15 startups from Spain, Portugal, France, Sweden, Italy, Finland, and Ukraine will follow on Cleantech Camp in 2021
More than 90 projects from all over Europe aspired to participate in this year’s edition
Our jury has already selected 15 projects that will take part in the training program of this year’s edition. The choice was made based on more than 90 business ideas received from different European countries. This figure represents a new record in terms of the number of projects presented since the program was launched in its first edition, which shows its quick consolidation and the interest it generates among emerging companies that wish to undertake in the field of clean energy.
It is worth highlighting the 15 projects selected and their varied origin. Six of them have been conceived in Spain, two in Portugal, France, and Sweden, while the remaining three are driven by entrepreneurs from Italy, Finland, and Ukraine. The startups that will participate in Cleantech Camp 2021 suggest proposals for IoT & AI energy, sustainable mobility or gas, hydrogen, or carbon solutions.
The program will consist of distance training sessions given by experts, which combine workshops that address aspects such as raising investment, the implementation of a marketing plan, or the legal frameworks. In addition, the 15 selected projects must present, during the first two weeks of the program, to Enagás Emprende, CRH, and PRIO, an outline for the development of a pilot, which they will work together with the companies during the coming months, until reaching a final design, capable of responding the challenges suggested.
Participants will opt to win 20,000 euros with the first award, 5,000 euros with the second prize and the third-best project will be recognized, in addition to the possible financing of the pilots, with contributions that can reach 120,000 euros. The winners will be announced on September 16, during an event that, if the health authorities allow it, will take place in person at the Barcelona Activa facilities.
Selected projects:
PORTUGAL – ALBEDO
ALBEDO is a bio-based insulation material for the building sector made with citrus solid waste from the fruit juice industry, and the cold-pressed juicer machines available at food outlets, hotels, and restaurants.
PORTUGAL – AMNIS PURA
Gas purification technology for a wide range of industries.
SPAIN – BIYIUD
Biyiud is the incentive for responsible consumption that promotes the sustainable growth of the economy.
SPAIN – BOX IS
Unplugged BOXIS’s recharge system for light BEV
UKRAINE – CARBOMINER
Carbominer offers a new way for low-cost carbon dioxide direct air capture, implemented in modular capturing units designed for onsite use
SWEDEN – E.CONNECT
Smart and efficient sharing of EV charging infrastructure
SWEDEN – ENERPOLY
Next-generation European zinc batteries for affordable energy storage
FINLAND – FIMUSKRAFT OY
Improved bio fermenting system that also produces different types of raw materials on molecule level and methane from hydrogen and CO2.
SPAIN – GREEN PREFAB
Prefabricated Energy Solution for decarbonization of Buildings.
ITALY – GREENDUR TECHNOLOGIES
Thermal battery solution to recover, store and manage energy.
SPAIN – HACDOS-URV
The arguably cleanest hydrogen possible, produced by solar treatment of wastewaters.
FRANCE – LIMES BATTERIES
Giving a new life to old batteries through the power of AI.
SPAIN – RAYO BIOENERGIA
Small-scale biorefinery for the decentralized production of hydrogen and biochar from lignocellulosic biomass.
FRANCE – SPECTRUMLAB
SpectrumLab is developing a smart coating to be applied on buildings’ external envelopes that passively heats and cools buildings
SPAIN – CARBONSCOPE
CarbonScope offers a tool that allows, in a simple way, to obtain the most accurate carbon footprint estimates (including scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3) by using Artificial Intelligence and the most reliable benchmarking information available.