The Governance of Water

June 13, 2012 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Umweltcluster Bayern – a strong network.

An example from Bavaria, Germany

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Part of the Cluster-Offensive Bayern

Minister Zeil:

Element of the modernization strategy for a strong

economic and scientific location in Bavaria.

Umweltcluster Bayern

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Cluster-Offensive Bayern

Mobility

Automotive engineering

Railway technology

Logistics

Aerospace

Satellite navigation

Media & Finance

Media

Financial services

Human & Environment

Medical technology

Nutrition

Forrest and wood

Biotechnology

• Energy Technology

• Environmental technology

Information & Electronics

Information and communication

Sensoric and power

electronics

Mechatronics and automation

Materials

New Materials

Nanotechnology

Chemicals

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What is a Cluster?

Elements of a Cluster

“A Cluster is a geographic concentration of interconnected businesses,

suppliers, and associated institutions in a particular field.”

Michael Porter in “The Competitive Advantage of Nations“ 1990)

Source: Sölvell, Cluster Redbook, 2008

University

Public BodiesIndustry

Finance

Organizations for

ColllaborationMedia

Foto source: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten

Framework conditions

Bavaria Intact ecology and flourishing

economy

Compliance with the legal

ecologic standards is monitored

companies provide the necessary

technology

Bavaria

Key topics of the environmental technology industries:

Water and Waste Water Treatment

Waste treatment and waste removal

Recycling & re-use of waste and materials, urban mining

Prevention of ground pollution, environmental remediation

Energy and material efficiency, mass flow management

Clean energy production, renewable energies, alternative

energy generation methods

Prevention of air pollution

Topics / Sectors

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25% of German environmental technology enterprises are

based in Bavaria

15 universities offer 51 study courses related to

environmental topics for around 6.000 students

numerous independent research institutes

over 700 patent applications in 2009

Environmental Technology in Bavaria

Environmental Technology in Bavaria

As of 2009:

55.000 employees working in sector

revenue in ET 11,6 Bn. €

export quota 18,2 % (industry 39,6 %, services 8,0 %)

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19 %

total bavarian clean tech sector

Bavarian share of turnover achieved

in clean tech sector in Germany

Source: ifo Institute 2009/10

Network of the Bavarian economy and science in the field of

environmental technology.

Aiming at driving innovation and support companies to

develop, produce and sell marketable products through:

Linking economy with science

Supporting cooperation between industry, science and

political institutions for example regional authorities

Developing of pilot projects to promote new technologies

Bundling strengths (cooperation, contacts etc.)

Providing information and know-how

Umweltcluster Bayern - Who are we?

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Organizational structure

Board of Directors

Advisory Board

Spokesmen

General Meeting

Cluster Management Cluster Management

Director/Secretary Cluster Offices

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Business fields of cluster companies

Waste management / recycling

water

(water supply and waste water management)

50 %

ground pollution 6 %

Other services

6%

energy from waste and biomass

19 %

Air pollution control

7 %

MSR techniques, analytics, production

techniques 6 %

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Business fields/sectors of supporting members

Wasser

27%

MSR-

Technik/Analytik/

Produktionstechnik19%

Luft

13%

Abfall/ Recycling/

Kreislaufwirtschaft

8 %

Boden

8 %

Energie aus

Biomasse/Abfall

7%

sonstige Dienstleister

6%

Kommune

6%

Sonstige

6%

MSR techniques,

analytics, production techniques

19 %

Waste management /

recycling

8 %

Other services

6%

Air pollution

control

13 %

ground pollution

8 %

energy from waste

and biomass

7 %

water

(water supply and

waste water

management)

27 %

Others

6%

Municipalities

6%

Partners - national

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Company members

Supporting members

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Partners - international

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Actions – What We Do

Organization of conferences (i.e. Clusterforum “waste to energy”)

Organization of other events such as cluster days, networking

events, matchmakings etc.

Establishing workgroups (use of waster water heat, energy from

waste, decentralized waste water treatement, landfill techniques)

Advising (Clusterfunds, state subsidies, research facilities)

Establishing contacts (companies ↔ R&D ↔ public authorities)

Initiating Projects (EcoCluP, cooperation or lighthouse projects)

Supporting companies on their way to international markets

Providing information on markets and branches

Qualification and trainings

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More than 180 events with about 9.000 participants

Examples – conferences, international forums network meetings, research & working groups

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Qualification

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Working & Research Groups

Use of waste water heat

Energy from waste

Decentralized waste water treatment

Wood destillation

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Developing and supporting projects that …

are innovative

function as model role

can be reproduced and

are inspiring for own applications

examples:

Sludge2energy – Energy and materials from sludge

Water efficiency in a laundry application

Mobile water treatment for foreign deployment

Use of waste water heat in Straubing

Lighthouse projects

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Example: Use of Waste Water Heat in Straubing

Advantages:

Usage of otherwise unused energy (also possible for cooling)

Savings on conventional energy usage

Contribution to climate and CO2 reductions goals

Local value creation (where waste water occurs & energy is needed)

Waste water as local and sustainable energy source that can be

used independently from rising energy prises

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General activities:

Contact to foreign clusters and networks

Company business trips, participation on international trade fairs in cooperation with

Bayern International

Information on supporting programs for internationalization activities

International events and conferences

Internationalization

Project EcoCluP: Workshops, Coaching for companies:

Internationalization

Financing

Management

R&D Map

Hand in hand to a better future

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