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The Nordic Cleantech Open Finals are upon us!! 🚀 Will you join us in #Helsinki, May 14 -15 ?? 🌍 Organized by Cleantech Scandinavia, this is key event that highlights emerging innovations and connects them with impact capital opportunities! The event will kick off with a compelling discussion led by ClimatePoint, addressing the critical question: "Does impact actually raise capital?" This #Scope4 avoided emission topic sets the stage for a lineup of ambitious startups presenting their pioneering solutions! Participating Startups (Group 1): ✨ Fusebox - This innovative company utilizes smart grid technology to optimize electricity consumption in real time, reducing costs and carbon footprint for businesses. ✨ Over Easy Solar - Specializing in accessible solar solutions, this team is making renewable energy more attainable for homes and small businesses, emphasizing simplicity and affordability. ✨ Roofit.Solar - This technology combines roofing materials with solar technology, creating aesthetically pleasing and energy-efficient solar metal roofs that integrate seamlessly into building designs. ✨ GREEN14 - Focused on large-scale renewable projects, this company is contributing to the global transition towards sustainable energy with its innovative approaches to green technology. The session will be accompanied by esteemed professionals of impact including Ruchit M. from Ørsted Ventures, Natalie Milde with Future Energy Ventures, Benedikt Weissenberger of VERBUND AG, and Carlos González Guil from Net Zero Ventures. Cleantech Scandinavia is dedicated to advancing these startups through the pitch challenge and coordinating success through impact! Join us at the event: https://lnkd.in/dvGxZnhX Come witness the next generation of startups as they present their solutions designed to make a significant environmental impact!! #SFDR , #Article9 , #EUTaxonomy, #CSRD , #Quantify , #PAIs Laura Fostinone

🚀 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐮𝐩𝐬: 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐄-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 2025! 🌍 Join us at E-world energy & water 2025 in Essen, where visionary start-ups are shaping the future of urban energy solutions! Vireo Ventures is excited to co-host this year’s Call for Start-ups, inviting innovations in clean energy, electrification, and smart city solutions. 🌱 When we hosted our first start-up event at the E-world in 2022, we could have never imagined how fast it would grow. Last year alone, we attracted an audience of +170, including executives and innovation departments from DSOs, TSOs, large scale utilities and Stadtwerke as well as VCs, CVCs, and accelerators. This is your chance to pitch directly to those driving the energy transition forward. 📅 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: February 11, 2025 🌍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Essen, Germany 💡 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲: - 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞: Present your solution to industry leaders and investors. - 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: Over the past three years, more than 30 start-ups have presented, and the vast majority have successfully arranged follow-on meetings and partnerships after their pitch. - 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡: Gain valuable feedback and access to investors and partners. Past participants, such as ACCURE Battery Intelligence, Amperecloud, Entrix, Green Fusion and Reverion, have thrived, scaling their solutions through our platform. Last year’s forum featured crucial discussions on sector coupling, digitalisation, and green mobility, fostering the innovation your start-up might be pioneering. As one participant reflected, “𝘌-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴.” 🎯 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬: - Electrification of cities and buildings - Smart energy systems and digitalisation - Green mobility solutions - AI-driven urban energy management This is your opportunity to contribute to building sustainable cities of the future. If your start-up is driving innovation in clean energy or urban decarbonisation, don’t miss this chance. 🔗 Apply Now: https://lnkd.in/e4YJtFBf #EnergyTransition #SmartCities #CleanTech #StartupInnovation #EWorld2025 Copyright: E-world energy & water GmbH

🌱🌍 In 2024, France, Sweden, and Germany stood out for attracting the biggest investments in the climate tech sector. France led with ELECTRA raising €304 million in Series B funding, followed by Stegra in Sweden, which secured €300 million in growth equity, and Germany’s Sunfire, which brought in €215 million in Series E. DealRoom data reveals that European #cleantech companies raised €9 billion in the first three quarters of 2024, showcasing strong investor interest and a thriving market. 📈 Tech Funding News saw some of the cleantech disruptors at The Business Booster 2024 by EIT InnoEnergy, the biggest cleantech event in Barcelona, on October 16–17. The first thing that comes to our mind is that the event was packed with innovations — hydrogen production and storage, waste-to-energy advancements, and new battery technologies to boost economic growth and expand the value chain. Here, we take a look closer at key disruptors: https://lnkd.in/eXeNp-Hv Yun Luo - ROSI EcoBean Elaphe Propulsion Technologies Ltd. - Gorazd Lampic Francisco Carranza - BASQUEVOLT Maersk Growth - Altris AB Ludwig Speidel - Swobbee Çağrı Selçuklu - Carbon Centrum #tech #funding #news #sustainability #technology #EUtech #EUstartup #VC #investment #innovation #BusinessBooster2024 #TBB2024

Innovative Collaboration Announcement: ☀️ Levante & RECARBON - Pioneering the Future of Solar Energy ☀️ We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership between two innovative Italian startups, Levante and RECARBON, committed to promoting the circular economy within the solar industry. Levante, known for its advanced solar panel solutions tailored for mobility, like the portable Origami Solar Panel, teams up with RECARBON, a pioneer in repurposing carbon fibers and advanced materials for industrial applications. This strategic collaboration will see Levante's solar panels enhanced with RECARBON's recycled carbon fiber, making the products not only lighter and more rigid but also showcasing sustainability by utilizing scrap materials. Discover the synergy of Levante's solar solutions and RECARBON's sustainable materials at JEC World 2024, the renowned "festival of composites," in Paris from March 5-7. Visit us at the RECARBON booth, 5C79. Together we are committed to making a tangible impact on the environment and the solar industry. #Levante #RECARBON #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #SolarEnergy #JECWorld2024 Motor Valley Accelerator CDP Venture Capital SGR

🎬 EVA Humber Innovation Day: Behind the scenes with Laura Wood “It's been such a powerful event and it's been fantastic to see such a diverse group of people in one room, all focused on enabling the energy transition. “The key thing I took away from the day was that it’s critical that we take schools and early careers along on the journey to net zero with us.” 👇 Watch this video to find out more about the inaugural EVA Humber Innovation Day in Hull, which took place earlier in November. Organised as part of ABP’s Energy Ventures Accelerator (EVA) programme, the event welcomed many stakeholders across businesses, academia, local councils and other partner organisations in the Humber region. This follows an EVA Inclusive Energy networking event organised in October this year, which provided a forum to discuss how businesses can work together to champion more inclusive growth and support founders and investors from under-represented backgrounds. Discover more about the event by reading our blog piece on ‘Unlocking Innovation Through Inclusive Energy’: https://lnkd.in/ejybdPxD ABP’s industry-leading Energy Ventures Accelerator (EVA) programme, run in partnership with Plug and Play Tech Center, aims to help promising startups scale their businesses in high-growth energy sectors, such as hydrogen, floating offshore wind and low-carbon fuels. 👉 Find out more about the EVA programme and apply: https://lnkd.in/eRD7agXS The next event in the EVA calendar will be our Innovation Day in South Wales in early 2025. More details and partner organisations will be announced soon. BusinessGreen / Department for Business and Trade / Plug and Play Europe / HEY Business, Growth and Skills Hub / Invest Hull / Invest East Yorkshire / Made Smarter Yorkshire & Humber/ British Business Bank / University of Hull / #PortsAreHow / UK Major Ports Group / British Ports Association / #EnergyTransition / #ABPVentures / Humber Energy Board / Drax Group / Humber Freeport / Plug and Play UK/ Jack Stenson / Rebecca Rosser Tomás / Kieran Borrett / Jack Browning / Hugo Nicholls / Greg Lacey / Pressiana Naydenova / James Westlake / Max Harris / Max Burnett / #CCS / #FLOW / #OffshoreWind / #AternativeFuels 

Energy security is becoming a very important point in the United Kingdom. Swarm have a Home Energy Management System (HEMS) that can massively support the UK becoming more secure. Love their innovation and pathway to reduce people’s energy bills. Onwards and upwards Swarm

CorPower Ocean Lands €32 Million Investment to Propel Wave Energy Commercialisation CorPower Ocean has achieved a significant milestone in the wave energy industry by securing a EUR 32 million Series B1 funding round, the largest single investment to date in this innovative technology. This substantial financial infusion was announced at the Barcelona EIT InnoEnergy's Business Booster event, highlighting the sector's escalating progress towards becoming a mainstream and financially viable energy source. https://lnkd.in/eJ62x9Zb #CorPowerOcean #Investment #SeriesB #EITInnoEnergy #WaveEnergy #sustainableenergy #oceantech #energy #WaveEnergy #Innovation #RenewableEnergy #FundingRound #CleanEnergy #SustainableFuture #GreenTechnology #SeriesB1 #OceanTechnology #VentureCapital #Startup #startup #EU #EUStartup #StartupFunding

[#Announcement] Sakowin Green energy has been selected by Tech Tour as one of the 80 European companies to participate in their flagship event: Tech Tour Energy & Decarbonisation 2024. 👏   We are very proud of this selection, which highlights the strong interest in our technology and vision. This opportunity will undoubtedly help accelerate the deployment of our solution.   Pierre-Arnaud Sarda will be in Essen, Germany, on November 27 for this event, gathering over 270 attendees, including more than 140 investors, corporates, venture capital experts, and a wide audience of energy professionals, partners, and guests.   The event is hosted by BRYCK.COM and supported by NRW.BANK, EWG - Essener Wirtschaftsförderung, Bryan, Garnier & Co, Evonik Venture Capital, RAG-Stiftung, Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes NRW, Zaz Ventures, KölnBusiness – the Economic Development Agency of Cologne, CO2 Value Europe, Start Up Energy Transition, and Solingen.Business.   #TechTour #Decarbonation #Energy European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) D2XCEL BpifranceADEME France Hydrogène Hydrogen Europe H2UB La French Tech La French Tech Aix-Marseille Région Sud Les Deeptech 🚀 Technopôle de l'environnement de l'Arbois

🥁 GreenTech Hub unveils its first innovation challenge to support advancing the State's green technologies! The Hub's first innovation challenge will focus on energy storage. 🍃🔋 GreenTech Hub will work closely with industry, government and academia to explore innovative solutions to improve reliability and efficiency in energy storage for metropolitan and rural area applications. Operated by Curtin University, the Hub is funded at $4 million over 4 years through the $40 million Lower Carbon Grants Program and GreenTech Hub Fund, a collaboration between the State and Chevron for the Gorgon Joint Venture. GreenTech Hub's aim is to help advance WA's expertise and infrastructure in green technology and services. The Hub launched at West Tech Coast as part of West Tech Fest hosting global and local leaders to discuss how corporates, startups and individuals can leverage technology for sustainable development goals. Learn more 👉 https://loom.ly/Y5FpIYc #WesternAustralia #LikeNoOtherWA #GreenTechHub #EnergyTransition #InnovationWA #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #CurtinUniversity

We’re excited to be part of the 2024 Bpifrance #deeptech French #startup mapping, featuring 380 companies dedicated to decarbonization and reindustrialization, aligning with the ambitious France 2030 plan. As part of the stationary storage category, we deliver reliable clean energy solutions to support decarbonized industrial operations. A big thank you to Alliance Industrie du Futur / Filière Solutions Industrie du Futur, Bpifrance Le Hub, and France Industrie for the recognition and support this brings. More details here: https://lnkd.in/esNN9XjA ___ 🌟 About us: #WattAnyWhere supports the #energytransition without heavy infrastructure changes by offering an off-grid, high-power fuel cell generator that converts renewable ethanol into clean electricity. This innovative solution delivers energy autonomy while significantly reducing CO2 emissions and time to power, offering businesses and communities a reliable, pollutant-free alternative to traditional grid systems. Our generator can also store over 100MWh of energy using a standard tank like those found at gas stations, aligning with our recognition in the stationary storage category. A similar achievement in Switzerland: 🏅 TOP 100 Swiss Startups 2024, ranking #22 ___ Contact: Alexandre Laybros, Co-CEO & CMO Didier ROUX, Co-CEO Philippe Ruez, VP R&D Systems Patrick Brennan, CFO