The start-up water stuff & sun received the first award for its hydrogen storage technology: The World CleanTech StartUPs Award 2023 (WCSA2023) - Visionary Technology Disruptor (Paddy Padmanathan Award) honors the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship driving the clean technology revolution.
With a participation of 32 startups representing 21 countries across 5 continents, the competition showcased a diverse range of clean and disruptive technologies, including solar, storage, hydrogen, clean water, smart energy, e-mobility, IoT, AI, and more.
Powered by ACWA Power with strategic partnerships with Dii Desert Energy, CEA-INES (The French Solar Energy Institute), and the CleanTech Business Club, the WCSA2023 Awards judging panel included industry experts and leading CleanTech entrepreneurs.
The WCSA2023 jury selected the finalists among a pool of 32 entries. The final hearing of the top 5 finalists took place during the first day of The Smarter E event in Munich, spotlighting the most innovative cleantech startups from around the world.
Thomas Korn, CEO of water stuff & sun GmbH, said, "This award is a significant milestone for us, and it will undoubtedly propel our efforts to reshape the storage, distribution, and utilization of renewables with green hydrogen. The support and recognition from the World CleanTech StartUPs Awards come at the right time, since we recently accomplished proof of concept of our core technology and opened our current investment round.”
