IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator Programme 2025

Published: 01 May 2025

The International Renewable Energy Agency is launching the IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator (NewGen) for the third year in a row in partnership with Enel Foundation and Social Alpha. Youth-led start-ups, scale-ups, and growth businesses now can be supported by IRENA to foster their growth and business acceleration. Join this four-month hybrid acceleration programme to work closely with renewable energy and business experts to consolidate your business model, widen your customer base and enhance your investment readiness.

IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator Programme

Application Deadline	May 10, 2025
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	 International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator Programme

• Tailored acceleration programme in renewable energy and climate technology
• Webinars, workshops, and dedicated mentorship by IRENA
• Access to pitching events and investment matchmaking

Requirements for IRENA NewGen Renewable Energy Accelerator Programme

• Call for applications is open to young entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 years old from all over the world.
• At least one founder of the start-up to be below the age of 35.
• At least two of the start-up founders are committed to 16 hrs each month for attending the accelerator sessions.
• Start-up main business line should be in the following categories:
  • Renewable Energy technologies (solar, wind, hydropower, green hydrogen, geothermal, and bio energy)
  • Climate adaptation technologies (water, agriculture, livestock, extreme weather events, early warning system)
  • Climate Mitigation technologies (transportation, decarbonization, circular economy, energy efficiency, energy transformation, and smart grids)
• At least two of the start-up founders are committed by 16 hrs each month for attending the accelerator sessions.

Selection Process

Timeline

TIMELINE		ACTIVITY
23 April	10 May	Application Open
1 May	24 May	Screening applications and selecting participants Announcing selected cohort
28 May	29 July	NewGen Training programme
30 Jul	30 Aug	Startups Self work and peer to peer review
3 Sep	30 Sep	Business Linkage IRENA Youth Award Post-Acceleration Engagement

Application Deadline

May 10, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to  International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on forms.office.com to apply