Energy Startups

Spark Energy provides modular solar power systems to communities in emerging markets, enabling off-grid access to electricity for households and small businesses. The company distributes solar kits alongside energy-efficient appliances like lighting, chargers, and other household devices.

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Spark designs and operates on-site production units that supply industrial clients with decarbonized hydrogen as a substitute for fossil gas in process heat, using a methane pyrolysis approach that captures carbon before combustion. It also produces high-value solid carbon for uses such as batteries, tires, and composites, offering a clean-energy-as-a-service model for hard-to-abate heavy industries.

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Spark Northwest is a nonprofit that partners with immigrant, low-wealth, rural, and Indigenous communities to develop locally-owned clean energy projects such as solar and heat pump installations, and advises local governments and Tribal Nations on equitable energy transition. It operates across the Pacific Northwest.

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Spark Africa Fund is an investment firm that provides financing to companies scaling clean and modern cooking fuel solutions and appliances across Sub-Saharan Africa, including manufacturers, distributors, utilities, and finance intermediaries.

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Spark EV Technology develops AI-based journey and range prediction systems for electric and hybrid vehicles, offered as SDKs to OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and technology integrators. Its technology aims to improve range prediction accuracy across passenger, commercial, and micromobility vehicles to support EV adoption.

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Spearmint Energy develops battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects that reduce waste and provide grid-scale energy solutions. The company combines financial expertise and optimization insights to bring affordable, long-lasting energy storage systems to market.

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Mindgrove Technologies designs GHz-class processors and system-on-chips (SoCs) for embedded and edge computing applications, targeting the middle market with cost-optimized silicon built on the open RISC-V architecture. The company serves customers in video security, automotive, biometric access, and smart device segments with production-ready chips developed under India's Design Linked Incentive scheme.

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Sperra designs and manufactures 3D-printed structural systems for aquatic environments using locally sourced materials, focusing on ocean energy infrastructure and coastal protection. The company operates facilities in Los Angeles, New York, and Aqaba, Jordan, and develops solutions for marine ecosystem restoration and coastal resilience.

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Sphere is an all-in-one trading platform that aggregates live oil prices from voice and chat channels, enabling brokers and traders to execute trades directly on-screen.

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SPI Utilities Solutions Inc. develops and supplies dry ice high voltage cleaning equipment, including an insulated dry ice blasting tool for cleaning energized electrical equipment without shutting off power. It serves the power utility industry with distribution across Canada and international operations since 2022.

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Spiers New Technologies provides end-to-end EV battery management services including diagnostics, repair, refurbishment, recycling, storage, and logistics. The company serves automotive businesses across the United States and internationally with a network of battery centers and technician locations.

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Burgerwindpark De Spinder operates a citizen-owned wind farm of four turbines that produces renewable electricity equivalent to the consumption of about 7,500 households. The project is half-owned locally by holders of "Spinderdelen" and was developed by eleven regional energy cooperatives together with Energiefonds Brabant in the Netherlands.

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Spiral Hydrogen develops a centrifugal, bubble-free alkaline electrolyzer designed to produce green hydrogen at higher efficiency and lower capital cost than conventional systems. Its technology targets the industrial hydrogen market — including oil refining, fertilizers, plastics, and steel — aiming to reach cost parity with fossil-based hydrogen.

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Spiro Academy is a training program created in partnership with the Technical University of Kenya, Fleming Technical Institute, and India University to provide vocational and entrepreneurial education in Africa. It offers external programs to build specific competencies as well as dedicated in-house learning programs.

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Sponge builds the EMC, an on-site energy controller that forecasts load, generation cost, and grid conditions every 10 minutes to automatically dispatch battery and energy assets, paired with a subscription software layer for optimization and export compliance. It targets battery installers and energy operators managing on-site storage and solar arrays.

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SpotmyEnergy is a German energy provider and independent smart-meter operator offering dynamic and fixed electricity tariffs for single-family homes. It installs smart meters and connects batteries, heat pumps, wallboxes and EVs to an energy manager that automatically shifts consumption to the cheapest hours to lower electricity costs.

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NOXO.energy operates a network of electric vehicle charging stations across Poland, installed at partner locations such as hotels, resorts, and leisure parks. It offers a mobile app for locating stations and a program for partners to order and host charging stations.

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Spruce is a collaborative software platform for managing heat pump installation businesses, covering each stage of the installation journey from design and quoting to job management. It serves UK installers, suppliers, merchants, and heat pump manufacturers, with tooling for MCS umbrella schemes and compliance with MCS and CIBSE guidelines.

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Squadron Energy is a renewable energy organization committed to powering communities in Australia and embedding reconciliation principles with First Nations communities across its operations.

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Squair offers an IoT platform that unifies energy, water, and temperature data to monitor and control industrial assets in real time using protocols such as Modbus and BACnet. It serves industrial companies looking to improve energy efficiency, reduce consumption, cut maintenance costs, and manage CO2 emissions.

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Square Solar develops solar panels designed to be easier to install and more accessible for residential users. The company focuses on removing barriers to solar energy adoption through simplified technology.

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SRE Group (Synera Renewable Energy) develops offshore wind power projects, having delivered two commercial-scale offshore wind farms in Taiwan and expanded into other Asia-Pacific markets. It aims to be a leading renewable energy developer across the region, covering Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Australia.

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SS Rover builds remote and underwater robotic systems and automation for the marine and energy sectors, including ROVs, trenchers, ploughs, and subsea equipment. It also runs a TVET subsea robotic training academy and provides underwater contracting, inspection, and technical troubleshooting services.

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SSP Innovations is a consulting and technical services firm focused on geographic information systems (GIS) and operational technology for electric and gas utilities. It provides Utility Network migration, data services, managed services, and GIS technical work built on Esri technology to help utilities modernize their grid and data operations.

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