CleanTech News Digest (April, 2023)

Monthly Digest of news in the field of transition to a Green Economy, Clean Technologies and Innovations.

April, 2023

Startups and Investments

  • Special course “Youth startups: development and support tools”   >>>
  • If you cross window blinds with a solar battery, you will get a start-up worth a million   >>>
  • Ukrainian Future, business incubator of the Small Academy of Sciences of Ukraine   >>>
  • Currently, the only requirement for investing in a Ukrainian startup is the presence of clients from other countries   >>>
  • Ukraine is looking for startups that will take part in the largest eco-exhibition in the world   >>>
  • Recipe from Board Talks: How to make a war-torn country attractive to investors   >>>
  • Invest in future unicorns   >>>
  • Business Incubator Group Ukraine
  • How Ukrainian startups will conquer Startup Grind Global 2023   >>>
  • Reduce diesel emissions and save fuel. How cleantech startup FuelWell works   >>>
  • Help startups overcome the “valley of death”. How CLUST venture builder works   >>>
  • How to pitch and get referrals to YC from other founders – here are tips from referrals   >>>
  • Where to get funds for energy-efficient investments of SME   >>>
  • 10 classic mistakes when investing in startups   >>>
  • How to develop startup potential of Ukraine   >>>

Forums and Projects

  • Industrial decarbonization accelerator UNIDO   >>>
  • Cleantech Forum Europe November 14-16 in Tallinn, Estonia (registration opens in May)   >>>
  • Webinar “Knowledge management program of the bioenergy sector in Ukraine: the key to sustainable development”   >>>
  • Video: The role of bioenergy in the fight against climate change   >>>
  • Bioenergy sector knowledge management program in Ukraine: how education and business can join the changes of the future   >>>
  • Materials of the online discussion “Collection of plant residues for energy use”   >>>
  • European Forum on Sustainable Investment, Paris, May 9, 2023  >>>
  • Climate Innovation Forum, London, 28 June 2023   >>>
  • Sustainability Recovery Guidance (SRG) – a unique webinar series on sustainability, ESG best practices and green finance  >>>
  • Conference “Improving Skills for Green Transition in Eastern Partnership Countries”, June 8, 2023  >>>

News and Technologies

  • EUEA RES Sector Review for March 2023: Market News and Estimates   >>>
  • Ukrainian gas workers connected the first biomethane plant in Ukraine   >>>
  • Energy-efficient housing for displaced people will be built in 8 cities of Ukraine   >>>
  • A large-scale cluster for the production of “green” hydrogen will be built in the port of Rotterdam   >>>
  • 15 global trends that will determine the future of agriculture and the entire planet   >>>
  • How the French are rebuilding housing in Gostomel from construction waste   >>>
  • We are experiencing the most historic moment in the development of hydrogen energy   >>>
  • Cheap and environmentally friendly car fuel that will replace oil – a near reality or a distant prospect? >>>
  • What will Ukraine’s energy system look like in the future? >>>
  • Seven global trends of the technological industry   >>>
  • Phoenix, risen from the ashes: how “green” generation will restore energy   >>>
  • New carbon batteries could solve the world’s energy problems   >>>
  • How Sweden turns its waste into gold (video) >>>
  • Ukraine and the USA are preparing a joint program of cooperation on decarbonization and sustainability of the Ukrainian energy industry   >>>
  • In the Netherlands, they found a way to produce “green” energy on asphalt   >>>
  • A solar reactor produces hydrogen, oxygen and heat   >>>

Legislation and Regulation

  • The European Commission proposed a reform of the structure of the EU electricity market >>>
  • EU RED review: EU lawmakers fail to set ambitious renewables target   >>>
  • The urgency of introducing guarantees of the origin of electric energy from RES   >>>
  • The draft law “On energy security” was registered in the Parliament   >>>
  • NERC established green tariffs according to the current exchange rate of the euro for the II quarter   >>>
  • The “State Decarbonization Fund” will appear in Ukraine   >>>
  • The Verkhovna Rada approved in the first reading draft law No. 8410 “On environmental impact assessment”   >>>
  • The European Commission was sued to the Court of Justice for including gas in the green taxonomy >>>
  • The European Parliament has adopted key laws to reduce CO2 emissions   >>>

Useful links

  • Summary Report of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report   >>>
  • Stimulating a gender-just energy transition   >>>
  • The latest report on the best 100 companies in the field of clean technologies  >>>