"2025 will be remembered as a transformative year for cleantech.  The bar has gone up for what kind of level of potential novelty, uniqueness, and cost improvements might be attractive," said Richard Youngman, CEO of Cleantech Group. "The Global Cleantech 100 highlights innovators who are building the foundation for a sustainable and economically viable future."

“We are honored to be recognized in the Global Cleantech 100 for the fourth year in a row. This achievement underscores Yotta Energy’s commitment to innovation and our mission to revolutionize dispatchable distributed energy resources for a sustainable future.” Jordan Harris, CEO of Yotta Energy.

Key Milestones to Watch in 2025

• Increased Exits for Hardware Companies. Expect more acquisitions of hardware companies related to data center growth, energy resilience, and security. Advanced cooling systems for data centers, power conversion innovations, and grid hardening technologies are particularly attractive to demand owners seeking to secure intellectual property and offer solutions into newly power-hungry markets.

• FOAK Projects Paving the Way for Fast Followers. 2024’s success in launching FOAK projects has set the stage for scale. Companies transitioning to economic, nth-of-a-kind facilities will gain an edge, leveraging lessons learned from early adopters. This "free-rider" effect will benefit fast followers, who can refine processes and avoid costly mistakes.

• China’s Continued Influence. Despite featuring only two companies from China in the Global Cleantech 100, the nation remains a significant force in cleantech innovation. With its ongoing renewable energy and EV expansion, breakthroughs in long-duration energy storage, grid resilience, and nuclear advancements (both fission and fusion) are anticipated. However, reduced collaboration with global partners could limit visibility into these developments, creating both opportunities and challenges for international competitors.

• Breakouts in Adaptation and Resilience. Climate adaptation technologies are set for major breakthroughs. Innovations like wildfire prevention tools that reduce carbon emissions and protect resources illustrate the dual benefits of adaptation and mitigation. As markets embrace diverse success metrics—financial loss avoided, human safety, biodiversity preservation—adaptation technologies will see broader adoption across government, private-sector, utility, and even residential markets.

Featured companies will be recognized at the Cleantech Forum North America, taking place January 27-29 in San Diego, CA. This event offers participants the opportunity to connect with many of the innovators on the list, along with many other rising stars.  The Forum will showcase the latest trends, groundbreaking technologies, and foster collaboration within the cleantech community.

The Global Cleantech 100 program has been running since 2009, the last 12 years with the support of Chubb, the world’s largest property and casualty insurance company.

ABOUT YOTTA ENERGY

Yotta Energy is spearheading a clean and affordable energy future for the built environment with its safe, simple, and scalable energy solution that seamlessly and intelligently integrates load management, battery storage, solar, generators and electric vehicle charging technologies.

At the core of Yotta's solution is an energy storage system with a smart, modular, low-voltage architecture, designed to deploy & scale effortlessly with rooftop solar based on the energy requirements of the building, while minimizing design, permitting and installation costs for nearly any project.

Yotta's module-level energy storage product features patented advanced thermal management technology to passively maintain optimal working temperature even under extreme outdoor conditions, enabling the reliable co-location of modular battery storage with rooftop solar.

As part of an integrated, grid-interactive energy solution, the Yotta Vision Energy Management System enables the monetization of grid services, minimizes demand charges, lowers total energy costs and helps mitigate grid outages by enhancing energy resilience and advancing grid independence.

Learn more: www.yottaenergy.com.

ABOUT CLEANTECHGROUP
Cleantech® Group is a research-driven company that helps corporates, public sector, investors and others, identify, assess, and engage with the innovative solutions and opportunities that are related to the world’s massive, and growing, environmental and climate challenges. Our insights and expertise are delivered to clients all over the world through our Research, Consulting, and Events. We have been the leading authority on global cleantech innovation since 2002.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Thomas Gutierrez   
Marketing Manager  
Yotta Energy   
Email: thomas@yottaenergy.com   
Phone: +1 512-856-7788  

 
Carole Jacques   
Director of Marketing  
Cleantech Group   
Email: carole.jacques@cleantech.com   
Phone: +1 347-225-6542