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ELBE aims to contribute positioning Europe as the world technological and industrial leader in Blue Energy. Following this rationale, the consortium will start with a selected group of key regions (Strand 1) that will constitute the embryo of the development a true pan-European Blue Energy cluster platform with a clear internationalisation focus (future Strand 2).
Specific objectives are:
New Value Chain
- To understand and identify the new value chain created under the Blue Energy paradigm, which will comprise companies from several traditional sectors such as energy, shipbuilding, sea logistics or environmental.
- To consolidate a true trans-regional New Value Chain comprising the companies and other agents that are currently within each of the partners’ local value chains.
- To position SMEs into trans-European consortiums to compete and take a leading position globally in the Blue Energy sector.
Internationalisation Strategy
- To identify global trends, selecting target countries more open to the development of an early market and, therefore, internationalisation taking into account criteria such as high cost of energy, high resource availability, market size or support framework.
- To analyse in depth these target markets, understanding their competitive dynamics and identifying key stakeholders which with to establish contact during the project.
- To define an internationalisation roadmap that defines specific actions for each target market, to be developed and implemented by the consortium, and a monitoring scoreboard with verifiable indicators.
Cluster & SME Collaboration
- To foster clusters & SMEs mutual knowledge, high-level trans-regional cooperation and partnership building among key leading Blue Energy regions in Europe, promoting matchmaking activities that could lead to open innovation spaces.
- To help SMEs identify business and internationalisation opportunities in the Blue Energy sector by highlighting some of the key technology challenges in terms of affordability, performance, standardisation, reliability, survivability, installability, environmental impact, health and safety, predictability and operability.
To strengthen the new ESCP-4i by defining a common identity and developing joint promotional activities, starting to identify new potential strategic partners across Europe to further strengthen the consortium, conducting compatibility and readiness checks in terms of strategy and profile.
| Target Group | Type | Estimated Date | Country | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cluster Organisations Open to SMEs | Matchmaking Event | 12/2018 | Sweden | |
Cluster Organisations Open to SMEs | Matchmaking Event | 02/2019 | Belgium | |
Cluster Organisations Open to SMEs | Matchmaking Event | 04/2019 | United Kingdom |
Attendance to specific sectorial conferences in Europe.
Exploratory missions to potential Target Markets to develop the Internationalisation Strategy of the partnership.
- Creation of a true EU cross-border and cross-sectoral new value chain. Identification and prioritisation of business opportunities for SMEs in the emerging Blue Energy market.
- An internationalisation strategy with joint high-impact actions and related indicators. Fostering of European SMEs internationalisation.
- An alliance with a clear focus and ready for internationalisation. A governance model that assigns explicit responsibilities and tasks in order to guarantee its consolidation and success. Identification of at least two additional partners that would be part of an effort to develop a more pan-European consortium under a Strand 2 project.
Partnership composition
| Name | Sector/Technology fields | Country | Regions | Total no. of members | Total no. of SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Innovation Cluster |
Electric Power Generation and Transmission, Oil and Gas Production and Transportation Storage of electricity, batteries, Wind energy Energy production & distribution:›Energy distribution, Energy production & distribution:›Power generation / renewable sources Blue Growth Industries, Environmental Industries |
Denmark | Syddanmark | 290 | 215 |
| Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group |
Business Services Hydropower, Wind energy Blue growth›Blue renewable energy, Energy production & distribution:›Power generation / renewable sources Blue Growth Industries |
United Kingdom | North Eastern Scotland | 150 | 150 |
| De Blauwe Cluster vzw |
Business Services Aquaculture, Wind energy Blue growth›Aquaculture, Blue growth›Blue renewable energy Blue Growth Industries |
Belgium | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 121 | 94 |
| OffshoreVäst |
Electric Power Generation and Transmission, Oil and Gas Production and Transportation Marine Science, Other energy related machinery Blue growth›Blue renewable energy, Blue growth›Offshore mining, oil & gas Blue Growth Industries, Environmental Industries |
Sweden | Västsverige | 75 | 40 |
| Basque Energy Cluster (Cluster de Energía) |
Electric Power Generation and Transmission, Lighting and Electrical Equipment Smart grids, Transmission of electricity Blue growth›Blue renewable energy, Energy production & distribution:›Energy distribution Blue Growth Industries, Environmental Industries |
Spain | País Vasco | 165 | 90 |
Coordinator Contact
Function: Project Manager
Email: msuarez@clusterenergia.com
Phone: +34 94 424 02 11
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