Working Together to Turn Challenges into Cleantech Solutions
Turning Global Challenges into Cleantech Solutions
Why Work With Us
We turn challenges into cleantech solutions — connecting cities, corporates, and consortiums with the right partners, technologies, and funding.
We drive innovation from R&D to real impact — advancing projects that scale from research to full industrial implementation.
We build powerful networks — uniting clusters and SMEs worldwide to access projects, funding, and new markets.
Turning Your Challenges into Cleantech Solutions
Local Action. Global Impact.
We connect cities, corporates, and EU consortiums with cleantech innovators from across four continents — delivering real solutions to real environmental challenges.
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ICN helps cities transform complex sustainability goals into actionable cleantech projects — drawing on proven solutions from places like Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, Vancouver, Copenhagen, and New York State.
Through our long-standing collaboration with C40 Cities, we connect local authorities with innovative solution providers and peers facing similar challenges, enabling fast knowledge transfer from city to city — turning local issues into shared, solvable ones and delivering small solutions to big urban challenges. -
ICN supports forward-thinking companies like Novafos and Metro Vancouver in finding and co-developing cleantech innovations that solve real operational and environmental challenges.
Through ICN, corporates gain access to a curated network of 7,000+ startups and SMEs, as well as valuable insights into funding mechanisms across the EU and beyond — enabling partnerships with cities and innovators that accelerate sustainable transformation and deliver tangible impact. -
ICN engages in both smaller, research- and knowledge-driven consortiums of around five partners, and large-scale industrial projects with up to 50 partners — including one with a total investment of nearly €600 million.
We understand the dynamics of various EU funding programs and connect the right mix of cities, companies, and researchers to turn cleantech ideas into real-world impact.
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Connecting Local Ecosystems to Global Opportunities
FOR CLUSTERS
Join the International Cleantech Network (ICN) and tap into a global platform where regional cleantech clusters collaborate to develop sustainable solutions and drive growth.
With access to our network of leading clusters on four continents, you’ll benefit from project development, consortium formation, funding opportunities, and active participation in thematic groups that foster collaboration across sectors.
ICN also hosts an annual meeting, bringing together members from around the world to share insights, discuss opportunities, and strengthen partnerships. Through thematic collaboration and innovation-driven dialogue, ICN helps clusters expand their international reach and impact.
Members are structured through a triple-helix model — connecting SMEs, public authorities, and research institutions — enabling meaningful engagement and new business opportunities. Ready to become a member?
Grow, Collaborate, and Go Global with icn
FOR START-UPs & SMEs
Startups and SMEs are at the core of cleantech innovation — and ICN helps turn their solutions into real-world impact.
Through our global network, we support innovators with matchmaking, access to funding, and opportunities to join or form EU projects.
We regularly run challenges with cities and corporates to solve pressing environmental issues and introduce promising startups directly to industry partners looking for new solutions.
SMEs engage through our member clusters, gaining international visibility, partnerships, and the momentum to scale sustainable technologies worldwide.