Top Energy Startups in 2024

We strive to make the life of man-made installations safer, longer and more efficient. We to do this through a suite of end-to-end monitoring products for the continuous follow-up of the state-of-health of specific critical production assets. Each product spans sensor hardware or connections to existing data sources, acquisition system, cloud platform up to analytics engine, dashboards and alarming. As such we represent the one-stop-shop for the owner or operator of the structure. Examples: Metal production industry (ArcelorMittal, Dillinger, Aurubis, Aperam, Saarstahl, Umicore...), Civil infrastructure (Port of Antwerp, Schiphol Airport, Besix, BAM...), Wind Energy (Eneco...)

ReVolt Metals focuses on sustainable lithium recovery and processing, addressing the soaring demand for lithium in the green energy transition. With advanced electro-separation technology and DOE-licensed processes, we aim to recover lithium and other metals from Li-ion batteries, establishing a closed-loop, environmentally friendly metal recovery system. Our pilot line, planned for Silicon Valley, showcases our carbon-negative Li recovery process, winner of the R&D 100 Award in 2022. Join us on this journey to commercialize advanced technologies for metal recovery and contribute to a sustainable future.

At South Pole, we are first and foremost a purpose-driven Company. People join us because they believe in our mission and want to be part of a community that fights together for our shared values and beliefs. But that is not the only reason why working at South Pole is such a rewarding experience... We know that our vision to help create a greener world is both bold and challenging. To achieve it, we settle for nothing less than the absolute best. We form a Community that is stronger than the sum of its parts. Entrepreneurial at heart. It’s not just our founders who are entrepreneurs. We actively promote an innovative mindset at all levels of the organisation, where each and every employee is encouraged to challenge the status quo and empowered to make decisions. Growing employees in a growing company. With a team of smart, passionate and engaged colleagues, as well as an increasing demand from our clients, opportunities to learn, develop our skills and grow our careers are endless. All for one, and one for all!. Above all other things, what truly drives our dedication and commitment to our purpose is our colleagues. We learn from each other and grow together. Because that is who Penguins are.

Hactiv8 Labs is a venture studio and innovation advisory firm and we’re pioneering a new way to rapidly launch and deliver scalable innovation for the next billion African users. We’re partnering with excellent founders and corporate organisations to redefine the way innovation is delivered, through our venture building accelerator programs, innovation advisory engagements and corporate venturing partnerships. From healthcare and food security to financial inclusion and distributed workforce management, Hactiv8 Labs is continuously searching for exceptional founders, product designers and engineers, to onboard into two venture building accelerator cohorts yearly. These teams leverage the lean methodology to rapidly and iteratively develop and test new innovations ideas with real customers. Successful ideas are spun out as new companies with pre-seed investment to help founders rapidly deliver and scale the innovations for the next billion Africans. We are also constantly seeking to work with businesses to build and scale new innovation pipelines through innovation and business transformation advisory, facilitation of bespoke corporate venturing programs and corporate-startup partnerships. see less

Governments have had a harder time adapting to new technologies than businesses have. There are many ways that the public sector can improve the way it serves its citizens by using newer technologies and models. Smart city implementation is no longer a myth with cities like NEOM spending more than $1 trillion dollar is practical proof of traction. However what about cities that lack pockets and tight budgets implement smart city services? Trac is on a mission to change the way smart cities are defined by offering the CITY AS A SERVICE PLATFORM. We are the first to develop and deploy a plug-n-play microservice model of core municipal services through digital platforms that are data-driven and accessible via personal devices. Through this, we want to dissolve traditional tensions between residents and cities and improve sustainable-driven urban quality of life with the low-cost model.

We build and deploy dense networks of cloud-connected "KOKOpoints" inside local corner stores, which serve as consumer access points for goods and services delivered in partnership with major suppliers. Our first consumer solution is a liquid ethanol cooking fuel, which delivers significant cost savings and quality of life improvements in the multi-billion dollar market for urban cooking fuel. This fuels solution is delivered through a Kenyan operating partnership with Vivo Energy, the company which owns and operates Shell-branded fuels distribution infrastructure across Africa.

Common Energy is revolutionizing the energy sector. Our platform enables businesses and homeowners to support new clean energy projects, lower carbon emissions, and save on their electricity with their existing utility account. There is no on-site installation and signing up only takes two minutes. As such, we are a key part of the solution to mitigate global climate change. Common Energy is backed by one of the country’s leading climate funds and its board and advisors include former executives from Facebook, Google and President Obama’s cabinet.

Controls hardware that enables a building to achieve a comfort goal in the least energy intensive way. We're focused on developing excellent UI - inspired by the simplicity of the hybrid car dashboard, which in real time enables a driver to understand the impact of their driving style on fuel type and consumption. And by video editing, which makes it super easy to travel through time to focus on the right details. We are building a solution that balances comfort and energy savings without having to deploy expensive sensors or human capital.

The demand for digital customer solutions in the energy industry is increasing enormously. endios has developed the app medium into a future-proof and innovative platform solution (endios one) and thus solves "the problem of the last mile" in the customer relationship. Depending on the requirements, modules are available to improve communication, reduce costs or increase product sales. As a data-capable and intelligent platform solution, endios one enables a personalised customer approach and thus targeted sales and marketing activities by connecting to CRM or marketing cloud systems. As a platform, endios one is open to third parties and is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.

Sightline Climate accelerates the deployment of climate tech solutions through industry leading data, analytics, and research. Sightline’s subscription intelligence platform gives investors, corporates, and governments the insights they need to confidently build and finance the new climate economy. Sightline Climate also produces CTVC, the industry-leading newsletter read by 60,000 climate leaders.