By setting up operations in Flanders, you will gain access to a close-knit business and knowledge ecosystem for your cleantech activities. How? By tuning in to these sector-specific organizations for know-how, research, industry clustering, business incubation, and more.

• Lab4U – Lab4U, an expertise unit of the KU Leuven, UHasselt and UC Limburg, performs research into the development of new technologies and their implementation in existing (bio)chemical processes. Current research topics are cleantech, process intensification and biomedical technology.
• B-PHOT (VUB) – The Brussels Photonics research and innovation team B-PHOT carries out cutting-edge research on photonics. 
• Bruwind (VUB) – In the Brussels Wind Energy Institute Bruwind, several research groups combine their technologies to boost innovation in wind energy from small wind turbines in urban environments to large offshore wind farms.
• SURF (VUB) – Research group that focuses on 5 cross-linked research domains in electrochemical and surface engineering. It has an impressive track record in knowledge transfer, made available to the market through its spin-off Elsyca.
• CleanChem (UGent) – Under the framework of the Industrial Research Fund, the CleanChem research cluster functions as a gateway for all activities related to sustainable chemical technologies targeting a transition from fossil to renewable sources.
• CMK (UHasselt) – The Center for Environmental Sciences carries out specific international research programs in cooperation with the industry.
• Enviromics (UAntwerpen) - The Enviromics consortium, embedded in the Industrial Research Fund at the University of Antwerp, offers broad expertise in the fields of environmental sciences and technology. 
• ELECTA (KU Leuven) – The research domain of ELECTA covers the broad spectrum of electrical energy systems and the robust control of industrial systems. Its focus lies on the development of the future smart grid.

• CINBIOS – CINBIOS connects industrial biotech companies and knowledge centers in a single network. It is a common initiative of FlandersBio, Ghent Bio-Economy Valley and Essenscia.
• Flanders BioBased Valley – FBBV is a non-profit organization supporting the development of biobased activities in the Ghent region. It is a joint initiative of the City and Port of Ghent, the Development Agency of East Flanders and industrial companies in the area.
• MIP – The Environmental and Energy Technology Innovation Platform was founded by the Government of Flanders and aims at closing material and process cycles according to the ‘Cradle to Cradle’ philosophy and the development of new technologies for smart energy supply.
• GreenBridge (UGent) – Located at the Ostend Science Park, GreenBridge aims to provide a sustainable breeding ground for successful technological entrepreneurship initiatives in the energy domain.
• Blue Growth (UGent) – Part of the GreenBridge incubator, Blue Growth unites all the research expertise of Ghent University in the blue growth domain. As such, it focuses on offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, aquaculture, marine biotechnology, coastal engineering, and sea bed mining.

• Leclanché (Switzerland) – Europe’s biggest battery producer has a base at the Open Manufacturing Campus (OMC) in Turnhout, Flanders. OMC is a hub for technological cross-pollination between manufacturing companies.
• Subcon (Australia) – This multinational specializes in subsea stabilization and foundation solutions for the offshore energy sector, and decided to open its first European office at the GreenBridge incubator in Ostend, Flanders.
• C-Power – C-Power is the first offshore wind farm in the concession area on the Thornton Bank in the North Sea, located 30 km from Flanders’ coast line.
• DEME – Headquartered in Zwijndrecht (Flanders), DEME is major industry player when it comes the installation of wind turbines at sea. 
• Hydrogenics – Operating a site in Oevel (Flanders), Hydrogenics is a worldwide leader designing, manufacturing, building and installing industrial and commercial hydrogen systems.