Energy Launchpad

Shaping Europe's Energy Future

The Energy Launchpad is a European innovation programme designed to turn cutting-edge energy research into venture-scale energy businesses. The Energy Launchpad has a clear mission: to promote European technologies and start-ups in a way that strengthens economic sovereignty and competitiveness. Spin-offs and start-ups receive support in entering the market and scaling up their ideas. At the same time, joint innovation projects are initiated that bring science and industry closer together. Another key component of the Energy Launchpad is the exchange of best practices with the aim of building a strong, Europe-wide ecosystem for energy innovation.

Our initiatives in 2026

Summer School

Participate in a three-day workshop for students with start-up and spin-off ideas

Energy Launchpad Award

Win of the Energy Launchpad Awards for innovative energy start-ups from the DACH region

Venture Clienting Challenges

Industry use cases on AI & Quantum Computing and Resilience

Ecosystem Side Events

Meet us at numerous start-up and energy events and conferences throughout Europe

Energy Launchpad Innovation Day

Join us in Zurich during the Energy Week @ ETH, where bold energy ideas meet entrepreneurial talent.

The Partners

The Energy Launchpad unites leading universities, start-up ecosystems, and energy companies from across the DACH region. Each country is represented by one top university and one leading company:

the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) and Energie 360° from Switzerland,
the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) and VERBUND AG from Austria,
and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), UnternehmerTUM GmbH and Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) from Germany.

The founding institutions jointly launched the Energy Launchpad in October 2025, marking the beginning of a cross-border initiative to accelerate energy innovation.

The Energy Launchpad is designed as a growing network. Additional partners from science, industry, and the broader European innovation ecosystem are invited to join forces, collaborate, and help drive forward the energy transition.