EIF Working Paper 2025/106, Unlocking the Potential of Cleantech Innovation in Europe

This working paper provides a comprehensive overview of Europe’s cleantech innovation landscape, highlighting both the sector’s substantial maturity and the key challenges holding back the scale-up of clean technologies. It distils insights from four interlinked research studies – mapping the cleantech ecosystem, surveying industry perspectives, analysing venture capital’s impact, and evaluating policy frameworks – to examine how cleantech companies can reach their full potential and what support they need to thrive. The paper reflects the EIF’s commitment to bridging financing gaps and fostering sustainable growth across Europe.

The EIF Working Papers are designed to make available to a wider readership selected topics and studies in relation to EIF´s business. The Working Papers are edited by EIF's Market Assessment & Research and are typically authored or co-authored by EIF staff or are written in cooperation with EIF.