The EU-Startups Summit 2025 announces 15 finalists for its Pitch Competition, featuring startups across energy, AI, healthcare, logistics, and cleantech. The prize package includes €755,000 in funding, Google Cloud credits, Techstars accelerator opportunities, and other resources. The jury includes investors from Look AI Ventures, Techstars, and Ventures.eu.

SkyQuest Technology Group released a comprehensive report on the Small Hydropower Market, projecting significant growth from USD 2.19 billion in 2023 to USD 2.78 billion by 2032, with a CAGR of 2.7%. The report highlights regional analysis, key players, market trends, and the impact of emerging technologies on the sector. The market is driven by increasing demand, regulatory changes, and the push for sustainability.

Four new challenges have been launched in the NOW Accelerator programme by Norwegian Offshore Wind, aiming to drive innovation in floating offshore wind.

Å Energi has invested in Otovo, a solar energy company, since 2016, and believes in the growth potential of solar energy in the European market.

Nature Infrastructure Capital (NIC) and Brookfield backed X-ELIO have partnered with Å Energi Invest and existing shareholders of ECO STOR to invest significantly in ECO STOR, a prominent utility-scale battery energy storage system developer in Germany. The partnership aims to support ECO STOR's pipeline of projects amidst the growing renewable energy market in Germany.