The 11th Energy Efficiency Fair (EnergieEffizienz-Messe) took place in Frankfurt on 28 and 29 August 2018. The Energy Efficiency Fair is the annual leading trade fair for energy efficiency and energy management in Germany and meeting place for more than 2,500 national and international trade visitors. This year, the four main topics at the EEM were Energy Management, Industrial Efficiency, Building Efficiency, Energy Efficiency. 400 experts presented solutions, trends and best-practice examples at trade fair stands. The main topics were also covered in 50 programme items.

The EEM is also a great platform for Startups and investors

Each year thousands of people from industry, commerce, real-estate and the public sector visit the fair to stay informed about the latest news and trends like Digitization, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0 or Cloud Computing. For many The EEM is the main event for networking and it is also the perfect forum for Green Tech and Clean Tech Startups to present their innovative solutions. Seven Startups were invited to pitch their ideas:

aedifion GmbH - Aachen - IoT Platform for Building Automation Systems
carbonauten UG - Giengen - CO2 storage in the form of carbonised biomass residues
Carbon-Drive GmbH - Weiterstadt
interpanel GmbH - Crossen - Ceiling and wall elements with high energy saving potential
MagnoTherm Solutions - Darmstadt - environmentally friendly and energy efficient cooling solutions
node.energy GmbH - Frankfurt am Main - Software for the Optimization of Local Power Generation
Silent-Power (Projects) AG - Cham (Switzerland) - CO2-neutral Industrial methanol synthesis plants

The cabonauten UG was also a contestant at the Green Innovation and Investment Forum in Stuttgart and will be participating at this year’s Hightech Summit Baden-Württemberg in Rottweil where the winning Starup wins the Cyber One Hightech Award an 10.000€.