Cleantech Innovation Park

What Cleantech Innovation Park does

Cleantech Innovation Park GmbH is a public-private innovation campus operator headquartered in Hallstadt, Bavaria, on the site of the former Michelin tire factory. Established in December 2021 and jointly owned by Michelin, the city of Hallstadt, and the district of Bamberg, the company develops and leases research and innovation infrastructure to companies, universities, and applied research institutes focused on cleantech, sustainable mobility, and digitalization. Its core facility is the Innovationszentrum (Innovation Centre), an 8,000 sqm complex of flexibly divisible workshop halls that opened in February 2025 with approximately €20 million of shareholder investment; specialized assets on site include the E|Road-Center for contactless EV charging (operated by Fraunhofer IISB and FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) and the KMU-KI-Erfahrungszentrum, an SME AI experience center run by the University of Bamberg. A second major facility, the Kreativforum communication and congress center, broke ground in October 2025 with a total budget of approximately €17.5 million (€10 million funded by the Free State of Bavaria) and is targeted for completion in early 2028.

The business model combines real-estate rental (workshop halls, offices, co-working), event and congress hosting, and participation in publicly and privately funded collaborative R&D projects. Revenue from rental and services is negotiated on a quote basis and is not publicly disclosed; the company operates with a lean team of seven employees. Distribution is regional and direct, leveraging the Nuremberg metropolitan region's automotive and manufacturing base and partnerships with Fraunhofer IISB, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, University of Bamberg, and University of Bayreuth, along with anchor tenants such as omexom, Lohmann+Koester, HDE Logistik, Miweba, and proserve. The annual Cleantech Innovation Summit, drawing approximately 300 stakeholders, serves as the flagship community-building event alongside a STEM education program (MINT-Wandertag) that has engaged over 750 youth since 2022 in partnership with Bosch, Brose, and Wieland Electric.

Name

Cleantech Innovation Park

Legal name

Cleantech Innovation Park GmbH

Website

https://cleantech-innovation-park.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cleantech Innovation Park GmbH operates a public-private innovation campus in Hallstadt, Bavaria, leasing research facilities, workshop halls, and event spaces to companies, universities, and research institutes working on sustainable mobility, clean energy, and AI.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Infrastructure / R&D Campus Facilities

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Makerspace, Innovation Lab & Fab Lab Operations (Tools, Safety, Programming) (EDAEAGAI)

Keywords

• Innovation infrastructure
• Research facilities
• Cleantech development
• Industrial R&D campus
• Sustainable technology hub

Headquarters

HQ city

Hallstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Rental: Rental of workshop halls, office spaces, and co-working areas to companies, research institutions, and startups. Flexible lease arrangements for R&D projects and pilot applications.
2. Event Hosting: Venue rental for conferences, congresses, networking events, and workshops in the Kreativforum and other facilities. The annual Cleantech Innovation Summit attracts approximately 300 representatives from industry, science, politics, and research.
3. Project Collaboration Fees: Participation in joint research and development projects with industry partners, funded in part by public grants and private investment

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cleantech Innovation Park operates a multi-facility innovation campus on the former Michelin tire factory site in Hallstadt, Germany. It rents out flexible workshop halls, office and co-working spaces, research centers, and event venues to companies, universities, and research institutions for collaborative R&D on sustainable technologies. Revenue is generated through long-term leases, individual project rentals, event hosting, and participation in joint research projects funded by public grants and private partners.

Product overview

Cleantech Innovation Park is a physical innovation campus developed on the former Michelin tire factory site in Hallstadt, Germany. The offering is structured as a multi-facility innovation campus comprising the Innovationszentrum (Innovation Center) with flexibly divisible workshop halls for R&D, the Business-Center for office and meeting spaces, the under-construction Kreativforum (Creative Forum) for communication, co-working, and conferences (planned completion 2028), and available building land. Specialized research centers include the E|Road-Center for contactless EV charging and the KMU-KI-Erfahrungszentrum for SME AI applications. Infrastructure services include EV charging and hydrogen refueling facilities. The ecosystem hosts companies, universities (including FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, University of Bamberg), and research institutions (Fraunhofer IISB) for collaborative sustainable technology development in clean energy, mobility, digitalization, and circular economy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovationszentrum (Innovation Center) Approximately 8,000 square meters of flexibly divisible workshop halls with mobile partition walls, offered for joint R&D projects, research, and pilot applications to companies, universities, and research institutions. Six halls configurable from high-confidentiality development areas to large-scale project and test spaces.
• Business-Center

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 750 youth engaged in STEM education programs since 2022
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Fraunhofer IISBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead research institution for the PSE4E/ROAD project on contactless energy transmission for electric vehicles. Fraunhofer IISB collaborates closely with FAU's Chair for Manufacturing Automation and Production Systems (FAPS) to advance energy efficiency, charging infrastructure, and sustainable mobility solutions.
• Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAU occupies new facilities in the Innovation Centre as part of the E|Road-Center project, focusing on contactless energy transmission for electric vehicles. The project is funded by the Free State of Bavaria with approximately €7.5 million.
• Universität BambergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributes interdisciplinary AI projects and digitalization competencies for regional businesses through the KMU-KI experience centre. Professor Ute Schmid leads the Fraunhofer IIS Project Group Comprehensible AI at the university.
• Universität BayreuthsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing networking structures between business, science, and society. Contributes expertise in sustainable technology development and innovation ecosystem building.
• Tyczka Group / Tyczka HydrogensecondaryTechnology or IntegrationNew owner and operator of the hydrogen filling station in Hallstadt. Represents key infrastructure partner for hydrogen mobility and energy supply in the region.
• BoschsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipates in MINT-Wandertag (STEM hiking day) education program, providing workshops with apprentices for youth technology education at the innovation park.
• BrosesecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerAutomotive supplier participating in MINT-Wandertag education program with workshops on electric go-karts and technical training for youth.
• Wieland ElectricsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerElectrical engineering company providing hands-on workshops on electrical controls and renewable energy experiments as part of youth education initiatives.
• Bildungsbüro Landkreis BambergsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerCoordinates the MINT-Wandertag practical day program, connecting schools with regional companies for technology education and workforce development.
• Cleantech ClustercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional cleantech network organization with physical presence at the park. Supports marketing, networking, and business development for sustainable technology companies in the region.
• Staatsminister Hubert AiwangercoreOthersBavarian State Minister for Economic Affairs who championed funding for the Kreativforum and regularly visits the park. Provides political support and visibility for the transformation project.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Energie Campus Nürnberg (EnCN): Energy research campus in Nuremberg bundling FAU, Fraunhofer IISB and industry partners around sustainable energy and mobility. Comparable as it overlaps with Cleantech Innovation Park in geography, research-anchor partners (FAU, Fraunhofer IISB), and cleantech/e-mobility focus.
• Munich Urban Colab: Innovation campus in central Munich operated by a consortium of corporates (e.g., BMW, Telekom, Siemens) and academic partners. Comparable because it provides flexibly configurable R&D space, co-working, and event venues connecting companies, universities, and startups in a Bavarian urban setting.
• Startplatz: Cologne/Düsseldorf innovation campus combining co-working, event venues, and a corporate-startup collaboration program. Comparable as a German mid-sized campus offering a similar infrastructure-plus-ecosystem bundle.
• Factory Berlin: Berlin innovation campus offering large-scale co-working, event venues, and corporate partner programs. Comparable as a German flagship campus operator bundling real estate, networking events, and ecosystem-building services.
• TechQuartier: Frankfurt-based innovation campus and startup hub providing co-working, event, and corporate partnership space. Comparable as a German innovation campus offering a similar mix of physical infrastructure, ecosystem events, and corporate-startup linkage.

Others

• Bayern Innovativ: Bavarian state-backed innovation network coordinating industry-research collaboration across technology fields. Comparable as a regional ecosystem orchestrator rather than a physical campus; complements rather than directly competes with Cleantech Innovation Park.
• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: Germany's leading applied-research organization operating 76 institutes. Comparable as the parent organization of Fraunhofer IISB, a core anchor tenant of Cleantech Innovation Park; represents the broader research ecosystem the park plugs into.

Emerging players

• Impact Hub: Global innovation network operating hubs across cities including Germany. Comparable as an innovation-campus model combining co-working, events, and sustainability-themed programs; partial overlap rather than direct local competition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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