About EIT InnoEnergy
About EIT InnoEnergy
About EIT InnoEnergy

Catalysing and accelerating the energy transition

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.

Established in 2010 and supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), we have offices and hubs across Europe and in Boston, US.

1200+

Partners

Our extensive network of partners represent top rank industries, research centres and universities.

1.1

Gigatons of CO2e saved

Our 180+ portfolio companies are on track to save 1.1G tons of CO2e annually by 2030.

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€72.8b

Forecasted revenue

Our 180+ portfolio companies are on track to generate €72.8 billion in revenue by 2030.

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293

Patents filed

We bring together innovators, researchers and industry to create commercially viable technologies that deliver results.

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180

Portfolio companies

Of the 500 innovations we have supported, we now have 180 companies in our portfolio.

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€8b

Investment raised

Our innovations are generating growth and this is proved by the external investment they have raised.

500+

Innovations supported

We help start-ups and entrepreneurs create businesses that bring valuable products to a global market.

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300+

Products launched

Products launched into the market.

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100+

Cleantech VCs

With EIT InnoEnergy’s strategic alliances in sustainable energy, we find allies in our VC Community who can help you succeed.

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1600+

Master's alumni

We offer six unique Master’s programmes in sustainable energy and energy engineering.

35%

Female engineers

We have doubled the number of women in our programmes since its inception ten years ago, with 35% of participants now being women.