EIT Innoenergy

Overview

EIT InnoEnergy is the European company driving innovation in sustainable energy in Europe, with headquarters in the Netherlands and offices in 8 European countries. It was founded in 2010 with the support of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) in order to accelerate innovation in the field of low-carbon energies. Recognized as the largest accelerator of start-ups in sustainable energy and one of the largest investors in the field of climate technologies and renewable energies in 2020, EIT InnoEnergy supports innovation in many areas, such as energy storage, transport and mobility, renewable energies and sustainable building – supported by a pan-European network of more than 500 partners and 29 shareholders.

The objective of EIT InnoEnergy is to bring together actors from education, research and industry in order to accelerate innovation to reduce CO2 emissions, improve European competitiveness in the sustainable energy sector and create jobs.

Three key aspects of innovation they rely on:

• the development of innovation projects,
• the acceleration and support of start-ups,
• the development of European initiatives to cover several energy value chains (EBA, EGHAC, ESI)
• the dispensation of education programs (Masters) and continuing training (the EBA Academy for example).

EIT InnoEnergy has more than 500 partners in Europe: companies, research centres, higher education institutes including over 100 French who bring credibility and expertise to each project (Schneider Electric, EDF, ENGIE, Ecole Polytechnique, HEC, CEA, Grenoble INP…).

EIT InnoEnergy organises The Business Booster, funded by the European Union. TBB is a physical event that brings together innovators, industrialists and funders from all over the world.