Finnish Cleantech Cluster –Support for SMEs in Cleantech business development

Mari Pantsar-Kallio, Adj. Professor

National Programme Director

Finnish Cleantech Cluster

Lahti Science and Business Park Ltd

� Coordinated by LahtiSBP (32 cleantech experts)

� One of 13 competence clusters in Finland

� Combines forces of four most notable in Cleantech regions in Finland:

Lahti, Oulu, Kuopio ja Uusimaa

� Serves over 300 companies, research institutionsand investors

� Special focus on early stage companies and SMEs

� Founder and board member of Global Cleantech Cluster Association

Finnish Cleantech Cluster

Finnish Cleantech Cluster was ranked the 3rd best Cleantech organization globally in 2010 by Sustainable World Capital, USA.

Target is to enhance Cleantech

business in Finland.

� 170 Meuro R&D&I-venture portfolio (2010: 89 M€)

� Help to establish 80 new cleantech companies

(2010: 55 new companies)

� 15 % from all venture capital investments to

Cleantech in Finland (2010: 12 %)

� 20 new miniclusters with lead companies to

international markets (2010: 11 clusters)

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WaterThe Global Challenge

Finland is #1 in UN Water Poverty Index

and Water Quality Indicator values

� Close collaboration of public and private sectors

� Emphasis in preventing pollution and developing

efficient water use in industry

� 250 companies in water supply and waste water

treatment sectors

� Planning and construction of complete water

treatment plants and optimizing the performance

of these plants

EnergyThe Global Challenge.

Finland’s Energy Solutions

Due to its energy-intensive main

industries, cold climate and long

distances, Finland knows energy efficiency.

� Combined heat and power generation (CHP)

� District heating

� Efficient industrial processes

� Bioenergy, especially forest based and waste to energy

� Source separated waste as source of energy

� Automation (ICT) and environmental measurements; smart grids

� New innovative technologies for distributed energy production: feed in tariff for

wind energy in 2011

WasteThe Global Challenge.

Finland is in forefront

of waste management

� Utilization rate of waste in some cities, like Lahti,

is over 90 %

� Target is to eliminate landfill waste by 2050

� Over 300 companies in recycling and SWM

� Innovative technologies for the whole value chain:

sorting, collection, logistics and optimization, reuse,

recycling and final disposal

� Especially biofuels from waste, new composite

materials from waste, optimization of logistics

Finnish Cleantech Cluster

Finnish environmental cluster

for China, FECC

• China will invest over $1000 Billion in cleantech during

next 5 years: 2011-2015

• FECC is established by MEE in 2006 to implement the

China-Finland co-operation agreement in Cleantech.

”Governmental mandate” is important tool in China to

open the doors for Finnish companies

• Over 200 Finnish companies active in FECC

• Currently over 20 projects in China (biogas, water

treatment, energy efficiency, solid waste management…)

• Target to broaden FECC from Chi-Fin bilateral

collaboration to China-Europe collaboration

Finnish Cleantech Cluster

Russia Programme

� Russian Federation’s govermental targets:

– Russian Federation Pure Water Programme for

2011-2014: renovation of water infrastructure

– Reduction of energy consumption by 40 % by 2020

� Water, energy efficiency and solid waste management

clusters of Finnish companies to Russia

� Focus areas: St. Petersburg, Tatarstan, Irkutsk, Nizhni

Novgorod, Ekateringburg, Syktyvkar

- Russia-EU Water Excellency Centre

- Collabaration with Energy Committee of St.Petersburg

- Chairmanship of Northern Dimension Business Council

Cleantech WG

- Chairmanship of Finland-Nizhni-Novgorod WG

Finnish Cleantech Cluster

Venture capital activities• Role as a coordinator of Finnish Cleantech VC activities

• Strong alliance with Cleantech Scandinavia, Chinese investors, sustainable World Capital (USA),

Masdar..

• International business plan competitions: eg. Nordic Cleantech Open, Later stage award

• Annual Cleantech Venture Day

– the best Scandinavian Cleantech companies pitch for investors

– Careful preparation of presentations and business plans in advance

– Over 110 companies have presented in CVDs since 2005: 65 % of them received investments in 2 years

At your service!Dr. Mari Pantsar-Kallio and Finnish Cleantech Cluster!