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General Information
The date when the cluster organisation was established: 
Wednesday, 1 March, 2000
Number of staff in the management team of the cluster organisation : 
1-5
Legal form of the cluster organisation: 
No Legal Form
Regions: 
Oberösterreich
Cluster Excellence Label: 
Bronze Label
Other Label: 
CLUSTER MANAGER AWARD 2014 FINALIST
Membership to European Strategic Cluster Partnerships (ESCP-4i, ESCP-S3 or ESCP-4x): 
REINA PLUS
SENTINEL
Membership to other networks/partnerships: 
Cluster Management Team: 
NameSurnamePositionTelephoneEmail
Christiane
Egger
Cluster Manager
+43732772014380
cleantech-cluster@esv.or.at
Link to team description on the cluster's website: 
https://www.cleantechcluster-energie.at/en/the-ctc/ctc-team
Languages spoken: 
English
French
German
Spanish
Sectoral and Industrial Focus
Sectoral Industries: 
Electric Power Generation and Transmission
Environmental Services
Technology fields: 
Furnace and boiler technologies
Storage of electricity, batteries
S3 EU priority areas: 
Construction of buildings
Cleaner environment & efficient energy networks (e.g. smart grids)
Emerging industries: 
Environmental Industries
Areas of specialisation of the cluster not covered above: 
Energy efficiency in buildings
Composition of the cluster
Total number of members: 
250
Number of SME members: 
182
Number of larger company members: 
37
Number of research organisations/universities/technology centres: 
38
Number of other ecosystem actors : 
11
Link to the cluster members’ list: 
https://www.cleantechcluster-energie.at/en/partner-products/ctc-partners
Entrepreneurship and scale-up support facilities in the cluster's ecosystem (see "Organisation type"): 
Name and link of major players: 
NameWebsiteType
OÖ Energiesparverband
https://www.energiesparverband.at/en
Technology Center
Cluster Strategy
Mission/Objectives: 

The Ökoenergie Cluster (OEC – Sustainable Energy Cluster) brings together over 160 businesses from the fields of energy efficiency and sustainable energy in the region Upper Austria. The cluster's goal is to increase the partners’ innovativeness and competitiveness, thus contributing to a positive market development. It links businesses, scientific institutions and public organisations. The OEC serves to improve Upper Austria’s position as model region for sustainable energy in Europe. The cluster’s motto: Information - Innovation - Growth

 

Do you have a formalised strategy?: 
Yes
Do you have a specific strategy focus that addresses internationalisation ?: 
Yes
Services
Support services provided: 
Internationalisation support (= Access to third countries markets)
Access to public support (regional/national programmes, innovation vouchers, etc.)
Facilitation of collaboration between members
Periodic Information dissemination
Promotion of activities (marketing/ visibility)
Details of support services: 

  • Innovation through information and cooperation

  • Product & service development

  • Energy Academy & qualified staff for tomorrow

  • International cooperation & networking

Cooperation Activities
International Cooperation
The main countries targeted by the cluster organisation: 
Canada
Chile
United States
Our cluster organisation undertook the following international activities to support our members: 
Participation at missions/events/study visits/fairs
Trans-national Cooperation
The main countries targeted by the cluster organisation: 
Czech Republic
France
Spain
United Kingdom
Our cluster organisation undertook the following trans-national activities to support our members: 
Promotional Activities
Which clusters do you collaborate with?: 
CEPV, EnergyVaasa, EnergyIn
Support Programmes
Participation in Funded Support Programmes: 
European ProgrammesProject NameName & Description (Regional/National)
FP7
H2020
CIP/COSME

Streetlight-EPC: www.streetlight-epc.eu

Energy Efficiency Watch: http://www.energy-efficiency-watch.org/

Progress Heat:  www.progressheat.eu

The Ooekoenergie-Cluster is managed by the regional energy agency of Upper Austria which is participating in a number of EU-funded projects (e.g. H2020, COSME, Intelligenet Energy).
Promotion
Success Story / Achievements: 

The OEC was founded in the year 2000. Since then, the number of partners has doubled (from 75 to over 160), the combined number of employees has increased by the factor of six (from 1,600 to 9,400), the number of export countries has grown by the factor of 9 (from 12 to 109) and the combined turnover  of the cluster partners has increased by the factor of 10 (from 230 million to 2.3 billion Euro per year).

Why should partners choose you for cooperation?: 

The OEC is focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency. Among its partners are companies that have grown from small business to world market leaders in their respective fields in the last 15 year. The OEC has its home in Upper Austria, a leading region in sustainable energy in Europe and worldwide: Already today, renewable energy sources cover more than a third of all primary energy in the region. By 2030, all electricity and space heating will come from renewable energy sources.