Unleashing the Potential of Industrial Clusters 2025

Clusters can act as conduits for new projects by supporting collaboration between constituents and pooling resources throughout project planning, coordination, delivery and operation. There are three areas where collaboration through a cluster has the potential to significantly accelerate clean energy infrastructure development:3.2 Expedite the scaling of cluster-level clean energy initiatives Creating mechanisms that allow clusters to aggregate and/or integrate their demand can present a compelling case for suppliers to scale investment in clean energy production and infrastructure. By developing offtake agreements aggregating demand within a cluster, cluster members can provide suppliers with the confidence to commit to long-term investments. Additionally, players in a cluster can work together to integrate their energy requirements and optimize the distribution of their demand over time (e.g. for clean electricity). In turn, this allows for the optimization of sizing and operation of the clean energy technologies in a cluster, such as solar, batteries and electric vehicles (EVs). This creates system-wide efficiency, reduces GHG emissions and costs, and optimizes system value benefits (e.g. energy security). Aggregated and integrated demand New and enhanced business modelsFinancingAggregated and integrated demand Gothenburg, Sweden Image credit: Shutterstock Unleashing the Full Potential of Industrial Clusters: Infrastructure Solutions for Clean Energies 22