Partnerships with the Media

Joining forces with Handelsblatt, the largest and most-cited business and financial newspaper in the German language with >500,000 readers per issue and >90,000 subscribers, Future Cleantech Architects sheds light on the most intensively debated cleantech innovations of the moment. Framed as ‘Green ideas that might change the world’, the articles offer a succinct overview of the latest technology, revealing its potential and the most significant hurdles on the path to climate impact. From Space-based Solar Power to Distributed Ledger Technologies and cement, we’ve got you covered.
Direct Lithium Extraction: New Release in Joint Series with Handelsblatt
9. July 2025Global demand for lithium is growing rapidly, and a shortage is looming in the long term. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), lithium demand will more than quadruple by 2040. It is particularly in demand for batteries used in electric...
Biofuels: New Release in Joint Series with Handelsblatt
12. June 2025Biofuels are fuels made from biological materials. Depending on the feedstock and production method, these fuels can reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% compared to fossil fuels. But biofuels are still in their infancy, and there is...
Enhanced Weathering: New Release in Joint Series with Handelsblatt
17. April 2025Weathering is one of the oldest natural processes in the world. Under the right conditions, rainwater falls on rocks, reacts with the CO2 contained in the atmosphere, and binds it in the water as bicarbonate. The bicarbonate, a salt, over...
Geothermal Heat Storage: New Release in Joint Series with Handelsblatt
14. March 2025Storing excess energy is one of the energy transition’s big challenges. Geothermal energy storage can be one solution. It works by heating water and channeling the warm water back underground, where surrounding rock can retain the heat for up to months....
Plasma Technology: New release in joint series with German newspaper Handelsblatt
14. February 2025High-temperature heat processes, such as steel forging and cement production, are vital for modern society. However, they currently still rely on burning fossil fuels for generating high temperatures (500-2000°C). Plasma technologies could offer a solution.Plasma can reach temperatures of several thousand...
NEW release in our joint series with German newspaper HANDELSBLATT: this time on the POTENTIAL OF WASTE HEAT FROM DATA CENTERS
15. August 2024We are pleased to see our Advisory Group member, Nico Köllner (DATA2HEAT), featured in Handelsblatt’s latest greentech article! With the growth of artificial intelligence, the number of data centers is increasing, and so is the potential to repurpose the excess...
NEW release in our joint series with HANDELSBLATT, this time on DECARBONIZING HIGH-TEMPERATURE HEAT
30. July 2024“We cannot achieve the energy transition without high-temperature heat. The processes are necessary to produce the cement for the concrete foundations of wind turbines, the steel for the towers of wind turbines, and the silicon for solar cells.” – Antoine...
NEW release in our joint series with German newspaper HANDELSBLATT, this time on INNOVATIVE ENERGY STORAGE
15. May 2024Long Duration Energy Storage and Thermal Energy Storage are key to a successful energy transition. Solar and wind energy are the cheapest and fastest-growing sources of electricity in most world regions. However, intermittent renewables fluctuate and are unavailable on demand,...
NEW release in our joint series with HANDELSBLATT: this time on INNOVATIVE HYDROPOWER TECHNOLOGIES
15. April 2024Hydropower is the largest renewable energy source in the world, accounting for 15 percent of global electricity consumption. Although solar and wind have received significant mainstream and political attention in recent years, hydropower offers unique advantages that deserve recognition. Assuming...
NEW release in our joint series with German newspaper HANDELSBLATT: this time on innovative GREEN HYDROGEN production.
20. March 2024Green hydrogen is in great demand but in limited supply. Today, most hydrogen is fossil-based and generated through high-emitting processes. Green hydrogen has primarily been produced using electrolysis, in which water is split into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity. However,...
NEW release in our joint series with German newspaper HANDELSBLATT: “Green ideas that might change the world”, this time on CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER
14. February 2024Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) could play an important role in the global transition to clean generation of electricity and heat, using its flexibility to complement the variable generation from solar photovoltaic plants and wind farms. Since CSP transforms sunlight into...
NEW release in our joint series with German newspaper HANDELSBLATT: “Green ideas that might change the world”, this time on CONTRAILS
12. January 2024“To seriously tackle aviation emissions, non-CO2 emissions must be addressed as well.” – Ingrid El Helou, Cleantech Analyst More than 60% of aviation’s impact on global warming comes from non-CO2 emissions, with contrails making up the largest contribution (>50%). Therefore, attention...
New release in our joint series with HANDELSBLATT on green ammonia
26. October 2023Although green ammonia might be a great tool for decarbonization in some sectors, most of its production is still gray – using natural gas and oil. Currently, ammonia production is responsible for the largest emissions in the chemical sector, with...
NEW release in our joint series with HANDELSBLATT on solar radiation management (SRM)
26. September 2023NEW release in our joint series with German newspaper HANDELSBLATT: “Green ideas that might change the world”, this time focusing on solar radiation management (SRM) SRM is considered geoengineering, an active human influence on the climate. One example is the release...
New release in our joint series with Handelsblatt, this time focusing on energy storage beyond lithium
15. August 2023“With the expansion of renewable energies, the need for storage is growing exponentially” – Antoine Koen, Cleantech Analysts. Lithium batteries are efficient, but they deplete quickly. For multi-hour, multi-day, and seasonal applications we require a variety of long duration energy storage (LDES)...
Published articles of the series 'Green ideas that might change the world' (in German):
Geothermal Energy Storage
“Der Erdboden als riesiger Speicher”
Published: March 11th, 2025
Plasma Technology
“Plasma könnte die Industrie revolutionieren”
Published: February 11th, 2025
The Future of Solar Technology
“Die nächste Generation der
Solartechnologie”
Published: November 12th, 2024
Wood, Plants, and Plastic Trash
“Holz, Pflanzen, Plastikmüll:
Die Chemie sucht neue Rohstoffquellen”
Published: October 8th, 2024
E-Fuels
“ E-Fuels: Hoffnung auf
den kommerziellen Durchbruch”
Published: September 10th, 2024
Heat from Data Centers
“Heizen mit
überschüssiger
Computerwärme”
Published: August 13th, 2024
Offshore Solar Systems
“Offshore-Photovoltaik –
Wie viel bringen
schwimmende Solaranlagen?”
Published: June 11th, 2024
Innovative Energy Storage
“Eisen statt Kohle – So lässt sich
in Zukunft Energie speichern”
Published: May 14th, 2024
Innovative Run-of-River Hydropower
“Innovative Flusskraftwerke
könnten der Wasserkraft zu
einem Comeback verhelfen”
Published: April 9th, 2024
Green Hydrogen
“Gülle, Algen, Sonnenlicht: Neue Quellen für grünen Wasserstoff”
Published: March 12th, 2024

Concentrated Solar Power
“CSP – hinter diesen drei Buchstaben steckt eine Energie-Revolution”
Published: February 13th, 2024

Contrails
Warum Kondensstreifen dem Klima sogar mehr schaden als CO2”
Published: January 10th, 2024

Geothermal
“Wie wichtig ist Geothermie für die Wärmewende?”
Published: December 13th, 2023

Thermal Energy Storage
“Mit Wärmespeichern Geld und CO2 sparen”
Published: November 14th, 2023

Green Ammonia
“Wie Ammoniak die Energiewende beschleunigen soll”
Published: October 17th, 2023

Solar Radiation Management
“Den Himmel verdunkeln – eine riskante Option”
Published: September 12th, 2023

Lithium alternatives
“Fieberhafte Forschung nach der Lithium-Alternative”
Published: August 8th, 2023

Airborne wind energy
Flugwinddrachen liefern Strom aus der Luft”
Published: July 11th, 2023