This year we are not only taking over an industrial town for two days,
we are taking you to the heart of its heavy industry.
Join Future Cleantech Architects on June 17-18, 2026 as we provide unique insights on cleantech innovation like no other event can: by blending science-based research with real-life hard-to-abate industry. Together with bold innovators and industry leaders, explore high-temperature heat solutions next to the forging ovens themselves, debate the future of steel across electric arc furnaces, cross bridges built with structural efficiency principles, and discuss the energy transition from the control rooms shaping tomorrow’s grid.
Be part of the experience!
Read Our Key Takeaways from 2024
The Future Cleantech Festival 2024 took over the city of Remscheid, one of Germany’s last industrial cities, for two days on May 28-29th. Teaming up with our esteemed co-hosts UNIDO ITPO Germany, UN Climate Change, IRENA, and the European Innovation Council we immersed ourselves into cleantech innovation, showcasing cutting-edge cleantech solutions and approaches across the sectors of Transport, Construction, Innovation, and the Future Energy System.
Future Cleantech Architects took the insights and key takeaways from the festival to create this report on actionable priorities for the next EU agenda.
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What the experts have to say
“This festival brings together policymakers, academia, as well as financials and investors. And this is super important as all of these stakeholders need to work together to have a more ambitious plan as they go forward.“
“The European Commission is a complex system, where being a co-host of something is not easy. So we started to come here to FCA as a co-host because we are really convinced, and this is what is happening, that we are able to reach in one event most of the stakeholders around energy.“
“It is all about bringing people together to talk about things in a really dynamic way. I think that having it in this setting is absolutely fantastic because it is just so conducive to bringing people out of their comfort zone, to really talk about the cutting-edge things that need to be talked about in person.“
“What is really great about the Future Cleantech Festival is that it brings together complementary perspectives that aren‘t usually to be found in the same room in an informal setting really.“
At The ARC, cleantech stakeholders from all over the world came together to discuss solutions for a sustainable future. Many solutions are already technically and scientifically available - but the political framework is still lacking. That's why it was so important that FCA brought us together at this festival.”
Discussions at The ARC helped me gain a deeper understanding of the different technological approaches to decarbonize cement and what regulatory hurdles stand in the way of innovators.
I think you have done a great job at actually creating public conversations between people and not just business small talk. (…) There is a lot of momentum, a lot of great companies, a lot of accelerators, a lot of investment companies. Let's use this momentum, let's be positive, and make it work.
The ARC Cleantech Festival in Remscheid the #cityofinnovators brought together a remarkable range of creative innovators and helped create the disruptive momentum which is necessary to live up to the double challenge of energy transition and climate crisis. Thank you for including me as a panelist with a number of distinguished experts.
Participating in The ARC is a tremendous opportunity to meet with innovators and change makers who are truly making a difference in the world and providing solutions to address climate change. The combination of policymakers and the cleantech industry in such an unique setting is remarkable and I look forward to attending the next festival because of the enormous value add.
The ARC Festival provided a great space for real conversations about the potential and limitations of clean tech. And about how it could be reframed for desirable futures, through a systemic lens.
The ARC Festival 2022 brought together some of the world's most influential and progressive leaders in climate action. I was proud to represent Canada at this global event. There is a unanimous acknowledgement of the urgency in acting on decisions made today to reduce emissions and move towards net-zero by 2050. Collaboration between many emissions-intense supply chains is already happening thanks to The ARC Festival.
I can only recommend The ARC Cleantech Festival. High-quality panels, very good visitor structure. I have rarely been able to make as many good connections as I did at this conference!
The 2024 Recap Video
From groundbreaking discussions on the future of cleantech to hands-on policy discussions, 2024 was a year of disruptive innovation. Watch the recap to see the people, places, and innovations that shaped our journey, and get inspired for what is coming next.
Step into the bus and join the journey: an immersive experience through the heart of Europe’s industrial landscape.
We will enter the machine rooms of its heavy industry to understand the largest innovation gaps in our energy system. To see what works and what does not.
We will discuss the systemic change it takes, and the policy steps that can get us there:
to our future energy system, to a new way of running our heavy industry,
to a new construction system. Join the experiences:
See electric arc furnaces
(and what role they will play in future steel production) and how 30-ton steel pieces are being forged into wind turbine components
(and how electrification can work).
Join us in the control room of a utility
(and see how to rebuild a grid to electrify huge industry consumers).
See the future of the construction industry
(and how we can build the same projects with smarter design and less than 50 % of the emissions).
Who we are
Future Cleantech Architects is a climate innovation think tank that exists to close the remaining innovation gaps to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. To reach this objective, we accelerate innovation in critical industries – such as cement, aviation, or shipping – where sustainable solutions are still in very early stages. We urge policy-makers to intensify and better prioritize their R&D activities. Moreover, we initiate and actively drive high-level research consortia on critical technologies for these neglected technological sectors.
Together with international partners and co-hosts from the public and private sphere, the Future Cleantech Festival brings together the brightest minds and best ideas in cleantech worldwide. The festival looks towards a net-zero 2050, zooming in on the innovation processes in different sectors.
Europe’s most ambitious cleantech innovation festival aims to identify specific steps that will remove roadblocks and bridge the innovation gaps to reach net zero by 2050. The Festival will bring together private industries, policymakers, and research institutes to discuss and collaborate. Join us in this ambitious endeavor!
