DACH region creates platform for energy innovation in Europe
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) has launched the Energy Launchpad with German and Austrian partners. These include the Technical Universities of Munich and Vienna and energy companies. The platform for energy innovation aims to promote European technologies and start-ups.
Universities, start-up ecosystems and energy companies from Germany, Austria and Switzerland have set up a European platform for energy innovation. One top university and one energy company from each country will be represented at the Energy Launchpad, the UnternehmerTUM start-up centre from Garching near Munich, which is part of the platform, announced in a press release.
Switzerland is represented by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and Energie 360° from Zurich. The Vienna University of Technology and VERBUND AG are from Austria, while the Technical University of Munich and EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG are from Germany.
The platform, which is designed as an open network, aims to promote European technologies and start-ups. Next year, the focus will be on artificial intelligence and quantum computing. “With the Energy Launchpad, we are creating space for implementation strength in Europe,” Helmut Schönenberger, founder and CEO of UnternehmerTUM, is quoted as saying in the press release. “Research, industry and start-ups are bringing technologies into application more quickly here – openly, across borders and with a clear focus on impact.” This creates “resilience in the energy system and technological sovereignty for Europe”, says Schönenberger.
The project was launched on 24 October at a kick-off event in Vienna. From here, the Energy Launchpad will now be travelling through the DACH region. The next stop will be at the Energy Week @ ETH in Zurich on 11 November.