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Dec 5, 2022
3 min

Launch of Cleantech for Baltics to become a vanguard in sustainable innovation

Press release Cleantech for Baltics was launched at Baltic Sustainability Awards in Riga on November 30th. The goal of Cleantech for Baltics is to strengthen the region by streamlining available opportunities and enabling stakeholders to mobilise finance, policies, and demand to accelerate innovation. We intend to build bridges between the cleantech community and the Baltic policymakers to put cleantech innovation at the centre of the public debate. “The Baltics are one of th

Nov 11, 2022
2 min

EU rohelise pealinna aasta toob Tallinnasse kõrgetasemelise rohetehnoloogiate konverentsi ja EXPO

Tallinna Euroopa rohelise peallinna büroo Pressiteade Tallinn – Euroopa roheline pealinn 2023 võõrustab järgmisel sügisel Cleantech Forum Europe roheinnovatsiooni konverentsi ja korraldab rohetehnoloogiate EXPO. Jätkusuutlikkusele ja rohetehnoloogiale suunatud konverentsil Cleantech Forum Europe kohtuvad Tallinnas 14.–16. novembril 2023 valdkonna olulisemad arvamusliidrid üle maailma. Cleantech Forum Europe toob kokku umbes pooltuhat inimest 25-30 riigist – innovaatiliste idu

Nov 7, 2022
2 min

5 new green ideas grew from Climathon Tallinn 2022

Climathon Tallinn 2022. Climathon Tallinn, a 24-hour climate hackathon, took place on the 28th-29th of October at TalTech Mektory. The hackathon brought together 27 participants who worked in teams to find solutions to our climate and sustainability problems. The participants had the opportunity to attend three workshops (Design Thinking and Pitching training led by Kaisa Hansen and Stakeholder Engagement by Katerina Chantzi), work with mentors from the cleantech ecosystem an

Oct 26, 2022
3 min

Two Estonian startups reach the ClimateLaunchpad Global Finals

PRESS RELEASE Estonian green startups Ari Care and SMAGRY are on a mission to make the world more sustainable. Part of that journey was making it to the global finals of ClimateLaunchpad – the world’s biggest green business competition. Ari Care is a new bright star in sustainable personal care products. It all started when Ari Care’s initial CEO, Kelly Antropov, noticed the massive amount of trucks carrying body and home care products, while on a family road trip. What reall

Oct 25, 2022
2 min

Tallinn joins hundreds of cities around the world in a unique 24-hour climate hackathon

PRESS RELEASE Cleantech Estonia and TalTech Mektory are organizing a 24-hour hackathon, Climathon, on the 28-29th of October to solve our city’s most pressing environmental challenges. The hackathon will take place at the TalTech Mektory Innovation Centre, where all innovative ideas are welcome. Climathon is the right place if you wish to kick-start your idea, receive feedback from experts and create new connections. You can come with your own team or join us to explore aroun

Sep 19, 2022
3 min

New cleantech success stories are on the way: launch of EIT Climate Accelerator

ENG below [EST] Pressiteade 19.09.22 Cleantech Estonia eestvedamisel alustab taas rahvusvaheline rohetehnoloogia ärikiirendi EIT Climate Accelerator. Eestis on programmist läbi käinud 7 aasta jooksul ligi 70 rohetehnoloogia ettevõtet, kellest mitmed on turul juba laineid löönud, sealhulgas Single.Earth, Roofit.solar, Gelatex ja paljud teised. Eestis on sel aastal programmis 9 uut meeskonda: Gens: ettevõte, mis aitab farmeritel kasumlikult taastuva põllumajanduse peale liikud

Sep 13, 2022
2 min

Ülemaailmne roheideede võistlus kinnitas Eesti iduettevõtete head taset

Pressiteade 13.09.22 18. augustil toimus Tallinnas maailma suurima roheideede võistluse ClimateLaunchpad Eesti finaal. Tegu on ülemaailmse võistlusega, millest võttis sel aastal osa 59 riiki. Kokku saadeti riikidest 1990 taotlust. Eesti finaalis presenteerisid oma uudseid lahendusi kliimaprobleemidega võitlemiseks ja kohanemiseks 10 verivärsket tiimi. Koha Eesti esikolmikus saavutasid: 1. The Rewear Company – ringmajandusel põhinev lasterõivaste rendiplatvorm lapsevanematele,

Jul 25, 2022
5 min

The story of Cleantech in and from Estonia

Author: Erki Ani, CEO of Cleantech Estonia, Co-Founder of Beamline Accelerator Let us tell you the story of Cleantech in and from Estonia and what our team at Cleantech Estonia has achieved since the beginning of 2016. Once cleantech or Greentech was regarded as something for the "tree huggers", it wouldn’t generate any profit and be more like philanthropy for investors rather than with clear ROI and clear market opportunity. Well, back then, during the "second coming" of cle

Jul 7, 2022
4 min

ClimateLaunchpad 2022 kicked off with a boot camp

This year's ClimateLaunchpad kicked off on the 17th of June with an intensive Boot Camp. Throughout the 3-day business Boot Camp, all of the teams received guidance from Ron Bloemers, founder and managing partner at Start-U-up. Bloemers has been our coach since the first ClimateLaunchpad held in Estonia in 2015 and he has helped various Estonian teams make their idea into reality. With his support, the participants worked through 8 modules in which market segmentation, custom

Mar 14, 2022
3 min

Targa linna kõrval võiks rääkida ka arukatest küladest

Kadri Piho Kui räägitakse tarkadest linnadest, siis hõlmab see digilahenduste kõrval tihti ka keskkonna jätkusuutlikkust ehk tuuakse rohelust linnadesse. Silme ette võivad kohe kerkida kujutlused kõrghoonete rohefassaadidest ja toidukatustest. Kui aga toimiks täpselt vastupidi? Selle asemel, et tuua loodus linnadesse, viime hoopis tehnoloogia ja uuendused maapiirkondadesse, luues tõeliselt tervisliku ja võimalusterohke elukeskkonna. Uuenduseks võib olla näiteks energia ises

Feb 23, 2022
2 min

ProProtein initiates seed funding round for 700k€

Female driven Estonian precision fermentation start up looks for capital to cut the cow out of the dairy industry. Through March and April ProProtein will be raising a seed round funding for 700k€. This funding push comes after the confirmation of successful casein expression by co-founder and CSO Tiina Tamm PhD. Caseins are essential functional proteins in milk that give cheese the ability to melt and stretch as well as traditional flavours. Meaning cheese without cows is co

Feb 21, 2022
3 min

Bring your innovative green idea to life - Apply to ClimateLaunchpad 2022

Do you have a sustainable business idea on the back of your mind? Or the solution to a problem that will improve the future for all mankind? You are in the right place! The new decade starts off with an amazing opportunity to grow your idea into sustainable reality - take part in the world's biggest green business ideas competition ClimateLaunchpad! Learn and train in Estonia during the 3-months mentoring period and compete worldwide with hundreds of other green business ide

Jan 26, 2022
4 min

How to create an inclusive and supportive work environment?

Cleantech Estonia and Startup Estonia diversity expert group are organising 4 trainings in March 2022 for the startup community to help to create an inclusive and supportive work environment by raising awareness about sexual harassment and gender violence at the workplace. Join the leaders in the community to make sure you provide the best possible work culture and environment for your employees. The purpose of any business is to get the best out of their people and provide t

Jan 12, 2022
2 min

Renewable energy producer Sunly joins forces with Polish solar power developer Alseva Group

PRESS RELEASE, 11th of January, 2022 Renewable energy producer Sunly and the Polish solar power developer Alseva Group join forces to drive the green transition in Poland even faster and with remarkable scale. Following the transaction, Sunly will acquire 100% of one of the largest Polish solar power developers and constructor, Alseva Group, and the current owners of Alseva Group will acquire a shareholding in Sunly. Alseva Group has successfully been cooperating with Sunly

Nov 26, 2021
2 min

Tehisliha tootmiseks vajalikku materjali arendav idufirma Gelatex kaasas 1,2 miljonit eurot

PRESSITEADE 26. november 2021 Eesti materjalitehnoloogia startup Gelatex kaasas investoritelt 1,2 miljonit eurot. Gelatex loob maailmas unikaalset nanokiudu, mis võimaldab seni ülikallist tehisliha toota suurtes mahtudes ja taskukohase hinnaga. Gelatexil on hetkel käimas pilootprojekte kaheksa maailma suurima laboriliha tootjaga. Senised projektid kinnitavad, et idufirma väljatöötatud materjal suudab anda looma rakkudest kasvatatud tehislihale pärislihaga sarnase tekstuuri ni

Nov 6, 2021
3 min

Climathon Tallinn 2021 supported 5 cleantech ideas

PRESS RELEASE 3.11.2021 For the sixth year in a row, Cleantech Estonia organised the 24-hour Climathon on October 29-30 in Tallinn at Tallinna Tehnikakõrgkool and joined the Climathon global movement together with more than 170 cities across the world. Climathon is a global community of local changemakers and innovators working together to help their cities achieve net zero emissions. This year, the topic was quite broad and any solution that contributes to reducing the gree

Sep 30, 2021
6 min

10 innovative startups contributing to a net-zero carbon economy aka ClimAccelerator starts!

We are happy to announce that the selection of startups for the ClimAccelerator program is finished and the program with the startups have started! ClimAccelerator is for climate-positive startups from Baltic States and from Slovakia. The program is delivered by cleantech experts and tailored to support startups in the regions mentioned before. The accelerator helps to scale solutions and take the startups venture globally, attracting potential investors and vastly expanding

Sep 7, 2021
2 min

PowerUP Energy Technologies demonstrates the first prototype of their hydrogen cabinet in Munich

PRESS RELEASE, September 8, 2021 Munich, September 8, 2021: Estonia-based clean technology start-up, PowerUP Energy Technologies is demonstrating its first prototype hydrogen cabinet at IAA mobility in Munich, which kicked off today. The company is exhibiting this solution in Hall B1 in the startups' area, on stand A215 at IAA Mobility. Targeted towards campervan owners, sailors and off-grid homes, the cabinet is designed in a way that a customer can install it outside their

Jul 12, 2021
5 min

EU Cleantech investments shatter records; €7 billion invested in first half of this year

PRESS RELEASE 8.07.2021 Cleantech for Europe presents first-of-its-kind ‘EU Quarterly Cleantech Briefing’; announces six leading cleantech venture capital investors are joining new initiative to build bridges with policy-makers. BRUSSELS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cleantech for Europe, a new initiative created by Cleantech Group, supported by Breakthrough Energy, today presented its first ‘EU Quarterly Cleantech Briefing’. The analysis finds that in the first half of this year more th

Jul 9, 2021
2 min

Eesti roheidud said oma hääle Euroopas

PRESSITEADE 08.07.2021 Rahvusvaheline rohetehnoloogiaid ja keskkonnamõju vähendamist arendav organisatsioon Cleantech Group ja Bill Gates’i asutatud Breakthrough Ventures on koos ELi rohetehnoloogia investoritega loonud ELi rohevaldkonna esindusorganisatsiooni Cleantech for Europe. Üks asutajaliikmetest on ka Eesti roheidusid koondava katusorganisatsiooni Cleantech Estonia läbi oma sõsarettevõtte, rohekiirendi Beamline Accelerator. Cleantech for Europe eesmärk on luua ühine h

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