Renewable Energy & Sustainability Heroes by GineersNow Engineering GineersNow Engineering Magazine Issue No. 017, Ren | Page 55

TEPCO: Free Electrons Announces
Cohort of 12 Energy Startups
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO) has announced that Free Electrons, a
global accelerator program for innovative energy-related startups, selected its first cohort of 12
innovative energy startups, selected from 450 applications across 51 countries.
This exclusive list of startups is disrupting their respective energy sectors including grid
operations, renewable energy, electric vehicles and home energy management. Free Electrons
is a platform to propel their solutions to the global stage with the support of eight international
utilities: TEPCO, AusNet Services, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Electricity Supply
Board, Energias de Portugal, innogy, Origin Energy, and Singapore Power. Startups will have
the opportunity to immerse themselves in local ecosystems delivered through three uniquely
structured week-long modules in Silicon Valley, Lisbon, Dublin and Singapore.
Free Electrons 2017 Cohort --
Smart Grid:
1. DEPsys
2. DataGlen Technologies
3. Greencom Networks
E-Mobility:
1. Driivz
Clean Energy:
1. BeON
2. HST Solar
3. EthosGen
Energy Management:
1. climote
2. OhmConnect
3. Simple Energy
4. Tempus Energy
Cyber Security:
1. Aperio Systems
This program is designed for startups to further refine their products and services, with the
potential of testing, developing and offering them into a global customer base of 73 million.
These international industry leaders will offer expertise, resources and access to their respective
customer bases in exchange for investment and partnership opportunities.