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IONATE on Cleantech’s Global 100 to watch

Esra Cuhadaroglu

January 15, 2026

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The Global Cleantech 100 draws from more than 24,000 nominations across 57 countries, rigorously assessed by a panel of analysts, investors, and industry leaders.

Securing a spot on this list is a signal of tech that can reshape our industrial future. But it is more than that. In a market Cleantech Group describes as increasingly “risk-off”, economic durability and commercial viability at scale select the winners.

And when it comes to power, the market pressures are intensifying. AI escalates electricity demand and exposes grid fragility, while aging infrastructure and lagging technology providers struggle to keep up.

Innovative power stack upgrades that can be a value multiplier of existing assets are make or break. Specifically, smart transformers have moved into the spotlight as key enablers of growth, as highlighted by the Cleantech Group.

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In this context, the report names IONATE “a front-runner in the new generation of hybrid transformers.”

Our tech considers the capabilities we need in grids,industrials, data centers – every power stack that needs fundamental upgrades to optimize intelligent, advanced power flow control. Yet, IONATE’s approach doesn’t start from scratch. It employs the elegant magnetic design of transformers, merging it with cutting-edge intelligent capabilities.

The result is a hybrid of solid-state dynamic control and transformer efficiency in one – a device that seamlessly fits into the space designed for it in power systems and rapidly scalable by repurposing existing supply chains.

This scalability and market readiness has been recognized by the Cleantech Group’s analysis published early this year and has propelled us to the Global Cleantech 100.

Read the full 2026 report here.

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