The green-way-brochure

Propelling Ireland’s Green Growth

The development of the Green Economy is at the heart of the

Irish Government’s industrial policy, and the cleantech sector

is recognised in Ireland as a global growth industry that will

spearhead the future competitiveness of the nation.

With US$260bn invested in the clean energy sector in 2011 alone,

higher than any previous year and in the face of major economic

headwinds, the private sector is responding to this global cleantech

opportunity, with strong investments in cleantech-related

infrastructure and innovation.

We believe Ireland is well positioned to excel in cleantech given

the abundant wind and ocean energy resources, the strong and

vibrant ICT, engineering and fi nancial services sectors and the

comparatively young and highly educated population. For example

Ireland, having already achieved 20% wind energy penetration

and striving for 40% by 2020, is well positioned to use domestic

demand as a catalyst for generating global leadership in the

cleantech sector.

A number of cleantech clusters and centres of excellence are

already developing in major cities around the world to drive

regional and national competitiveness, in response to and in order

to benefi t from the growing pressures for resource effi ciency and

emission management being felt by governments and consumers

world-wide.

Richard Bruton TD

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation

Pat Rabbitte TD

Minister for Communications Energy

& Natural Resources

Dr. Brian Motherway

CEO, Sustainable Energy Authority

Frank Ryan

CEO, Enterprise Ireland

Barry O’Leary

CEO, IDA Ireland

The Green Way is a collaborative venture established by industry,

academic institutions and public/semi state players in the Dublin

region, whose vision is to create jobs and trade opportunities by

activating and developing an internationally recognised cleantech

cluster.

The Green Way has been formed in order to drive our productivity

and innovation using the cluster’s ’triple helix’ of competencies in

the areas of Industry capability, Academic research, development

and innovation (RD&I), and Government engagement to develop,

promote and attract businesses in the cleantech sector and to

stimulate job creation. Within The Green Way, Irish cleantech

companies benefi t from access to cleantech R&D capabilities

provided by the academic institutions, access to potential procurers

of cleantech products and services, as well as access to test beds

and a talent pool provided by all cluster members.

Ireland is actively encouraging the development of commercial

and research-driven cleantech clusters such as The Green Way to

attract inward investment and to nurture indigenous companies

in the sector. According to recent studies by Ernst & Young, this

support will in turn lead to a boost in Irish GDP of between 2%

and 4.6% by 2020, as well as growth in cleantech jobs by 2020 up

to 80,000. This is the prize that The Green Way has its sights set

on, and all stakeholders in the cluster look forward to working on

these opportunities with indigenous and multinational companies

alike, in order to position ourselves at the forefront of the global

cleantech revolution.

The Dublin city region, as the largest economic area, having

access to an international airport serving 200 global destinations,

leading academic institutions and large local authorities alongside

a number of established cleantech initiatives and capabilities, can

drive the growth of cleantech in Ireland.

Ronan King

Chairman, Ballymun Regeneration Ltd

Prof. Brian MacCraith

President, Dublin City University

Prof. Brian Norton

President, Dublin Institute of Technology

John Tierney

Dublin City Manager

David O’Connor

Fingal County Manager

Oliver Cussen

CEO, Dublin Airport Authority

Mark Kellett

President, North Dublin Chamber

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The Green Way | Dublin’s Cleantech Cluster

The Cleantech Sector

“A range of innovative products, services

and solutions that optimise the use of fi nite

and renewable natural resources for long-

term commercial, social and environmental

sustainability.”

(Ernst & Young)

Globally, the cleantech sector in 2010 was

valued at US$5 trillion and estimated to

employ in excess of 30 million people. The

most signifi cant sub-sectors of cleantech,

accounting for more than 50% of total

employment, are alternative fuels; building

technologies; wind energy; and alternative

fuel vehicles.

Global cleantech market size by sub-sector, US$ billion 2010

Sub-sector Market size, US$ Billion

Alternative fuels 828

Building technologies 651

Wind 597

Alternative fuel vehicle 533

Geothermal 462

Water supply and waste water treatment 392

Recovery and recycling 312

Photovoltaic 240

Biomass 236

Waste management 235

Nuclear power 149

Energy management 123

Additional energy sources 72

Carbon fi nance 56

Air pollution 46

Contaminated land reclamation and remediation 44

Environmental consultancy and related services 39

Renewable consulting 28

Carbon capture and storage 22

Hydro 22

Noise and vibration control 11

Environmental monitoring, instrumentation and analysis 7

Marine pollution control 6

Wave and tidal 3

Total 5,114

Source: Innovas Solutions and Kmatrix

‘Globally, the cleantech sector

in 2009/10 was valued at US$5

trillion and estimated to employ in

excess of 30 million people.’

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The Green Way is a collaborative cleantech

initiative established by industry, academic

institutions and public/semi-state players

(‘triple helix’) in the Dublin region,

whose vision is to create jobs and trade

opportunities by activating and developing

an internationally recognised cleantech

cluster. The Green Way initiative consists of

major Dublin-based organisations that can

jointly and uniquely combine the strengths

of the academic, government and

enterprise sectors to create a strong global

competency in the cleantech area.

The Green Way was launched in November

2010 by EU Commissioner for Research,

Innovation and Science Maire Geoghegan-

Quinn, when a number of key regional

stakeholders decided to collaborate in

order to encourage green economic

growth through the stimulation of the

cleantech sector in Dublin.

The cleantech sector is similar to other

innovation sectors from which Ireland has

derived major success through clustering,

namely Financial Services, ICT, Medtech

and Biopharma. The advent of the Green

Way as a globally recognised cleantech

cluster, is a key foundation block in

Ireland’s national cleantech strategy,

providing evidence to the domestic and

global community that the opportunity

and the support is real and that the long-

term commitment to the sector is clear.

In light of this, the Green Way’s mission is

fi rstly, to support existing green economy

companies and eco-innovation in the

region, secondly, to foster and accelerate

new job creation in green economy start-

ups and thirdly, to facilitate multinational

corporations capable of bringing

transformative green economy jobs and

investment to the region.

This mandate and activity can be seen

in action across a number of cleantech

activities ongoing in the region, such as the

Dublin ‘Sustainable Energy Community’

programme, the ‘Dublinked’ open data

project, the DCU Cleantech Innovation

Campus and the Dublin Airport carbon

accreditation initiative. (See pages 16/17

for more details).

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“Dublin City Council shares, and will play an active role

in the realisation of, the vision for The Green Way — the

creation of an internationally recognised green economic

zone, leading innovation in the green economy and

supporting economic development in the region.”

Dr. John TierneyCity Manager, Dublin City Council

Education:

> DIT has specialised degree programmes in Forensic

& Environmental Analysis, Planning & Environmental

Management, Transport Operations & Technology as well

as masters programmes in Sustainable Development and

Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems. Other courses include

urban planning, energy systems, electrical engineering and

solar PV.

> DCU, for its part, has a coordinated and extensive range

of masters and Executive educational programmes in

Sustainability – under the 3 pillars of Energy, Waste

and Water. Recently launched programmes include a

Post Graduate Certifi cate and Masters in Sustainable

Energy Finance and masters programmes in sustainability

management and cleantech management.

Research and development:

Between DCU and DIT, The Green Way is home to multiple centres

of excellence and national research centres including:

> National Centre for Plasma Science and Technology

> National Centre for Sensor Research

> The RINCE Institute: Researching Innovative Engineering

Technologies

> The Energy & Design Lab (DCU)

> The Dublin Energy Lab (DIT)

> National Institute for Transport & Logistics

> The Irish Centre for Cloud Computing & Commerce

> Energy Product Innovation Centre

Test, demonstration and deployment:

The Green Way represents a unique ‘deployment platform’ for

global cleantech companies seeking to trial and commercialise

their technologies on a municipal scale. By virtue of incorporating

two of the largest local authorities in Ireland, an international

airport campus, two major academic institutions and two

signifi cant residential communities in Swords and Ballymun, The

Green Way can offer indigenous and multinational companies

opportunities to deploy technologies ranging from LED street

lighting to electric vehicles and from thermal storage technology

to water management.

Incubation and entrepreneurship:

Cleantech start-ups receive customised help with business

models and fi nancing through incubation programmes in Invent

(DCU) and Hothouse (DIT). Invent and Hothouse both provide

commercialisation support and facilities for emerging cleantech

companies. Their suite of services include expert coaching and

strategic advice, focussed educational and networking programs,

targeted access to investors, strategic partners and industry

networks, offi ce space, equipment, conference rooms and training

facilities. These incubators will be supported by the development

of the new DCU/Green Way ‘Cleantech Innovation Campus’.

International outreach:

Through our membership of the Global Cleantech Cluster

Association (GCCA) we have established strong connections

with other cleantech clusters throughout the world allowing

us to exchange knowledge, fi nd partners for local companies,

develop academic and municipal level linkages. Through Dublin

City Council and Fingal County Council ‘twinning’ agreements,

The Green Way is actively forging relationships with peer

organisations. These include the Environmental Business Cluster

in San Jose/Silicon Valley and the China Greentech Initiative in

Beijing.

The Green Way Cluster Benefi ts

‘EirGrid are spending €4bn upgrading the electricity

transmission system in Ireland to tap into renewable

energy resources.’

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“With The Green Way, Dublin now has a focussed and

coordinated cleantech industry initiative that can

build on the city and county infrastructure, assets and

capabilities and allow us to compete on an international

cleantech stage.”

David O’ConnorFingal County Manager

Founding Partners

DCU is fi rmly positioned as Ireland’s

‘University of Enterprise’. A key objective

for DCU within The Green Way is the

delivery a new Cleantech Innovation

Campus, adjacent to the university, that

will be a centre of excellence for research

by emerging and existing cleantech

companies.

DIT is recognised as a pioneer in

technological higher education and

specialises in focussed research, notably in

the areas of energy and sustainability.

Teaching and research is underpinned by a

full range of tailored support and

development services to entrepreneurs and

new business start-ups, supported by

research and scholarship in areas refl ective

of the Institute’s technological mission.

DAA is Ireland’s national airport

management company. DAA, within The

Green Way, is focussed on reducing the

carbon footprint of its operations through

the Airport Carbon Accreditation

programme as well as positioning the

Dublin Airport commercial land-bank as

the location of choice for cleantech inward

investment and renewable energy projects.

NDCC is made up of businesses that are all

located in the Green Way area; including

SME’s, Academic Institutions, Semi State

organisations and large private companies,

both domestic and international. North

Dublin Chamber, within The Green Way, is

actively focussed on promoting energy

effi ciency and eco-innovation within its

company network.

DCC is the largest local authority in Ireland,

serving the people of Dublin and delivering

the major work programmes necessary for

the smooth running and sustainable

development of a European capital city.

DCC, within The Green Way, has an

ambitious vision which, within the next

25-30 years, will see Dublin with an

established international reputation as one

of the most sustainable, dynamic and

resourceful city regions in Europe.

FCC is the fastest growing local authority

in the state with the youngest population

of any county and the highest rate of

labour force participation. Fingal, within

The Green Way, is focussed on the

promotion of Eco Food innovation and

related cleantech initiatives in line with its

position as the horticultural hub of Ireland.

BRL is a Dublin City Council company, set

up to plan and implement the regeneration

of Ballymun within an environmentally,

socially and economically sustainable

framework. Twice awarded Green

Community of the Year, BRL is a key

location for green building technologies,

cleantech translational research and

innovation in waste management. It is also

host to the Green Start Entrepreneurial

Programme.

The founding partners of The Green Way represent a ‘Triple

Helix’ of collaborative partners focussed on a common goal of

developing Dublin’s green economic advantage.

‘Cleantech has the potential to signifi cantly boost

Irish GDP by between €2.4bn and €3.9bn by 2020,

sustaining up to 80,000 jobs in the process.’

Government Academia Industry

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“There’s a signifi cant amount of activity and investment

taking place in the cleantech space in Ireland and

we have already seen some of the world’s biggest

corporations like IBM and United Technologies make

cleantech investments here.”

Barry O’LearyCEO, IDA Ireland

GovernmentBallymun Regeneration Ltd

Fingal City CouncilDublin City Council

IncludingSEAI, Enterprise Ireland

IDA IrelandDJEI

DCENR

Academia/RD&IDublin City University

Dublin Institute of Technology

IncludingInvent, HothouseDublin Energy Lab

Ryan AcademyEnterprise Boards

IndustryDublin Airport AuthorityNorth Dublin Chamber

of CommerceGlobal Cleantech Cluster Assoc.

IncludingGlen Dimplex, IBM, ESB,

Bord na Móna

The Green Way

> Attractive investment

environment: A low corporation tax

rate helps Ireland attract international

investors and has spurred the infl ux

of many global hi-tech companies

such as eBay, Google, IBM, Intel,

Microsoft, and Wyeth. The 2010 IMD

World Competitiveness Yearbook

ranked Ireland 1st for corporate taxes.

> A young and skilled workforce:

In 2009, Ireland’s graduates were

ranked 1st in terms of ‘employability’

by the OECD (OECD Economic survey

of Ireland 2009). The 2010 IMD

World competitiveness yearbook

ranked Ireland 4th for the availability

of skilled labour. The share of the

population aged 25-34 with a ‘third

level’ qualifi cation is higher than both

the US and the UK.

> Good wind and ocean energy

natural resources: Ireland has one

of the best wind energy resources in

the world, and Ireland‘s ocean energy

industry could eventually be worth as

much as €120bn.

> ICT presence: There are many

major global software and

hardware companies with their EU

headquarter operations in Ireland.

The concentration of high profi le

“born-on-the-internet” companies

with European HQ’s in Dublin

(including Twitter, Facebook, Google

and LinkedIn) is a globally unique

attribute.

Why Ireland for Cleantech?

With its natural resources, talent and government

commitment to the green economy, Ireland is well

positioned to become a global hub for green

enterprise. The cleantech/green economy sector

in Ireland already provides strong levels of

employment and exports. Ireland has the ability

to attract further investment from the leading

overseas cleantech companies, further grow

its indigenous base, and ensure that the

sector becomes an engine for future green

job creation and economic growth.

Ireland is well placed to thrive in a number

of key areas of cleantech. A brief overview

of our key capabilities and strengths include:

> A strong and mature fi nancial

services sector: In 2011, the Irish

Government announced its support

for the ‘Green’ International Financial

Services Centre (IFSC), a new initiative

that aims to position Ireland as a

specialist in the management of

carbon and green fi nance.

> A number of Irish owned but

globally-focussed cleantech

businesses: There are a number

of large players in Ireland involved

in the cleantech sector including

Mainstream Renewable Power, NTR,

Glen Dimplex and Kingspan.

The Green Way Triple Helix

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In Great Cleantech Company

Google

Blackrock

Intel

NTR

Wyeth

Mainstream Renewable Power

Citi

Airtricity/SSE

Siemens

ESB International

GE

Honeywell

Bosch

Glen Dimplex

ABB

Bord na Mona

IBM

Keelings

“The Green Way is an ideal test and commercialisation

location for our portfolio of export-focussed cleantech

companies. It provides an excellent trade-focussed

platform for indigenous cleantech companies looking to

access new markets and is an important part of Ireland’s

response to the cleantech opportunity. It should be

applauded and encouraged.”

Frank RyanCEO, Enterprise Ireland

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS Ecocem

AVIATION FUEL EFFICIENCY Liberator.Aero

NEXT GENERATION PV ENERGY Solarprint

ALGAE BIOFUEL ENZYME TECHNOLOGY AER Sustainable Energy

REMOTE ENERGY CONTROL SYSTEMS Climote

PV SOLAR CELL ENGINEERING Nines Photovoltaic’s

INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY SYSTEMS Crowley Carbon

TIDAL ENERGY TURBINES Openhydro

BIO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY Imperative Energy

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION Wavebob

BUILDING ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Cylon

RENEWABLE ENERGY SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS Enverian

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION Stream Bioenergy

REAL-TIME RIDESHARING SOFTWARE Avego

ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY RedT

LED LIGHTING ELECTRONICS Ikon Semiconductor

WASTE MANAGEMENT INNOVATION Rediscovery Centre

All of the following Dublin companies have been successfully nominated

to the 2011 and 2012 GCCA Global Cleantech Awards. In 2011 OpenHydro

and Imperative Energy were winners in the Renewable Energy and Biofuels

categories respectively:

Dublin – fostering innovation across the cleantech spectrum

Dublin is well placed to capitalise on the

continued growth of the cleantech sector

both domestically and internationally. The

Dublin region, as the largest economic

area, is the main hub of cleantech growth

in Ireland.

Two main differential levers exist for Dublin

when compared to many other cleantech

centres around the world:

> Dublin can leverage the existing ICT

base of major companies and R&D

centres in the region to develop the

city as a centre of excellence for clean

technology and data management

including green data centres, cloud

computing, sensor and monitoring

technologies, smart cities applications

and smart grid technologies.

> Dublin can also leverage the

involvement of some of Ireland’s

largest local authorities, the large

research driven academic institutions,

and a major international airport

to promote the city as a major

‘deployment platform’ for investment

from cleantech multinational

corporations in areas such as waste,

water, transport, energy and green

ICT.

Dublin already has a large number of

established cleantech initiatives and

capabilities, some of which are detailed

below:

> IBM Smart Cities: IBM’s Smarter

Cities Technology Centre, currently

the only one of its kind, is based

in Dublin and consists of a highly

skilled and cross-disciplinary team

which will help other major cities

better understand, interconnect and

manage their operational systems

(e.g. transport, communication,

water and energy). The Dublin

region is collaborating with IBM as

an international ‘test bed’ for this

purpose.

> Data Centre/Cloud Computing

capabilities: Given the physical

communication infrastructure in place

and experienced ICT talent pool,

Dublin is home to a number of large

data centres including those hosted

for companies such as Amazon.

com, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Digital

Realty Trust and SunGard. Dublin is

consequently becoming a key hub

for the growth of cloud computing.

Demand for remote data centres

is increasing, boosted by the rising

trend of cloud computing. Dublin’s

temperate climate suits the centres,

which require signifi cant amounts

of power to run and to prevent from

overheating.

> Indigenous players: Given the

ambitious domestic targets and

entrepreneurial nature of the

city, Dublin and the surrounding

regions are the home of a number

of indigenous innovative growth

companies in the cleantech space,

including OpenHydro (Tidal power),

Ecocem (Green Cement), Mainstream

Renewable Power (Wind Developer),

and Glen Dimplex (Electric Heating

technology).

Dublin’s Cleantech Ecosystem

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The Green Way

Research andDevelopment

Facilities

Cleantech Innovation Campus

Municipal Housing Stock

Grangegorman Sustainable Campus

Airport Campus

FoodCentral

Invent Innovation Centre

Hothouse Technology Transfer Centre

National Centre for Plasma Science and Technology

National Centre for Sensor Research

The RINCE Institute: Researching Innovative Engineering Technologies

The Energy & Design Lab (DCU)

The Dublin Energy Lab (DIT)

National Institute for Transport & Logistics

The Irish Centre for Cloud Computing & Commerce

Energy Product Innovation Centre

The Green Way is a network of partners, projects and capabilities, all linked together to form a strong cleantech cluster

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Test,Demonstration

andDeployment

InternationalOutreach

RegionalCleantechInitiatives

PPartnerss

Green IFSC

IBM Smart Cities Technology Centre

Cloud Computing

Intel Sustainable Energy Lab

ESB eCars

GCCA

EcoClup

San Jose – Environmental Business Cluster

Beijing

Airport Carbon Accreditation

Dublin Sustainable Energy Community

Dublinked

Thermal Storage Technology Trial

E3 Initiatives

Dublin City Council

Fingal County Council

Ballymun Regeneration Ltd

Dublin Airport Authority

North Dublin Chamber

Dublin City University

Dublin Institute of Technology

“Ireland is producing world class innovative

companies in the energy sector and The

Green Way is giving these companies a

platform from which to deliver export led

growth and job creation.”

Prof. Brian NortonPresident, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Quantum Demonstration Project

Glen Dimplex is a privately owned company

with global interests, a turnover of €1.5bn

and approximately 10,000 employees. It

is the world leader in electric heating and

distributed thermal energy storage systems

using off-peak electricity. The Green Way

is facilitating the pilot deployment of the

Glen Dimplex ‘Quantum’ space and water

heating system as an aggregated demand

side management tool on the national

grid. The Green Way is in the process of

identifying and making available up to

1,000 demonstration properties, with

the key objective of demonstrating how

a distributed population of energy stores

can be switched on and off remotely in

response to an operational command

from the grid operator. 1,000 properties

would provide a nominal connected

load of around 10MW while there is a

total connected off peak electric storage

heating load in the region of 1GW in

Ireland. This offers a very substantial grid

management resource, with the potential

to facilitate the dispatch of large quantities

of renewable electricity in Ireland which

would otherwise be curtailed.

Grangegorman Sustainable Campus

DIT and related institutions are in the

process of relocating to a single new city

centre campus which will also include the

Environmental Health Sciences Institute.

The new campus will showcase the best

in low energy sustainable development

and is designed to be carbon neutral. It is

intended that it will become a test bed or

‘living lab’ with a focus on building design,

energy management and sustainability.

The Grangegorman Campus will serve as

an anchor for cleantech initiatives across

The Green Way.

SEAI Sustainable Energy Community

Dublin City is in the process of establishing

a “Sustainable Energy Community” (SEC)

in partnership with the Sustainable Energy

Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The project

aims to develop ‘living laboratories’ to

establish a culture of innovation and

facilitate the emergence of new sustainable

energy technologies and practices that

deliver ‘energy smart’ towns and cities.

This involves everyone in the community,

across all sectors, working together to

enhance sustainability by being as energy

effi cient as possible, using renewable

energy where feasible and developing

indigenous energy supplies. As a

Sustainable Energy Community within the

Green Way, Dublin City will be working

closely with all stakeholders to deliver on

these objectives.

Sample Green Way Initiatives

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“Ireland is currently rated 4th in the world for

commercialised Cleantech innovation. The Green

Way, with its strong collaboration between industry,

government and academia will continue to drive

Ireland’s cleantech capabilities forward and will position

the country as a leading provider of ground-breaking

innovation in the sector.”

Prof. Brian MacCraithPresident, Dublin City University

‘Research by Vattenfall shows

Ireland to be at the centre of

an “ocean energy hotspot” in the

North Atlantic and Ireland‘s ocean

energy industry could eventually

be worth as much as €120bn

according to Bord Gais.’

Airport carbon accreditation

During 2010, Dublin Airport was

among the fi rst International Airports to

achieve accreditation under the Airport

Council International (ACI) – Airport

Carbon Accreditation programme. The

programme enables airports to implement

carbon management processes and

attain accreditation at different scheme

levels. Dublin Airport has committed to

continually ‘mapping’ all of the carbon

emissions under its direct control. This will

further assist in identifying opportunities

and measures to reduce overall carbon

emissions into the future. Airport Carbon

Accreditation is the only independently

verifi ed and institutionally endorsed

accreditation programme designed for

airports and DAA involvement in the

scheme presents exciting opportunities

for measurement and reduction of Dublin

Airport’s carbon footprint within The

Green Way initiative.

Cleantech Innovation Campus

The Green Way Cleantech Innovation

Campus is a DCU initiative to support

green economic development in the

Dublin region. The project involves the

provision of a dedicated campus for

cleantech fi rms which will be characterised

by university-industry engagement with

client companies leveraging the research,

education and collective resources of DCU

and Green Way partners.

It will also help attract new cleantech

interest to the Dublin area by providing

incubation facilities for corporate and

SMEs looking to relocate. The Campus

will be a key piece of infrastructure within

The Green Way, and it will support, both

directly on-site and within the broader

region, high value employment in

indigenous and multinational companies

focussed on eco-innovation.

Dublinked

The Dublinked project is a unique initiative

by the four Dublin local authorities. It

consists of a network for sharing public

data relating to Dublin, including water,

air quality, energy usage, planning and

traffi c data. It is intended that companies

of all sizes will join the network to develop

solutions that address regional cleantech

challenges. Dublinked is designed to drive

innovation and economic activity, devise

solutions for common problems affecting

city life, and help position Dublin as a

world-leader in the fi eld of ‘Smart City’

technology solutions that can be applied to

all cities of the future.

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“The Green Way aims to attract innovative global

cleantech companies seeking a large-scale test bed and

deployment platform through which they can validate

and commercialise their technologies and use Dublin as a

corporate base from which to access other markets.”

Oliver CussenCEO Dublin Airport Authority

Conclusion

Ireland, given its signifi cant talent pool

and natural resources, is well placed to

capitalise on the continued growth of

the cleantech sector both domestically

and internationally. Ireland’s reputation

as a successful location for Foreign Direct

Investment (FDI) is well established.

It provides a pro-business, stable

environment with the appropriate support

and regulatory environment.

The Dublin region is already globally

established as a centre of excellence

in the ICT and Biopharma sectors. The

opportunity exists to build a cleantech

sector on a par within the Dublin region.

The Green Way acts as a catalyst to

support the development of the cleantech

sector at scale and to facilitate its growth

across Ireland.

The Green Way, structured as a

collaboration between industry, academic

research centres and government / public

sector organisations, provides an ideal

platform in which start-ups, capital

providers, researchers and established

companies can come together to help

create and develop businesses in the

cleantech sector.

“In the context of the ‘clean and green’ revolution

that is spreading across the globe, Ireland enjoys an

abundance of natural renewable resources and human

innovation, coupled with an enviable brand. The Green

Way, anchored in the Dublin region and conceived by key

stakeholders in both the private and public sectors, is the

ideal base in which to cultivate and nurture innovations

in the management of energy, water, waste, food and

transportation. We invite you to join us as we seek to

capitalise on the huge opportunity that cleantech offers

Ireland for green jobs, wealth creation, and improved

competitiveness.”

Mr. Ronan King Chairman, The Green Way

Mr. Tony Boyle CEO, The Green Way

Terminal 2, Dublin Airport

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