SET – Start Up Energy Transition

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SET Award

The annual international competition for start-ups and young companies innovating for the global energy transition. In the last 9 years, the award has received more than 4.000 applications from more than 100 countries within 5 categories.

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SET Tech Festival

SET Tech Festival

Our annual one-day event bringing together innovators shaping the future of energy: the best start-ups in the field of energy & climate tech solutions, innovation-driven corporates, policy makers, investors, and public organisations leading the energy transition.

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SET Spotlights

Articles, videos, posts, insights, SET100 publications and events featuring news from the energy & climate tech world, the successes and challenges of SET start-ups and other trending topics valuable to the global energy transition.

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  • Icon DENA SET Award

    SET Award

    The annual international competition for start-ups and young companies innovating for the global energy transition. In the last 9 years, the award has received more than 4.000 applications from more than 100 countries within 5 categories.

    Learn more
  • SET Tech Festival

    SET Tech Festival

    Our annual one-day event bringing together innovators shaping the future of energy: the best start-ups in the field of energy & climate tech solutions, innovation-driven corporates, policy makers, investors, and public organisations leading the energy transition.

    Learn more
  • Icon SET Newsroom

    SET Spotlights

    Articles, videos, posts, insights, SET100 publications and events featuring news from the energy & climate tech world, the successes and challenges of SET start-ups and other trending topics valuable to the global energy transition.

    Learn more

The #SET100 List start-ups of 2025

Each year, we select 100 of the most innovative energy and climate tech start-ups to join our prestigious SET100 list.

From this group, 5 outstanding innovators are honored with the SET Award – one in each of our five transformative categories. By amplifying their visibility and connecting them to a global network of partners, experts, and investors, we empower these start-ups to scale their solutions and shape the future of sustainable energy.

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SET partners

We know that solving the climate crisis requires collaboration across borders, industries, and sectors. That’s why partnerships are at the core of everything we do. From accelerating innovation to scaling impact, our partners help turn bold ideas into global solutions.

Our reach is global! We are proud to have a supportive and growing international network of partners from various sectors around the world with whom we are empowering the energy transition together.

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    Ecosystem Partners

    Thanks to the support of our partners, we are able to realise our global project and keep support the start-ups that are pushing the energy transition further.

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    Partners

    Thanks to the financial support of our partners, we are able to run our activities and keep realising our mission of accelerating innovation in the energy transition to reverse climate change.

  • 41
    Outreach Partners

    Coming from different sectors, our outreach partners continuously support our activities and start-ups by spreading the word within their networks making it possible to reach even more innovators and start-up facilitators around the globe.