Unleashing the Potential of Industrial Clusters 2025

Cover: Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Euroterminal, 2022; Image credit: Port of Antwerp. Images: Getty Images unless otherwise specified. Maps: Schwarzplan (SWZPLN). Disclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result of a collaborative process facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders. © 2025 World Economic Forum. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system.Contents Foreword 3 Executive summary 4 1 Clean energy infrastructure is needed at scale and pace 6 2 Challenges inhibiting clean energy infrastructure development 8 3 Strategic solutions within and beyond industrial clusters 10 3.1 Develop a common vision at cluster level 12 3.2 Expedite the scaling of cluster-level clean energy initiatives 22 3.3 Strengthen the collaboration across clusters and regions 33 Conclusion and call to action 40 Appendix: Glossary 41 Contributors 42 Endnotes 44 Unleashing the Full Potential of Industrial Clusters: Infrastructure Solutions for Clean Energies 2