tech Festival?

The inspiring speakers. The thought-provoking panels. The latest energy tech and gadgets. All within a city with a growing innovative mindset. But what sits at the heart of the Start […]

Start-up Spotlight: Nuventura

Nuventura, a german based start-up specialising in switch gears for electricity grids, filled us in on what they are doing and how their innovative switchgears contribute to the reduction of […]

SET 2019 Application Success!

We are excited and proud to share that after the end of our application phase on January 31st, we received more than 400 applications from almost 80 countries – just […]

Start-up Spotlight: Africa GreenTec AG

Jesse Pielke, as Head of Operations of SET 100 2018 start-up: Africa GreenTec, shares some insights of the founding and future direction of their innovative start-up and energy solution. Describe […]

SET 2019 Kicks-off at World Energy Week

The Start Up Energy Transition Award 2019 (SET19) application kick-off was officially announced during the World Energy Week in Milan on 10.10.2018. The World Energy Week is the World Energy […]