After three and a half months of scouting, 27 events around the globe, and reviewing 1,007 applications, #SbcSelectionDays is officially here! We are excited to welcome 20 startups to Melbourne to present their businesses to our corporate partners, mentors, and guests. 

Program Director, Abdur-Raheem Bulbuliya, said,

“We are pleased to welcome the most diverse group of startups to Selection Days thus far, with teams from 13 different countries and every continent being represented. I am excited to engage with the teams, corporate partners, and mentors throughout the two-day event and together help the startups further shape the future of smart energy.”

Meet the 20 Teams Presenting at Selection Days: 

• 17TeraWatt (Austin, USA)
  • 17TeraWatt’s Bodhi app helps solar companies engage homeowners and generate more referrals and follow-on sales.
• AG Energy (Sydney, Australia)
  • AG Energy installs solar systems and provides customised PPAs for commercial customers in regional Australia.
• BEAD (Berlin, Germany)
  • BEAD is an AI-based software and hardware system that measures buildings real-time occupancy data to optimise operations.
• Bia (Barcelona, Spain)
  • Bia helps grids integrate renewable energy by virtually connecting their needs with the flexible capacity of electric vehicles.
• Diagsense (Netanya, Israel)
  • DiagSense develops algorithms for predicting failures or abnormal behaviour in mechanical systems and pipelines.
• Drone Nation (Ahmedabad, India)
  • Drone Nation provides aerial photogrammetry, survey, inspection and monitoring for Energy, Utilities and Infrastructure.
• ELDO MeterStack (Sandton, South Africa)
  • ELDO MeterStack is creating an open-access marketplace for smart meter and utility device data.
• Energos (Mumbai, India & Palo Alto, USA)
  • Energos use hardware, software, and behavioural science to manage distributed energy resources with minimal human interference.
• Energy Master (Medellin, Colombia)
  • Energy Master’s business intelligence software empowers corporations to make the best decisions on utility consumption.
• EnergySequence (Malaga, Spain)
  • Energy Sequence is an intelligent web platform that advises customers on energy saving and efficiency measures that are 80% cheaper and quicker than manual methods.
• Enerlytics (Ahmedabad, India)
  • Enerlytics’ hardware and cloud-based platform helps solar asset owners optimise the performance of their assets.
• FuseBox (Tallinn, Estonia)
  • FuseBox helps companies to significantly reduce energy costs and to earn income through participation in demand response.
• GenGame (Leicester, United Kingdom)
  • GenGame uses design-led approaches to engage energy customers and provide a great user experience.
• Liquidstar (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
  • Liquidstar is replacing liquid fuel with battery-powered Mobile Virtual Grids for the 1.1 billion people who have little access to power.
• Machine Dreams (Melbourne, Australia)
  • Machine Dreams generates super high-resolution photos of assets, automates labelling, and simulates defects at a fraction of the cost to conventional machine learning processes.
• Mycroft Mind (Brno, Czech Republic)
  • Mycroft Mind’s machine learning-based analytics and software helps utilities extract value from their data.
• Piqify (Melbourne, Australia)
  • Piqify have designed an elegant visual communication platform for brands to engage with Gen Z and Millennials.
• RenBloc (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • RenBloc allows consumers to control what type of energy they consume by providing transparency from source to consumption.
• Rvolt (Berlin, Germany)
  • rvolt is a mobile app empowering everyone to participate in the energy transition through their “Play, Save, Earn” gamification features.
• Starling Energy (Perth, Australia)
  • Starling Energy combines virtual power plants with a community-owned Energy as a Service model.

On 5 December, we will be announcing the 10 startups that will enter our 2020 smart energy program. Watch the live stream of this exciting moment on our Facebook at 3:30 PM AEST, here.