DACH region creates platform for energy innovation in Europe

(CONNECT) 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 center 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. From Austria, the Technical University of Vienna and VERBUND AG, from Germany also the Technical University of Munich and EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG.

The platform is designed as an open network with the aim of promoting 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 October 24 at a kick-off event in Vienna. From here, the Energy Launchpad is now set to travel through the DACH region. The next stop will be the participation in the Energy Week @ ETH in Zurich on November 11. ce/hs