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EBTC Environment Business & Research Delegation to India14 – 18 November, 2011, Bangalore

Promoting European clean technologies in India & tackling climate change www.ebtc.eu | 2

Contents

1. About EBTC

2. EBTC Sectors

3. Guiding EU Businesses to India

4. EBTC Features

5. EBTC Main Beneficiaries

6. Environment Flagship Mission Objective

7. Environment Flagship Mission Sectors

8. Environment Flagship Mission Approach

9. Agenda 14 – 18 Nov 2011

10.Why India?

11.Contact Details


About EBTC

The European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC)supports EU cleantech / biotech companies andresearchers on their market entry to India and offers hands-on support in the early stages of expansion.

Through its offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore andKolkata, EBTC is offering complete end-to-end solutions toclean technology and biotech companies who want to enterand be successful in the Indian market.

EBTC’s efforts focus on 4 key sectors – Biotech, Energy,Environment and Transport – all offering enormous scopefor closer EU-India collaboration – be it in business, science ortechnology.


EBTC Sectors

Biotechnology Biotech solutions to climate

change Red, white and green biotech Bioinformatics

Energy Solar photo voltaic and

solar thermal Wind Biomass / Bio energy Hydro power Clean coal Energy efficiency

Environment Water and waste water Solid waste Clean air Green building Green chemistry

Transport Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Low carbon transport solutions Fuel cells Hybrid technologies

EBTC’s efforts focus on 4 key sectors – Biotech, Energy, Environment and Transport


Guiding European Businesses to India

Step 1Market Insight Guidance on doing business in India Information on regulatory framework Information on market access barriers Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)- Help desk Focused market reports

Step 2Market Access Roadmap Screening of projects in India at national

or state level Identification of potential business partners Design of market entry strategy Customised market intelligence

Step 3Market Strategy Implementation Proactive incubation services to acclimatise with

minimum risk and costs Hands-on-support in bidding for projects Assistance in finalising pilot projects Liaising with government and financial institutions

EBTC services: taking European companies from the point of considering theIndian market to implementing their projects


EBTC Features

European Service Provider – EBTC is working with Europeanorganisations, bilateral Chambers of Commerce and Embassies toleverage existing efforts and build synergies.

Global Europe Strategy – EBTC in India is part of the EU’sstrategy to enhance Europe’s competitiveness in a globalisedmarket.

Knowledge of the Indian Market – EBTC publishes periodicstudies and reports on the Indian market scenario and has thepractical know-how in all aspects of doing business in India.

Technical Expertise – EBTC has experts working in the focussectors of Biotechnology, Energy, Environment and Transport.

Network – EBTC is well connected with government organisations,R&D institutes, private companies, financial institutions and industryassociations across India.

Geographical Coverage – With headquarters in New Delhi andregional offices in Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore, EBTC’s networkstretches across India.


EBTC – Main Beneficiaries

‘Think Small First’: EU’s SMEs are at the heart of EBTC’s efforts

Innovation and R&D capacity lies within SMEs, often the drivingforce behind technological innovations, relevant for the Indianmarket EBTC to facilitate market entry & clean technologytransfer.

EU’s R&D and S&T Communities

EU – India R&D and S&T collaboration strengthened in the lastdecade EBTC to further increase the EU-India ‘brain-circulation’ through promoting collaboration opportunities,enhancing outward mobility of EU researchers from EU MemberStates towards India, and promoting joint applied research.

Please email to [email protected] if you are an EU companyinterested in collaborating with Indian organizations.


Environment Flagship Mission Objective

Partners France - Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Finland - Finpro

Sweden - IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

“Objective will be to connect EU clean technology andEnvironment related companies to real project andpartnership opportunities in India”


Environment Flagship Mission Sectors

Environmental technologies for clean air

Water and wastewater technologies

Waste management

Green buildings

Energy efficiency

Bio fuels/bio energy

Rural/off-grid/distributed energy


Proposed Process

Identifying and evaluating Indian private and public sector project and partnership opportunities.

Market these opportunities in the EU.

Recruiting EU innovative technology and solutions providers.

Connecting these technologies and solutions in India.

A customized schedule of one-on-one business meetings with pre-screened Indian counterparts.


Agenda 14 – 18 Nov 2011

14 Nov: Delegate Briefing Session (Late evening)

15-16 Nov: EBTC Seminars– India Private Sector Project Opportunities

– India Public Sector Project Opportunities

– Project Financing: EU and Indian sources

– India Private sector R&D opportunities

– India Public sector R&D opportunities

– Presentation of EU technologies and Solutions

17 Nov: B2b meetings

18 Nov: Site Visits


Why India?

Governmental Regulations: With a more active media and awareness of people towards to environment, India sees that adopting a pro-environment stance in the public forum is the call of the day.

Depletion of Natural Resources: There is immense pressure on natural resources as the human population increases. There is an urgent need to protect the available resources.

Adopting Newer & Cleaner Technologies: The adoption of newer and cleaner technologies from the EU will help in India leapfrogging into the sustainable growth pathway.


Why India?

Man Environment Conflict: The development of industry in these regions has led to conflict between the need for development to meet the power, water, and other needs of a growing urban population, versus the need to protect the environmental resources that rightfully belongs to these local communities.

Strong Economic Growth: The Indian Economy is growing strongly at 9% plus annually and is one of the fastest growing economies in the developing world today.


Why India?

Growing Clean Tech Industry: The clean technology sector in India is growing at a good pace. Sunrise Sectors in the clean technology space in India includes waste management solutions, and also the water treatment technology sector, renewable energies and also energy from wind and water.

Global Climate Negotiations: The current global negotiations on Climate Change have put pressure on rapid developing economies like India to adopt green technologies and not repeat the unsustainable mistakes of the past. With India leading the developing countries in the negotiations, it is under pressure to set a green example for others to follow


Who to contact?

EBTC Bangalore OfficeE-mail: [email protected]: +918040909670 Fax: +91 80 4090 9669

For updates on the projects and the project opportunities kindly keep visiting the EBTC website: www.ebtc.eu

Parikshit Shrivastava - Fin proTel: + 91 11 46 09 24 25E-mail: [email protected]

Aya Kitahama - Lyon Chamber of Commerce Tel: + 33 4 72 40 57 56E-mail: [email protected]

Ulf Burman - IVL Swedish Environmental LtdTel: + 46 8 59 85 64 04E-mail: [email protected]

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EBTC New Delhi (Head Office)IBC Building, M-38/1, Middle Circle Connaught Place, New Delhi 110 001, INDIATel: +91 11 4517 2200Fax: +91 11 4517 [email protected]

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