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Laura LópezLL

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About Laura

CEO @Cleantech Nexus | EU Funding Strategist & Consortium Builder | Horizon Europe Proposal Architect | Cleantech Partnerships & Market Expansion

•Strategic cleantech and sustainability expert with 10+ years of experience supporting the design, structuring, and scale-up of climate and environmental innovation projects across Europe and international markets. Founder and CEO of Cleantech Nexus, an advisory platform specialising in EU funding strategy, consortium building, and innovation-to-market implementation for cleantech, climate-tech, and circular economy solutions.

•Proven track record in scouting and coordinating multi-stakeholder consortia, aligning technology innovation with EU policy priorities, ESG and impact frameworks, and supporting organisations through proposal development, partnership structuring, and implementation readiness. Trusted advisor to startups, corporates, research centres, and public bodies across energy, water, circular materials, and sustainable infrastructure.
  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • Catalan

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Fluent

  • Italian

    Conversational

  • German

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Geneva (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Cleantech Nexus
    CEO
    TECH
    May 2024 - Today (2 years and 1 month)
    Tremblay-en-France, France
    Cleantech Nexus
    International Cleantech Consultancy

    CEO | May 2024 – Present
    International consultancy focused on clean technology partnerships, EU funding strategy, and innovation ecosystem building.
    •Lead EU funding and partnership strategy for cleantech clients: call selection, positioning, consortium architecture, and end-to-end proposal coordination.
    •Build and manage multi-stakeholder ecosystems across public bodies, corporates, accelerators, and solution providers to create credible consortia and scalable implementation pathways.
    •Facilitate structured workshops to convert early ideas into submission-ready projects: problem framing, EU relevance, ambition, KPIs, risks, and exploitation logic.
    •Oversee client delivery with a strong focus on quality control: narrative consistency, compliance checks, partner inputs, timelines, and final packaging.
    •Develop AI-supported scouting and matchmaking workflows to improve partner discovery, role assignment, and stakeholder alignment for complex consortia.
    •Scout, assess, and align industrial, research, and public-sector partners into credible multi-country consortia.
    •Support startups and scale-ups in innovation positioning, business model structuring, ESG alignment, and funding readiness.
    •Act as strategic advisor to organisations operating in water, energy, circular materials, carbon management, and sustainable infrastructure.

    Selected Ecosystem / Collaboration Technology Stakeholders
    From existing network
    • Climate-services firm helping locate and assess orphan/abandoned oil & gas wells using methane detection to enable plugging and cleanup.- EU pilot and partner exploration.
    • Spanish biotech company developing nature-powered technologies such as biological batteries and bioluminescent solutions for green urban areas.- Horizon Europe leading, coordinating and writing proposals.
    • International startup/innovation programme operator connecting startups, corporates, investors and public actors.
    Cleantech Strategy Consultant EU Funding Proposal Writer EU Proposal Expert Cleantech Startup Coaching Sustainability Specialist
  • SKYH2O
    Global Partnerships & Market Expansion Specialist
    November 2025 - Today (7 months)
    SKYH2O
    Industrial Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG) Technology

    Global Partnerships & Market Expansion Specialist | Nov 2025 – Present
    •Support global partnership development for industrial Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG) solutions across Europe, GCC, US, and emerging markets.
    •Contribute to commercial pipeline development, partner introductions, and strategic positioning for large-scale water infrastructure opportunities.
    •Scout and assess complementary technologies (materials, energy systems, sustainability add-ons) to strengthen integrated station concepts.
    •Support technology integration assessment, deployment models, and scalability considerations for industrial AWG systems.
    •Contribute to market-entry analysis and go-to-market pathways, including use-case prioritisation (data centres, islands, emergency response, high-demand industries).
    •Support investor and project-finance readiness for a $3B+ global project pipeline, spanning Europe, GCC, US, and emerging markets.
    Investment network Project Management Business development Business Model & Commercialisation Strategy for Deep Tech Cleantech & Climate-Tech Assessment
  • GREENIN
    Director, Environment & Sustainability OperaAons
    February 2023 - May 2024 (1 year and 3 months)
    GREENIN
    Sustainable outdoor smart city communication

    Director, Environment & Sustainability Operations| Feb 2023 – May 2024
    •Led environmental and sustainability operations for projects integrating clean technologies and urban environmental solutions.
    •Coordinated cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to ensure operational delivery, sustainability integration, and regulatory alignment.
    •Represented projects in international forums and stakeholder events (Smart Cities, sustainability awards, innovation workshops).
    Sustainability Specialist Project Management Business Model & Commercialisation Strategy for Deep Tech Cleantech & Climate-Tech Assessment Cleantech Strategy Consultant

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Education

  • Interna8onal Sustainability Specialist
    Interna8onal Sustainability Specialist
  • Libre Founda9on
    2025

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