Fellows 2025 Cohort

Energy Innovators on the Rise

Check out the latest cohort of Breakthrough Energy Fellows, and meet the innovators who are carving the path to a clean energy future. Or click here to explore all of the BE Fellows.

Company Description Sector Location Technology
Advanced Agriscience Adaptation & Resilience Advanced Agriscience is enhancing agricultural climate adaptation and resilience by protecting crops against frost damage using autonomously operating microbes. Agriculture Langley, BC, Canada Adaptation & Resilience View details
Anning Corporation Hydrogen Anning is building the future of energy with stimulated geologic hydrogen—harnessing natural subsurface processes to produce clean hydrogen directly from the earth. Manufacturing Houston, TX Hydrogen View details
Beyond Silicon Renewables Beyond Silicon is developing a tandem solar cell that enables efficiency beyond 30% and unlocks the next generation of solar energy. Electricity Tempe, AZ Renewables View details
C STAR Fuels & Chemicals C STAR produces sustainable hydrocarbon fuels from captured CO2 and renewable H2 - offering decentralized alternatives to fossil-based fuels while meeting energy demands and cutting carbon emissions. Transportation Cape Town, South Africa Fuels & Chemicals View details
DeepCycle Eco Circularity DeepCycle Eco is developing a technology that recycles waste PET back into its original monomer, with the goal of enabling a sustainable, closed-loop recycling process that eliminates plastic pollution and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Manufacturing Singapore, Singapore Circularity View details
Entropy Lab Materials Entropy Lab is optimizing material properties to create paints and coatings which passively cool buildings to save energy and reduce the urban heat island effect. Buildings Singapore, Singapore Materials View details
Everbloom Circularity EverBloom is giving discarded proteins a second life, transforming them into fibers that emulate textiles such as cashmere and wool and improving the environmental footprint of the fashion industry. Manufacturing New York, NY Circularity View details
GeoKiln Hydrogen GeoKiln is unlocking the next onshore energy revolution by producing clean, low-cost hydrogen directly from iron-rich rocks using proven oil and gas technology. Manufacturing Houston, TX Hydrogen View details
Green COP Fuels & Chemicals Green COP enables the production of second-generation biobutanol from agricultural waste, supporting the global transition to renewable energy. Transportation Singapore, Singapore Fuels & Chemicals View details
Hyperion Transport Systems Space Technologies Hyperion Transport Systems is developing a novel electric thruster for in-space propulsion with higher fuel efficiency and thrust density, increasing maneuverability and mission capability while reducing propellant usage. Transportation Boston, MA Space Technologies View details
LiftOFF Technology Storage LiftOFF Technology’s drop-in battery chemistry can triple energy density while enhancing cell safety by using abundant domestic elements, unlocking electrification for aviation, maritime, and edge-AI systems. Electricity Oxford, UK Storage View details
Path Power Electrification Path Power is developing a self-boring high-voltage transmission cable system that enables faster, cheaper, and less disruptive underground power line installation. Electricity Oakland, CA Electrification View details
PowerNaP Energy Storage PowerNaP Energy is making batteries cheap. We engineer battery materials that increase the energy density of sodium-ion batteries, raising them to parity with lithium-ion at roughly half the cost. Electricity Berkeley, CA Storage View details
Qarbotech Food & Agriculture Qarbotech is revolutionizing farming by harnessing carbon nanomaterials to boost plants’ light-use efficiency, enabling higher yields while advancing circular, low-emission agriculture. Agriculture Malaysia Food & Agriculture View details
Spark e-Fuels Fuels & Chemicals Spark is pioneering work toward net-zero aviation and broader industrial decarbonization with its cost-effective, demand-responsive e-fuel technology, designed to integrate seamlessly with lowest-cost, intermittent renewables. Transportation Berlin, Germany Fuels & Chemicals View details
Teragon Energy Advanced Manufacturing Teragon Energy is pioneering high-performance, soft magnet technology for transformer cores to address a critical constraint to the rapidly growing electric grid. Electricity Stanford, CA Advanced Manufacturing View details
Terra Oleo Food & Agriculture Terra Oleo is pioneering microbial technology to create next generation fats and oils that sustainably power the world’s products. Agriculture Singapore, Singapore Food & Agriculture View details
Thunderstone Critical Minerals Thunderstone uses high voltage electricity to loosen underground deposits opening the door for metals from previously uneconomic ores without excavation nor tailings. Transportation San Francisco, CA Critical Minerals View details
Valoron Fuels & Chemicals Valoron transforms non-recyclable waste into clean chemicals and fuels for industries that are hardest to decarbonize. Transportation Munich, Germany Fuels & Chemicals View details
Vertility Health Adaptation & Resilience Vertility Health is developing a sperm selection technology that enables farmers to breed cattle with specific traits - faster, more precisely, and without gene editing. Agriculture San Carlos, CA Adaptation & Resilience View details