Mendukung Smart Grid dengan Energi Terbarukan

Setelah peluncuran program Inkubasi Batch 1 New Energy Nexus Indonesia pada tahun 2019, New Energy Nexus Indonesia dengan bangga memperkenalkan Batch 2 dari program inkubasi dan akselerasi pertama pada tahun 2020. Perusahaan-perusahaan yang terpilih ini akan memungkinkan ekosistem startup berkembang di sektor energi terbarukan yang mereka jalani.

Program-program ini memperkuat pertumbuhan energi terbarukan, karena startup yang tergabung dalam program inkubasi dan akselerasi juga akan mendapatkan kesempatan untuk mempercepat pengembangan bisnis mereka. Keuntungan yang diperoleh antara lain ekspansi jaringan bisnis, peningkatan kemampuan bisnis, pendampingan 1:1, dan akses baru ke sumber pendanaan lainnya.

Enam startup di sektor energi terbarukan yang beragam telah terpilih dan bergabung dalam program Inkubasi dan Akselerasi New Energy Nexus. Dua di antaranya tergabung dalam program Inkubasi, dengan fokus pada Internet of Things (IoT) & Digitalisasi serta Akses Energi, sementara 4 startup dengan fokus pada Efisiensi Energi, Energi Bersih, dan Inovasi Model Bisnis, telah terpilih untuk mengikuti program Akselerasi. Para startup ini juga akan mendapatkan pelatihan serta pendanaan awal sebesar $4 juta untuk membantu membawa produk dan layanan mereka ke pasar.

Sejak tahun 2018, 19 startup telah berpartisipasi dalam program inkubasi dan akselerasi Nexus New Energy, menghasilkan 6 startup yang lulus dari program inkubasi pada bulan November 2019, termasuk Sylendra Power, Forbetric, Warung Energi, Pendulum, dan Bionersia. Keberhasilan mereka akan diikuti oleh Venergio, Swadesi Surya Persada (SUPER), Chakra Giri Energi Indonesia, Enertec Mitra Solusi, Energi Persada, RESCO Sumba, serta mantan lulusan program inkubasi yang berencana untuk masuk ke program akselerasi, Forbetric dan Warung Energi.

“Kami mendapatkan dukungan luar biasa dalam mengikuti program inkubasi New Energy Nexus, terutama dalam melaksanakan uji produk, seperti produk tambahan Forbetric. Kami membuka proses iterasi kami untuk mengembangkan solusi soket pintar yang akan membantu efisiensi dan manajemen energi. Di sini, New Energy Nexus memberikan fasilitas tambahan untuk membantu kami mempromosikan solusi teknologi baru kami kepada pasar sasaran, yang mencakup IoT dan aplikasi mobile yang mudah digunakan,” kata Hasna Bachtiar, Chief Financial Officer Forbetric.

Program inkubasi dan akselerasi New Energy Nexus terbuka kapan saja untuk startup energi terbarukan, dengan fokus pada 10 area utama. Area-area tersebut meliputi Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Customer Experience, E-Mobility, Business Model Innovation, IOT & Digitization, Energy Access dan Energy Storage.

Kami ingin berpartisipasi aktif dalam mempercepat penerapan dan penggunaan energi terbarukan di Indonesia. Upaya kami terutama difokuskan pada program inkubasi, akselerasi, dan pendanaan startup yang terlibat dalam sektor energi terbarukan,” kata Diyanto Imam, Direktur New Energy Nexus Indonesia. Inisiatif-inisiatif ini sejalan dengan komitmen pemerintah untuk meningkatkan porsi energi terbarukan dalam bauran energi nasional menjadi 23% pada tahun 2025.

“Melalui program inkubasi, akselerasi, dan pendanaan ini, New Energy Nexus Indonesia berkomitmen untuk terus menciptakan dan mengembangkan startup energi terbarukan yang dinamis, kompetitif, dan dapat diskalakan di Indonesia,” tambah Diyanto. Semua program di New Energy Nexus Indonesia juga didukung oleh Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral. Kegiatan kolaboratif sering diadakan untuk mendorong pertumbuhan ekosistem startup energi terbarukan yang kuat di Indonesia.

Program Inkubasi dan Akselerasi New Energy Nexus terbuka untuk semua startup energi terbarukan dengan karya yang relevan dengan 10 sektor fokus New Energy Nexus. Untuk bergabung dalam program ini, startup dapat mendaftar dengan mudah secara online melalui tautan di akun Instagram: @newenergynexus_id.

Following the launch of the New Energy Nexus Indonesia Incubation Batch 1 program in 2019, New Energy Nexus Indonesia is happy to introduce the Batch 2 of the incubation program and the first acceleration in 2020. These selected companies will enable the startup ecosystem to grow in the renewable energy sector they are working in.

The programs strengthen the renewable energy’s growth, as startups that are incorporated in the company’s incubation and acceleration program will also get a chance to accelerate its business development. Advantages include business networks expansion, increase in business capability, 1: 1 mentoring, and new access to other funding sources.

Six startups with a diverse renewable energy category have been selected and joined the New Energy Nexus Incubation and Acceleration program. Two of them are incorporated in the Incubation program, with a focus on Internet of Things (IoT) & Digitalization and Energy Access, while 4 startups with a focus on Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy, and Business Model Innovation, have been selected to enter the Acceleration program. These startups will also receive coaching along with $4 million seed round to help get their products and services to market.

Since 2018, 19 startups have participated in the Nexus New Energy incubation and acceleration program, resulting a cohort of 6 startups who are graduated from the incubation program in November 2019, including Sylendra Power, Forbetric, Warung Energi, Pendulum, and Bionersia. Their success will be followed by Venergio, Swadesi Surya Persada (SUPER), Chakra Giri Energi Indonesia, Enertec Mitra Solusi, Energi Persada, RESCO Sumba, as well as former incubation program graduates who are planning to enter the acceleration program, Forbetric and Warung Energi.

“We’ve got tremendous support in the inclusion of New Energy Nexus incubation program, especially in executing the product testing, such as the Forbetric’s incremental product. We unveil our iteration process to conduct the smart socket solutions that will help with the energy efficiency and management. Here, New Energy Nexus is providing us with additional facilities to help us promoting our new tech-solutions for our target market, that include IoT and user-friendly mobile app,” said Hasna Bachtiar, Chief Financial Officer of Forbetric.

New Energy Nexus incubation and acceleration program is open at any time for renewable energy startups, focusing on 10 focus areas. They include Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Customer Experience, E-Mobility, Business Model Innovation, IOT & Digitization, Energy Access and Energy Storage.

“We would like to actively participate in accelerating the application and use of renewable energy in Indonesia. Our efforts are mainly focused in the incubation, acceleration and startup funding programs that are engaged in the renewable energy sector,” said Diyanto Imam, Program Director of New Energy Nexus Indonesia. These initiatives align to the government’s commitment to increase the renewable energy share in the national energy mix to 23% by 2025.

“Through this incubation, acceleration and funding program, New Energy Nexus Indonesia is committed to continuing the creation and development of dynamic, competitive and scalable renewable energy startups in Indonesia,” Diyanto added. All programs in the New Energy Nexus Indonesia are also supported by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Collaborative activities are held frequently to foster a robust growth of renewable startups’ ecosystem in Indonesia.

The New Energy Nexus Incubation and Acceleration Program is open to all renewable energy startups with relevant works to the 10 focuses of New Energy Nexus. To join the program, any startups can easily register online through the link on the Instagram account: @newenergynexus_id.

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