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Sep 19
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
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 26
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 8, 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

Jun 29, 2021
2 min

Eestis avati Baltikumi esimene tootmisjääkidele suunatud ostu-müügi platvorm

PRESSITEADE 15.06.2021 Alates 15. juunist on Eesti tootmisettevõtetel võimalik liituda platvormiga Materjalivoog, mis võimaldab neil lihtsalt ja mugavalt oma materjalijääke väärindada või leida enda tootmisesse sisendmaterjali. Tegemist on Baltikumis uudse ettevõtlusele suunatud lahendusega, mis soodustab ringmajanduse edendamist. Materjalivoo platvorm toimib lihtsalt: tootja sisestab oma materjalijäägi koguse ja kirjelduse (materjal, värvus, jms) ning mõni teine tootja saab

Mar 25, 2021
1 min

| MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS INTERNS WANTED |

We have super exciting international projects coming up for which we are looking for active marketing and communication people that want to do an internship among our young and ambitious team! You’ll actively participate in getting the word out on international scale, you’ll learn how such events are organised and marketed, meet awesome people and network, as well as help to boost critical climate solutions! We need Your help with: Techstars Startup Weekend Sustainability Onl

Mar 24, 2021
4 min

Sympower raises multi-million Series B round to strengthen its pivotal role in the energy transition

Sympower’s CEO Simon Bushell on the left and Kees Koolen, the former CEO and Chairman of Booking.com on the right. Sympower has raised EUR 5.2 million from Kees Koolen, the former CEO of Booking.com and an early investor and advisor of Uber, as well as existing investors. The funds will be used to further rollout Sympower’s platform and services across Europe, enabling the company to launch in attractive growth markets. Sympower is one of the largest independent flexibility p

Mar 17, 2021
3 min

Cleantech ForEst ja Sunly avasid Eesti rohetehnoloogia demokeskuse

* Text in English below Pressiteade 18/03/2021 Tallinn Cleantech ForEst ja Sunly on säästva tehnoloogia edendamiseks loonud esitluskeskuse, kus eksponeeritakse ja tutvustatakse Eesti rohetehnoloogia startuppe ning nende tooteid ja teenuseid. Keskuses on esitletud rohkem kui 40 idufirmat viies kategoorias, sealhulgas energia, põllumajandus ja toit. Cleantech ForEsti tegevjuhi Erki Ani sõnul on demokeskus kohalike huvigruppide ja rahvusvaheliste võrgustike esmane kontaktpunkt,

Mar 4, 2021
3 min

Estonia’s most active clean technologies developer starts with a new international accelerator!

Press release 04/03/2021 Tallinn From 2016 Cleantech ForEst NGO has invested over 1mln€ in more than 50 cleantech startups, they have raised over 18mln€ afterwards. Now the umbrella organisation of Estonia’s cleantech startups is launching together with cleantech investors Sunly a new Beamline Accelerator for ambitious startups. Cleantech startup scene has seen a massive growth in recent years for what a more focused approach is needed in order to provide a competitive advant

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