Energy startups touting everything from solar-powered cars to next-gen nuclear reactors are red hot right now. Here are 32 to watch in 2023, according to VCs

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine thrust energy companies into the spotlight in 2022. European startups working in this space raised a record $3 billion last year, per PitchBook. We asked European investors to name energy startups poised to take off in 2023.