Best Energy Companies in Amsterdam, Netherlands
The 68 best Energy companies in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Avantium.
Our analysis of 441 Energy companies
$135.1b in tracked funding; 76% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Energy companies in Amsterdam
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alkion Provider of oil and gas, and new energy solutions | — | — | 103 | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 2 | apx APX provides power exchange and clearing services for wholesale markets by operating transparent platforms. | — | — | 74 | 1999 | — | — | — |
| 3 | BigSolar Residential solar project installer | — | — | 7 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 4 | BioGast Biogas purification systems developer | — | — | 4 | 2005 | Frederik Gast Ex Founder | — | — |
| 5 | BOBECO Solar Provider of solar energy solutions, including solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, maintenance services | — | — | — | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 6 | CEG Provider of pre-packaged fresh produce and salads | — | — | 9 | 2013 | Martijn Rheenen Co-Founder | — | — |
| 7 | COOLBACK Manufacturer of solar PV modules | — | — | 3 | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Core Laboratories Reservoir description, produciton enhancement and reservoir management services | — | — | 3,600 | 1936 | David Demshur Chairman & CEO | — | 2 launchs |
Top 12 Energy companies in Amsterdam
#1
Public · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2000 · 249 employees$314.4Mraised▾
Developer of plant-based polymers and chemicals for sustainable packaging solutions. The company focuses on converting renewable feedstocks into materials that deliver performance and reduce carbon footprint. It offers recyclable polymers derived from plant-based chemicals, ideal for bottles, packaging, and textiles. The company also provides technology to convert carbon dioxide into chemicals for packaging, textiles, and bioplastics.
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$227.3K
- Oct 2024Grant (prize money)$3.9M
- Feb 2024Post IPO$75.5M
- 2023Post IPO$33.1M
#2
Series E · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2009 · 75 employees$191Mraised▾
Developer of sustainable aviation fuel for airline industry. The company distribute SAF to airlines worldwide and developing a worldwide network of regional SAF supply chains. It's guide to make affordable alternatives to fossil fuels thereby reducing the lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions.
- May 2025Series E$283.7M
- Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$99.8K
- Nov 2023Series D$191M
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$355.2K
#3
Series E · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2011 · 603 employees$133Mraised▾
Zola Electric offers solar installation and upgradation services for rural areas in Africa. Has a proprietary software platform, Surge, that claims to offer personalized services for customers. Services include engineering, installation, financing, commissioning and others. Specializes in Pay-As-You-Go systems.
- Sep 2024Conventional Debt$8M
- Sep 2021Series E$45M
- Sep 2021Conventional Debt$45M
- Dec 2018Conventional Debt$32.5M
#4
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2018 · 12 employees$12.7Mraised▾
Developers of thorium molten-salt reactor
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$4.4M
- Mar 2025Series A$17.5M
- Mar 2024Grant (prize money)$10.8M
- Aug 2022Series A$12.6M
#5
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2013 · 205 employees$40Mraised▾
Lumos enables people to replace hazardous and expensive kerosene generators and lanterns with modern solar electricity that can power lights, cellphones, fans, computers, TVs and other small electronic devices (all at once, every day). By offering Solar Power as a Service, Lumos offers homes and small businesses a simple and affordable way to pay for electricity in small installments using their mobile phones.
- Sep 2020Conventional Debt$45M
- Jul 2020Conventional Debt—
- Dec 2019Grant (prize money)$75M
- Dec 2016Series A$40M
#6
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2009 · 49 employees$10.8Mraised▾
Triple Solar is a designer and manufacturer of solar roof and wall panels. The company name suggests that their solar panels are used for three purposes such as roofing, heating and electricity. It uses solar panels in combination with a heat pump to develop a high-quality aluminium roofing system that also collects energy for room heating. It is incubated at New Energy Docks, a renewable energy incubator
- Jan 2023Series B$10.8M
- May 2014Series A—
#7
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2014 · 32 employees$15.6Mraised▾
Solnet Green Energy is a Finland based provider of smart solar solutions. Offers IoT based solar utilities and system integrations for business customers. Provides turn-key solutions for energy production and solar power as a service, in which the customer, under the PPA, purchases the solar power from the power plant built, owned, and funded by Solnet.
- Jul 2022Series B$15.6M
#8
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2004 · 25 employees$32.2Mraised▾
EWT is a global designer and producer of utility grade gearless wind turbines of 250kW, 500kW to 1MW. The company has over 600 turbines installed across North America, Europe and Asia. Their turbines are used majorly for distributed power generation including microgrids and energy solutions integrated with other sources of generation.
- Jun 2017Grant (prize money)$104.4K
- Dec 2009Series B$364.4K
- Jan 2008Series B$10M
- Jan 2008Series B$2.8M
#9
Public · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2008 · 343 employees$12.1Mraised▾
Provider of project development, operation & maintenance services for solar power solutions
- Jan 2019Conventional Debt$11.8M
- Jan 2010Grant (prize money)$150K
- Jan 2008Grant (prize money)$100K
#10
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2018 · 19 employees$2.2Mraised▾
Provider of heat pumps and ventilation systems based installation services
- Jul 2022Seed$2.2M
- Jun 2021Seed—
#11
Acquired · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2015 · 13 employees$800Kraised▾
Goodfuels offer a one-stop-shop online platform for the supply and distribution of sustainable biofuels. Claims to offer final blended products for marine and railway sectors. Has partnered with other companies like "Borskalis" and "Wartsila" for accelerating the development marine biofuels. Have established four on-site plants near "Port of Moerdijk" along with eight other local feedstock for the development of biofuels for railway industries.
- Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$219K
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$117.9K
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$332K
- Apr 2020Grant (prize money)$131.2K
#12
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2019 · 10 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Developer of mini-grids designed to democratize developing and operating profitable solar micro-utilities. The company provides rented solar panels and batteries to mini-grid entrepreneurs and automates load control and maximizes the production of solar energy, enabling non-engineer to run their own local utilities and be profitable in their endeavors.
- Dec 2021Seed$1.4M
- 2020Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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Funding & growth over time
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How research on Grid Energy Storage is moving in the Netherlands
A read on the academic research around Grid Energy Storage — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 492 Netherlands-affiliated papers.
- Delft University of Technology133
- Institute of Physics98
- Eindhoven University of Technology70
- University of Twente50
- University of Groningen34
- Battery (electricity)5→31
- Electrolyte2→24
- Redox2→19
- Anode2→18
- Electrochemistry1→15
- Renewable energy2→59
- Battery (electricity)4→38
- Photovoltaic system3→30
- Electrochemistry1→23
- Automotive engineering2→17
- Battery (electricity)2→15
- Renewable energy2→15
- Cathode1→7
- Anode1→5
- Hydrogen storage1→5
Where energy storage is researched across Netherlands
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.