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Tozero opens battery recycling facility
Tozero has opened its first industrial demonstration facility at Chemiepark Gendorf. The Munich startup aims to recover lithium, graphite and nickel-cobalt materials from old batteries there.

KfW Award Gründen: Reverion and Helmut Schönenberger honored
The Munich startup Reverion is the state winner Bavaria at the KfW Award Gründen 2025. Prof. Dr. Helmut Schönenberger, CEO of UnternehmerTUM and Vice President Entrepreneurship at the Technical University of Munich, received the special prize for the VC Game Changer.

Energy Startup Bavaria 2024: These are the winners
Three winning startups were crowned at the Energy Startup Bavaria founder competition. Two of them come from the Munich ecosystem: Tozero and Qkera convinced with their ideas around battery sustainability.

Energie Startup Bayern 2024 gesucht
Have you developed innovative solutions or technologies for the energy transition? Then secure attractive prizes and new contacts now: startups can apply for the Energy Startup Bavaria 2024 competition until August 6.

Energie Start-up Bayern: Startups für ein klimaneutrales Bayern
The Bavarian Ministry of Economics is hosting the Energy Start-up Bavaria competition for the fourth time. The winners can look forward to prize money totaling 18,000 euros.