Energy Camps
Energy Camps
Freiburg and East Africa
The two- to three-month Energy Camps for selected start-ups take place in Freiburg (Energy Camp D-A-CH region) and in Kampala (Energy Camp East Africa). The events are interrelated and aimed at promoting the exchange of startups in both regions.
Three phases
1.
Application and selection procedures
Up to five startups participate in each Energy Camp. These are selected by a jury in a selection process.
2.
Individual coaching sessions
Each startup receives three coaching sessions (live or online) over a period of two months on the topics of market and customers, product, sales, financing. At the end there is a mature presentation of the business idea.
3.
Workshop: Networking and Competition
At the workshop, which lasts several days, other startups as well as investors and experienced entrepreneurs critically question business ideas. The start-up is the final| Energy competition.
Eight thematic areas
Startups that offer solutions from one of these eight areas can apply for the Energy Camps:
- Production from renewable energy sources
- Smart Living, for example energy for health, education, water, sanitation, consumption, mobility, agriculture
- Energy-efficient products and services
- Financing solutions
- Resilience Engineering (Safety and Reliability)
- Storage systems
- Energy distribution
- Measurement and control systems (control, distribution, billing)
Dates
Energy Camp Freiburg
15 November 2021
Start of the application phase
15 December 2021
End of application phase
January – February 2022
Individual coaching sessions
07 – 09 March 2022
Workshop Freiburg
Energy Camp Africa
10 January 2022
Start of the application phase
11 February 2022
End of the application phase
March 2022
Individual coaching sessions
04 – 06 April 2022
Workshop in Kampala
