Every year, distinguished expert panels select the most innovative products and projects from numerous applications – from start-ups to global corporations. Up to three winners are selected in each of the five AWARD Categories and are announced live to the audience during a festive ceremony.
The AWARD ceremony took place as part of the Opening Night on the eve of The smarter E Europe on June 22, 2026 at the ICM – International Congress Center Messe München.
On the evening before the exhibition began, the winners of the prestigious The smarter E AWARD were announced at a ceremony.
As we move towards a renewable 24/7 energy supply, the market for renewable energies is growing fast, and the electricity, heat and transport sectors are continuing to grow together.
In this context, The smarter E AWARD honors companies that make a significant contribution to a sustainable energy world with their innovative concepts and technologies. The industry prize is awarded in five categories: Photovoltaics, Energy Storage, E-Mobility, Smart Integrated Energy and Outstanding Projects.
Get to know the AWARD winners 2026
Each year, this AWARD, formerly known as Intersolar AWARD, honors technological innovations and groundbreaking solutions. Since 2008, the flagship award for the solar industry has given solar companies a unique platform to gain broad international recognition and distinguish themselves from the competition.
Introduced in 2014, The smarter E AWARD in the category Energy Storage (formerly known as ees AWARD) is devoted energy storage solutions for electricity that ensure the clean energy of tomorrow. The energy award pays tribute to pioneering products and solutions for stationary and mobile energy storage.The range of innovations encompasses the entire value-added chain of innovative battery and energy storage technologies – from components to concrete applications and business models.
This AWARD honors technologies and business models that help make the new kind of mobility more sustainable – today and in the future. It shines the spotlight on products and services for emission-free mobility and charging infrastructure, bidirectional charging solutions, mobility services, e-fleets and software solutions.
This AWARD recognizes technological innovations and groundbreaking solutions that contribute to a stable, renewable energy supply. It shines the spotlight on products and services for the smart integration of decentralized renewable power plants, storage systems, prosumers, e-mobility and power-to-heat. This includes solutions for grid management and energy monitoring, the integration of prosumers, flexibility options and much more.
The cross-sector development of the industry led to the creation of The smarter E AWARD in the category Outstanding Projects. This innovation prize is awarded to pioneers who are always thinking a step ahead and are already shaping the energy supply of the future. Outstanding Projects recognizes realized projects undertaken in the areas of solar, storage, energy management and clean transportation.
In the Hall of Fame you will find all winners and finalists of the past years.