Best Renewable Energy Tech Companies in Netherlands
The 89 best Renewable Energy Tech companies in Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Lightyear.
Ranking the best Renewable Energy Tech companies in the Netherlands by disclosed equity funding, this directory tracks 89 ventures that together have pulled in $309M, with Lightyear alone accounting for $206M of that total. That's a striking concentration. GBm Works follows at $22M, and Renewable Iron Fuel Technology and Dexter each sit at $14M, which tells you the field beyond Lightyear is still early-stage and fragmented. No unicorns yet, but the investor roster, Europa, Rockstart, Invest-NL, the EIC Fund, and YES!Delft, reads like a who's who of European deep-tech backers, and that matters for where the next funding rounds will come from.
The broader market context sharpens the case for watching this space closely. Allied Market Research forecasts the global renewable energy tech market reaching roughly $4.6B by 2032 at a 23.2% CAGR, driven by clean-energy mandates and, increasingly, AI-powered grid optimization. Solar electricity generation and solar PV are the hot themes right now, and recent innovation coverage confirms that momentum is accelerating across deployment models. I'd also flag the 28% median YoY install growth across energy apps as a signal that consumer-facing clean-tech is gaining real traction. So if you're mapping where Dutch renewable capital flows next, this directory is where to start.
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Ranked: Best Renewable Energy Tech companies in Netherlands
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightyear Developer of solar charging systems for electric vehicles and modules | $206M | 30 mo ago | Series B | 697 | Bonna Newman Chief Executive Officer | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceTailwind CSS+15 | — | — |
| 2 | GBM Works Wind turbine foundation developer | $22M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 6 | — | WebflowVimeoGSAP+18 | 27 patents Offshore wind turbine monopile foundations and fluidised tubular pile installation systems | — |
| 3 | Hyet Solar Provider of thin film solar modules | $16M | 33 mo ago | Funding Raised | 57 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — |
| 4 | Renewable Iron Fuel Technology Developer of iron fuel technology for industrial heat decarbonization | $14M | 3 mo ago | Series B | 36 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | 41 patents Iron-based solid fuel production and combustion equipment for power generation | 1 award |
| 5 | Dexter AI-based forecasting & data management service provider to energy utility companies 60Tech top 24%Talent top 36%Funding top 39%Moat top 39% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 24% Talenttop 36% Fundingtop 39% Moattop 39% AItop 45% Growthtop 48% Newsbottom 44% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 38% Tech: 41 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $14M | 11 mo ago | Series C | 41 | Pieter Broekema Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | — | — |
| 6 | Moonwatt Manufacturer of sodium ion battery based energy storage systems | $8M | 15 mo ago | Seed | — | Valentin Rota Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+9 | — | 1 launch |
| 7 | Watermeln Provider of hydrogen generators for high power applications | $5M | 22 mo ago | Series A | — | Jasper Baltus Co-Founder | SentryErlangElixir+16 | — | 1 expansion · 2 awards |
| 8 | Solar monkey Provides software for solar installation | $5M | 45 mo ago | Acquired | 55 | — | PythonDjangoGoogle Cloud+6 | — | — |
| 9 | SeaQurrent Developer of tidal energy systems designed for renewable baseload power | $5M | 23 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Maurits Alberda Co-founder & CCO | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — |
| 10 | 2Solar Solar sales designing and project management solutions provider | $3M | 62 mo ago | Seed | 15 | — | PHPBootstrapNginx+9 | — | — |
| 11 | Red Stack RED technology developer | $3M | 46 mo ago | Funding Raised | 12 | Pieter Hack CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | 2 partnerships |
| 12 | RanMarine Technology Developer of autonomous aquatic robots for waste removal and water monitoring | $2M | 44 mo ago | Series A | 38 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — | — |
| 13 | Windcentrale Provider of wind energy through shared ownership of wind turbines | $2M | 152 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Harm Reitsma Co-Founder | Node.jsVarnishVue.js+13 | — | — |
| 14 | Vertoro Producer of bio fuels from waste | $588K | 36 mo ago | Series A | 10 | Panos Kouris Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | 37 patents Lignin oil production and phenolic monomer extraction from biomass-derived lignin streams. | — |
| 15 | ZonnepanelenDelen Solar project crowdfunding platform | $569K | 136 mo ago | Seed | 26 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | — | 1 launch · 1 expansion |
| 16 | Tocardo Developer of tidal turbines and power generating solutions for ocean energy | $464K | 113 mo ago | Acquired | 15 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | 7 patents Hydrokinetic turbine systems converting flowing water energy into rotary shaft power | — |
| 17 | SolarSwing Provider of solar-based products for use in buildings | $391K | 88 mo ago | Seed | 1 | Sam Kin Founder | — | — | — |
| 18 | Sundata Smart monitoring service for solar panels | $371K | 98 mo ago | Seed | 5 | — | Chart.jsBootstrapNginx+9 | — | — |
| 19 | Twindo Provider of a wind energy O&M management system | $300K | 12 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Frank Luijn Co-Founder | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+8 | — | 1 launch |
| 20 | Heat Source Energy Developer of waste heat to electricity generation technologies | $100K | 126 mo ago | Seed | — | Bert Hensley Chairman & CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 Renewable Energy Tech companies in Netherlands
#1
Series B · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2020 · 36 employees$14Mraised▾
Developer of iron fuel technology for industrial heat decarbonization. The company provides an alternative to fossil fuels for industrial heat. It offers a circular energy carrier using fine iron powder. The iron powder releases high-temperature heat without carbon emissions. After combustion, the remaining iron oxide is regenerated using hydrogen. The company delivers clean, circular, and reusable energy solutions.
- Mar 2026Series B$96.6M
- Mar 2026Grant (prize money)$35.7M
- Oct 2024Series A$12M
- Oct 2022Seed$2M
#2
Series A · The Hague, South Holland · founded 2016 · 6 employees$22.2Mraised▾
GBM Works is an EPC contractor that works in the domain of installation of offshore wind turbine foundations. Claims to be developing a new method of installing offshore wind turbine foundations called the GBM Pile Drill. They are currently developing their new prototype to further validate the technology.
- Oct 2025Series A$7.3M
- Dec 2024Seed$6.3M
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$6.5M
- Feb 2021Grant (prize money)$2.2M
#3
Series C · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2014 · 41 employees$14Mraised▾
AI-based forecasting & data management service provider to energy utility companies. The company offerings include energy forecasting, asset dispatching, data management services, portfolio optimization, energy data analytics, asset & energy trading simulations, and more.
- Jul 2025Series C$27.1M
- Apr 2023Series B$11.5M
- Mar 2021Series A$2.5M
#4
Series B · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2016 · 697 employees$205.6Mraised▾
Developer of solar charging systems for electric vehicles and modules. The company focuses on creating systems that contribute to sustainable mobility. It designs for independence and convenience, enabling electric vehicles to drive off-grid. The company aims to bring clean mobility to the world through scalable technology.
- Dec 2023Series B—
- Feb 2023Series B$8.6M
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)—
- Sep 2022Series B$81M
#5
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2024$8.4Mraised▾
Manufacturer of sodium ion battery based energy storage systems. It offers a sodium-ion battery technology to provide dispatchable energy storage solutions for the solar power industry. Its hardware and software solutions are optimized for co-location with solar power plants.
- Mar 2025Seed$8.4M
#6
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2018$5.5Mraised▾
Provider of sustainable and zero-emission hydrogen generators for high power, offering a glimpse into the future of emission-free energy solutions.
- Aug 2024Series A$3.8M
- 2023Seed$1.6M
#7
Series A · Grou, Friesland · founded 2013 · 22 employees$4.8Mraised▾
Developer of tidal energy systems designed for renewable baseload power. The company's patented multi-wing system provides constant, reliable power to the grid. The system is designed to be recyclable and safe for deployment in marine environments. The company aims to make its system a mainstream energy solution.
- Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$2.7M
- Nov 2022Series A$4.8M
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$114.6K
#8
Seed · Koog Aan De Zaan, North Holland · founded 2021 · 6 employees$300Kraised▾
Provider of a wind energy O&M management system. It helps businesses in wind energy O&M to streamline operations, improve collaboration between stakeholders and make diagnostic & predicted analyses with AI.
- May 2025Seed$1.1M
- Mar 2023Convertible Debt$300K
#9
Funding Raised · Arnhem, Gelderland · founded 2013 · 57 employees$15.6Mraised▾
Provider of thin-film solar modules. Uses the proprietary roll-to-roll production technology and amorphous nanocrystalline silicon tandem cells.
- Sep 2023Venture Debt$15.6M
#10
Acquired · Delft, South Holland · founded 2005 · 55 employees$5.3Mraised▾
Provides software for solar installation. It offers software which serves solar professionals to design solar systems using an areal view of the installation site. It is also used to calculate the yield of the solar system using LiDAR data and 360-degree analysis.
- Aug 2022Series A$4M
- Mar 2019Seed$1.1M
- Jan 2016Seed$216.7K
#11
Funding Raised · Groningen, Groningen · founded 2005 · 12 employees$3.4Mraised▾
REDstack, a spin-off of water technology institute Wetsus, develops and commercializes the reverse electrodialysis (RED) technology. The technology is based on salinity gradient between fresh and salt water by which energy is generated using salt and fresh water mixed in a controlled manner using ion-exchange membranes
- Aug 2022Grant (prize money)$228.2K
- Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$513.5K
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- May 2016Grant (prize money)$1.1M
#12
Series A · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2016 · 38 employees$2Mraised▾
Developer of autonomous aquatic robots for waste removal and water monitoring. The company provides remotely operated and autonomous vessels designed for collecting floating debris. These robots offer solutions for algae control, water quality data capture, and environmental monitoring. The robots are designed to maintain clean and safe environments in waterways.
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$48.7K
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$1.9M
- May 2020Series A—
- Jul 2018Grant (prize money)$58.4K
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How research on Green Hydrogen is moving in the Netherlands
A read on the academic research around Green Hydrogen — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 533 Netherlands-affiliated papers.
- Eindhoven University of Technology97
- Delft University of Technology85
- Institute of Physics56
- University of Twente42
- Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research26
- Hydrogen production7→32
- Catalysis9→25
- Water splitting1→16
- Electrolysis2→8
- Chemical engineering1→6
- Hydrogen production14→79
- Renewable energy1→28
- Production (economics)2→23
- Catalysis12→23
- Process engineering4→15
- Hydrogen production5→33
- Renewable energy2→16
- Production (economics)1→14
- Hydrogen economy1→11
- Hydrogen technologies1→11
Where green hydrogen 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.