Greentown Labs Announces Go Make 2026 With Shell and Technip Energies

Greentown Labs, the world's largest climatetech and energy incubator, announced Greentown Go Make 2026, an open-innovation program with Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Technip Energies focused on catalytic solutions for industrial decarbonization and the energy transition.

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Go Make 2026 is seeking applications from startups developing process technology and catalytic innovations for low-carbon fuels, low-carbon gases, CO2 removal, and alternative chemical manufacturing.

Startups selected for the program will gain access to a structured platform to engage with leadership from Shell and Technip Energies. They will receive networking opportunities, partnership-focused programming, and marketing visibility, and will be able to explore potential collaborations, including pilots and demonstrations.

Catalysts are the foundation of industrial chemistry and a critical enabler of the global energy transition. Nearly 90 percent of all chemical processes rely on catalysis, but many catalytic methods remain fossil-based and energy-intensive.

"The Go Make program underscores the vital role catalytic process technologies play in our world," said Elise H. Nowee, President of Shell Catalysts & Technologies. "We look forward to combining our expertise in catalyst development and manufacturing with Technip Energies' engineering capabilities to help promising startups develop innovative solutions for the energy transition."

Technip Energies is a global technology and engineering powerhouse for energy infrastructure and decarbonization, combining its business segments—Technology, Products, and Services and Project Delivery—to turn innovation into scalable industrial reality.

"Achieving industrial decarbonization requires bold innovation paired with deep process and engineering expertise," said Wei Cai, Chief Technology Officer of Technip Energies. "Technip Energies is excited to collaborate with entrepreneurs who are rethinking catalytic pathways, low-carbon fuels, and circular chemistry. By combining our process and engineering expertise with Shell's catalyst leadership, we want to help promising solutions progress from breakthrough concepts to deployable industrial reality."

"Decarbonizing catalysts is a critical step in the energy transition, and with Shell and Technip Energies at the table, Go Make 2026 is on track for significant impact," said Georgina Campbell Flatter, CEO of Greentown Labs. "This open-innovation program has the opportunity to be transformational for participating startups, each of which will get a front-row seat with industry experts and prospective customers."

Applications for Go Make 2026 are due by March 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Applicants may apply from anywhere in the world. To learn more and apply, visit the Go Make 2026 website.