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Who is Axpo?

Axpo is Switzerland’s largest producer of renewable energy and an international leader in energy trading and the marketing of solar and wind power. Axpo combines the experience and expertise of more than 6,000 employees who are driven by a passion for innovation, collaboration and impactful change. Using cutting-edge technologies, Axpo innovates to meet the evolving needs of its customers in over 30 countries across Europe, North America and Asia.

THE CALL

Two challenges – does one fit for you?

Axpo is on the lookout for startups to collaborate on thrilling pilot projects. Among others, they’ve got their sights set on two major challenges:

How might we increase the sustainability and efficiency of power grids with BIM?

New building information modeling (BIM) and Digital Twin technologies are key to improved resource and energy efficiency in construction projects. Among other advantages, they enable optimizing resource utilization, reducing waste, and enhancing energy efficiency. By leveraging the power of BIM/Digital Twin, buildings and infrastructure assets can be designed, constructed, operated, and even demolished with sustainability in mind, helping us to move closer to a Net-Zero future. In line with its commitment to sustainability, Axpo is actively seeking innovative solutions within the domain of BIM or Digital Twin that can be applied to power grids. 

Are you ready to shape the future of electricity infrastructure through BIM/Digital Twin?

APPLY
Axpo Hydrogen

How might we reduce the CO2 emissions and/or costs of hydrogen logistics by at least 25%?

Hydrogen is a promising energy carrier that has the potential to drive a greener energy landscape. However, there are challenges to overcome, especially when it comes to the sustainability and cost of logistics. Due to the physical characteristics of hydrogen, trucks can only carry limited capacities of hydrogen from production sites to customers, often not from the most efficient source. The result are high logistics costs and CO2 emissions; the latter are expected to increase further with growing amounts of transported hydrogen. Axpo is actively seeking innovative solutions to tackle these challenges, making hydrogen logistics more cost-effective and environmentally sustainable. 

Do you have innovative solutions that can reshape hydrogen logistics?

APPLY

CALL REQUIREMENTS

Who is it for?

Originator

The solution can come from any kind of company or institution. However, the primary target group for the call is startups.

Geography

Applications from all countries are admitted.

Language

The solution must be available in English and/or German.

Area

The solution should either directly address the challenge at hand, or there should be the ability and willingness to customize the solution accordingly.

Scalability

The solution must be easily scalable. Therefore, the primary focus is on software solutions, but hardware solutions are also permitted.

Maturity

The solution should be mature enough to be deployed and tested in a PoC in the first half of 2024.

Why should you apply?

Gain client contacts & public reputation

Work together with a big industry client to gain public traction while not eventually being bound to one corporation.

Validate and improve your prototypes

Validate and improve your products/services with professional external experts and their knowledge.

Gain industry knowledge

Increase your industry knowledge and evaluate the fit of your solution to the environment/ industry.

Get paid for running a pilot

Secure financial backing for conducting your pilot project with Axpo.

Keep full equity & business autonomy

The project-based setup does not change your ownership structure (no loss of equity) and full decision autonomy stays within the startup.

APPLY NOW

We are super excited to hear from you! Does your solution fit the call? Then send it in and get the chance to have a collaboration with Axpo

Process

APPLICATION DEADLINE 31.10.2023

Selection November 2023

Feedback End of November 2023

Exchange with selected startups Jan/ Feb 2024

decision on collaboration February 2024

call closed

Any questions?

Reach out to Maren

Maren Käfer
Maren Käfer Program Manager

The call is closed

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