An exciting global challenge open to teams of students and young entrepreneurs from all backgrounds. Your mission? To develop an innovative business model that delivers clean, affordable, and renewable energy solutions tailored to the needs of local communities.

Your Project Proposals Should Be:

💰 Affordable
Making clean energy accessible to all, including low-income communities, by prioritizing cost-effective solutions.

🌱 Sustainable
Built to last—recyclable, repairable, and well-documented to support long-term use, maintenance, and continuous learning.

💡 Innovative
Introducing new and creative solutions to energy challenges.

📍 Local
Designed with locally available components, ensuring that the system can be installed, operated, and maintained by professionals trained within the country.

Create Meaningful Impact

Your idea should consider:

Access to Reliable Energy

Improve Wellbeing

Increase Savings

Enhanced Convenience

Increased Crop Yield/Income

Access to Better Workspaces

Clean Cooling/Cooking

Challenge Prizes

💰 Prize Pool
The top three winning teams will share a total of €10,000. (1st Place: €6,000, 2nd Place: €2,500, 3rd Place: €1,500)

💡 Product Basket
Sponsored by Schneider Electric's Access to Energy Business.

⭐ Boost Your Brand
Enhance your personal brand and grow your professional network.

🎓 Expert Mentorship
Gain mentoring sessions from Schneider Electric's Access to Energy Experts.

Who Can Participate?

This is a global competition open to all students and young entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a difference through innovation in renewable energy.

✅ Currently enrolled students aged 18 to 30 

✅ Proficiency in English (the official language of the competition) 

✅ Teams of up to 4 members (gender-balanced teams encouraged) 

✅ All team members must study in the same country, but they may attend different institutions, be enrolled in different courses, and be in various academic years.

Get Involved!

Ready to make an impact? Register for the Schneider Go Green Student competition today and be a part of the movement towards a cleaner, more sustainable future!

1️⃣ Individual Registration – Submit your resume using the provided link. You will receive a follow-up email with further instructions on forming your team and submitting your project proposal.

2️⃣ Form Your Team – Identify and define your team members.

3️⃣ Submit Your Project Proposal – Identify the problem or opportunity and submit a renewable energy solution that addresses the identified environmental and social impacts. Evaluation will be based on eligibility criteria and judging standards.

4️⃣ Project Development and Submission – The top 10 teams selected will develop their idea into a comprehensive business case. Each team will be paired with a Schneider Electric mentor for support.

5️⃣ Project Review Process – Judges will evaluate submitted projects based on the judging criteria and select the top 3 teams, who will be invited to the global virtual finals.

6️⃣ Global Finals – The top 3 teams will present their solution to a virtual panel of judges, who will identify the global winner!

💡 Your Learning Journey

We are here to support you every step of the way! With our free online courses in technical skills related to the energy transition, you will gain the knowledge necessary to create impactful, scalable solutions for a sustainable future. Check out Schneider Electric University!