The Innovation Zero Awards are run by the Innovation Zero World Congress in London and are open to start-ups, scale-ups and established businesses with no geographical restriction. The entered solution must be purchasable, sit at Technology Readiness Level 4 or higher, and have been developed or significantly updated within the last six years.
Awards run across six sectors — Energy and Power, Transport, Logistics and Supply Chain, Land and Water, Industry, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification, and Built — with two winners in each: a Promising Solution at TRL 4-6 and a Mature Solution at TRL 7 and above. Winners are featured in the Innovation Zero Green Solutions Catalogue, receive a finalist badge and logo rights for their own marketing, get an Award Spotlight on the congress Main Stage, are included in the congress marketing campaign, and are given a 50 per cent discount on exhibiting packages. No equity is taken.
Entries are taken by registering interest on the Innovation Zero awards page; no public entry deadline or fee is listed. The next congress runs 27-28 April 2027 at Olympia in London, where the winners are presented on the Main Stage.
What it actually costs you
Six sectors are contested at the Innovation Zero Awards in London, spanning energy, transport, logistics, land and water, industry, reporting and built environment, each with a Promising Solution winner at TRL 4-6 and a Mature Solution winner above. Start-ups, scale-ups and established businesses anywhere may enter a purchasable solution developed or updated within six years. Winners get catalogue inclusion, a Main Stage spotlight and half-price exhibiting. Non-dilutive.