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Energy Transition Innovators Pitching Competition

Call for Innovations accelerating the Energy Transition

Does your start-up or scale-up offer digital or deep-tech innovations that accelerate the energy transition?

Are you looking to connect with utilities and other industry professionals, and gain traction at Europe’s largest B2B event dedicated to the energy transition?

If it’s yes to both questions, we want to hear from you!

On the afternoon of Wednesday, 19 November, Enlit and Eurelectric, the European power sector association, are excited to be once again co-hosting an afternoon of innovation, as part of this year’s Enlit Europe in Bilbao and Eurelectric’s annual Digitopia Summit.

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We will have up to three 60-minute sessions, each one dedicated to showcasing innovative technologies or solutions that seek to help accelerate the pace of the energy transition, with a winner of each pitching session selected.

We’re interested in hearing about solutions that are focused on the many different aspects of the energy transition value chain including, but not limited to:

  • Renewables
  • Hydrogen
  • Energy storage
  • Nuclear
  • CCUS
  • Circular economy
  • IoT
  • AI
  • Machine learning
  • Automation
  • Software
  • Demand-side flexibility
  • DERS and DERMS
  • Energy communities
  • Energy efficiency
  • Sustainable buildings
  • Electric mobility
  • Smart grids

 

APPLY NOW

 

If you would like to apply to present in the Energy Transition Innovators Pitching Competition, complete the form below. Once submitted, we’ll send you a more detailed form that enables you to tell us more about your venture, its solution, and your team. The information you provide in this form will be used in our selection process.

The deadline for submissions is Friday, 1 August.

Each application is subject to a review process and the successful start-ups will be informed by Monday, 22 September.

Don’t delay, apply today!

Fill out the form

Validation Stage:

  • Companies in the validation stage are typically 1-2 years old
  • There is just 1 office
  • < 10 employees
  • 1 product
  • 1-2 clients
  • Not yet generating revenue
  • Early-stage company relative to competitors

Efficiency Stage:

  • Companies in the efficiency stage are typically 3-5 years old
  • There is usually 1 office
  • 11-24 employees
  • 2 products or more
  • 2-9 clients
  • Generating revenue but not yet profitable
  • Small operator relative to competitors

Scale Stage:

  • Companies in the scale stage are typically 6-10 years old
  • There are 1-2 offices
  • 25-99 employees
  • 3 products or more
  • 10-39 clients
  • Breaking even
  • Mid-size operator relative to competitors

 

Enlit Europe 2023 Paris, France      Eurelectric

 

Partners & Sponsors

Diamond Partner

Schneider Electric


 

Green Electrification Partner

Enlit Europe 2024 Green Electrification Partner logo Iberdrola

Iberdrola


 

Energy Transition Partner

Kraken


 

Platinum Partner
Enlit Europe 2025 Platinum Partner Siemens AG
Gold Partners
Enlit Europe 2025 Gold Partner Elevion Group

Elevion Group

Enlit Europe 2025 Gold Partner logo Huawei Technologies

Huawei Technologies

Silver Partners
Enlit Europe 2025 Silver Partner DLMS User Association

DLMS User Association

Enlit Europe 2025 Silver Partner Lucy Electric

Lucy Electric

Enlit Europe 2025 Silver Partner Minsait, an Indra Company

Minsait an Indra company

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Enlit Europe 2024 Silver Partner Trilliant Networks logo

Trilliant Networks

Sponsors
Enlit Europe 2025 Sponsor Capgemini

Capgemini

Enlit Europe 2025 Sponsor MVM EGI

MVM EGI

Enlit Europe 2025 Sponsor Thales

Thales

Enlit Europe 2025 Sponsor Uniper

Uniper

Enlit Europe Sponsor Vodafone IoT

Vodafone IoT

Enlit Europe 2025 Sponsor Voltalis

Voltalis

Innovation Partners
Enlit Europe 2025 Innovation Partner EIT InnoEnergy
Enlit Europe 2025 Innovation Partner Siemens Energy logo
Industry Partners

AIGET

ANIE Federazione

ANIMA Confindustria

Aurora Energy Research

Avere

CHARGE Energy Branding

Comitato Italiano Gas

CO2 Value

COGEN Europe

currENT

dena

DERlab

DSO Entity

E.DSO

EASE

Elettricità Futura

Energy Storage Coalition

ESMIG

ESWET

ETIP SNET

ETN

Eurelectric

Eurogas

Euroheat & Power

European Geothermal Energy Council

Flow Batteries Europe

Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE)

Generazione Distribuita (Distributed Generation)

GEODE

IRENA

LDES Council

Lombardy Energy Cleantech Cluster (LE2C)

nucleareurope

OSGP Alliance

Platform for Electromobility

Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico - RSE SpA

SEFA

smartEn

Start Up Energy Transition (SET)

T&D Europe

The European Energy Retailers (EER)

Think Smartgrids

VGBE Energy

World Energy Council

YEE