The Future Cleantech Festival 2026 attracted strong interest from international, European and local media, with more than a dozen journalists attending the event. Participants included reporters from leading international and specialized outlets such as Reuters, AFP, Der Spiegel, Handelsblatt, Contexte, WDR and Energy Voice.
We are also pleased to share a first wave of media coverage generated by the Festival, with additional stories expected in the coming weeks.
Highlights include:
- Germany’s leading business newspaper, Handelsblatt, featured FCA CEO Dr. Peter Schniering in its Green & Energy podcast alongside Roman Diederichs, Managing Director of steel company Dirostahl, and Frederick Lessmann, CEO of HyperHeat. The discussion explores how innovative technologies can decarbonize high-temperature industrial heat. (Listen here, in German).
- Reuters’ Ethical Corporation Magazine highlights the need for transitioning away from fossil fuels in heavy industry and the opportunities and the challenges brought by major European policies recently announced, including the Electrification Action Plan and changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Industry leaders and FCA’s Policy Director comment on what these mean in the context of the city of Remscheid, including a steel forging plant, a pasta producer, and the local utility company. (Read the story here).
- Energy Voice, which covers energy news, analysis and insight from Scotland, reported from the Festival on efforts by the defence industry to increase circularity, reduce dependence on imported raw materials, and cut emissions from steel production. (Watch the story here).
- FCA’s Clean Firm Power report was covered by the leading German newspaper Tagesspiegel (read here, in German), as well as by media outside the EU, including India’s magazine on environment and development, Down To Earth, and the UK’s Business Green. The report was launched with a lively discussion that included speakers from Clean Air Task Force, IRENA, Project Tempo, and FCA’s cleantech analyst, Dr. Antoine Koen. You can watch the full event on the Energy Voice podcast.
We are grateful to all the journalists who joined us in Remscheid. Independent reporting plays an essential role in bringing the challenges and opportunities of Europe’s industrial and energy transition to a wider audience.