Timeline

The timeline below shows the milestones of the New Energy Challenge’s 2023 edition.

APR

Recruitment Phase
1APR

Start New Energy Challenge

The initial registration period ends on May 1st, 2023, granting ample opportunity for startups and scaleups to sign up and participate. Following this, we will carefully review the submissions and select those that meet the criteria to move on to the second round.
1MAY

End of signup phase

After closing of the registration phase, the process of selecting the top 20 candidates begins.
25MAY

May 25 2nd submission date (if applicable)

After the initial registration, we'll review and select qualifying submissions for the second round, where additional information will be required. Please note that the deadline for the second round is May 25th.
JUN

Selection Phase
9JUN

Selection of the participants

During this period, the best entries are selected on the basis of the quality and potential of their business model, innovative technologies and digital solutions. The twenty best entries are the participants of the New Energy Challenge 2023.
19JUN

Start deep-dive interviews

All twenty participants are invited for deep-dive interviews. The interviews are conducted by Rockstart, Shell and YES!Delft experts in June to select the ten finalists.
29JUN

Announcement of the finalists

The ten finalists are announced and invited for the Finals Phase, taking place late September, October and November 2023.
Meet our finalists
Finals Phase
18SEP

Kick-off Finals Phase

The Finals Phase officially start with a kick-off meeting on September 18, 2023. All finalists are invited as this is the official welcome to the finals programme and at the same time an opportunity for the finalists to meet alumni of the New Energy Challenge.
OCT

Coaching & expert sessions

An extensive network of experts coaches the finalists to validate their business proposal, find their product-market fit and prepare to pitch for an expert jury during the Finals Event in November 2023. The coaching and expert sessions are provided by Rockstart, YES!Delft and/or Shell and take place in October.
NOV

Start Finals Event

Finals events will commence in November 2023. During the Finals week, finalists will pitch in front of a jury of experts, and then again to a wider audience the following day.
NOV

Finals Day

Finals Day takes place in November, the day on which the finalists pitch to a wide audience, after which the jury selects the winners of the New Energy Challenge 2023.
Winners