Starbucks is developing a project with EcoBean, a Polish start-up originating from the Warsaw University of Technology. This is the first initiative of this kind in the café market in Poland. The new biodegradable straws are expected to comply with the “plastic” directive banning… Read More

SunRoof, a Swedish-Polish start-up developing fully solar 2-in-1 roofs and facades as well as solutions to support smart energy management, raised €2 million in a late seed round for product development and global expansion. This is the first financing round in which EIT InnoEnergy has participated along with other VC funds. Read More

EIT InnoEnergy, the European innovation engine for sustainable energy, has crowned Woola the winner of PowerUp! The start-up has been awarded a €50,000 cash prize and a place on its coveted investment programme – the Highway for its eco-friendly bubble wrap solution made from sheep’s wool. Woola was established at the end of… Read More

Ringhel is the leading energy software company in the Romanian market, with a market share of over 50%. Ringhel’s services and products are developed by a team with a significant background in the energy business. Ringhel’s vision is to transform the way energy and gas companies react to market and… Read More

InnoEnergy, has recently invested in a Polish startup called Wheelme, which aggregates the services of shared mobility services on a single map.The Wheelme app is meant to be a tool which shows people that you don’t need to own a car to get to your destination quickly and comfortably. The startup wants to actively promote forms of urban transport which reduce exhaust fumes, resource consumption and noise levels. Read More

The results from the fifth edition of InnoEnergy’s PowerUp! competition – which saw participation from over 300 start-ups from 24 countries across Central and Eastern Europe – have now been announced. Danubia NanoTech from Slovakia was named the overall winner by the judges following a close battle with its rivals… Read More

InnoEnergy and ConnectPoint agreed to cooperate closely on the development of ConnectPoint’s Smartvee, the solution  for meter data quality assurance. Additionally, InnoEnergy decided to provide financial support to develop and promote Smartvee on the European market. The investment and various network of contacts allows Smartvee to accelerate its growth and… Read More

Almost 300 start-ups from 24 countries across the CEE region will take part in the fifth edition of PowerUp!… Read More

Hepta Airborne has developed the next generation electricity infrastructure inspection technology, which assesses the state of poles, lines, insulators, transformers and other equipment in the most costful and complex locations. The solution is based on next generation drone technology and data processing platforms that provide technical analysis of collected data. Read More

The “US Landing” programme intends to smooth the entry in the US through a 3-month stay at one of InnoEnergy’s partner energy accelerators, members of Incubatenergy, a network of 14 clean energy focused accelerators across the US. Within the programme, start-ups have the access to services such as introductions to… Read More