Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 57 Energy companies in Edinburgh. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Energy Companies & Startups (Edinburgh)
Mocean Energy
Mocean Energy develops new technologies that can harness the power of waves and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon world.
Founder(s): Cameron McNatt, Chris Retzler
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Renewable Energy
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Nova Innovation
Nova Innovation is an energy company that designs, builds, operates tidal energy devices, and develops sites for arrays of tidal turbines.
Founder(s): Gary Connor, Simon Forrest
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Renewable Energy
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Celtic Renewables
Celtic Renewables is a biofuel startup focused on the renewable energy and whisky sector.
Founder(s): Martin Tangney
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Innovation Management, Renewable Energy
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Gravitricity
Gravitricity develops a novel storage technology which offers some of the best characteristics of lithium batteries and pumped storage.
Founder(s): Charlie Blair, Martin Wright, Peter Fraenkel
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Environmental Consulting, Renewable Energy
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Orca Hub
Orca Hub is a revolutionising Asset Integrity Management in the offshore energy sector.
Founder(s): David Lane
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Market Research, Robotics
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The Faraday Grid
The Faraday Grid is a clean energy startup.
Founder(s): Andrew Scobie, Matthew Williams
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Electric Vehicle, Energy
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Logan Energy
Logan Energy design, install, commission and maintain Energy Centres across the UK and Europe.
Founder(s): Bill Ireland
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy
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SolarisKit
SolarisKit is a cleantech startup behind the world’s first flat-packable solar thermal collector.
Founder(s): Faisal Ghani
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Solar
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QED Naval
QED Naval is a naval architecture consultancy that is focused on the development of the marine renewable energy industry.
Founder(s): Jeremy Smith
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Marine Technology, Renewable Energy
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Wood MacKenzie
Wood Mackenzie is a research and consultancy business for the energy, chemicals, metals, and mining industries.
Founder(s): Morten Keller
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Energy, Market Research, Oil and Gas
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LUX Assure
LUX Assure specializes in delivering robust, highly sensitive, and simple to use chemical monitoring technologies.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Chemical, Energy, Oil and Gas
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Sustainable Marine Energy
Sustainable Marine Energy develops a deployment platform for the tidal energy industry.
Founder(s): Jason Hayman
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Renewable Energy
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Petroleum Experts (Petex)
Petroleum Experts (Petex) is a petroleum engineering and structural geology company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Oil and Gas
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ITPEnergised
ITPEnergised provides consultancy offering energy, environmental, engineering, technical advisory and renewables asset management services.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Energy, Renewable Energy
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Pelamis Wave Power
Pelamis Wave Power manufactures “Wave Energy Converter”, a system that generates renewable electricity from ocean waves.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Marine Technology, Renewable Energy, Water
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Red Rock Power
Red Rock Power Limited is an energy company that supports government targets.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Electrical Distribution, Energy, Renewable Energy
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Flexitricity
Flexitricity is the demand response pioneer. Our innovations have shaped demand-side flexibility since 2004.
Founder(s): Alastair Martin
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy Efficiency
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Aquamarine Power
Aquamarine Power is a wave energy company developing a hydro-electric wave energy converter called Oyster.
Founder(s): Allan Thomson
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Energy Management
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Spot Sensor Technologies
Spot Sensor Technologies has invented AirSpot, an ultra-low cost, low energy air quality sensor device for use in a network .
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Information Technology, Sensor
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H2 GREEN
H2 GREEN provide large-scale hydrogen storage at sites close to towns and cities across the UK.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy
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Cairn Energy
Cairn Energy plc is an independent Scottish oil and gas exploration and production company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Oil and Gas
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ACT Blade
ACT Blade designs and develops ACT Blade technology, the most efficient wind turbine blade.
Founder(s): Alessandro Rosellio, Donald MacVicar, Sabrina Malpede
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Environmental Engineering, Health Care, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy
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Ventient Energy
Ventient Energy is a dynamic, renewable energy company that is an independent onshore wind energy generator.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Environmental Consulting, Renewable Energy
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Locogen
Locogen is an award-winning pioneer in the renewable energy sector located in Edinburgh.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy
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Dunelm Energy
Dunelm provides advice, assistance & connections to companies & individuals involved in the disruptive changes in the Energy Industry.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Energy, Management Consulting
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Boxergy
Boxergy is a Scottish company focused on making low carbon heat affordable for all.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Renewable Energy, Solar
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Empowering Local Energy Group
Empowering Local Energy Group is a Consulting services related to holistic energy solutions, hybrid energy system.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar
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Mayside Partners
Venture capital firm, based in Scotland that partners with entrepreneurs to transform their ideas into world-changing products.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Financial Services, Public Relations, Publishing, Renewable Energy
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NGenTec
NGenTec designs low, medium speed, and direct drive permanent magnet generators for MW-scale wind turbines.
Founder(s): Markus Mueller
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Energy, Wind Energy
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BayWa r.e.
BayWa r.e. is a renewable energy operation services company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy
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Nexus Energy Solutions
Nexus Energy Solutions is provide energy efficiency services for residential and commercial properties all over the UK.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy
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MTEM Limited
MTEM provides land and marine surveys to oil companies and develops electromagnetic methods to detect sub-sea and underground hydrocarbons.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy Management, Market Research, Oil and Gas
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Green Investment Bank
Green Investment Bank was created to invest in green projects on commercial terms and mobilise other private sector capital.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Financial Services, GreenTech
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Atmos Consulting
Atmos Consulting is a modern and dynamic environment and planning consultancy company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Environmental Consulting, Renewable Energy
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Lilac Energy Software Solutions
Lilac Energy Software Solutions is a specialist supplier of software systems to energy industry clients throughout Europe.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Software
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Changeworks
Changeworks is a non-profit organization that helps to improve energy efficiency, prevents waste, reduces fuel poverty & low carbon living.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy Efficiency, Environmental Engineering, Non Profit, Recycling, Waste Management
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JDR Cable Systems
JDR Cable Systems is a provider of technology connecting the global offshore energy industry.
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Location: Juniper Green, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Oil and Gas
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EnergySys
EnergySys aim to be the leading provider of cloud apps for every single oil and gas company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Information Technology, Oil and Gas, Software
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Kinnotech
Kinnotech Innovators of a solar lamp to reduce carbon emissions in off grid areas.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Renewable Energy
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Ongen
Ongen specializes in software solutions for reduced energy costs and carbon emissions for companies with energy auditing options.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Software
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Renewable Energy Institute
Renewable Energy Institute offers training, conferences, and education solutions for renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors.
Founder(s): Paolo Buoni
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Education, Renewable Energy, Training
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Belltree Limited
Belltree is an Oil and gas consultancy having experience in supplying fully integrated upstream consultancy services to clients worldwide.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Energy, Oil and Gas
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Greenpower Technology
Renewable Technologies Installations
Founder(s): Tom Morley
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, GreenTech, Renewable Energy, Solar
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The Gupta Partnership
The Gupta Partnership is an international marketing and communications company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Marketing, Renewable Energy, Telecommunications
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Tidal Power Scotland Ltd.
Tidal Power Scotland Ltd. generates electricity through tidal energy.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy
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Quoceant
Quoceant are specialists in marine energy and technology innovation offering a range of professional services in engineering.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Industrial Engineering
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Melrose Resources
Melrose Resources plc was a Scottish oil and gas exploration and production business. Its activities focused on Egypt, France,
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Mining
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World Alliance for Decentralized Energy
WADE works to accelerate the worldwide development of high efficiency cogeneration, onsite power and decentralized renewable energy systems.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Association, Energy
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RD Energy Solutions
RD Energy Solutions Ltd. (RDES) is a leading renewable energy consultancy based in Scotland.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Environmental Consulting
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Hydrafact
Hydrafact is recognised as an expert in flow assurance evaluation and experimental testing services and the world’s leading authority.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Information Technology, Oil and Gas
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Beyond Green Advisors Ltd.
Beyond Green is dedicated to helping organisations become more sustainable.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Environmental Consulting, Renewable Energy
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Gateway Storage Company Ltd.
Gateway Storage Company plans to build an underground natural gas storage facility.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Energy Storage
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Greenpower Services
Electrical contractor in Scotland. Sister company to Greenpower Technology.
Founder(s): Tom Morley
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Electrical Distribution, Renewable Energy
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Local Energy Scotland
Local Energy Scotland is offering advice and support to renewable energy groups across Scotland.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Consulting, Energy, Renewable Energy
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Cathcart Associates Energy
Cathcart Associates Energy is a recruitment consulting firm that offers staffing and employment solutions to the renewables sector.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Employment, Professional Services, Recruiting, Renewable Energy, Staffing Agency
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BUE Marine
BUE Marine is an operator of safety and supply vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy
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Petroc Technologies
Petroc Technologies specialises in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), hydrocarbon recovery technologies, and geological storage of carbon dioxide.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Energy, Information Technology, Oil and Gas
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