Cleantech Incubation in Peterborough
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Cleantech Incubation in Peterborough
Gareth Jones, Head of Business Development
Opportunity Peterborough
What do we do?
Opportunity Peterborough supports the economic development of the city of Peterborough by managing several business clusters, an innovation centre, a business engagement programme, five pan-European innovation initiatives, offers cluster, green growth and eco-innovation consultancy services and a city-side skills service.
What are our aims?
• Help create & grow cleantech businesses• Find new business opportunities• Attract cleantech businesses to the city• Bring new solutions to the market• Encourage and support green growth• Create / safeguard jobs• Reduce environmental impacts
UK Cleantech Opportunity
• £107 billion• 55,000 companies• 880,000 employees• 5% year-on-year growth to 2017• Strong track record in innovation activities• 5th biggest innovator in EU• 8th for eco-innovation in EU• 4 of world’s top 6 Universities
Peterborough: Cleantech Cluster
• 350 environment sector businesses– Engineering and precision manufacturing;
specialised in energy generation, water and waste management, environmental services
• World-class Universities
• £590m annual turnover
• 5,800 employees
• Additional clusters in manufacturing, food & drink, logistics and financial services.
Air Pollution
Contaminated Land Reclamation & Remediation
Environmental Consultancy and Related Services
Environmental Monitoring, Instrumentation and Analysis
Marine Pollution Control
Noise & Vibration Control
Recovery and Recycling
Waste Management
Water Supply and Waste Water Treatment
Biomass
Geothermal
Hydro
Photovoltaic
Renewable Consulting
Wave & Tidal
Wind
Additional Energy Sources
Alternative Fuels
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Building Technologies
Carbon Capture & Storage
Carbon Finance
Energy Management
Source: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)and INNOVAS Solutions Ltd (2009)
Environmental Renewable Energy Emerging Low Carbon
Resource Efficiency & Financial Savings
Compliance with Policies
Avoid Litigation for Non-Compliance
Environmental Management Systems
Willingness to Protect the Environment
Improve Health & Wellbeing
Increase Profits from Eco Products / Services
Technologies
Services
Consultancy
Turn-key Solutions
Drive Innovation
Increase Collaboration / Competition
Knowledge Transfer
Incubate Ideas
Investor-readiness
Finding Markets & Internationalisation
Plug Skills Gaps
Brokerage
Awareness Raising
Demand Supply Support
The Future
To solve challenges, develop new ideas, products and services through the power of collaboration and open innovation.
•Creating solutions to problems and to improve business as usual•Support for the local value chain•Increased innovation leading to business growth•Job creation•Enhanced public procurement processes•Inward investment in Peterborough•Increased media awareness / branding•Better global competitiveness of local companies
Demonstration
Innovation NetworkSupply Chain &Entrepreneurs
Businesses,Organisations
& Citizens
CurriculumDevelopment
Living Data
Learners
Career Pathways
Skills Centre
Graduate Service
Skills Service
Challenge Loop
Innovation Loop
SolutionsLoop
SkillsLoop
City MetabolismLoop
Innovation Pool
Incubation
Solutions Pool
Challenge Pool
Incubation Challenges
• What services does the incubator need to offer businesses?
• Where should the incubator be based?• Should the incubator have a sectoral focus?• How do we maximise links to local Universities and
Colleges to nurture entrepreneurship?• How can we increase investment into incubated
businesses?• What business support or specialist expertise is
required?• How can the incubator be financially self-
sustainable?
Gareth JonesStuart House, St John’s Street, Peterborough, PE1 5DD, UK +44(0)1733 317404 | [email protected]
Twitter: @garethjonespro | Skype: garethjonespro