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SET 2018 presented at dena-Congress 2017

On November 20th, we presented our global start-up initiative to the energy community at the evening event of dena’s annual conference – the dena-Congress. This was a great compliment to […]

SET Award 2018: Who are the top innovators in the energy transition?

The SET initiative invites start-ups around the world to apply Bonn/Berlin/London, 14 November 2017. SET, an initiative by the Deutsche Energie-Agentur – the German Energy Agency (dena) – in cooperation […]

SET 2018 launches at COP23 at November 14th – Register here!

Official Program Start Up Energy Transition 2018 Launch at COP23 Details: November 14th, 14:00 – 15:30 at Climate Planet, Rheinauen Bonn Powered by the German Energy Agency (dena), Start Up […]

SET announces Country Partnership with Canada

We are very proud to announce the Government of Canada as SET’s new country partner for the upcoming round in 2017-2018. Through this partnership, we will strengthen the existing SET […]

Events – November 2017

Events – November 2017 Please find a list of start-up and energy related events below: Planet:tech (Lisbon, Portugal): November 6-9, 2017 Planet:tech provides a global meeting place for technology and […]

dena and the World Energy Council form partnership

At the World Energy Leaders’ summit on 12 and 13 September in Mexico City, dena and the non-governmental organisation the World Energy Council (WEC) agreed on a strategic partnership for […]

Events – September 2017

Events – September 2017 Please find a list of start-up and energy related events below:   Ecosummit Stockholm (Stockholm, Sweden): September 1st, 2017 The Ecosummit is a conference on smart […]

A chat with Lisa Besserman, Founder & CEO of Startup Buenos Aires

How did Startup Buenos Aires begin and what is its mission? When I arrived to Buenos Aires at the end of 2012, the plan was to only be in the […]

A chat with Thomas Birr, innogy SE

A chat with Thomas Birr, Senior Vice President Innovation & Business Transformation, innogy SE Thomas, where do you see the biggest obstacles in the transition towards a carbon-free power sector? […]

Events – August 2017

Please find a list of start-up and energy related events below: BMVi Startup Pitch (Berlin, Germany):  August 1st, 2017 After the successful launch in March 2017, selected entrepreneurs and startups […]