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Overview Cleantech industry and key players in Flanders Flanders Cleantech Association – VITO

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VITO, the Flemish Institute for Technological Research

Cleantech clusters and/or incubators

VITO’s mission is..

to reinforce the economic and social position

..by providing innovative technological solutions

and scientifically substantiated advice and

support on cleantech and sustainable

development

Strategic Research Centers in Flanders

Cleantech innovation at the heart of Flanders

VITO: Cleantech Sustainable development

IMEC: Nano-electronics

IMinds: ICT

VIB: Biotech

VITO’s Mission

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Europe’s competitive positioning Cleantech R&D

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VC investments in Europe 2006-3Q2012

Member of Cleantech Group

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Total Cleantech investments Belgium

Member of Cleantech Group

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Bloomberg study 2010

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UNIVERSITIES COLLEGES STRATEGIC RESEARCH

CENTERS

CLUSTERS

COMPETENCE POLES TECHNOLOGY BASED

ASSOCIATIONS

COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & NETWORKING CLUBS

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NO

WLE

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Flemish cleantech actors based on knowledge and industrial focus

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Text Cleantech

company

Knowledge

Finances

Industrial interests

Commercial impulses

Networking

International

Local

With a strong emphasis on knowledge acquisition and sharing

VOKA/UNIZ

O/POM

Agency

Enterprise

MIP

IWT

FEDERATIES

Essenscia e.d.

FITA

Flanders Cleantech Association Connecting Cleantech globally

from the heart of Europe

(Some) Highlights of Flanders Cleantech

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energie

materiaal

mobiliteit

Biobased chemistry

Nutriiënten

Biobase europe

Bioenergy valley Flanders

microelectronica

Biotech koepelorganisatie onderzoeksbundeling

Flanders Bio

VIB

Test site

INAGRO

Greenbridge

ILVO

Flanders marine cluster

Bluechem VLIZ

Aquaflanders

Agropolis

FFH Tienen

VITO

Dedicated industriezone

Energy ville Plan C

Blue Gate Antwerp

IMEC Poperinge

SUMMa

Greenville

FISCH

VIL Flanders driver

SIM

FMTC

VIM

Flanders food

Flanders in shape

Flanders DC

Flanders plastic vision

SOC

VIS competentiepolen

FCA

Onderwerp Aard instelling

Cleantech platform

Cleantech in Flanders: A diverse landscape A true asset

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Oostende

A first highlight of cleantech in Flanders is the capturing of potential from the North Sea: off-shore wind and wave energy

Flansea By 2020, an additional 42GW of off-shore

wind capacity will be installed in the North

Sea

The port of Oostende has been

restructured to accomodate this industry:

adapted port infrastructure, dedicated

industry terrains, R&D center and

incubator

Research project Flansea will build a

wave energy convertor based on the point

absorber technology

These wave energy convertors can be

placed in between the offshore windfarms,

between the turbines

Energy Production at Sea

Sources: Port of Oostende; Powerlink

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Gent

At the port of Ghent, the Ghent Bio Energy Valley is located

Bio Base Europe, Europe’s first open innovation

and education center for the biobased economy.

Flanders and The Netherlands have joined

forces to build state-of-the-art research and

training facilities

The pilot plant in Ghent provides a one-stop

shop for the full production process..

..and will allow the development and optimisation

of biobased processes, upscaling up to

10M3/ton and pilotproduction of new bioproducts

to test market and application potential

The training center in Terneuzen (NL) will

provide demonstration- and educational

equipment for production of biodiesel, bio-

ethanol (1st & 2nd generation), biogas, heat

pumps, solar cells & wind turbines

Bio Base Europe

A cross border initiative

Largest European integrated

production facility for biofuels Biorefinery cluster in port of Ghent

Sources: Ghent Bio energy Valley

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Gent

Our 3rd highlight is sustainable chemistry at the port of Antwerp (4th largest port of the world)

Flanders Initiative for Sustainable Chemistry

Sources: VITO; BASF; FERI; NIS

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Gent

At the same location, we have an important landfill, projects are being set-up for valorisation of solid waste and waste gasses

Algae project at Hooghe Maey

Enhanced Landfill Mining at Remo

Hooghe Maey

Remo

Sources: VAP; ELFM; OVAM

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Gent

Where previously coal mines were located, we now have Energyville & the EIT KIC on energy efficient buildings & cities

EIT KIC Energy & InnoEnergy

“The European Institute of Innovation and

Technology (EIT) launched its first 3

Knowledge and Innovation Communities

(KICs)”:

Climate change mitigation and

adaptiation: Climate KIC

Sustainable Energy: KIC InnoEnergy

Future Information and communication

society: ICT labs

“Energyville” will host:

Knowledge Center Smart and Efficient

cities

R&D center on balancing energy S&D;

Local renewable production; End-use

flexibility; Storage

Pilot Project Linear (smart grid, 1000

buildings, hybrid cars, renewable energy,

etc.)

EIT & Energyville

Sources: VITO; Energyville

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Gent

The latest highlight is Flanders’ transformation into a “living lab” on sustainable mobility

A total 8 research institutes and 51 companies

are involved, including multinationals

Organised into 5 cooperative platforms, to test

technologies,services and concepts

More than 600 EV’s and chargings tations will

be installed throughout the region

Concepts like networked mobility, advanced

battery technology, integrated infrastructure

(microgrids, VPP, EV’s), user adoptability, new

businessmodels, services (payment clearing,

leasing,..) are to be tested

These 5 platforms welcome innovative ideas,

enterpreneurs wanting to test their business

models with partners in projects

Living Lab Sustainable Mobility

Sources: VITO; Proeftuin EV

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Gent

The latest government initiative is the creation of i-CTV: i-Cleantech Flanders

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Gent

A new government initiative regards sustainable materials management

Goals : •The use of primary resources in the production and consumption must decrease

•Maximal decrease of total resource waste

•Maximal decrease of material per unit of production and/or unit of consumption

•Maximal reduction of the total environmental impact when using material resources.

9 lines of actions with total of 45 projects

All parties involved : government, industrie,

knowledge institutes

Wants to be a motivator in Europe and lighting

example.

Sustainable materials management

Sources: VITO; Proeftuin EV

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An upcoming highlight are the first deep geothermal powerplants in Flanders

3 to 5 power plants : 5 to 6 MWe – 35 to 40

MWth – investment cost : 30 Meuro per plant

Deep saline acquifers

bidding procedure for drilling is now open

Innovative drilling concepts are being studied

Deep Geothermal Powerplants

Gent

Geothermal water

Organic Rankine/screw

expander

Industry

125°C

Offices/DH

Swimming pool

80/55°C

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It was a pleasure to share some cleantech highlights, we have over 500 companies active in this field, contact us for more info

Mr. Dirk Fransaer

Carine.vanhove@fca.be

Ms. Ying yan Lu

yingyan.lu@fca.be