Discovery Breakthrough Energy Fellows

Accelerating Early-Stage Climate Innovation

Significant innovation is needed to develop the technologies that will power a clean energy future and support global decarbonization goals.

To do this, the scientists, engineers, business experts, and teams behind groundbreaking innovations need investment and support to bring their technologies to market.

Breakthrough Energy Fellows (BE Fellows) is a global climate program designed to support the world’s best and brightest innovators and emerging entrepreneurs as they develop solutions for the world’s most pressing energy challenges.

Fellows Program at a Glance

By focusing on a wide range of technologies with the potential to reduce greenhouse gases, at scale, by at least 500 million tons per year, the program drives impactful innovation where it’s needed most. The Breakthrough Energy Fellows program has two pathways:

  • Innovator Fellows are world-leading scientists, engineers, or teams working to commercialize clean technologies. Innovators can join the program as individuals or as part of an existing early-stage energy tech company.
  • Business Fellows are experienced professionals with tech commercialization skills who support the Innovator Fellows in accelerating their path to market.

Our Global Approach

To expand our impact, we are launching regional hubs in key areas worldwide, bringing Breakthrough Energy’s support to regions where innovation is most needed. Our first hub, BE Fellows Southeast Asia, is helmed out of Singapore and established in collaboration with Temasek and Enterprise Singapore Group. This hub focuses on fostering clean-energy entrepreneurship in one of the most dynamic and climate-vulnerable regions of the world. With additional hubs on the horizon, we are committed to empowering innovators globally and driving transformative solutions where they are needed most.

How are Fellows Selected?

Applicants can apply to the program directly through an open call on our website. Additionally, candidates may be identified and nominated to apply through a robust ecosystem of research institutions, incubators, and universities. Applications go through a rigorous vetting and selection process led by the Breakthrough Energy team and external experts. This process includes a thorough technology assessment, deep dive interviews, and technical milestone identification.

Please note: Breakthrough Energy will never request payment in any form—such as wire transfers, cash, cryptocurrency, or other methods—for admission into our Fellows program. If someone claiming to represent Breakthrough Energy asks for payment, it is likely a scam. Do not send any payment, and please report the scam attempt to us here.

Climate innovators are critical players in the fight to solve the climate crisis. They are working every day to introduce novel technologies and disruptive approaches to a variety of industries, which will have the power to transform and reimagine our future. To succeed, these leaders need a uniquely tailored set of resources, and that’s why we created the Breakthrough Energy Fellows Program."

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