cambridge cleantech members' group - zero carbon homes and clean energy

Cambridge Cleantech Members’Group

Zero Carbon Homes and Clean Energy –The Cleantech Product Supply Opportunity

10 October 2011

Martin Garratt

www.cambridgecleantech.org.uk

Cleantech Sector Definition

Source: Greater Cambridge Partnership Cleantech Strategy & Action Plan, May 2010


Energy Management Sector - Examples

Green Energy Options Design and manufacture energy management displays Hardwick, Cambs

Alert Me Domestic energy monitoring Cambridge

eSight Energy Energy management software Swavesey, Cambs

Meniscus Systems Energy management systems monitoring Huntingdon, Cambs

Ista Energy Solutions Commercial energy management solutions Harston, Cambs

Sentec Products for the smart metering sector Cambridge

AMiHo Wireless control for smart metering Cambourne, Cambs

Envirocomb Energy monitoring software and services Royston, Herts

Energy ICT Energy information technology Stansted Abbotts, Herts

Energy Services Direct Energy management for schools Bushey, Herts

TEAM Energy monitoring software and services Milton Keynes

Radir Energy management and control Milton Keynes

Hybridise Energy management services Epping, Essex


Cleantech Market Value…in figures…

Global £4.3 trillion

UK £139 billion

East of England £12.9bn 6,234 companies 103,000 jobs

Greater Cambridge £1,159m 450 companies 7,385 jobs

Growth estimated at 4 – 5% per annum


Emergence of Hi-Tech Cluster in Greater Cambridge

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Scientific

Instruments

Telecoms

Industrial inkjet

Biosciences

Computing

Software

Scientific

Instruments

Wireless

communications

Telecoms

Industrial inkjet

Computing

Biosciences

Software

Scientific

Instruments

20,200 25,100 34,900 46,200

Computing

Software

Scientific

Instruments

Industrial inkjet

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Scientific

Instruments

Nanomaterials

Drugs delivery

Sensors/actuators

Alternative fuels

Cleaner processes

Medical engineering

Photovoltaics

Drug modelling

Biomass

Sentient computing

Telecoms

Industrial inkjet

Biosciences

Computing

Software

Scientific

Telecoms

Industrial inkjet

Biosciences

Computing

Software

Wireless

communications

Telecoms

Industrial inkjet

Computing

Biosciences

Software

Scientific

Instruments

Wireless

communications

Telecoms

Industrial inkjet

Computing

Biosciences

Software

Scientific

Instruments

Hi-techjobs

34,900

Computing

Software

Scientific

Instruments

Industrial inkjet

Computing

Software

Scientific

Instruments

Industrial inkjet

48,000


Three Converging Revolutions

BIO TECHPharmaceuticals

DiagnosticsResearch/Info

ToolsIndustrial

GenomicsBioinformatics

Proteomics

INFO TECHHardwareSoftware

Communications

CLEAN TECHRenewablesLow carbon

Environmental

Building technologies

Alternative fuelsWaste management

PhotovoltaicsEnergy management

Nanoelectronics


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Environmental

Change Group

Climate Change Campus

Special Interest Group

ARU Global Sustainability

Institute


Competition or Collaboration?

• Boston: New England Clean Energy Council

• San Diego: CleanTECH

• San Jose: Environmental Business Cluster

• Copenhagen: Cleantech Cluster


Cambridge Cleantech Members Group

• A not-for-profit membership support organisation for businesses delivering solutions for environmental problems

• Initially serving companies in Greater Cambridge / East of England

• Modelled on other successful ‘communities’

• Expressly to help businesses develop and grow


Vision & Aims

To champion the Greater Cambridge cleantech sector globally and co-ordinate, support and promote commercial opportunities for the

cleantech business community in the area

• Promote Greater Cambridge and the UK as a significant cluster and centre of excellence for the cleantech sector.

• Create opportunities for business growth and deliver excellence and value-added business support services to member companies.

• Provide a leading edge networking forum for debate and discussion on cleantech sector trends and opportunities.

• Lobby government on regulatory change to support the cleantech sector.

• Promote collaboration between higher education, the scientific and research community and the cleantech sector in Greater Cambridge.


The Offer

• Events & Networking: introducing members to each other

• Business Growth: supply chains developed, international

customers attracted

• Business Innovation Support: experts in residence,

consultancy

• Access to Finance: new cleantech angel group

• Member Support: procurement discounts, job ads

• Government Liaison: sector lobbying, regulatory change

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