Berlin, March 18 -- Vietnamese company Alterno outpaced nearly 500 applicants from 79 countries to crash the top 15 at the SET Award 2026 ceremony in Berlin on March 17, an annual recognition of leading startups driving the sustainable energy transition.

The win is huge for Vietnam as for the first time in the award's 10-year run, a Vietnamese firm has actually made it to the finals.

The ceremony was part of the SET Tech Festival 2026, coinciding with the festival's 10th anniversary as a pioneer in the field of energy transition.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Dac Thanh, in his speech, said the Vietnamese Government is strongly committed to sustainable development, with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, alongsi...