Unleashing the Potential of Industrial Clusters 2025

1Clean energy infrastructure is needed at scale and pace Achieving the energy transition calls for multistakeholder collaboration towards a global build-out of clean energy infrastructure. The energy transition involves more than just replacing fossil fuels; it demands a comprehensive overhaul of the energy value chain and the coordinated development of clean power and clean fuel infrastructure worldwide. Aligning with the objectives of the Paris Agreement means moving towards a multi-fuel, multi-modal future at pace. Industrial decarbonization requires looking beyond site operations and into the clean power and clean fuels value chain, including transport and logistics. These decarbonization efforts will rely on a multitude of technologies, primarily energy efficiency, electrification, and renewable power. They will also require clean fuels and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that cannot otherwise be removed. Medium- to high-temperature industrial heat pump technologies are maturing rapidly and becoming increasingly viable options for hard-to- abate industries. Biofuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and biogas can also play a role, subject to meeting sustainability criteria in relevant jurisdictions. Other clean fuels, such as clean hydrogen, clean ammonia and sustainable e-fuels, must scale up to meet energy transition goals in the industrial, transport and logistics sectors. Stena Germanica, fuelled by methanol, operates the route between Kiel and Gothenburg Image credit: Stena Line Unleashing the Full Potential of Industrial Clusters: Infrastructure Solutions for Clean Energies 6