Cleantech Group

♻️The Textiles Recycling Trap: plastics and fast fashion industries overproduce, relying on recycling to absorb the problem downstream. Investors are cautious, corporates sidelined, leaving innovators to absorb the risk alone—and most won't make it. More: hubs.li/Q04gd7XP0

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Turns out, all it takes is a crisis. Since Iran strikes closed the Strait of Hormuz, jet fuel prices doubled and #SAF became survival, not sustainability. For 20 years, #SAF cost too much: $1,100–$1,800/metric ton vs kerosene at $600. Today, the market is finally catching up:

An estimated 60% of APAC oil is sourced from the Middle East. Fertilizer supply is tightening. Governments are straining under fuel subsidies. The 2026 APAC Cleantech 25 is here. This year's cohort shows what innovation under pressure really looks like: hubs.li/Q04dWRfr0

We've been hearing the same thing from cleantech leaders across Europe: too many events, not enough real connections. So we reimagined Cleantech Forum Europe from the ground up. Super Early Bird spots are limited to 50. Grab yours before they're gone: hubs.li/Q04dFJ7v0

The borderless era of cleantech is over: cross-border investment is increasingly shaped by national priorities, not economics. Models are shifting from globally optimized supply chains to localized, partnership-driven approaches. See more: hubs.li/Q04dxnQf0

Microsoft is pausing carbon credit purchases. The market's most important contributor just left the room. We've tracked carbon removals as over-supplied since early 2025. The paradox: AI emissions are rising. Carbon removal ambitions remain unfunded. hubs.li/Q04dn3Qx0

Cancel the Noise. Turn Up the Sunshine. ☀️🌊 We can’t wait to unveil what we’ve been building for the all new, reimagined Cleantech Retreat. We aren't just changing up the Forum; we’re changing the velocity of European cleantech. #CleantechForumEurope #Sitges2026

We're on the Solar Maverick Podcast talking energy transition trends for 2026. AI, data centers, shifting capital, corporate involvement, utilities partnerships, grid resilience to discuss where is cleantech capital flowing right now: 🎧 hubs.li/Q04dd9Ks0

📊 While policy uncertainty clouds North America and Europe, APAC governments are deploying capital directly, reshaping cleantech: 1️⃣ AI Infrastructure Dominates 2️⃣ India Goes Global 3️⃣ State Capital Wins hubs.li/Q04d33Sf0 #Cleantech #APAC #VentureCapital

Cleantech Forum Asia (May 20-21 in Singapore) speakers announced: ⚡ Li Wei Seetoh (NEU Battery Materials) 🌾 Pang Sittakaradej (ADB Ventures) ❄️ Akash Agarwal (New Leaf Dynamic) 🔥 Lindsay Rasmussen (Third Derivative/RMI) hubs.li/Q049GGn40 #CleanTech #Sustainability

Where did Q1 go? If the arrival of April has taken your team off guard too, there is good news: 🐦 The Early Bird rate for #CleantechForumAsia has just been extended until 10 April! Lock in the lowest possible rate: hubs.li/Q049x9Ts0

🌏 Is energy diversification really about resilience, or geopolitics? “Every locally produced gallon of fuel or kilowatt-hour generated results in increased resilience, shareholder value, and national autonomy.” Full webinar: lnkd.in/eBYawKBF

400+ desalination plants line the Arabian Gulf. For Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, they're not a backup, they're the system. This concentration creates risk: disruption of a few coastal plants can impact entire populations. Full perspective: hubs.li/Q049fLgC0

Circularity = infrastructure resilience. Circulate Capital's Rob Kaplan will speak at Cleantech Forum Asia (May) on structuring capital for environmental infrastructure across APAC and turning waste into a strategic industrial asset. Join us in Singapore: hubs.li/Q048_J8X0

Is #Cleantech dead? Or is the market simply shifting from 'sustainability first, economics later' to a new reality where profitability, resilience, and sustainability go hand in hand? ▶️Our analysts break it down: hubs.li/Q048tYlr0

🎙️ Data centers are about to break the grid. ⚡Are we building resilience fast enough, or just reacting? If you're tracking energy, infrastructure, and AI intersection, this one's for you: hubs.li/Q047v-020

Silicon Valley playbooks fail in APAC. Join Steve Melhuish at #CleantechForumAsia to hear why and what actually works for scaling hard-tech across infrastructure-constrained markets. May 20-21, Singapore. Real strategies. No suits. hubs.li/Q047k0Dw0

War. Supply chains. Food prices. AI energy demands. The Middle East conflict isn't just a geopolitical story. It's a cleantech stress test. Our Market Intelligence team sat down to unpack what's really happening beneath the headlines: hubs.li/Q04770HC0

If food expires within a week or two at most, why does the packaging need to outlast our grandchildren? Innovation in food packaging isn’t lacking, but adoption stalls when new solutions are expected to perfectly replicate plastics. Full perspective: hubs.li/Q046lW6x0