Cleanworld

What Cleanworld does

Cleanworld is an independent inter-dealer broker founded in 2008 in Stavern, Norway, and now headquartered in Oslo. The company connects buyers and sellers across seven environmental commodity market segments: European Power Certificates (GoOs, REGOs, Nordic electricity certificates, Belgian green certificates), Renewable Gas (physical biomethane, bio-LNG, bio-CNG with associated GoOs and RGGOs), Global EAC (I-RECs, US RECs, Mexico CELs, China GECs, Australia LGCs, Japan NFCs, TIGRs), Fuels & Feedstocks (UCO, tallow, HVO, SAF, RED III compliance), Alternative Fuels (clean ammonia and refrigerant gases/F-gas quotas), Energy Savings Certificates (Spanish CAE under Royal Decree 36/2023), and THG-Quote (Germany's greenhouse-gas reduction quota). The company positions itself as the largest independent inter-dealer broker in Europe by executed volume, serving 600–1,000+ business partners across energy retailers, fuel suppliers, project developers, corporate energy buyers, and obligated parties.

The business model is transaction-fee brokerage: Cleanworld earns commissions by intermediating wholesale environmental commodity trades across multiple registries and compliance schemes. The firm does not operate a proprietary technology platform; instead, value is delivered through direct broker relationships, market intelligence, discreet counterparty matching, and cross-registry access spanning more than 14 countries. Distribution is purely B2B via direct sales with offices in Oslo, Sandefjord, Hamburg, and Madrid, plus tri-lingual (English/Spanish/German) market coverage. Arctic Securities, a Scandinavian investment bank, is the largest shareholder, and Cleanworld retains a minority stake in Veyt, a market data analytics spin-off serving green certificate and carbon markets. The team combines 100+ years of commercial experience across environmental commodity markets, with senior brokers heading each specialized desk.

Customer-facing benefits include access to niche and fragmented European compliance markets, single-point-of-access for multinationals executing RE100/Scope 2 strategies, liquidity provision in typically illiquid environmental commodity markets, and navigation of complex cross-jurisdictional regulatory regimes (THG-Quote, RTFO/RTFC, HBE, CAE, RED III). No revenue, funding, pricing, or financial metrics are publicly disclosed.

Name

Cleanworld

Legal name

Cleanworld AS

Website

https://cleanworld.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cleanworld is an independent inter-dealer broker founded in 2008, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, connecting buyers and sellers across seven environmental commodity desks — European Power Certificates, Renewable Gas, Global EAC, Fuels & Feedstocks, Alternative Fuels, CAEs, and THG-Quote — serving 600–1,000+ business partners across 14+ countries on a transaction-fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Commodities Brokerage

NAICS

Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316), Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (425)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-Border EAC Trading & Compliance (Multi-registry, Multi-jurisdiction) (EUAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Credit Brokerage & Trading (Spot, Forward, Structured Products) (EUABADAB), Carbon Credit Brokerage & Intermediation (Voice/Electronic) (EUAGAIAD), Voluntary Carbon Offsets Trading (Verified Credits: VCM) (EUAGAIAB), Green Tariff & Renewable Add-On Brokerage (RECs/GoOs Bundled Offers) (EUAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• Environmental commodities brokerage
• Renewable energy certificates
• Biomethane brokerage
• Guarantees of origin trading
• Carbon markets intermediation

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Brokerage Commission: Cleanworld operates as an independent inter-dealer broker in environmental commodities, earning revenue through brokerage commissions on transactions between buyers and sellers across renewable power, gas, fuels and carbon markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Cleanworld operates as an independent inter-dealer broker connecting buyers and sellers across environmental commodity markets including European Power Certificates (Guarantees of Origin, REGOs), renewable gas (biomethane, bio-LNG), Global Energy Attribute Certificates, renewable fuels and feedstocks (UCO, tallow, HVO, SAF), alternative fuels (clean ammonia, refrigerant gases), Energy Savings Certificates (CAE), and Germany's THG-Quote. The firm earns revenue through brokerage commissions on transactions executed between market participants in wholesale environmental commodity markets.

Product overview

Cleanworld is an independent inter-dealer broker for environmental commodities, operating since 2008. The company does not offer a unified software platform but rather a portfolio of specialized brokerage services organized around seven distinct market segments: European Power Certificates (covering GoOs, REGOs, Nordic certificates, and Belgian green certificates across Europe), Renewable Gas/Biomethane (physical biomethane, bio-LNG, and associated certificates through European registries), Global EAC (I-REC, US RECs, and other international attribute certificates), Fuels & Feedstocks (UCO, tallow, HVO, SAF and sustainability certifications), Alternative Fuels (clean ammonia and refrigerant gases), Energy Savings Certificates (CAE/white certificates in Spain and comparable European schemes), and THG-Quote (Germany's GHG reduction quota for transport fuels). Cleanworld connects buyers and sellers across these markets, providing market intelligence, counterparty access, and transaction execution services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• European Power Certificates Brokerage

Quantifiable outcome

• Cleanworld is the largest independent inter-dealer broker in Europe by executed volume

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VeytcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeyt is a global hub for market data analytics and insights. The company helps clients navigate the Green certificate and Carbon Markets. Veyt was founded as a spin-off from Cleanworld, and Cleanworld still owns a share of the company. This creates a mutual relationship where Cleanworld has an ongoing ownership interest in Veyt while maintaining strategic cooperation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Redshaw Advisors: Independent broker and advisor focused on voluntary and compliance carbon markets across Europe. Overlaps directly with Cleanworld's carbon credit intermediation business.
• Solid GmbH: German inter-dealer broker specializing in environmental commodities, energy certificates, and carbon markets. Solid is the closest direct peer to Cleanworld in German and European EAC brokerage.

Broad incumbents

• Vitol: One of the world's largest independent energy and commodity traders with a global environmental products desk. Competes with Cleanworld in biofuel feedstocks, biomethane, and renewable fuel certificates.
• Gunvor Group: Global commodity trader with an environmental products and biofuels trading desk. Overlaps with Cleanworld's fuels and feedstocks brokerage across European biofuel compliance markets.
• Statkraft Markets: Europe's largest renewable energy generator with a substantial trading desk in GoOs, REGOs, and Guarantees of Origin. Acts as both counterparty and partial competitor in European power certificate markets.
• EEX (European Energy Exchange): Operates regulated spot and futures markets for European power certificates and emissions allowances. Competes structurally with Cleanworld by providing exchange-based execution in markets where Cleanworld brokers voice trades.
• Marex: Global commodities broker and trader with significant environmental commodities and carbon desks. Marex competes with Cleanworld in European GoO and biomethane brokerage, but operates a much broader commodity franchise.

Emerging players

• Allotrope Partners: Boutique advisory and broker in voluntary carbon markets and environmental commodities. Direct competitor in carbon credit intermediation, narrower in scope than Cleanworld.
• Carbonbay: Digital marketplace for environmental commodities including carbon credits and EACs. Represents the platform-based model that competes with Cleanworld's voice-brokerage approach.
• Next Kraftwerke: German virtual power plant operator that also trades GoOs and renewable certificates. Overlaps with Cleanworld in European power certificate brokerage, particularly in Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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