Best Energy Companies in North Holland, Netherlands
The 95 best Energy companies in North Holland, 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 North Holland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avantium Developer of plant-based polymers and chemicals for sustainable packaging solutions | $314M | 12 mo ago | 249 | 2000 | — | 10 patents High-throughput continuous-flow reactors and pressure control for fine chemical synthesis | 2 partnerships · 1 expansion |
| 2 | Sky NRG Developer of sustainable aviation fuel for airline industry | $191M | 12 mo ago | 75 | 2009 | Theye Veen Co-founder | — | — |
| 3 | ZOLA Electric Provider of solar installation and upgradation services for rural customers | $133M | 21 mo ago | 603 | 2011 | — | 4 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 4 | Lumos Distributed solar power for off-grid regions | $40M | 69 mo ago | 205 | 2013 | Davidi Vortman Co-Founder | — | — |
| 5 | Emergya Wind Technologies Wind Turbine manufacturers | $32M | 108 mo ago | 25 | 2004 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Topell Energy Manufactures biomass by torrefaction | $16M | 168 mo ago | 11 | 2008 | — | 10 patents Biomass torrefaction systems for efficient solid fuel production | — |
| 7 | Solnet Group Provider of solar O&M services | $16M | 47 mo ago | 32 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Thorizon Developers of thorium molten-salt reactor | $13M | 15 mo ago | 12 | 2018 | Sander Groot Co-Founder | — | 1 job opening · 2 expansions · 1 award |
| 9 | Photon Energy Provider of project development, operation & maintenance services for solar power solutions | $12M | 89 mo ago | 343 | 2008 | Georg Hotar Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 partnership |
| 10 | Triple Solar Solar panels for roofing, heating and electricity | $11M | 41 mo ago | 49 | 2009 | — | 5 patents Integrated photovoltaic‑thermal panels with air heat exchangers for combined electricity and heat generation. | 1 partnership |
| 11 | Woon Duurzaam Provider of heat pumps and ventilation systems based installation services | $2M | 47 mo ago | 19 | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Winst uit je Woning Energy transition by providing residents and municipalities with the tools and resources needed to reduce… | $2M | 31 mo ago | 83 | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Windcentrale Provider of wind energy through shared ownership of wind turbines | $2M | 152 mo ago | 5 | 2010 | Harm Reitsma Co-Founder | — | — |
| 14 | Gigawatt Global Utility-scale solar energy project developer | $2M | 143 mo ago | 22 | 2011 | Josef Abramowitz CEO & President | — | — |
| 15 | NXT Grid Manufacturer of solar grids | $1M | 54 mo ago | 10 | 2019 | Bert Dequae Co-founder | — | — |
| 16 | WakaWaka Manufactures solar lamps and chargers | $1M | 114 mo ago | 20 | 2012 | Maurits Groen Co-Founder | — | — |
| 17 | Solarix Developer of solar energy projects | $967K | 11 mo ago | 15 | 2016 | — | 2 patents Algae separation devices for biotech and wastewater treatment applications. | 1 job opening |
| 18 | GoodFuels Development and distribution of biofuels for marine and railway industries | $800K | 43 mo ago | 13 | 2015 | Dirk Kronemeijer Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 19 | C2CAT Provider of carbon capture and energy storage services | $452K | 48 mo ago | — | 2020 | Farnaz Sotoodeh Founder & Director | 3 patents Manufacturing 3D porous materials for filtration and catalyst support | — |
| 20 | Fish Flow Innovations Designs and develops marine equipments | $115K | 102 mo ago | — | 2006 | Gerard Manshanden Managing Director | — | — |
| 21 | Well Guidance Drilling services provider that offers design and directional drilling solutions for wells | $104K | 65 mo ago | — | 2018 | Andrew Douglas Co-Founder & Managing Director | — | — |
Top 12 Energy companies in North Holland
#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 · Weesp, North Holland · founded 2016 · 15 employees$967.1Kraised▾
Developer of solar energy projects
- Jul 2025Series A$5M
- Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$1.5M
- Feb 2023Seed$967.1K
#6
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
#7
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—
#8
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
#9
Funding Raised · Haarlem, North Holland · founded 2010 · 83 employees$2Mraised▾
Winst uit je Woning is a initiative that aims to accelerate the energy transition by stimulating individuals to reduce energy consumption at home. The company collaborates with municipalities, advisors, and businesses to provide solutions and subsidies to achieve this goal. By promoting energy-efficient solutions, Winst uit je Woning supports the Netherlands' ambition to become climate neutral.
- Nov 2023Grant (prize money)$2M
#10
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
#11
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
#12
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—
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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
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