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.

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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 9000-19657s.hagenauer@ecoplus.at

www.ecoplus.atwww.loweraustria.biz