It’s been a nice week of news for Beta-i ecosystem. After Beta-i was honored as one of the best financial innovation labs in the world, in the Innovators 2019, several Beta-i alumni take the spotlight as they are in the Top 100 Energy Startups of 2019 by Startup Energy Transition.
These energy startups are all alumni from open-innovation programs powered by Beta-i. We’re proud to see their achievement, as we were of the collaborations and projects they worked on while in the programs. They were distinguished in the categories of Intelligent Grids, Innovative Mobility and Energy Efficiency.
Free Electrons Alumni
ADAPTRICITY AG
Category: Intelligent Grids
Country: Switzerland
Adaptricity offers data driven grid analytics tools and services that enable distribution system operators to better understand grid behaviour, leading to smarter grid planning and asset management. The highly automated, intuitive system allows for better investment decisions requiring less engineering time.
Website: https://adaptricity.com/
CHAKRATEC
Category: Innovative Mobility
Country: Israel
Chakratec has developed a special energy storage device – a kinetic battery with unlimited charge cycles, 100% DoD, instant reaction that is sustainable. They aim to speed up battery charging through a unique floating flywheels suspended in mid-air by magnetic levitation technology.
Website: https://www.chakratec.com/
ENVELIO GMBH
Category: Intelligent Grids Intelligent Grids – Finalist
Country: Germany
envelio provides the software as a service solution Intelligent Grid Platform (IGP) to make grid operators ready for the future. By digitising and automating essential grid planning and operation processes, the IGP is a key component for the implementation of smart grids and the integration of distributed generation.
Website: https://envelio.de/en/
EQUOTA ENERGY
Category: Energy Efficiency – Finalist
Country: China
Equota’s services cover both the energy supply and the demand side, including energy efficiency optimization, operation & maintenance monitoring, carbon emission management, energy planning, electricity trading services, micro-grid services and other technology solutions in the industrial chain.
Website: http://equotaenergy.com/
HYGGE POWER
Category: Energy Efficiency
Country: Usa
Description: Hygge Power combines smart sensors, tier-1 lithium ion and AI to create the next-gen storage that people want in their homes/offices. Real-time data is collected and transmitted to an encrypted repository to integrate energy partners & Hygge’s own web-based dashboard.
Website: http://www.hyggepower.com/
ONEWATT SOLUTIONS
Category: Energy Efficiency
Country: Netherlands
OneWatt, focuses on predictive maintenance for industrial motors. They use their Embedded Acoustic Recognition Sensor (EARS), machine learning, and frequency analysis to detect and predict motor faults before they occur.
Website: https://www.onewatt.eu/
RELECTRIFY
Category: Energy Efficiency
Country: Australia
Relectrify is an Australian start-up enabling uniquely capable, affordable and sustainable battery storage. They have developed advanced battery control solutions that give used batteries, including from EVs, a second life as energy storage in solar homes, businesses and the power grid.
Website: https://www.relectrify.com/
WEPOWER
Category: Intelligent Grids
Country: Lithuania
WePower is the next generation green energy procurement and trading platform. Their platform is a one-stop-shop solution that provides companies with tools to help in understanding electricity consumption patterns, finding a best fit renewable electricity producer, contracting with them digitally and then monitoring generators.
Website: https://wepower.network/
EDP Open Innovation Alumnus
ODIT-E
Category: Intelligent Grids
Country: France
Odit-e develops software for supervision and decision support, dedicated to distribution system operators. Odit-e builds an empirical model of low voltage electrical networks from smart meter data without using physical characteristics.
Website: http://www.odit-e.com/
SOL Housing Alumnus
ENERBRAIN SRL
Category: Energy Efficiency
Country: Italy
Enerbrain aims to revolutionise the market of non-residential Building Energy Management Systems thanks to its groundbreaking IoT innovation. Their solution make inefficient nonresidential buildings into smarter and more sustainable ones by using innovative IoT sensors, actuators and learning algorithms.
Website: https://www.enerbrain.com/