Cleantech Incubation in Peterborough

Gareth Jones, Head of Business Development

Opportunity Peterborough

What do we do?

Opportunity Peterborough supports the economic development of the city of Peterborough by managing several business clusters, an innovation centre, a business engagement programme, five pan-European innovation initiatives, offers cluster, green growth and eco-innovation consultancy services and a city-side skills service.

What are our aims?

• Help create & grow cleantech businesses• Find new business opportunities• Attract cleantech businesses to the city• Bring new solutions to the market• Encourage and support green growth• Create / safeguard jobs• Reduce environmental impacts

UK Cleantech Opportunity

• £107 billion• 55,000 companies• 880,000 employees• 5% year-on-year growth to 2017• Strong track record in innovation activities• 5th biggest innovator in EU• 8th for eco-innovation in EU• 4 of world’s top 6 Universities

Peterborough: Cleantech Cluster

• 350 environment sector businesses– Engineering and precision manufacturing;

specialised in energy generation, water and waste management, environmental services

• World-class Universities

• £590m annual turnover

• 5,800 employees

• Additional clusters in manufacturing, food & drink, logistics and financial services.

Air Pollution

Contaminated Land Reclamation & Remediation

Environmental Consultancy and Related Services

Environmental Monitoring, Instrumentation and Analysis

Marine Pollution Control

Noise & Vibration Control

Recovery and Recycling

Waste Management

Water Supply and Waste Water Treatment

Biomass

Geothermal

Hydro

Photovoltaic

Renewable Consulting

Wave & Tidal

Wind

Additional Energy Sources

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuel Vehicle

Building Technologies

Carbon Capture & Storage

Carbon Finance

Energy Management

Source: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)and INNOVAS Solutions Ltd (2009)

Environmental Renewable Energy Emerging Low Carbon

Resource Efficiency & Financial Savings

Compliance with Policies

Avoid Litigation for Non-Compliance

Environmental Management Systems

Willingness to Protect the Environment

Improve Health & Wellbeing

Increase Profits from Eco Products / Services

Technologies

Services

Consultancy

Turn-key Solutions

Drive Innovation

Increase Collaboration / Competition

Knowledge Transfer

Incubate Ideas

Investor-readiness

Finding Markets & Internationalisation

Plug Skills Gaps

Brokerage

Awareness Raising

Demand Supply Support

The Future

To solve challenges, develop new ideas, products and services through the power of collaboration and open innovation.

•Creating solutions to problems and to improve business as usual•Support for the local value chain•Increased innovation leading to business growth•Job creation•Enhanced public procurement processes•Inward investment in Peterborough•Increased media awareness / branding•Better global competitiveness of local companies

Demonstration

Innovation NetworkSupply Chain &Entrepreneurs

Businesses,Organisations

& Citizens

CurriculumDevelopment

Living Data

Learners

Career Pathways

Skills Centre

Graduate Service

Skills Service

Challenge Loop

Innovation Loop

SolutionsLoop

SkillsLoop

City MetabolismLoop

Innovation Pool

Incubation

Solutions Pool

Challenge Pool

Incubation Challenges

• What services does the incubator need to offer businesses?

• Where should the incubator be based?• Should the incubator have a sectoral focus?• How do we maximise links to local Universities and

Colleges to nurture entrepreneurship?• How can we increase investment into incubated

businesses?• What business support or specialist expertise is

required?• How can the incubator be financially self-

sustainable?

Gareth JonesStuart House, St John’s Street, Peterborough, PE1 5DD, UK +44(0)1733 317404 | gareth.jones@opportunitypeterborough.co.uk

Twitter: @garethjonespro | Skype: garethjonespro