Top Energy Startups in 2027

Project Canary is a mission-driven B-Corp that helps reduce emissions in the energy, waste, and agriculture industries through independent assessment of carbon and environmental footprints. With offices in Denver and Austin, Project Canary achieves this goal by ingesting data from various sources, including its own proprietary environmental sensors, to calculate carbon emissions from different facilities in real-time. The resulting independent, trusted data can inform the procurement of offsets in real-time using microtransactions, formulate the data-driven ESG strategy that investors now demand, improve operations by identifying problem areas in minutes, and bolster customer engagement through radical supply chain transparency. Initially, Project Canary is focused on the energy industry. With thousands of energy assets analyzed and hundreds of environmental and air quality sensors currently deployed, Project Canary is positioned better than anyone to provide empirical ESG data. Project Canary’s success is attributed to the motivation, skill, and teamwork of its employees. The team understands the importance of maintaining a culture where relationships are valued, feedback is crucial, and trust in each other and our products/services is paramount. If you enjoy a fast-paced environment, mission-driven work, and being a valued member of a motivated diverse team, we want to hear from you.

PVcase is a next generation PV software company. Driven by engineering know-how and cutting edge development team, we change the rules when it comes to solar design operations worldwide. Our customer base extends from Europe to North and South Americas, Asia and Australia, rapidly adding new customers with every software iteration. PVcase's approach to utility scale solar layout design strives to become the new industry standard as the PV industry is forced to evolve in an environment with significantly reduced subsidies. Our focus on automation and accuracy from the very earliest stages of planning, incorporating 3D topographical data points to simulate the actual location of the solar plant, allows our customers to be able to compete for and win more projects by delivering greater yields. PVcase’s automation plug-in for AutoCAD has already been used to design over 3 GW of projects by some of the world’s largest players in solar renewable energy. With our extensive experience in the solar design industry we see other opportunities to optimize and create efficiencies in other aspects of the evaluation and planning of commercial and utility scale PV projects and have several other products in the development process.

OWON Technology is an IoT device manufacturer and solution provider specializing in smart energy management, HVAC control, Zigbee devices and building automation. Our product portfolio includes smart energy meters, smart thermostats, Zigbee sensors and devices, IoT gateways and connected controls for residential and commercial applications. Selected solutions support technologies such as MQTT, HTTP, Modbus, Zigbee, Zigbee2MQTT, Home Assistant and open APIs for integration with IoT, BMS and EMS platforms. We work with distributors, system integrators, HVAC companies, energy management solution providers, IoT brands and OEM/ODM partners across international markets.

Exowatt develops modular, dispatchable solar energy systems tailored for high-demand applications such as AI data centers. Its flagship product, the Exowatt P3, captures solar energy, stores it as heat in a thermal battery, and converts it into electricity on demand, providing up to 24 hours of continuous power. Exowatt's technology addresses the increasing energy requirements of AI infrastructure by providing a renewable, cost-effective, and reliable power solution. By integrating energy generation and storage into a single modular unit, the company aims to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability in power-intensive industries.

Founded in 2004, AbaData provides an integrated software ecosystem purpose-built for oil & gas operations, including GIS mapping (Maps 3.0), mobile field operations (Field Ops), vegetation management workflows, and AI-assisted pipeline integrity (TRIAGE). Teams use AbaData to digitize inspections, track work in the field (online/offline), centralize reporting, and improve risk-based decision making across assets and compliance programs. AbaData is a growing energy technology company building an integrated software platform that helps organizations make better, faster decisions across field and office operations. Our solutions support critical workflows spanning pipeline integrity, field data capture, regulatory compliance, equipment management, routing and logistics, surface land data, and advanced analytics. With customers operating across Canada and internationally, AbaData partners with upstream and midstream oil and gas companies, utilities, renewables, and environmental teams to deliver real-time data, mobile-first tools, and powerful GIS intelligence that scales across regions and complex operations.