Areas of application:
| Green Energy & Circular Economy |
We hatch Climate Tech Startups
Encubator is the program organized by the Chamber of Commerce, PoliHub and Politecnico di Milano, created to accelerate the maturation of projects in sustainability and maximize their potential.
What are we looking for?
The program is aimed at university and research center spinoffs and early stage startups that can offer solutions in the areas of sustainability.
We appeal to researchers, scientists, and inventors who are committed to finding new solutions to accelerate the energy transition to a “carbon free” model, to make our cities and ways of moving people and goods more sustainable, to reduce all kinds of waste toward a planet-friendly circular economy model.
What Encubator offers
1
An equity free cash grant worth 40 thousand euros: 25 thousand euros to invest in the development of your project and 15 thousand euros to access the acceleration program.
2
A 4-month acceleration program, organized, coordinated and co-funded by PoliHub, to support the technological growth and validation of the startup’s own business structure.
3
A network of founders, mentors, subject matter experts, companies and investors actively involved in the fields of Climate Tech and sustainability.
4
A Demo Day, where you will meet investors and have the opportunity to take a privileged path to gain access to seed investments.
The Challenge
We want to connect with teams that are designing technologies in the areas of Climate Tech and sustainability that can address the most pressing social, environmental and economic challenges of our time, supporting them to grow through acceleration programs, grants and access to investors.
Power generation
Biomass
Combined Heat & Power
Fuel Cells
Geothermal
Hydrogen
Hydropower
Solar
Waste
Wind
Nuclear
Emissions reduction
Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Carbon Emission Trading and Carbon Offsetting
Emission Monitoring and Measurement
Energy distribution & storage
Electrochemical batteries
Flywheels
Fuel Cells
Interconnection technologies
Demand Response
Advanced Metering
Automation/Control Systems
Grid Efficiency
Energy efficiency & management
Energy Demand Management
Appliances
Building Energy Management Systems
Data Centers
HVAC
Lighting
Smart mobility & infrastructure
Alternative Fuels
Electric or Hybrid Cars
Alternative Vehicles
Rail Transport
Traffic management
EV charging infrastructure and management
Vehicle to grid (V2G)
Chemicals & advanced materials
Chemical
Coatings
Bioproducts
Nanotechnology
Sustainable manufacturing
Optimization of production processes and techniques
Reducing Pollution, Emissions and Waste
Industrial Symbiosis
Design for Remanufacturing
Green buildings
Architecture and Design
Home Automation
Building Materials
Thermal Insulation
Agriculture & food production
Alternative Proteins
Soil Monitoring
Precision Agriculture
Low Carbon Animal Breeding
Organic and Organic agriculture
Water management
Glacier Monitoring and Protection
Environmental Remediation
Water Treatment
Desalination
Water Monitoring and Management
Water Efficiency
Circular economy & waste
Waste management
Recycling
Smart cities & sustainable tourism
Sustainable transport and mobility
Big Data
New workplace & workforce model
Cybersecurity
Innovative solutions to support infrastructure, transportation, and better waste disposal
Smart Roads
Accident and Incident Detection and Prevention
Solutions to promote the protection of the environment, the biodiversity and the cultural heritage of the country
Alternative Mobility
Bike economy
