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Cambridge Cleantech starts 2025 with move to Eagle Labs, ramps up Venture Days agenda




Cambridge Cleantech has moved from Allia’s FBC to Eagle Labs on Chesterton Road and has scheduled a raft of new initiatives including three Cleantech Venture Days in 2025 as part of its new Climate Tech SuperCluster initiative.

Since 2006, Cleantech Venture Day has been providing a curated programme of cutting-edge technology, investment opportunities and thought leadership from across the global cleantech and climate tech ecosystem.

Cambridge Cleantech at their new office in Eagle Labs Picture: Keith Heppell
Cambridge Cleantech at their new office in Eagle Labs              Picture: Keith Heppell

The move to Eagle Labs offered “an opportunity to work closer with Carbon13, Green Angel Syndicate, Eagle Labs, etc,” said Sylvie Russell, chief operating officer Cambridge Cleantech, adding: “We are still on good terms with Allia”.

The three Cleantech Venture Days days in 2025 will start in Amsterdam on 2 April at the Nemo Science Museum , London on 25 June at KPMG Canary Wharf, and Paris in November.

Cambridge Cleantech’s monthly Climate Tech Clubs, held in collaboration with Carbon 13 and Eagle Labs, continue to be very successful. The next one will be held on 4 February at CISL’s Entopia Building, and then at the Bradfield Centre on Cambridge Science Park on 13 March.

Cambridge Cleantech also convened a roundtable on 15 January in partnership with London Stansted Airport, to explore pathways for scaling Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) across the UK, with a particular focus on the East of England.

Hosted at London Stansted Airport, the decarbonisation event brought together leading organisations to assess opportunities for SAF production, infrastructure development, and investment in the region.

SAF is widely recognised as one of the most effective solutions for reducing aviation emissions. Globally, aviation accounts for two per cent of all CO2 emissions and 12 per cent of transportation-related emissions.

Cambridge Cleantech with London Stansted Airport team at round table, January 2025
Cambridge Cleantech with London Stansted Airport team at round table, January 2025

Despite ambitious airline commitments to incorporate 10 per cent SAF by 2030, its uptake remains limited, rising from just 0.04 per cent of global aviation fuel in 2021 to 0.17 per cent in 2023. In response, the UK government has introduced the UK SAF Mandate, requiring aviation fuel suppliers to blend increasing proportions of SAF into the fuel mix. Starting January 1, 2025, two per cent of all jet fuel used for UK-departing flights must be SAF, with targets rising to 10 per cent by 2030 and 22 per cent by 2040.

Gareth Powell, managing director of London Stansted Airport, underscored the importance of facilitating these crucial discussions and expressed pride in Stansted’s role as host. Sam Goodall, chief executive of Cambridge Cleantech and founder of the Climate Tech Supercluster, highlighted the collaborative potential of the roundtable participants to take on an “advocacy role” in advancing the region’s SAF ambitions.

The collaborative initiative marks an important step towards establishing the East of England as a key hub for SAF innovation and production.

Sam Goodall, Cambridge Cleantech’s CEO, said: “Cambridge’s climate tech ecosystem is a powerhouse of innovation and collaboration, driving forward solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.

“At Cambridge Cleantech, we are proud to be at the heart of this dynamic community, fostering connections between ground-breaking start-ups, established companies, and world-class research institutions. Our role, through our network and members, is to accelerate the adoption and diffusion of cutting-edge technologies that can move the dial on the transition to net-zero.

“By supporting local talent and creating national and international partnerships – for example through the Cleantech Venture Day and our Climate Tech SuperCluster initiative – we ensure that Cambridge remains a global leader in climate tech innovation.”



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