Startup 4 Climate

The Challenge.

Startup 4 Climate is one of our most urgent initiatives to date. We believe that innovation and collaboration is key as we move into the future, which is why this challenge is aimed at young companies with ideas that can speed up the energy transition and limit global warming to 1,5 degrees.

The energy transition encompasses initiatives that promote the switch from current energy and transport systems to those systems and solutions that are smarter, more efficient and have the ability to reduce humanity’s negative impact on planet earth.

The shortlisted submissions pitch their ideas to our jury of experts from the fields of entrepreneurship, energy, green technology and climate action. The winning startups are granted a SEK 2 million prize to help catalyze their ideas and contribute to the energy transition.

The winners 2024

Nordic Bio-Graphite

Fossil-free graphite

Graphite is the largest component in electric vehicle batteries and is also required for the production of “green steel.” NBG is the first to produce larger volumes of fossil-free graphite from bio-based materials. The graphite can be produced at competitive prices while significantly reducing CO2 emissions compared to current solutions, and it decreases energy consumption with the help of patentable new technology.

www.nordicbiographite.com

Rebaba

Circular batteries

Rebaba builds energy storage systems by repurposing used batteries from electric vehicles for applications such as short-term storage of renewable energy, load balancing in the power grid, and energy optimization in buildings. By combining high-quality cells from recycled EV batteries with its own developed cooling technology, Rebaba creates systems that extend the lifespan of the batteries.