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ecoplus clusters
innovation through co-operation
TCI Conference DelhiSpeaker: Simone Hagenauer | Date: 02.12.2010
Lower Austria Largest state of Austria (19.177 km²)
Surrounding the federal capital Vienna
Capital and seat of government: St. Pölten
1.6 mill. Inhabitants
16 mill. inhabitants within range of 300 km
Neighbors: Czech Republic and Slovakia, proximity to Hungary and Slovenia
ecoplus. The Business Agency of Lower Austria100% owned by the province of Lower Austria
77 employees
Companies
Research Institutes
Universities
Cluster management: Bridge between policy makers, companies and R&D
- Regional technological specializations (collaboration with technopols)
- Involvement of SMEs in R&D projects
- Education programmes
- Favourable framework conditions
- Design of financial incentives
-“Translation” policy - business
- Sustainable economic policy
- Fields of strength
Policy makers
regional, national, EU
Cluster management
- “Translation” SMEs - R&D
- Initiating R&D projects
- PM in complex collective research projects
- Dissemination of R&D results
Cluster initiatives in Lower Austria
Green Building Cluster (2003) www.bauenergieumwelt.atFocus: energy efficient construction
and refurbishment, healthy interior
environments
Plastics Cluster (2005)www.kunststoff-cluster.atFocus: bio-plastics
Mechatronics Cluster (2010)www.mechatronik-cluster.atFocus: energy efficiency in
production processes
Logistics Cluster (2008) www.logistikcluster.atFocus: modal split, bundling (reduce empty runs)
Food Cluster (2009)
http://www.lebensmittelcluster-noe.atFocus: food safety, regional und bio-products
E-mobility initiative (2010)Platform for e-mobility activities and projects of communities and
companies
Facts & figures
583 members (incl. 442 SMEs)
94.000 employees
22,5 bn. cumulated annual turnover
259 regional collaborative company projects initiated involving 1.260 companies (double counting if company participated in more than one project)
273 national/European projects initiated/managed
Status: 2010-09-30
EC Communication “Energy 2020” (Nov. 2010):EU target 20% improvement in energy efficiency until 2020
EU Directive Energy Performance of Buildings: „nearly zero emission “ as standard of all new buildings until 2020
Lower Austrian targetsIncreasing annual refurbishment rate from 1.5% (2008) to 3% (2012) –
at the moment ~ 2% < 50 kWh/m².y by
Setting high ecological standards in building legislation Connecting subsidies for residential building to high ecological standards, Regional public buildings as energy efficient demonstration projects, Fostering R&D, Fostering qualification for companies, etc.
“Efficiency in buildings is the largest and net-cheapest abatement option”(WBCSD Energy Efficiency in Buildings “Transforming the Market”, 2009): www.wbcsd.org/web/eebtransformingthemarket.htm
Green Building Cluster of Lower Austria
Aim: - Transformation of traditionally strong
construction sector towards energy efficiency- Link and strengthen existing Lower Austrian
competencies Core competencies:
- Energy efficient construction & refurbishment- Healthy interior environments
~ 200 partners: companies, R&D and qualification facilities
~ 250 projects since 2001 with some 460 involved companies, project turnover of 12,8 mio. €, public support of 5,1 mio. €.
Cluster-Team: 5 persons, architects, energy experts, professionals from construction and interior design
link stakeholders business & science & policy makers
Influence framework conditions: (building legislation, subsidies)
Enhancement of professional skills (e.g. > 250 certified „klima:aktiv“ refurbishment experts)
Collaboration: joint product development / establish consortia
Research: Competence Center “Future Building”
Initiation of sector-wide solutions, e.g. „Zero Energy Supermarkets”
Refurbishment initiative: cluster activities
Bauatelier Schmelz & Partner3 partner companies
Sustainability released in a modular system
prefab building system, in a straw and timber frame construction
and integration of modern sustainable HVAC technologies.
3 business partners offer the system I haus I bau web- based
including calculation- and planning tools for builders and
craftsmen and planers. Interest to implement this system is
articulated from Spain, France, Belgium Germany and Poland.
www.systemhausbau.at
Improvement of energy performance of old buildings in Lower Austria 2003-2008: from 280 to median 78 kWh/m².y with subsidy of LA government. Target performance > less than 50 kWh/m².y.
279,6
91,5
272,4
90,7
251,2
92,6
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83,0
247,9
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244,0
78,5
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50,0
100,0
150,0
200,0
250,0
300,0
vorher 279,6 272,4 251,2 240,2 247,9 244,0
nachher 91,5 90,7 92,6 83,0 80,0 78,5
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Eigenheimsanierung 2003 bis 2008
Durchschnittliche Energiekennzahl vor und nach Sanierung
Heat demand in kWh/m².y
before
after
overhaul
Development of passive house market in Austria
Further Information
Simone HagenauerProject manager Clusters
ecoplus. The Business Agency of Lower AustriaNiederösterreichring 2, Haus A3100 St.Pölten, Austria+43 2742 [email protected]
www.ecoplus.atwww.loweraustria.biz