Where cleantech innovation scales
District Cleantech is an ecosystem dedicated to industrial and energy transition.
Located on a former industrial site undergoing redevelopment, it brings together companies, startups, researchers, investors and public stakeholders to turn cleantech innovations into concrete projects, tested at real scale and deployed for the industry of tomorrow.
Support and accelerate the region’s industrial transformation around decarbonization and sustainability, by turning industrial sites into strategic platforms dedicated to cleantech.
Welcome to District Cleantech
where innovation meets real-world industrial transition.
Our ambition
In line with the European Green Deal, the "Fit 55", the Walloon Cleantech ambitions, the territorial development opportunities of the site and the adhesion of the City of Charleroi to the Covenant of Mayors, District Cleantech aims to facilitate the transition towards decarbonization of Charleroi Metropole and Walloon companies by 2026/2040. It will bring together multiple actors, such as companies, startups, research centers, academics and education stakeholders, around an innovation, incubation and education platform to accelerate the development of cleantech solutions.
Our ambition is to turn Cleantech District into a place of excellence in Wallonia, Belgium and Europe for specific Cleantech themes. We also want to make it the first territorial pole of a future Cleantech Wallonia, through the following priorities:
