Heart for Cleantech

Heart for Cleantech is the new Cleantech and innovation ecosystem for Coeur in Hainaut, which comprises 25 towns and municipalities and 540,000 inhabitants. Our aim is to initiate, develop and consolidate projects that will have an economic and environmental impact on the Coeur du Hainaut region. Given the specific characteristics of the region, Heart For Cleantech will focus on 3 themes: circular materials, energy and data. These areas will be implemented in two pilot sectors: logistics and agri-food. In the medium and long term, the main goal of this dynamic is to create sustainable jobs in our region. And we're convinced that the creation of economic activity is the key to achieving this. That's why Heart for Cleantech aims to support cleantech-related projects and create strategic facilities to support and encourage innovation in the Coeur du Hainaut. In practice, the ecosystem is reflected in a series of initiatives and the creation of an exchange network, the “Forum 4 Cleantech”. The forum brings together a large community of members with very diverse profiles, who are committed to strengthening their exchanges and synergies around Cleantech. Our approach is based on the pentagram model of the MIT REAP (Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program) methodology, mobilising all five stakeholders of the model simultaneously: entrepreneurs, companies, capital, academic institutions and public institutions.