Yesterday Astana hosted an international clean tech startups contest #NEWENERGY global startup fest supported by the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the event startups from 36 world’s countries presented their innovation projects and products’ prototypes at #NEWENERGY expo-show and also pitched their companies to the international experts and investors’ panel on the event’s main stage. International jury panel selected TOP 30 startups that will feature in one of the Astana EXPO – 2017 pavilions. During his opening speech Akhmetzhan Yessimov, Chairman of the Management Committee of the National company “Astana EXPO-2017” stressed that National company “Astana EXPO-2017” was eager to support the Ministry of Energy’s initiative to hold such an outstanding event and will be glad to provide one of the EXPO-2017 pavilions for #NEWENERGY global startup fest finalists.

Among TOP 30 selected startups are the following:

• Primus Power (Kazakhstan)
• Tevva Motors Ltd (Great Britain)
• TwingTec (Switzerland)
• Lerta (Poland)
• Ecoisme (Ukraine)
• RF-SENS (Turkey)
• GreenQ (Israel)
• ezzingSolar (Spain)
• WiseSoil (Russian Federation)
• EnergySolaris (Moldova)
• Lightwork (Australia)
• Volta (USA)
• HomeBiogas (Israel)
• DAJIE (Great Britain)
• SMASH SOLAR INC (USA)
• Breeze (Germany)
• Unleash the light (Israel)
• REConnect Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (India)
• Tespack (Finland)
• Kelda Technology (Great Britain)
• HST Solar (USA)
• Eco Wave Power (Israel)
• Pro-Drone (Portugal)
• Inficold Inc. (USA)
• Tevatronic (Israel)
• Farm Dog (Israel)
• Sympower (the Netherlands)
• Promethean Energy Pvt. Ltd. (India)
• Poduhvat Technologies (Serbia)
• MClimate (Bolgaria)

Oren Simanian, founder of StarTau, Entrepreneurship Center at Tel Aviv University and one of the members of the #NEWENERGY expert panel said that key criteria for projects selection was: competitive advantage, innovativeness and market potential of the startups.

To remind that #NEWENERGY received 780 applications from the companies that represent five continents and over 55 countries – from Iceland and Russia to South Africa, from the USA to Indonesia and Australia. More than a half of the applications came from the startups that implement projects in the field of renewable and alternative energy sources (52%), as well as in following categories: smart cities and sustainable infrastructure (18%), energy and the environment (8%), new sources of energy (6%), water management (6%) and others.

Organizers:
The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the central executive body of the Republic of Kazakhstan that conducts formation of the state policy, coordination of the management process in the areas of oil&gas and petrochemicals industries, and transportation of raw hydrocarbons.

JSC «Information-analytical centre of oil and gas» (JSC «IACOG») is a steadily growing company with a leading position on the market of information and analytical services on oil and gas sector of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

JSC «IACOG» is competent authority of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan on accumulation, processing and provision of timely information on the domestic market of oil products, all oil and gas, hydrocarbon processing and transporting raw materials companies in the Republic of Kazakhstan.