Intralink Insights

In this short video, Dilshod Akbarov from our Seoul office takes us through Korea and Japan's bold hydrogen moves during his morning commute – on a hydrogen-powered bus!

Dilshod Akbarov from our Korea office delves into Korea and Japan's hydrogen plans in 2025.

Intralink Taiwan's Sam Leng deep-dives into Taiwan's commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, which presents substantial opportunities for global cleantech companies.

Stewart Randall, head of our Electronics & Embedded Software practice, tells us why Taiwan is the place to be for AI – plus a whole lot more.

With tough net zero targets facing many Asian economies, the region’s cleantech companies represent attractive opportunities for international investors, while global cleantech firms looking for new markets will find many profitable openings.

In 2022, more than half of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) sold globally were made in South Korea, and Hyundai solidified its spot as the world's top FCEV OEM, growing its market share to almost 60%. The country also boasted nearly half of the world’s installed capacity of utility-scale stationary fuel cells.

Micah Hostetter, our energy and environment specialist, takes us through the considerable opportunities in China's energy storage market.  

Our COO, Jeremy Shaw, recounts London Tech Week’s inescapable signs that the UK’s tech sector is the one to watch; explains why, for many UK innovators, looking eastward is the way to kick start global success; and highlights how they can use subsidised services like the new UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme to make that a reality.

Our Korea team has just been exhibiting at NextRise 2023 in Seoul – one of Asia's premier innovation events. They were there to discuss western tech firms’ prospects in Asia, to explore opportunities for Asian corporations to collaborate with international startups and to see the latest trends in the Asian tech market. 

As part of our ‘Rethinking China’ insight series, Daniel Kollar, Head of our Automotive & Mobility Practice, is looking at the considerable opportunities in China’s automotive sector. This second instalment follows on from the first episode on autonomous vehicles. 

How working with business development consultancies can help you expand more sustainably than the DIY method.

One thing its markets all have in common is their connection to the Pacific Ocean. And it comes as no surprise to me that, as the region is quickly growing in importance in the ocean energy – or ‘bluetech’ space, this is bringing a wealth of opportunities for scaleups from around the world with the right technologies to offer.

Tommy Shiekman, Automotive & Mobility specialist at Intralink, tells us why Asia offers huge prospects for western innovators in electric vehicle tech.

Japan has set a bold target to be carbon neutral by 2050 – but it can’t achieve this alone and is looking to the west for its expertise in sustainability and greentech.

This year - the 10th anniversary of Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami – has not only brought back vivid memories of working in our Tokyo office that day, and what happened in the months that followed.

South Korea recently announced its hydrogen economy roadmap. It underlines a great determination to shift large swathes of its economy to hydrogen energy by 2040 — from power and heat generation to passenger and freight transport.

A staggering 10% of China’s surface water is severely contaminated and defined as an ‘Inferior Grade V’ waterbody, according to 2016 government data.

In the heart of the country that invented the word “entrepreneur”, VivaTech, one of the largest startup events in Europe, kicked off last Thursday, welcoming more than 100,000 visitors from over 100 countries.

It’s a well-known fact that Korea is home to tech behemoths such as Samsung and LG and also where some of the world’s best-selling cars.

The South Korean Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is the centerpiece of the nation’s drive towards greening its energy generation.