Innovative Silesian Cluster of Clean Coal Technology Krystyna Czaplicka – Kolarz Ireneusz Pyka GŁÓWNY INSTYTUT GÓRNICTWA

Innovative Silesian Cluster of Clean Coal Technology

Krystyna Czaplicka – KolarzIreneusz Pyka

GŁÓWNY INSTYTUT GÓRNICTWAhttp://www.gig.katowice.pl

The history of the initiative:

• July 1st, 2005 r. – signing of the initial cluster creation agreement (4parties)

• November 10th, 2005 r. the signing of agreement of 14 parties on cooperation for the cluster creation

• February 7th, 2006: the awarding of the financing of the Project aiming the cluster creation (75 % of sources for project realisation origins from European Social Fund (ESF)

• May 29th, 2006: the launching of the Cluster during the Conference participated by Andris Piebalgs the EU Commissioner for Energy



Cluster

municipalities

At present there are 25 partners involved representing three groups

industry and the representative of the

industry self-government

11 partners 8 partners

6 partners

universities, R&D institutes



The formal aim: (Regional) Cluster creation• to identify what predestines the Silesia Region from the point view

of location of the cluster. What activities we are, and what activities we can be strong in? (the main challenge: changing of the image of Silesia Region)• to encourage potential partners for cooperation, even they, in most

cases, compete (the main challenge: increasing the trust among the partners)• to identify the common product(s)• to identify the value chain - competences• to identify added value – profits for partners(the another challenge: forming the future cluster structure)



The practical aim –to the answer where we are, where we can be strong in the scope of Clean Coal Technologies (CCT)

by CCT we understandtechnologies design to enhance technical and economic effectiveness

of coal production, coal preparation and coal utilisation (conversion of energy and coal processing) and to increase the acceptability of all

mentioned processes from the point of view of environment impacts

(the main actions and challenges: • creation of the common R&D programme for the partners and its common realisation – financing from multi - sources• facing up to the outer competitors)



The initiatives in the frame of Polish: Operational Programme „Innovative Industry2007 – 2013”:

(The priority 1) key projects concerning with R&D: The project: The intelligent coking plant…

(The priority 2) Research Infrastructure (RI) The project: The European Research and Educational Centre for Chemical Coal Use and for Energy Generation Purposes

The future of the cluster – the practical aim



Initiatives in the scope of FP 7 (ERA):R&D projects under consideration by the Cluster partners:• Gasification for energy and liquids – Coal properties and system performance• Making coal a sustainable energy source• Super critical and oxy-combustion for coal power generation – demonstration projectsPossible area for cluster activities in the scope of FP 7:•Cooperation - Energy: Clean coal technologies•Cooperation - Environment: Sustainable management of resources•Capacities: Research infrastructure and Regions of knowledge

The future of the cluster – the practical aims




Future of the cluster (as the cluster):

Temporary stage: To take advantage of policy of cluster support:• Polish Agency for Enterprise Development• Regional Operational Programmes

Final stage:• Professionally managed organization (the solution under consideration)



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Innovative Silesian Cluster of Clean Coal Technology Krystyna Czaplicka – Kolarz Ireneusz Pyka GŁÓWNY INSTYTUT GÓRNICTWA