About Sunfire

2020

GLOBAL CLEANTECH100

Sunfire was named by Cleantech Group in the prestigious 2020 Global Cleantech 100. The Global Cleantech 100 is an annual guide to the leading companies and themes in sustainable innovation. It features the private, independent, for-profit companies best positioned to solve tomorrow’s clean technology challenges. 

MOST PROMISING CLEANTECH COMPANIES IN THE WORLD 

2019

GLOBAL CLEANTECH100

Sunfire was named by Cleantech Group in the prestigious 2019 Global Cleantech 100. The Global Cleantech 100 is an annual guide to the leading companies and themes in sustainable innovation. It features the private, independent, for-profit companies best positioned to solve tomorrow’s clean technology challenges.

MOST PROMISING CLEANTECH COMPANIES IN THE WORLD

2018

GLOBAL CLEANTECH100

For the fourth time, Sunfire is named in the prestigious 2018 Global Cleantech 100, produced by Cleantech Group. The Global Cleantech 100 represents the most innovative and promising ideas impacting the future of a wide-range of industries. 12,300 nominations of distinct companies from 61 countries have been received.

MOST PROMISING CLEANTECH COMPANIES IN THE WORLD

2017

KANTHAL® AWARD

Sunfire is the winner of the 2017 Kanthal® Award, which recognizes innovations related to new solutions in the fields of sustainability, quality of life and energy efficiency. The award mainly honored Sunfire's process for producing a substitute for fossil oil and gas (so called e-Fuel) based on renewable electricity, carbon dioxide and water.

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE

2017

GLOBAL CLEANTECH100

For the third time, Sunfire is named in the prestigious 2017 Global Cleantech 100, a list compiled by the Cleantech Group. The list includes independent, profit-led clean-tech companies not yet listed on the stock exchange. In 2017, more than 9,900 companies were nominated from 77 countries – a new record.

MOST PROMISING CLEANTECH COMPANIES IN THE WORLD

2016

INNOVATION & CLIMATE PROTECTION AWARD

Sunfire’s reversible electrolysis wins the Innovation & Climate Protection Award. The awards were organized for the 19th time by the Working Group on Efficient, Environmentally-Friendly Energy Consumption (ASUE) in cooperation with BDEW, DVGW and Zukunft ERDGAS. They honor innovative developments and concepts from the worlds of both science and industry, with particular focus placed on efficient natural gas technologies and processes.

INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS

2016

FAST COMPANY’S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES

Alongside Toyota and Tesla, Sunfire is listed on the renowned annual ranking by Fast Company as one of the ten most innovative energy companies worldwide. In the “Energy” category, Sunfire is ranked number 8 for “brewing ‘e-diesel’ from water and air”. Fast Company is one of the world’s most well-read online journals for decision-makers at innovative companies, focusing on technology, business, and design.

ENERGY SECTOR: FOR AN "E-DIESEL" FROM WATER AND AIR

2015

GLOBAL CLEANTECH100

Sunfire is named once more in the prestigious 2015 Global Cleantech 100, produced by the Cleantech Group. The list includes independent, profit-led clean-tech companies not yet listed on the stock exchange. A record number of nominations were received, with more than 6,900 companies from 60 countries.

MOST PROMISING CLEANTECH COMPANIES IN THE WORLD

2015

HANDELSBLATT ENERGY AWARDS

Sunfire's reversible electrolysis wins the Energy Award in the “Industry” category as ground-breaking technology for the energy transition. The Energy Awards annually honor the best innovations and ideas in the field of energy. They were initiated by Handelsblatt, a leading German business newspaper, and the technology group GE. In 2015, 108 companies applied for the coveted award.

INDUSTRY

2015

ECOSUMMIT AWARD

83 candidates from 14 countries — once again, Sunfire was delighted to come second place at the 2015 Ecosummit Award. This annually presented international award was initiated by Mobile Economy GmbH and is primarily targeted at start-ups with "green innovations".

START-UP IN THE LATE STAGE

2015

AUTO DER VERNUNFT

For its Power-to-Liquid pilot project, Sunfire is honored with the jury prize "Innovation of Reason". The P2L project demonstrated the production of liquid synthetic fuel, and thus energy, from carbon dioxide and steam.

JURY PRIZE: INNOVATION OF REASON

2014

ECOSUMMIT AWARD

Sunfire is awarded silver at the 2014 Ecosummit Awards. The judges rated 49 nominees from 13 countries. The annually presented Ecosummit Awards were initiated by Mobile Economy GmbH. The international prize is primarily targeted at start-ups with “green innovations”.

SMART GREEN START-UPS WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES OF SUCCESS

2014

GLOBAL CLEANTECH100

Sunfire is named one of the world's 100 most innovative clean-tech companies, from among nearly 6,000 companies from 60 countries. The list includes clean-tech companies which have earned a mention for particularly innovative, pioneering developments in the field of clean technologies.

MOST PROMISING CLEANTECH COMPANIES IN THE WORLD

2013

STEP AWARD

Sunfire wins the STEP Award, in the category “Processes & Sustainability”. The application focused on the business idea and the management team. Since 2006, the STEP Award has honored innovative, rapidly growing companies. The prize was initiated by Infraserv Höchst and the F.A.Z. Institute.

PROCESSES AND SUSTAINABILITY