Cleantech

We were able to identify 12 levers on 4 main carbon sources that could potentially reduce the main share of CO2 emissions (over all 3 Scopes) at our industrial park in Frankfurt Höchst. The 4 main sources of CO2 are: - Natural Gas / Methane - Ethylene - Methanol - Acetic Acid The 12 levers we...

The European Commission has revealed proposals to modernise European Union (EU) legislation on batteries, delivering its first initiative among the actions announced in the new Circular Economy Action Plan. Batteries that are more sustainable throughout their life cycle are key for the goals of the...

The European Commission has launched the first call for proposals under the Innovation Fund, one of the world's largest programmes for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies, financed by revenues from the auction of emission allowances from the EU's Emissions Trading System. The...

China is the fastest growing market for wind and nuclear power generation, and is investing heavily in exploring alternative, renewable means of addressing its immense energy needs. With a large potential cleantech market, and strong government support for the development and adoption of new clean...

Following three successful EC2i missions in China and the United States since 2018, the EC2i project embarked on the second US Bussiness Mission 16th - 20th of September 2019 in New York and Boston in the United States. The successfull mission was a collaboration with Smart City tech (SCT), Bridge...

As the technology behind renewable energy continues to advance, recent research finds that the public sector plays an important role in catalyzing innovation. This can be seen in three main ways: by funding basic research on renewable energy in all 50 states; by partnering with cleantech startups...

The roundtable is a part of US cluster delegation visit to EU organised by BILAT US 4.0 taking place from the 6th to the 9th of November 2018. The roundtable will focus on networking and knowledge exchange with the US delegation consisting of 13 American business associations, R&I networks, and...

The European Cleantech Internationalisation Initiative (EC2i), a two-year project, involving 5 clusters, gathering 800 SME, goes international with a mission to China. Organised in Shanghai, from November 13 to November 16, 2018, the objective is to match European SMEs with Chinese partners to...

The EU Gateway | Business Avenues Programme is organising a business mission to China in the sector of Clean Technologies this coming March aiming at accelerating high potential European companies in Asian markets. It will take selected European companies to Beijing, China from 20-24 March 2017 for...

On 11 October 2016, the European Commission's yearly RegioStars Awards ceremony took place in Brussels, as part of the European Week of Regions and Cities. This yearly EU-wide competition puts the spotlight on the most innovative and inspiring EU funded projects and illustrates, through concrete...

The first interacting event for clusters specialised in environmental technologies & cleantech The first edition of World Efficiency Exhibition & Congress will be held in Paris , October 13-15th October 2015 This event, organised in conjunction with the COP21 Agenda of Solutions offers an...