07/15/2025
APAC’s Shift Toward “Developed in Asia, for Asia” Cleantech: Mobility in India
In a year marked by significant economic uncertainty, we have observed a first half in which reactions to the common shift in the global mac...
Looking to develop, pilot, or scale your innovation? Take advantage of the myriad of opportunities provided by Innovation Challenges for which corporates, investors, accelerators, and governments are recruiting.
Cleantech Group helps innovators by sharing live (and expired) challenges that have captured our attention from our daily work engaging with the global cleantech ecosystem. The Innovation Challenge Hub is a useful resource to keep coming back to.
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Digital Tactics is seeking an innovative, component-level energy monitoring solution for use within computer workstations and servers. The goal is to continuously and accurately measure current and voltage from each individual power rail of a PSU (power supply unit) to the internal components it powers, such as the motherboard, GPU, interface cards, internal storage drives, and cooling systems.
The Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge efficiently provides targeted connections between oil and gas industry sponsors and clean technology solution providers with a mutually beneficial goal of meeting industry’s needs while at the same time introducing innovative solutions to the marketplace Innovative solutions providers will complete a competitive vetting process, after which 10 – 12 companies will be invited to present their technologies to partners and sponsor/judges: Chevron, Ovintiv, Oxy, bpx energy, and more.
The proposed solution must cover a process or approach which produces graphite at suitable quality for battery anodes from an initial biomass source or directly from biochar.
Shell GameChanger and The Idea Village have joined forces to launch the Coastal Innovation Challenge 2025.
This call for solutions invites founders developing innovative technologies to support coastal restoration, sustainable coastal construction, and marine biodiversity. With the Gulf South’s unique ecosystems and economy closely tied to coastal health, this initiative is an opportunity to unlock scalable solutions that strengthen natural infrastructure and support long-term environmental resilience.
The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) invites California small businesses to register their interest in export training targeting clean technology for Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
CN is seeking sustainable solutions to divert used wooden railway ties from landfill.
Canada is seeking resilient, year-round...
Canada is seeking resilient, year-round food production solutions like RAS and vertical farming.
Canadian cleantech companies seek high-...
Canadian cleantech companies seek high-performance components to overcome supply challenges and boost efficiency.
CN is seeking advanced solutions for wildfire detection and risk modelling.
Canada faces urgent housing affordability challenges and seeks innovative, sustainable construction solutions.
Technologies improving mining practices to support the EU-Canada Critical Raw Materials partnership.
Maple Leaf Foods is seeking scalable, low-emission alternatives to natural gas for industrial heating.
Sustainable Ventures is launching a competition to help SMES & Established Businesses solve their net zero challenges and Innovators scale their solutions particularly in low carbon buildings, waste management, behavior change, and low carbon mobility.
Charging infrastructure, EV fleets, services supporting electric mobility.
Announced in April 2022. Open to companies located beyond Singapore.
Spanning urban mobility, electrification, energy efficiency, and sustainable transport.
Open to applicants in all regions/continents.
Autonomous vehicles, connectivity, electrification, smart cities.
Rolling applications year round. Stage-agnostic.
Asia-Pacific water challenges that are addressed by entrepreneurs receive pilot funding and scale up support with partners.
How much information should you share? What's essential? Optional? Part One of our Fast Guide to Successful Innovation zeroes in on what you need to do to connect with the decision makers in all the right ways.
Selling your idea or product to new audience can be as daunting as it is exciting. Our checklist takes you through a plan for getting the the best possible outcome.
Understanding your potential new partner's requirements, and even their language, will help you benefit from the process, manage your feedback and respond with useful information.
In a year marked by significant economic uncertainty, we have observed a first half in which reactions to the common shift in the global mac...
At Cleantech Group, we provide research, consulting and events to catalyze opportunities for sustainable growth powered by innovation. We bring clients access to the trends, companies and people shaping the future and the customized advice and support businesses need to engage external innovation.
Industries are undergoing definitive transitions toward a more digitized, de-carbonized and resource-efficient industrial future. At every stage from initial strategy to final deals, our services bring corporate change makers, investors, governments and stakeholders from across the ecosystem, the support they need to thrive in this fast-arriving and uncertain future.
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