EIT InnoEnergy brings people and resources together, catalysing and accelerating the energy transition. New ideas, products and solutions that make a real difference, and new businesses and people to deliver them to market.
Operating at the centre of the energy transition, we build connections worldwide, bringing together innovators and industry, entrepreneurs and investors, graduates and employers.
Our bespoke support to accelerate sustainable energy innovation, knows no borders or boundaries
Industry are linked with innovation and alumni, providing commercially attractive technologies spanning the energy value chain, and top talent to enhance innovation.
Start-ups, scale-ups, and innovators receive tailor-made support to boost and de-risk business cases and speed up time to market.
Students have access to master’s programmes at 16 top technical universities and business schools.
As a result, in just ten years we have built the largest sustainable energy innovation ecosystem in the world
We have supported more than 500 sustainable energy innovations, and invested in 180 companies, all on track to generate €72.8 billion in revenue and save 9.1Gtons CO2e by 2030.
90% of our start-ups already work with global brand names including ABB, BMW, EDF, Engie, Volkswagen, Galp, IDEC, Schneider Electric, Naturgy.
Our EIT InnoEnergy Master School has attracted students from almost 100 countries. We now have 1,600 graduates, 77% of them employed in Europe.
Decarbonising Europe
We are also spearheading the way to a decarbonised Europe by 2050 through the leadership of three industrial alliances: battery storage, green hydrogen and solar photovoltaics.
Our ecosystem
Our rich network of more than 1,200 key players from 18 different countries enables us to be a key vehicle to accelerate the energy transition. Together we make up the ingredients needed to bring a constant pipeline of sustainable energy innovation to market and make an impact. Read more in our impact report.