About the Project

PowerUp NetZero addresses the urgent need for SMEs and start-ups to adopt net-zero technologies and strengthen their role in Europe’s green and digital transition. It addresses key challenges, including limited access to innovation funding, fragmented competencies, slow adoption of clean technologies, and inadequate preparedness for emerging market demands. Through targeted support - innovation and adoption calls, focused training, and ecosystem collaboration, the project accelerates breakthrough solutions in solar, batteries, hydrogen, biogas/biomethane, and CCS. Its added value lies in building synergies with EU initiatives, avoiding duplication, and empowering SMEs to scale impactful, future-ready innovations.

Project Results

The project will deliver a long-term strategy for sustaining net-zero initiatives, as well as a comprehensive map of innovation and training needs. Key outputs include reports on new-to-firm products, services, and business process innovations, as well as extensive SME support. Specifically, 50 upskilled SMEs 19 benefited from business innovation and technology adoption, and 26 SMEs (13 consortia) funded innovation projects. At least two European events and a final dissemination event enhancing visibility and uptake across the ecosystem.

Project Consortium

Lead partner:

• Fondazione Piemonte Innova - FPI (IT)

Project partners:

• Asociación Cluster de Movilidad y Logística de Euskadi – MLC (ES),
• Environment Park - ENVIPARK (IT),
• Bwcon (DE),
• ICT Cluster (BG),
• TECES (SI).