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Start-up Woola wins €50,000 cash injection amidst COVID energy recovery

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

vilisto: German Innovation Award for Climate and Environment

(c) vilisto March 2020: Hamburg-based company vilisto has received the Innovation Award for Climate and Environment 2020 in the category “Use of digital change for climate and environmentally friendly innovations”. From more than 140 applicants, seven companies were awarded the Innovation Prize in various categories by the Federal… Read More

Ringhel and InnoEnergy team up to boost the Energy Software business worldwide

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 launches the PowerUp! Challenge elevating innovative companies to the next level

The PowerUp! Challenge is an opportunity for entities from Central-Eastern Europe to become the next unicorn in the InnoEnergy portfolio. The programme is open to entrepreneurs at all stages of development. It doesn’t matter if you only have an idea, looking for your next customer or planning market expansion. The… Read More

InnoEnergy invests in Wheelme startup

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 best start-up in the CEE region has been named! Danubia NanoTech wins the 2019 PowerUp! Grand Final.

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

Meter data quality assurance as-a-service for Utilities and Energy

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

Registration for PowerUp! has closed: we’re now ready to announce who has made it to the next stage of the competition!

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

vilisto wins ENTEGA’s “Best of X Smart City” competition, endowed with € 25,000

The startup came out on top in a workshop contest, in which the developed project ideas had to be presented and defended in a boxing ring. The competition is endowed with 25.000 € and was jointly organized in cooperation with the Founders Fight Club and ENTEGA. Besides vilisto, nine other… Read More

InnoEnergy’s supported start-up EasySolar expands into United States

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