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Source: Hamburg StartUps - Donor Albert Daboven, Heatrix-Founder Dr.-Ing. Wei Wu and Senator for Economic Affairs Dr. Melanie Leonhard
17. IDEE‑Förderpreis
We are delighted to announce that Heatrix has won 1st prize at the 17th IDEE-Förderpreis awarded by J.J. Darboven GmbH & Co. KG. The Award recognises innovative business ideas led by women - and Heatrix’s modular electric air-heater system, enabling CO₂-neutral process heat up to 1 500 °C for heavy-industry sectors, stood out.
Stefan Gasow, Co-Founder of Heatrix, Winner in the cathegory "Energy". (Photo: Johannes Simon)
Süddeutsche Zeitung “Gipfelstürmer” Award
The winners of the SZ Gipfelstürmer Award 2025 have been announced - and Heatrix GmbH has secured the top prize in the Energy category for its groundbreaking electric air-heater, designed to replace fossil-fuel burners in process-heat applications.
"Heatrix wants to replace the gas-heater" Industrieanzeiger
The German industry magazine Industrieanzeiger has published an article about Heatrix and our ambition to replace conventional gas burners with efficient electric high-temperature solutions for industrial process heat. The piece highlights our approach to decarbonizing energy-intensive production while maintaining reliability and performance.
"Most innovative energy start-ups recognised in German awards” Envirotec Magazine
An overview of the SET Award finalists, within which Heatrix is cited as a German start-up innovating in the industrial category for decarbonising process heat.
“5 German Sustainability Startups to Watch” Impakter
A feature of five German deep-tech companies; Heatrix is presented as a climate-tech startup enabling the conversion of renewable electricity into storable high-temperature heat — addressing a critical gap in industrial decarbonisation.
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Heatrix recognised among the North-West region’s innovation champions (NordWest Awards)
In August 2024, Heatrix was invited as a finalist for the NordWest Awards 2024, which honours innovative and sustainable projects in the North-West Germany region. While the top prize was awarded to other initiatives, our selection as finalist underlines our regional impact and growth momentum.
Source: starthaus-bremen.de
Heatrix honoured with special sustainability prize at the Bremen Founders Award 2023
On 22 June 2023, Heatrix GmbH was awarded the Sonderpreis Nachhaltigkeit (Special Prize for Sustainability) by Starthaus Bremen & Bremerhaven in collaboration with Sparkasse Bremen. The accolade recognised our commitment to industrial decarbonisation through the conversion of renewable electricity into high-temperature process heat.
Source: photothek / dena
Heatrix selected as category winner at the SET Award 2023 - Industry
We are proud to announce that Heatrix has been chosen as the winner in the “Industry” category of the SET Award 2023, presented by the German Energy Agency (dena) and supporting partners. The recognition underscores the competitiveness of our solution to replace fossil fuels in energy-intensive industries.
Source: CEMEX Ventures
Heatrix named one of the most promising cleantech solutions by CEMEX Ventures (2023)
Heatrix has been selected by CEMEX Ventures as one of the “Most Promising Cleantech Solutions of 2023”, highlighting its role in decarbonizing high-temperature industrial processes. The recognition underlines Heatrix’s contribution to sustainable transformation in the construction and materials industry through electric process-heat systems and thermal energy storage technology.
Source: Cleantech Group
Heatrix included in the Cleantech 50 to Watch 2023 list by Cleantech Group
The Cleantech Group has listed Heatrix among the “50 to Watch 2023” – the world’s most promising early-stage companies tackling the climate crisis. Recognized in the Energy & Power category, Heatrix joins a global selection of deep-tech innovators advancing the electrification of industrial heat, a key lever for net-zero transition.
Decarbonized industrial heat will lead us into the future of production.
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