Welcome to the 2025 edition of the ZCA Cleantech Awards, where innovation meets impact and the brightest pioneers in cleantech take centre stage. This year, we celebrate the transformative businesses and visionaries that are reshaping our sustainable future—across sectors from renewable energy and battery storage to waste-management and AI-enabled decarbonisation. Join us in recognising exceptional excellence, bold disruption and real-world impact as we shine a spotlight on the winners who are driving the Cleantech revolution.
We are proud to feature the following 2055 winners, who have been recognised for their exceptional contributions:
You can also see the 2024 entries and winners here.
The Zero Carbon Academy - Cleantech Awards are more than just accolades—they are a celebration of the commitment and ingenuity driving the Cleantech sector forward. To honour these works we have three special categories, to recognise not just the visionaries but also the innovations poised to make a profound impact on humanity.
Presented to a business that is making significant ground in helping humanity and the environment.
The pinnacle of the awards, presented to the company we find to be impacting innovation and disruption within Cleantech.
For new companies showing rapid development, those younger than 5 years or named in our ‘one to watch’ segment within the Cleantech report.
At Zero Carbon Academy, we believe in celebrating the pioneers driving transformation and making a meaningful impact in the Cleantech sector. Our Zero Carbon Academy Cleantech Awards have seven industry categories and three special awards designed to recognise and honour the exceptional innovators and disruptors leading the charge towards a sustainable future. Alongside welcoming new entries, the nominees for this accolade are also drawn from our annual “Cleantech Top 50” report - an in-depth market research study spotlighting the foremost innovators in the field.
The Zero Carbon Academy — Cleantech Awards evaluate companies across seven key sectors, each representing a critical area of innovation and viability for the product's commercial success. From renewable energy to waste management, our categories cover a diverse range of Cleantech applications, ensuring that every significant contributor receives the recognition they deserve.
Our review panel shortlisted the nominees listed below for our seven industry award categories. Our judging criteria are designed to assess the merit and impact of each innovation comprehensively. Our approach ensures that Zero Carbon Academy—Cleantech Awards recognises those who excel across multiple dimensions of business performance.
Revolutionising waste management with AI. The company’s intelligent systems sort and recover materials autonomously, maximising recycling efficiency and value extraction from waste streams.
Louisville, Colorado, United States
Automotive Cells Company designs and manufactures a range of sustainable automotive batteries for electric vehicles.
Bruges, Aquitaine, France
Bringing clean energy to rural areas with IoT-enabled biodigesters that convert organic waste into renewable biogas and biofertiliser, tracking impact in real-time.
Empowering sustainable finance through intelligence. Their AI-powered platform delivers real-time ESG analytics, due diligence, and compliance tools, helping investors make data-driven, responsible decisions.
New York, United States
Building greener foundations. Their near-zero carbon cement innovations use fly ash and pozzolanic materials to sustainably replace Portland cement, cutting emissions while strengthening concrete performance.
South Jordan, Utah, United States
Reimagining long-duration energy storage with pioneering iron-air battery technology capable of 100-hour (multi-day) storage, enabling a more stable and affordable renewable grid.
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Transforming agriculture through advanced gene editing with the SEEDesign™ platform, which enhances crop resilience, boosts yields, and reduces environmental impact.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Converting carbon waste into new value. Their breakthrough bio-fermentation process converts industrial emissions into circular carbon resources, such as fuels and chemicals.
Skokie, Illinois, United States
Closing the loop on plastics. PureCycle’s proprietary process turns waste polypropylene into virgin-quality resin, creating a truly circular plastics economy at industrial scale.
Orlando, Florida, United States