From Innovation to Deployment: Global Submissions Open for the 1st Global StorageVersity & AI Innovation Challenge 2026, Jointly Brought by CBC, ACWA, SNEC and Strategic Partners
Updated: Jun 17
Dear CBC Members, Partners & Friends,
We are delighted to announce that global submissions are now officially open for the 1st Global StorageVersity & AI Innovation Challenge 2026 — a new international innov
ation program designed to accelerate the convergence of Energy Storage, Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Infrastructure and Ecosystem Collaboration.
Organised by the CBC StorageVersity & AI Hub, powered by ACWA Power, and developed in strategic partnership with SNEC, NEIAAP, APVIA, GNEEC and GCMEN, the initiative aims to identify, showcase and accelerate breakthrough innovations shaping the future of intelligent energy systems worldwide.
We warmly invite startups, manufacturers, technology providers, academia, research institutions, utilities, infrastructure players and industry innovators to submit their solutions and join us on the journey:
Technologies → Systems → Pilots → Industrial Deployment → Global Scaling
Selected projects will benefit from global visibility, exposure to leading experts and decision-makers, access to strategic partners, pilot opportunities, and potential pathways toward future deployment and scale-up.
📅 Submission Period: 16 June – 15 August 2026
📅 Jury Evaluation: 17 August – 15 September 2026
🏆 Global Awards Ceremony: October 2026
🌐 More information: https://www.cleantechbusiness.club/storageversity
🌐 Submissions Open on ACWA Innovation Platform: https://acwanet.acwapower.com/active_campaigns_details/79
A special thank you to the ACWA Innovation Team, especially Thomas Altmann, Sharzi Mukhri and Afra Alsuwaidi, as well as to our strategic partners at SNEC, especially Mi Yue, Qun Wang and Jenny Tong, for their outstanding collaboration, vision and commitment in bringing this global initiative to life.
During the coming two weeks, we will also be inviting additional internationally recognised leaders and experts from the energy storage, AI, infrastructure, innovation and investment communities to join the Jury Board and help shape this unique global platform.
We look forward to receiving your submissions and joining forces to accelerate intelligent energy systems worldwide.
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