Ecocem one of the founders of new European Cleantech Scale-Up Coalition

Eight leading European cleantech companies announced yesterday their collaboration in the new Cleantech Scale-up Coalition. Among them is Ecocem, producer of low-carbon cement technology. The goal of the collaboration is to help Europe become climate-neutral, energy-autonomous and industrially competitive. The new coalition is supported by Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy and by Breakthrough Energy, founded by Bill Gates. Both were present at the kickoff.

Pictured are: From left to right: Doris Hafenbradl, CTO Electrochaea, Essa Al-Saleh, CEO Volta Trucks, Carlos Monreal, CEO Plastic Energy, Ann Mettler, vice president Europe Breakthrough Energy, Nils Aldag, CEO Sunfire, Kadri Simson, European Energy Commissioner, Bill Gates, founder Breakthrough Energy, Donal O'Riain, CEO Ecocem, Vaitea Cowan, co-founder Enapter, Philipp Offenberg, senior manager Europe Breakthrough Energy, Julia Reinaud, senior director Europe Breakthrough Energy, Henrik Henriksson, CEO H2 Green Steel and Jules Besnainou, executive director Cleantech for Europe.

"Europe is facing an energy crisis and the threat of climate change. The solution must be a clean energy transition. We need to scale up innovative technologies quickly and this new coalition of cleantech leaders will help us do that." said Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy. The eight partners in the new collaboration are companies scaling up and industrializing technologies. The sectors in which these companies operate range from decarbonizing industry and energy with renewable hydrogen to producing scalable low-carbon cement; from electric transportation to recycling materials and batteries.

Accelerating decarbonization through industrialization

According to Donal O'Riain, founder and managing director of Ecocem, his company is already capable of delivering a scalable low-CO2 cement technology that offers the European cement industry 50% CO2 reduction by 2030. "We can do this by rapidly industrializing our technology. This pioneering collaboration allows us to join forces with other cleantech pioneers and deliver on our ambition by working to remove the barriers to accelerated decarbonization of European and global industry."

Climate and industrial leadership

The goal of the Cleantech Scale-up Coalition is to usher in a new era of climate and industrial leadership for Europe. Although Europe has developed most of the technologies needed to become carbon neutral, it is still struggling to scale up and industrialize these technologies. It is precisely the widespread adoption of innovative clean technology that is critical to achieving Europe's climate, energy and competitiveness goals and increasing Europe's resilience to future change. "This new coalition of sustainable frontrunners embodies the spirit of European entrepreneurship. If we create the conditions for their success, the EU can become the climate and industrial leader of the coming decades." said Ann Mettler, vice president of Breakthrough Energy Europe.

Energy Autonomy

The new Cleantech Scale-up Coalition was founded by H2 Green Steel (sustainable steel production), Sunfire (renewable hydrogen and electrolysis), Volta Trucks (all-electric trucks), Plastic Energy (recycling discarded plastic), Enapter (green hydrogen), Ecocem (scalable clinker-free cement), Electrochaea (renewable power-to-gas), Hydrovolt (battery recycling). The coalition's work will be facilitated by Cleantech for Europe, an initiative that bridges cleantech and policy makers. "Scaling up and deploying clean technologies will not only bring Europe climate neutrality, but also energy autonomy and industrial leadership. This new coalition carries the voice of the next generation of industry." said Jules Besnainou, executive director of Cleantech for Europe.