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Empowering innovatorsto build the futureof energy
Empowering innovators
to build the future
of energy

Empowering innovators
to build the future
of energy
Breakthrough Energy is a global
platform to accelerate clean energy
innovation and build the industries
of the future.
Energy is prosperity















The opportunity AHEAD
Affordable
Reliable
Clean
Energy



Affordable
Reliable
Clean
Energy
The world’s demand for
energy will more than
double by 2050.
Innovation is
how we can meet
humanity's needs
without sacrificing
prosperity or planet.
66k TWh
in 2050
26k TWh
in 2023

When I see a tough problem, my first
thought is always
“how can innovation help
solve this?” That’s why BreakthroughEnergy was started – to bring the power of
innovation to bear on the toughest problem
humanity has ever faced: climate change.
Bill Gates
Founder
Breakthrough Energy
This is energy innovation
on a global scale
29
Manufacturing
Companies
26
Electricity
Companies
20
Agriculture
Companies
17
Transportation
Companies
11
Building
Companies
Full
Portfolio
29
Manufacturing
Companies
26
Electricity
Companies
20
Agriculture
Companies
17
Transportation
Companies
11
Building
Companies
Full
Portfolio
We work to accelerate progress across
every source of emissions, transforming
the five sectors of the global economy into
a landscape of opportunity.




DISCOVER
DEVELOP
DEPLOY
Investing in Opportunity
We survey the landscape for white space where we can drive technology discovery and leverage our unique talents to build great companies from the ground up.
We partner with the world's leading innovators to turn breakthrough technologies into great businesses.
Superior performance is our north star—clean technologies have to be affordable and reliable to reach global scale.