IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator – Cohort 2026 – YOA

Deadline: May 3, 2026

Applications are open for the IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator – Cohort 2026. The International Renewable Energy Agency is launching the celebrated IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator (NewGen) for the fourth yr in a row with the assist of the federal government of the UAE and in partnership with Enel Foundation and Social Alpha.

Youth-led begin-ups, scale-ups, and development companies energetic in Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Clean know-how now will be supported by IRENA to foster their development and enterprise acceleration. Join this 4-month hybrid acceleration programme to work carefully with technical and enterprise consultants to consolidate your small business mannequin, widen your buyer base and improve your funding readiness.

Benefits

Accelerator individuals will profit from:

• Tailored acceleration programme in renewable vitality and local weather know-how
• Webinars, workshops, and devoted mentorship by IRENA
• Access to pitching occasions and funding matchmaking

Eligibility

• Open to younger entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 years previous from everywhere in the world.
• At least one founding father of the beginning-as much as be under the age of 35.
• By coming into the choice course of, individuals assure that the submitted documentation is an unique work created solely by the candidates and that it doesn’t infringe on copyrights, emblems and the rights of privateness, publicity, or mental property rights of any individual or entity.
• At least two of the beginning-up founders are dedicated by 16 hrs every month for attending the accelerator classes.
• Startup principal enterprise line needs to be within the following classes:
  • Renewable Energy applied sciences (photo voltaic, wind, hydropower, inexperienced hydrogen, geothermal and bio vitality)
  • Climate adaption applied sciences (water, agriculture, livestock, excessive climate occasions, early warning system)
  • Climate Mitigation applied sciences (transportation, decarbonization, round financial system, vitality effectivity, vitality transformation and good grids)

Application

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator.