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Eco-Innovation drives Regional Growth
Learnings from the Green Tech Valley Styria / Austria
Bernhard Puttinger, ECO WORLD STYRIAOpen Days 2010, 5 October 2010
Agenda
1) The roots fostering eco-innovation and leading growth in Styria
2) The contribution of the cluster ECO WORLD STYRIA
3) The next level until 2015 – „The World‘s Green Tech Valley“
4) Conclusions
1) The Roots fostering Green Tech
Civil society led to early home market (since 1970ies)• 25% renewable energy, well above 2020 goals• 65 % recycling quota, Europe-wide leading
Strong R&D, esp. in green technologies• 4.3% research quota (#2 of all
European regions)• High number of joint Centers of
competences: biomass to energy, integrated energy technologies, nano composits for photovoltaics, energy efficient drives, …
Availability of engineers and skilled workers
1) Green Technologies Made in Styria
1) Leading Growth Rates in GreenTech
World market leading companies in four areas: biomass technologies, solarthermal niches, hydro power plants, recycling systems
GreenTech production or service companies only:• Turnover total 5.5 bio. €/a
of which are 2.8 bio. € GreenTech turnover (equals 8% of GRP)
• GreenTech growth rate (2005-2009): aver. 18.4%/a,worldwide market growth ~11%/a
• 25.800 employees in total of which 15.500 GreenTech jobs with a growth rate (2005-2009) of 11.7%/a or ~5.000 Green Tech jobs
1) Worldwide Green Tech Clusters, e.g.
1. Eco World Styria, Austria
2. The New England Clean Energy Council, USA (Massachusetts)
3. Finnish Cleantech Cluster, Finland
4. MaRS Toronto, Canada
5. Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster, Denmark
6. The CleanTech Center, USA (New York)
7. CleanTECH San Diego, USA (California)
8. Environmental Business Cluster San Jose, USA (California)
9. Stockholms Miljöteknikcenter, Sweden
10. Ontario Clean Water Initiative, Canada
Source: Cleantech Group (USA)
2) Key Facts on ECO WORLD STYRIA
• 1998-2005 „Eco & Co“: Web-platform,2005 „ECO WORLD STYRIA“ cluster 2010 World‘s best greentech cluster ranked by the Cleantech Group, USA
• PPP - Limited company with public bodies and private companies as shareholders
• 160 paying members (750 – 5.500 €/a), mainly greentech solution providers like: R&D, production, plant manuf., engineering
• Financed by County of Styria (2009: 61% ↓),members and projects (2009: 39%↑)
• 7 FTE industry experienced employees
2) ECO Future Radar
2) Technology Matching - Round Tables
The Target: Develop new cooperative research activities between companies and universities
The Activities: Identify new topics or new consortia and facilitate an informal exchange on a high institutional level.
Provide man-power for further project development and funding access for new research projects or research infrastructure
2) Improving Regional Framework Conditions, e.g.
1. New Green Job Initiative – subsidies for additional 600 apprentices in Green Tech companies
2. Additional regional „Future Fund“ promoting Green Tech R&D with 4 Mio. €
3. Joint initiatives for new competence centers
4. New Subsidies for strategically relevant qualification measures up to 100.000 € per Green Tech company per year
5. Improving education and training offers together with universities and other institutions
3) Vision: The World‘s Green Tech Valley
3) Numeric Goals 2015: 20-20-20.
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Employment
20 thousand employees
within Styrian Green tech companies
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Competence
20 global technology
leaderswithin Styria
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On Top
20 international coverages
3) 5 Strategic Paths
Innovation Know-how Marketing New Markets
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4) Conclusions
1. Green technologies offer an evolving chance for Europe
2. With the right ingredients (companies, R&D, national and regional framework) green technologies can drive regional growth
3. Cluster organisations are developing regional fields of strength and are gaining importance as a key to regional competitiveness
4. A triple helix approach including companies, research institutions and public authorities even as shareholders can be regarded as „better practice“
5. Nevertheless we have to improve quickly to stay competitive in this emerging global business
