Sustainability

Business Models for Sustainable Energy Challenge '25

Period: 02-09-2025 - 04-11-2025University of Twente

Let talented master's students help you to (further) design and validate a business model for your sustainable energy solution.

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Business Models for Sustainable Energy Challenge '25Photo by Markus Spiske

Description

In the course Business Models for Sustainable Energy, a student team will help you design and validate a business model around a sustainable energy solution you are planning to bring to the market.

They will receive training and guidance by lecturers from University of Twente.

✅ Key features of the challenge

  • Students per team: 5-6 students
  • Course: Business Models for Sustainable Energy
  • Programme: Master Sustainable Energy Technology
  • No. of hours spent per team: 250+ hours
  • Deliverables: Presentation and a proper business plan (e.g. market research, financials, go-to-market plan, business model canvas, etc.)
  • Company time investment: Your time involvement is 8-12 hours in total (e.g. weekly (short) meetings, interviews, final presentation, etc.)
  • Matching fee: participation is FREE OF CHARGE


📑 Challenge topics

Here are some examples that the students can work on, but not limited to:

  • How to get energy from A to B efficiently
  • Help us introduce a groundbreaking transformation to smarter, more efficient and more sustainable energy management
  • Creating new business models with a Virtual Power Plant

Any challenge from the energy sector related to market research, strategy and business development are relevant to participate in this challenge.

🔎 Case study example

Curious for how such a project could look like? Have a look at 👉this case study about a collaboration between a team of students from the University of Twente and Energy Cooperatives Tilburg.

🏢 Requirement for participating companies

  • Any company/organization operating or planning to operate in the sustainable energy market.
  • Planning or considering to develop a new product/service.

💰 Costs

No costs apply to this challenge.


📨 How to apply

You can submit the challenge directly through the website. Provide a title that summarises the challenge. Subsequently, briefly elaborate on your challenge. See link for a template you could use: https://link.masterchallenge.me/challenge-template or use the challenge generator: https://masterchallenge.me/challenge-generator

🗓 Planning

  • August 15: Deadline for submitting your challenge
  • August 15 (or sooner): Receiving message if your challenge is approved by the Course Coordinator
  • September 2-5: Matching phase
    • September 2: Student teams rank the challenges
    • September 4: Challenge owners rank the student teams
  • September 5: Matches are communicated
  • September 8-12: Kick-off meeting (your team will contact you to schedule a kick-off meeting)
  • October 29, 10:45-12:30 and 13:45-15:30: Final presentations in time slots of 20 minutes (after you are matched to a team, we will schedule the time slots)

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