« What Wallonia has done in #biotech in 20 years, we're going to duplicate in #cleantech » says Fabrice BRION, CEO of I-care Group, one of the flagships of the Southern Belgium new industry 🇧🇪 . « But we no longer have the time to wait 20 years to become a global leader in this field. So we're going to do it in ten years. That's the challenge, and Wallonia has the assets to succeed. It has already attracted players like Holcim and Heidelberg Materials, who are investing over €1 billion in their cement plants to make them the first carbon-free plants in their group. » In January 2024, the Government of the Walloon Region announced the final selection of projects to be co-financed by Europe and the Walloon Region under the Just Transition Fund: this decision opens the door to the first concrete achievements of the future District-Cleantech ecosystem in Belgium 🇧🇪 . « Creating tomorrow's industry on the ruins of yesterday's » is the credo of the District Cleantech project, which is being developed on some forty hectares of the former Carsid site in #Charleroi, one of the two industrial hubs of Wallonia. It will focus on three areas (energy transition, sustainable construction and circularity), which will include companies of all sizes, incubating start-ups, research centres and training. ‘The ambition is to create an entire ecosystem,’ explained Marc Van Den Neste, director of the District Cleantech, and Past CTO AGC Glass Europe during the last CleanTech seminar in London 🇬🇧 with Cambridge Cleantech, GreenWin. 56 companies have already joined us in this ambition, including some very large ones such as Carmeuse and AGC Group. 24 projects have been selected for our region, and the total value of the approved projects amounts to €101 million. 40 hectares of industrial wasteland will be converted into a production park on the "Porte Ouest" site, where 17,400 m² of former industrial buildings will be renovated. Completion is scheduled before the end of 2029. The Cleantech ecosystem to be created, an economic and innovation hub to accelerate the transition of businesses in Charleroi Metropole, will be an incubation, innovation and training platform focusing on the energy transition, sustainable renovation and the circularity of materials. It will be open to businesses, start-ups, research centres and training providers. The collaboration with our british partners in the climate transition become crucial. Welcome in the green Wallonia ! Curious about the District Cleantech ? Contact our business and trade office in London AWEX UK Wallonia Export & Investment Agency Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI) Wallonia-Brussels in the United Kingdom Wallonie Entreprendre
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𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 💡🌍 Together with Cleantech for Europe and our sister initiatives from across the continent, we have addressed the European Commission to take action and deliver a strong and ambitious Clean Industrial Deal that will drive decarbonization and green growth. 👇
📨 Open letter: 100+ Cleantech Leaders Urge European Commission for Bold Action in Clean Industrial Deal 📨 Today, over 100 leading cleantech innovators and investors from across Europe come together to call on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal that will drive the EU’s competitive decarbonisation and secure its leadership in clean technologies. In an open letter to President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioners Stéphane Séjourné; Teresa Ribera and Wopke Hoekstra, Europe’s #cleantech industry outlines the urgent need for bold action in 2025 to address the perfect storm of challenges facing Europe: geopolitical instability, higher #energy costs, and mounting global #competition. The forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal must focus on sending two decisive market signals: 📈 A demand surge for cleantech: helping industries become more competitive by adopting state-of-the-art cleantech, establishing lead markets, integrating innovation into public procurement, maintaining the ambition of the ETS and CBAM, and fostering fair trade policies. 💶 Targeted public de-risking mechanisms: Expanding EU funding and guarantees to act as signal towards Europe’s €38 trillion in private capital to unlock cleantech’s full potential. Public guarantees and counter guarantees (such as those under the Wind Package) are helping to unlock private financing and working capital for cleantech manufacturing while being fiscally efficient. The EU and European Investment Bank (EIB) should prioritise creating blended finance vehicles pooling institutional investor capital on a large scale to unlock credit instruments which are critical to scaling industries. Europe already can point to pioneering stories like Energy Dome (long duration energy storage, Italy), Stegra (green steel, Sweden), Sunfire (electrolysers, Germany), and Verkor (battery gigafactories, France)—but we need many more. With the right policies in place, the Clean Industrial Deal can create a strong business case for cleantech scale-ups, transitioning industries, and a prosperous, sustainable future for all European citizens. This is why this letter is led by cleantech initiatives across Europe: Cleantech for Iberia Tech for Net Zero Cleantech for France Cleantech for Italy Cleantech for Nordics Cleantech for Baltics This is a make-or-break moment for Europe’s industry. The EU must leverage its cleantech edge to reach industrial leadership in the next decade. 📄 Read the full open letter and join us in shaping Europe’s clean industrial future: https://lnkd.in/e_8zcV3P AFYREN Atlas Agro Baseload Capital Battolyser Systems Build to Zero Circular Carbon CAPHENIA Climeworks CorPower Ocean cylib Daze DeepDrive Ecocem Global ecoLocked Electrochaea Electra FertigHy Genvia GravitHy GreenCap Solutions AS Greenlyte Carbon Technologies Heart Aerospace Hydrogenious LOHC HyperHeat
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📨 Open letter: 100+ Cleantech Leaders Urge European Commission for Bold Action in Clean Industrial Deal 📨 Today, over 100 leading cleantech innovators and investors from across Europe come together to call on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal that will drive the EU’s competitive decarbonisation and secure its leadership in clean technologies. In an open letter to President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioners Stéphane Séjourné; Teresa Ribera and Wopke Hoekstra, Europe’s #cleantech industry outlines the urgent need for bold action in 2025 to address the perfect storm of challenges facing Europe: geopolitical instability, higher #energy costs, and mounting global #competition. The forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal must focus on sending two decisive market signals: 📈 A demand surge for cleantech: helping industries become more competitive by adopting state-of-the-art cleantech, establishing lead markets, integrating innovation into public procurement, maintaining the ambition of the ETS and CBAM, and fostering fair trade policies. 💶 Targeted public de-risking mechanisms: Expanding EU funding and guarantees to act as signal towards Europe’s €38 trillion in private capital to unlock cleantech’s full potential. Public guarantees and counter guarantees (such as those under the Wind Package) are helping to unlock private financing and working capital for cleantech manufacturing while being fiscally efficient. The EU and European Investment Bank (EIB) should prioritise creating blended finance vehicles pooling institutional investor capital on a large scale to unlock credit instruments which are critical to scaling industries. Europe already can point to pioneering stories like Energy Dome (long duration energy storage, Italy), Stegra (green steel, Sweden), Sunfire (electrolysers, Germany), and Verkor (battery gigafactories, France)—but we need many more. With the right policies in place, the Clean Industrial Deal can create a strong business case for cleantech scale-ups, transitioning industries, and a prosperous, sustainable future for all European citizens. This is why this letter is led by cleantech initiatives across Europe: Cleantech for Iberia Tech for Net Zero Cleantech for France Cleantech for Italy Cleantech for Nordics Cleantech for Baltics This is a make-or-break moment for Europe’s industry. The EU must leverage its cleantech edge to reach industrial leadership in the next decade. 📄 Read the full open letter and join us in shaping Europe’s clean industrial future: https://lnkd.in/e_8zcV3P AFYREN Atlas Agro Baseload Capital Battolyser Systems Build to Zero Circular Carbon CAPHENIA Climeworks CorPower Ocean cylib Daze DeepDrive Ecocem Global ecoLocked Electrochaea Electra FertigHy Genvia GravitHy GreenCap Solutions AS Greenlyte Carbon Technologies Heart Aerospace Hydrogenious LOHC HyperHeat
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🌍 Europe’s Re-Industrialization: The Key to Energy Transition and Security 🔋 Europe stands at a pivotal moment. The twin challenges of completing the energy transition and ensuring energy security demand bold action—and re-industrialization offers the path forward. 🚀 Why Re-Industrialization Matters Re-industrializing Europe isn't simply about bringing back manufacturing. It’s about reinventing our industries to build and adopt disruptive technologies like hydrogen, nuclear fusion and next-gen grid. These innovations are critical to decarbonizing sectors like heavy industry and transport, while also reducing reliance on unstable energy imports. 🏗️ The Role of Corporates and Innovation Companies are central to driving this change. But let’s be clear—deploying disruptive technologies at scale is risky and often capital-intensive. Without strong market signals and incentives, many businesses won’t take the leap. 👩💼👨🔧 The Public’s Role in Driving Change Public support is required to create the market pull companies need to act boldly. Policy-driven incentives and public-private partnerships can further de-risk innovation and encourage companies to adopt transformative solutions. #EnergyTransition #EnergySecurity #Innovation #Sustainability #Europe
📨 Open letter: 100+ Cleantech Leaders Urge European Commission for Bold Action in Clean Industrial Deal 📨 Today, over 100 leading cleantech innovators and investors from across Europe come together to call on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal that will drive the EU’s competitive decarbonisation and secure its leadership in clean technologies. In an open letter to President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioners Stéphane Séjourné; Teresa Ribera and Wopke Hoekstra, Europe’s #cleantech industry outlines the urgent need for bold action in 2025 to address the perfect storm of challenges facing Europe: geopolitical instability, higher #energy costs, and mounting global #competition. The forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal must focus on sending two decisive market signals: 📈 A demand surge for cleantech: helping industries become more competitive by adopting state-of-the-art cleantech, establishing lead markets, integrating innovation into public procurement, maintaining the ambition of the ETS and CBAM, and fostering fair trade policies. 💶 Targeted public de-risking mechanisms: Expanding EU funding and guarantees to act as signal towards Europe’s €38 trillion in private capital to unlock cleantech’s full potential. Public guarantees and counter guarantees (such as those under the Wind Package) are helping to unlock private financing and working capital for cleantech manufacturing while being fiscally efficient. The EU and European Investment Bank (EIB) should prioritise creating blended finance vehicles pooling institutional investor capital on a large scale to unlock credit instruments which are critical to scaling industries. Europe already can point to pioneering stories like Energy Dome (long duration energy storage, Italy), Stegra (green steel, Sweden), Sunfire (electrolysers, Germany), and Verkor (battery gigafactories, France)—but we need many more. With the right policies in place, the Clean Industrial Deal can create a strong business case for cleantech scale-ups, transitioning industries, and a prosperous, sustainable future for all European citizens. This is why this letter is led by cleantech initiatives across Europe: Cleantech for Iberia Tech for Net Zero Cleantech for France Cleantech for Italy Cleantech for Nordics Cleantech for Baltics This is a make-or-break moment for Europe’s industry. The EU must leverage its cleantech edge to reach industrial leadership in the next decade. 📄 Read the full open letter and join us in shaping Europe’s clean industrial future: https://lnkd.in/e_8zcV3P AFYREN Atlas Agro Baseload Capital Battolyser Systems Build to Zero Circular Carbon CAPHENIA Climeworks CorPower Ocean cylib Daze DeepDrive Ecocem Global ecoLocked Electrochaea Electra FertigHy Genvia GravitHy GreenCap Solutions AS Greenlyte Carbon Technologies Heart Aerospace Hydrogenious LOHC HyperHeat
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We are happy to join over 100 leading cleantech innovators and investors from across Europe in an open letter calling on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal. The letter emphasizes the opportunity for Europe to spur growth, reduce energy costs, and intensify global competition by supporting clean technologies. Europe's Clean Industrial Deal can: 🚀 Boost demand for cleantech through procurement and policies 🔌 Make electricity cheaper and more accessible 🔐 Unlock private capital through public de-risking mechanisms. There is a compelling business case for clean technologies, which can support Europe's industrial future, increase energy independence and reduce costs for consumers. Read the full open letter: https://lnkd.in/e_8zcV3P Cleantech for Europe | Cleantech for Nordics
📨 Open letter: 100+ Cleantech Leaders Urge European Commission for Bold Action in Clean Industrial Deal 📨 Today, over 100 leading cleantech innovators and investors from across Europe come together to call on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal that will drive the EU’s competitive decarbonisation and secure its leadership in clean technologies. In an open letter to President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioners Stéphane Séjourné; Teresa Ribera and Wopke Hoekstra, Europe’s #cleantech industry outlines the urgent need for bold action in 2025 to address the perfect storm of challenges facing Europe: geopolitical instability, higher #energy costs, and mounting global #competition. The forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal must focus on sending two decisive market signals: 📈 A demand surge for cleantech: helping industries become more competitive by adopting state-of-the-art cleantech, establishing lead markets, integrating innovation into public procurement, maintaining the ambition of the ETS and CBAM, and fostering fair trade policies. 💶 Targeted public de-risking mechanisms: Expanding EU funding and guarantees to act as signal towards Europe’s €38 trillion in private capital to unlock cleantech’s full potential. Public guarantees and counter guarantees (such as those under the Wind Package) are helping to unlock private financing and working capital for cleantech manufacturing while being fiscally efficient. The EU and European Investment Bank (EIB) should prioritise creating blended finance vehicles pooling institutional investor capital on a large scale to unlock credit instruments which are critical to scaling industries. Europe already can point to pioneering stories like Energy Dome (long duration energy storage, Italy), Stegra (green steel, Sweden), Sunfire (electrolysers, Germany), and Verkor (battery gigafactories, France)—but we need many more. With the right policies in place, the Clean Industrial Deal can create a strong business case for cleantech scale-ups, transitioning industries, and a prosperous, sustainable future for all European citizens. This is why this letter is led by cleantech initiatives across Europe: Cleantech for Iberia Tech for Net Zero Cleantech for France Cleantech for Italy Cleantech for Nordics Cleantech for Baltics This is a make-or-break moment for Europe’s industry. The EU must leverage its cleantech edge to reach industrial leadership in the next decade. 📄 Read the full open letter and join us in shaping Europe’s clean industrial future: https://lnkd.in/e_8zcV3P AFYREN Atlas Agro Baseload Capital Battolyser Systems Build to Zero Circular Carbon CAPHENIA Climeworks CorPower Ocean cylib Daze DeepDrive Ecocem Global ecoLocked Electrochaea Electra FertigHy Genvia GravitHy GreenCap Solutions AS Greenlyte Carbon Technologies Heart Aerospace Hydrogenious LOHC HyperHeat
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For the first time Cleantech for Europe together with its partner initiatives Cleantech for Iberia Tech for Net Zero Cleantech for France Cleantech for Italy Cleantech for Nordics Cleantech for Baltics convened a 100 + coalition of leading European Cleantech innovators, scales-up and investors to express strong support for an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal, which will be successful if: 1) it creates a strong demand signal for Cleantech solutions, strengthening business cases and 2) is combined with targeted public de-risking tools, strengthening bankability All with the view to mobilize some of the vast EUR 38 trillion of European wealth. It's not a question of not having the money, it's a question of having the right type of money who sees the investment opportunity and is willing to take that risk. Any questions you have on our policy priorities, do get in touch!
📨 Open letter: 100+ Cleantech Leaders Urge European Commission for Bold Action in Clean Industrial Deal 📨 Today, over 100 leading cleantech innovators and investors from across Europe come together to call on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal that will drive the EU’s competitive decarbonisation and secure its leadership in clean technologies. In an open letter to President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioners Stéphane Séjourné; Teresa Ribera and Wopke Hoekstra, Europe’s #cleantech industry outlines the urgent need for bold action in 2025 to address the perfect storm of challenges facing Europe: geopolitical instability, higher #energy costs, and mounting global #competition. The forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal must focus on sending two decisive market signals: 📈 A demand surge for cleantech: helping industries become more competitive by adopting state-of-the-art cleantech, establishing lead markets, integrating innovation into public procurement, maintaining the ambition of the ETS and CBAM, and fostering fair trade policies. 💶 Targeted public de-risking mechanisms: Expanding EU funding and guarantees to act as signal towards Europe’s €38 trillion in private capital to unlock cleantech’s full potential. Public guarantees and counter guarantees (such as those under the Wind Package) are helping to unlock private financing and working capital for cleantech manufacturing while being fiscally efficient. The EU and European Investment Bank (EIB) should prioritise creating blended finance vehicles pooling institutional investor capital on a large scale to unlock credit instruments which are critical to scaling industries. Europe already can point to pioneering stories like Energy Dome (long duration energy storage, Italy), Stegra (green steel, Sweden), Sunfire (electrolysers, Germany), and Verkor (battery gigafactories, France)—but we need many more. With the right policies in place, the Clean Industrial Deal can create a strong business case for cleantech scale-ups, transitioning industries, and a prosperous, sustainable future for all European citizens. This is why this letter is led by cleantech initiatives across Europe: Cleantech for Iberia Tech for Net Zero Cleantech for France Cleantech for Italy Cleantech for Nordics Cleantech for Baltics This is a make-or-break moment for Europe’s industry. The EU must leverage its cleantech edge to reach industrial leadership in the next decade. 📄 Read the full open letter and join us in shaping Europe’s clean industrial future: https://lnkd.in/e_8zcV3P AFYREN Atlas Agro Baseload Capital Battolyser Systems Build to Zero Circular Carbon CAPHENIA Climeworks CorPower Ocean cylib Daze DeepDrive Ecocem Global ecoLocked Electrochaea Electra FertigHy Genvia GravitHy GreenCap Solutions AS Greenlyte Carbon Technologies Heart Aerospace Hydrogenious LOHC HyperHeat
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Tau Group joins over 100 leading #cleantech innovators and investors from across Europe in an open letter calling on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal. 📄 Read the full open letter and join us in shaping Europe’s clean industrial future: https://lnkd.in/e_8zcV3P Cleantech for Europe Cleantech for Baltics Cleantech for FranceCleantech for Nordics Cleantech for Iberia Cleantech for Italy Tech for Net Zero
📨 Open letter: 100+ Cleantech Leaders Urge European Commission for Bold Action in Clean Industrial Deal 📨 Today, over 100 leading cleantech innovators and investors from across Europe come together to call on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal that will drive the EU’s competitive decarbonisation and secure its leadership in clean technologies. In an open letter to President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioners Stéphane Séjourné; Teresa Ribera and Wopke Hoekstra, Europe’s #cleantech industry outlines the urgent need for bold action in 2025 to address the perfect storm of challenges facing Europe: geopolitical instability, higher #energy costs, and mounting global #competition. The forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal must focus on sending two decisive market signals: 📈 A demand surge for cleantech: helping industries become more competitive by adopting state-of-the-art cleantech, establishing lead markets, integrating innovation into public procurement, maintaining the ambition of the ETS and CBAM, and fostering fair trade policies. 💶 Targeted public de-risking mechanisms: Expanding EU funding and guarantees to act as signal towards Europe’s €38 trillion in private capital to unlock cleantech’s full potential. Public guarantees and counter guarantees (such as those under the Wind Package) are helping to unlock private financing and working capital for cleantech manufacturing while being fiscally efficient. The EU and European Investment Bank (EIB) should prioritise creating blended finance vehicles pooling institutional investor capital on a large scale to unlock credit instruments which are critical to scaling industries. Europe already can point to pioneering stories like Energy Dome (long duration energy storage, Italy), Stegra (green steel, Sweden), Sunfire (electrolysers, Germany), and Verkor (battery gigafactories, France)—but we need many more. With the right policies in place, the Clean Industrial Deal can create a strong business case for cleantech scale-ups, transitioning industries, and a prosperous, sustainable future for all European citizens. This is why this letter is led by cleantech initiatives across Europe: Cleantech for Iberia Tech for Net Zero Cleantech for France Cleantech for Italy Cleantech for Nordics Cleantech for Baltics This is a make-or-break moment for Europe’s industry. The EU must leverage its cleantech edge to reach industrial leadership in the next decade. 📄 Read the full open letter and join us in shaping Europe’s clean industrial future: https://lnkd.in/e_8zcV3P AFYREN Atlas Agro Baseload Capital Battolyser Systems Build to Zero Circular Carbon CAPHENIA Climeworks CorPower Ocean cylib Daze DeepDrive Ecocem Global ecoLocked Electrochaea Electra FertigHy Genvia GravitHy GreenCap Solutions AS Greenlyte Carbon Technologies Heart Aerospace Hydrogenious LOHC HyperHeat
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Ecocem firmly supports this initiative and urges Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commission to reaffirm commitments to climate change targets and deliver a strong Clean Industrial Deal. Europe's #cleantech industry calls for bold action in 2025 to drive competitive decarbonisation and secure leadership in clean technologies. The European Commission must act now to foster a fair and robust business environment for the clean tech industry, ensuring a cleaner, safer and more sustainable future for Europe and its citizens. Maintaining ambitions for #CBAM and the #EUETS, combined with fair trade policies are essential to delivering on the Commission's ambitions and will send a clear signal to the market. Europe is a market leader in #LowCarbon cement technology, amongst others. We must leverage this cleantech edge and provide industry leadership. #CleanIndustrialDeal #FutureOfCement #Sustainability | Cleantech for Europe | Alliance for Low-Carbon Cement & Concrete | #SustainablePublicAffairs
📨 Open letter: 100+ Cleantech Leaders Urge European Commission for Bold Action in Clean Industrial Deal 📨 Today, over 100 leading cleantech innovators and investors from across Europe come together to call on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal that will drive the EU’s competitive decarbonisation and secure its leadership in clean technologies. In an open letter to President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioners Stéphane Séjourné; Teresa Ribera and Wopke Hoekstra, Europe’s #cleantech industry outlines the urgent need for bold action in 2025 to address the perfect storm of challenges facing Europe: geopolitical instability, higher #energy costs, and mounting global #competition. The forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal must focus on sending two decisive market signals: 📈 A demand surge for cleantech: helping industries become more competitive by adopting state-of-the-art cleantech, establishing lead markets, integrating innovation into public procurement, maintaining the ambition of the ETS and CBAM, and fostering fair trade policies. 💶 Targeted public de-risking mechanisms: Expanding EU funding and guarantees to act as signal towards Europe’s €38 trillion in private capital to unlock cleantech’s full potential. Public guarantees and counter guarantees (such as those under the Wind Package) are helping to unlock private financing and working capital for cleantech manufacturing while being fiscally efficient. The EU and European Investment Bank (EIB) should prioritise creating blended finance vehicles pooling institutional investor capital on a large scale to unlock credit instruments which are critical to scaling industries. Europe already can point to pioneering stories like Energy Dome (long duration energy storage, Italy), Stegra (green steel, Sweden), Sunfire (electrolysers, Germany), and Verkor (battery gigafactories, France)—but we need many more. With the right policies in place, the Clean Industrial Deal can create a strong business case for cleantech scale-ups, transitioning industries, and a prosperous, sustainable future for all European citizens. This is why this letter is led by cleantech initiatives across Europe: Cleantech for Iberia Tech for Net Zero Cleantech for France Cleantech for Italy Cleantech for Nordics Cleantech for Baltics This is a make-or-break moment for Europe’s industry. The EU must leverage its cleantech edge to reach industrial leadership in the next decade. 📄 Read the full open letter and join us in shaping Europe’s clean industrial future: https://lnkd.in/e_8zcV3P AFYREN Atlas Agro Baseload Capital Battolyser Systems Build to Zero Circular Carbon CAPHENIA Climeworks CorPower Ocean cylib Daze DeepDrive Ecocem Global ecoLocked Electrochaea Electra FertigHy Genvia GravitHy GreenCap Solutions AS Greenlyte Carbon Technologies Heart Aerospace Hydrogenious LOHC HyperHeat
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It is about time! Now is the time to act. With "that guy" in the driving seat in the USA, we need to push. I believe that it's a golden opportunity as focus under Trump will be on descaling anything green. Regardless, Europe has chosen a path, and it is now time to follow it with conviction. President Trump's recent actions signal a significant shift in U.S. environmental and energy policies. His executive orders aim to roll back climate policies, increase domestic energy production, and withdraw from the Paris climate agreement; presents a stark contrast to Europe's chosen path towards sustainability and green initiatives. While the U.S. may be stepping back from environmental commitments, this situation could create an opportunity for Europe to take a leading role in global environmental efforts. The continent can demonstrate its commitment to sustainability by: 1) Strengthening its own climate policies (less talk more action) 2) Investing more in renewable energy technologies 3) Fostering international cooperation on environmental issues As Europe continues to pursue its green agenda, it may find new opportunities for innovation and leadership in the global fight against climate change. #electrification #green #cleantech #emobility #efuels
📨 Open letter: 100+ Cleantech Leaders Urge European Commission for Bold Action in Clean Industrial Deal 📨 Today, over 100 leading cleantech innovators and investors from across Europe come together to call on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal that will drive the EU’s competitive decarbonisation and secure its leadership in clean technologies. In an open letter to President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioners Stéphane Séjourné; Teresa Ribera and Wopke Hoekstra, Europe’s #cleantech industry outlines the urgent need for bold action in 2025 to address the perfect storm of challenges facing Europe: geopolitical instability, higher #energy costs, and mounting global #competition. The forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal must focus on sending two decisive market signals: 📈 A demand surge for cleantech: helping industries become more competitive by adopting state-of-the-art cleantech, establishing lead markets, integrating innovation into public procurement, maintaining the ambition of the ETS and CBAM, and fostering fair trade policies. 💶 Targeted public de-risking mechanisms: Expanding EU funding and guarantees to act as signal towards Europe’s €38 trillion in private capital to unlock cleantech’s full potential. Public guarantees and counter guarantees (such as those under the Wind Package) are helping to unlock private financing and working capital for cleantech manufacturing while being fiscally efficient. The EU and European Investment Bank (EIB) should prioritise creating blended finance vehicles pooling institutional investor capital on a large scale to unlock credit instruments which are critical to scaling industries. Europe already can point to pioneering stories like Energy Dome (long duration energy storage, Italy), Stegra (green steel, Sweden), Sunfire (electrolysers, Germany), and Verkor (battery gigafactories, France)—but we need many more. With the right policies in place, the Clean Industrial Deal can create a strong business case for cleantech scale-ups, transitioning industries, and a prosperous, sustainable future for all European citizens. This is why this letter is led by cleantech initiatives across Europe: Cleantech for Iberia Tech for Net Zero Cleantech for France Cleantech for Italy Cleantech for Nordics Cleantech for Baltics This is a make-or-break moment for Europe’s industry. The EU must leverage its cleantech edge to reach industrial leadership in the next decade. 📄 Read the full open letter and join us in shaping Europe’s clean industrial future: https://lnkd.in/e_8zcV3P AFYREN Atlas Agro Baseload Capital Battolyser Systems Build to Zero Circular Carbon CAPHENIA Climeworks CorPower Ocean cylib Daze DeepDrive Ecocem Global ecoLocked Electrochaea Electra FertigHy Genvia GravitHy GreenCap Solutions AS Greenlyte Carbon Technologies Heart Aerospace Hydrogenious LOHC HyperHeat
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I am confident that we can do so much better in Europe. We have the talent, we have a strong policy agenda, we have the innovation. But there is important work to do to scale and commercialise that. Together with over 100 leading cleantech innovators and investors from across Europe we at Planet A Ventures are supporting an open letter calling on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal. We need to see two clear market signals: 📈 Boost demand for cleantech: help industries become more competitive by adopting state-of-the-art cleantech, establishing lead markets, integrate innovation into public procurement, maintaining the ambition of the #ETS and #CBAM, and fostering fair trade policies. 💶 Unlock private capital through public de-risking mechanisms: Expand EU funding and guarantees to mobilize Europe’s €38 trillion in private capital, scaling cleantech manufacturing while ensuring fiscal efficiency. 📄 Read the full open letter by Cleantech for Europe and join us in shaping Europe’s green tech future: https://lnkd.in/dAAhuSXR
📨 Open letter: 100+ Cleantech Leaders Urge European Commission for Bold Action in Clean Industrial Deal 📨 Today, over 100 leading cleantech innovators and investors from across Europe come together to call on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal that will drive the EU’s competitive decarbonisation and secure its leadership in clean technologies. In an open letter to President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioners Stéphane Séjourné; Teresa Ribera and Wopke Hoekstra, Europe’s #cleantech industry outlines the urgent need for bold action in 2025 to address the perfect storm of challenges facing Europe: geopolitical instability, higher #energy costs, and mounting global #competition. The forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal must focus on sending two decisive market signals: 📈 A demand surge for cleantech: helping industries become more competitive by adopting state-of-the-art cleantech, establishing lead markets, integrating innovation into public procurement, maintaining the ambition of the ETS and CBAM, and fostering fair trade policies. 💶 Targeted public de-risking mechanisms: Expanding EU funding and guarantees to act as signal towards Europe’s €38 trillion in private capital to unlock cleantech’s full potential. Public guarantees and counter guarantees (such as those under the Wind Package) are helping to unlock private financing and working capital for cleantech manufacturing while being fiscally efficient. The EU and European Investment Bank (EIB) should prioritise creating blended finance vehicles pooling institutional investor capital on a large scale to unlock credit instruments which are critical to scaling industries. Europe already can point to pioneering stories like Energy Dome (long duration energy storage, Italy), Stegra (green steel, Sweden), Sunfire (electrolysers, Germany), and Verkor (battery gigafactories, France)—but we need many more. With the right policies in place, the Clean Industrial Deal can create a strong business case for cleantech scale-ups, transitioning industries, and a prosperous, sustainable future for all European citizens. This is why this letter is led by cleantech initiatives across Europe: Cleantech for Iberia Tech for Net Zero Cleantech for France Cleantech for Italy Cleantech for Nordics Cleantech for Baltics This is a make-or-break moment for Europe’s industry. The EU must leverage its cleantech edge to reach industrial leadership in the next decade. 📄 Read the full open letter and join us in shaping Europe’s clean industrial future: https://lnkd.in/e_8zcV3P AFYREN Atlas Agro Baseload Capital Battolyser Systems Build to Zero Circular Carbon CAPHENIA Climeworks CorPower Ocean cylib Daze DeepDrive Ecocem Global ecoLocked Electrochaea Electra FertigHy Genvia GravitHy GreenCap Solutions AS Greenlyte Carbon Technologies Heart Aerospace Hydrogenious LOHC HyperHeat
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𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞'𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭! Yesterday, the European Parliament approved the Net-Zero Industry Act which now needs to be formally adopted by the European Council to become law. However, the Net-Zero Industry Act is missing key elements to make Europe "the home of cleantech manufacturing". And the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), itself a downgraded sovereignty fund, has failed to gain the support of EU leaders, leaving a significant cleantech investment gap unfilled. Together with 23 organisations and under the impetus of Cleantech for Europe, we have co-signed an open letter calling on the EU to build on its Net-Zero Industry Act and create a resilient environment for cleantech manufacturers to thrive in Europe. As a new political cycle approaches, an EU Cleantech Competitiveness Deal must set out strategic plans to attract and develop innovative, growing sectors such as carbon dioxide removal (CDR), and ensure sufficient allocation of research and growth funding at EU level. Read the open letter (https://lnkd.in/e5z7aYQv), signed by Airborne Wind Europe, Aster Capital, Carbon-Free Europe, Cleantech for Europe, Climate Strategy & Partners, Ecocem Global, Electrochaea, EUREC - The Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres, GET Fund, I4CE - Institut de l'économie pour le climat / Institute for Climate Economics, MITO Technology, Negative Emissions Platform, Planet A Ventures, Rockstart, Skeleton Technologies, Solar Impulse Foundation, Tech for Net Zero, Transport & Environment (T&E), Trill Impact, Verkor, World Fund and xista science ventures
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