ecci's low carbon business innovation project - jim hart - carbon chat room - 24/06/14
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Low Carbon Business Innovation Supporting Scottish SME's to develop low carbon products and services Funded by ERDF, University of Edinburgh & Edinburgh Napier University Partners: ERDF, Edinburgh Napier University, Heriot-Watt University Duration: May 2011 - present We support businesses to develop low carbon products and services, and partner with organisations like NHS, Transport Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, 2020 Climate Group and RBS to shape and implement all kinds of low carbon projects. Since Dec 2010 we've had around 3000 visitors through our doors and supported approximately 100 businesses and networks to create new low carbon projects, products and services, and attract investment into Scotland.TRANSCRIPT
ERDF Low Carbon Innova0on Project businessinnova0on.edinburghcentre.org
Key Stakeholders
ECCI
UoE
Alumni SMEs
ERDF
ENU / HW
Supported SMEs – Type of Support Provided
Contacts, Partnerships, Customers
35%
Specialist ExperDse 29%
R&D Funding 13%
Business Investment
23%
SME Support provided
Examples
Supported SMEs -‐ size
79% Micro
<10 staff
15% Small
10-‐50 staff
6% Medium 50-‐250 staff
SMEs size distribu0on
22% Energy
generaDon
13% Energy
Efficiency
7% Transport 16%
ConstrucDon & Built
Environment
7% IT
7% Waste
4% Water
6%
Ecosystem Services
9% Carbon
Management
9% Other
Industry sectors
Supported SMEs -‐ Sectors
Next Steps
• Funding – Secured through to end of FY
• New areas of focus • E.g. sectoral – food & drink, water, transport • Supply chain iniDaDves • InnovaDon ‘test lab’