Start Up Energy Transition (SET) is a global innovation platform supporting innovation in energy transition.
SET is implemented with the conviction that a sustainable future is directly linked to innovative business models and political will. The SET platform is powered by the German Energy Agency (dena), in cooperation with the World Energy Council.
The Start Up Energy Transition (SET) Award is the ultimate sustainablity startup competition that empowers climate tech innovators and clean energy startups to catapult their businesses to the frontlines of the energy industry. Your breakthrough solutions have the power to reshape industries, uplift communities, and accelerate the global shift to clean energy—and we’ll make sure the world knows it.
For the past eight years, we’ve seen over 3,500 applications from more than 100 countries. Will you be next?
Let’s START UP the ENERGY TRANSITION for a ninth time—your ticket to transforming the future of energy.
The SET Tech Festival 2025 is a one-day event that brings together a global network of innovators shaping the future of energy (start-ups, innovation-driven companies, investors & public organisations). The 9th edition of the festival will take place on 18 March 2025, in Berlin!
- 17.03.2025: Jury meeting to choose the winners of each category (in-person event in Berlin)
- 18.03.2025: SET Tech Festival 2025 (in-person event)
- 18.03.2025: Evening reception: SET Award ceremony (in-person event)
- 19.03.2025: Second day of Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2025 (in-person event)
Marie-Line Vaiani, Secretary General of the Conseil Français de l’Énergie, is a member of the jury.