Timeline

The timeline below shows the milestones of the New Energy Challenge’s 2025 edition.

  • Recruitment Phase

  • 21APR

    Start recruitment phase

    Startups and scaleups have the opportunity to sign up to participate in the New Energy Challenge. Following this, we will carefully review the submissions and select those that meet the criteria. 

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  • 23MAY

    Deadline submissions

    After the registration period ends, we'll review and select qualifying submissions.

    Apply now!
  • Selection Phase

  • 5JUN

    Selection of the participants

    On this day, 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.

    Participants
  • 16JUN

    Start deep-dive interviews

    All selected 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.

  • 9JUL

    Announcement of the finalists

    The ten finalists are announced and invited for the Finals Phase, taking place later this year.

    Meet our finalists
  • Finals Phase

  • 24SEP

    Kick-off finals phase

    The finals phase starts with a kick-off meeting on September 24. All finalists will be invited as this will be 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-NOV

    Coaching & expert sessions

    An extensive network of experts, will coach the finalists to validate their collaboration proposal, find their product-market fit and prepare to pitch for an expert jury during the Finals event in November. The coaching and expert sessions are provided by Rockstart, YES!Delft and Shell and taking place in October and early November.

  • 18-20NOV

    Finals Event

    The Finals event takes place in Helsinki at Slush. The finalists will pitch in front of a jury of experts and senior managers, and to a wider audience as well. The Finals event offer lots of networking opportunities. The winners of the 10th New Energy Challenge edition will be announced during the celebration dinner.

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