GBF 2015, April 17th, Presentation of Ms. Dina Eglite

Cleantech Latvia Green Bridge Forum 2015, Jūrmala, Latvia

April 17, 2015

Dina EglīteManaging Director

www.cleantechlatvia.com


Presentation

Cleantech Latvia Key activities of Cleantech LatviaFuture prospects


Established in 2012, the cluster aims to bring together industry players in order to strengthen and promote the development of cleantech industry in LatviaUntites Latvian cleantech enterprises and research institutions for collaboration in following areas:

Water and waste - preservation, treatment and effective (re)use of these resources, using and creating modern solutionsAdvanced materials and energy efficiency: the main task is to reduce energy and resource consumptionRenewable energy: the sub sector is focused on use of biomass and waste, which is significant energy source

Cleantech Cluster Latvia



Global Expansion - Finding ways to expand into new international markets Product Innovation - Collaborating on creating new and innovative products Partnerships - International collaboration, partnerships & knowledge transfer Knowledge base - Improvement of our Members’ competence and competitiveness and educate the society about clean technology Collaboration Platform - A place for cross-sector and cross-country networking & communication

Key activities/collaboration areas


International cooperation

Cooperation with clusters – Sweden, Norway, Finland Denmark, USA, Russia, KazakhstanOrganization of Trade missions – organized to many countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania etc.Participation in international exhibitions - «EcoTech 2013», IFAT 1014, «Aqua-Therm 2013, Ecwatech 2014 Cooperation within international projects e.g Coolsweep, Green Bridge Forum


Innovation activities within the cluster

Pre-feasibility studies New Water management solutionsWastewater sludge usage RDF production industrial ash usage, etc.

Foreign Market researches (Kazakhstan, Kurdistan)Project proposals to Latvian government and EU grant programsDiscussions and seminars of sector stakeholders (government, local municipalities, companies and research institutions)Exchange of experience of the best technology and business solutions



Future Prospects 2015 -2016

Implementation of EU projects

Central Baltic Cleantech Clusters expanding to East of EU markets - CB2East – with Finnish Water Forum 2016Green Bridge Forum 2016

Trade missions Kurdistan – May 2015, LatinAmerica – June 2015, Kazakhstan - May 2015, Uzbekistan – May 2015

ExhibitionsSU Arnasy 27 – 28 May 2015, Astana, KazakhstanEcoTech 2015, September 16-18, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Foreign Representative OfficesUzbekistan 2015Kazakhstan 2016


Address: Aleksandra Caka street 31-4, LV 1011, Riga, LatviaWebsite: www.cleantechlatvia.com

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GBF 2015, April 17th, Presentation of Ms. Dina Eglite