Exploring the Importance
of regional partnerships
Berst project
Willem Sederel
August, 2014
Ljubljana
Power of the Biobased Delta
Region
• Strong agro and chemical
sector
• Geographic position and
infrastructure
• Cross border connections
• Collaboration within Triple
Helix
• Open innovation (business
driven)
• Topfacilities accelerate
innovation
Agro meets Chemistry in and beyond Biobased Delta
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Mega clusters chemical industry in the World
ARRR
Shanghai
Houston
Jubail
Jurong
Global Challenges for ARRR
• Global competitiveness European Process industry
• Resource and process efficiency
• Emerging Biobased economy vs mature fossile economy
• How to achieve competitive biobased value chains ?
Needed for successful transition to Biobased Economy
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Opportunities in Biobased Delta
The Delta region within the ARRR opportunity
Smart Delta Resources
Cross sectorial symbiosis
in and beyond Delta Region
Biobased Delta
Agro meets Chemistry
in and beyond Biobased Delta
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Cluster reinforcement
• Focus, Segmentation, International Collaboration
• Programs, Projects, Business Cases, Demo ‘s
• Create New Value chains/connect pieces together
Solving puzzle
8 juli 2014
Taskforce clusterversterking
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Transition Agenda Chemical Industry in the Biobased delta – Advanced case
SWEETY Program
Sugar beets
WOODY Program
Bioaromaten
Furanen
Furfural, HMF
Ethanol
Succinic acid
Lactic acid
3-HPA
Wood chips
gassification
Paper & carton
pyrolysis
Catalytic pyrolysis
Enzymatic clipping
Saw dust
Wood waste
Minerals
Back to agro
Wood clipping
Msw Manure Sludge
VC
Syngas-Methanol
Pyrolysis oil
Phenols, BTX
Lignin oligomers, polymers
Electricity
Energy
Biopolymers
Materials
Coatings
Adhesives
Chemicals
Biofuels
The pillars of Competitiveness
Basic requirements
- Institutions
- Infrastructure
- Macroenomic environment
- Health & primary education
Efficiency enhancers
- Higher education and training
- Goods market efficiency
- Financial market development
- Technological readiness
- Market size
Innovation & sophistication
factors
- Business sophistication
- Innovation
Needs - question factors
- Changes in society
- Environment & Climate Change
Source: partially WEF
Key for
Factor-driven
Economies
Key for
Efficiency-driven
Economies
Key for
Innovation-driven
economies
Key for
Challenge-driven
economies
Companies & Raws Biobased Transition: Sugar, Lignin and C1 chemistry
Delft
Wood chips
Vegetable oil
Rotterdam
Moerdijk
Sugar beet
Wood chips
Vlissingen
Terneuzen
Antwerpen
miscantus
Gent
Knowledge Axis Biobased Transition: Sugar, Lignin and C1 chemistry
Delft
Rotterdam
Moerdijk
Vlissingen
Terneuzen
Antwerpen
Gent
Segmented Biobased Agenda:
Large transition and Regional
Agenda
Bioaromatics
Functional Molecules
C-1 chemistry
Sugars
Lignin
CO2, syngas, CH4
Plant ingredients
Natural fibers
New (aquatic) crops
A&F rest streams
Soil
Products/Applications
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Regional Agenda: Soil, New crops, Algae, Plant ingredients, Fibers
Delft
Rotterdam
Moerdijk
Zeewierderij
Zundert
Vlissingen
Terneuzen
Antwerpen
Gent
Knowledge Cluster: Soil, New crops, Algae, Plant ingredients, Fibers
Delft
Rotterdam
Moerdijk
Zeewierderij
Zundert
Vlissingen
Terneuzen
Antwerpen
Gent
Fiber centre
(SME) Innovation in the region
Core: Clusters by SME
• IPC Biobased I, II, III
• Biobased Innovations
• Biofunctionals
• Industrial algae production
• Natural Fiber clusters (by application)
• Coating cluster
• Natural colorants cluster
• Pyrolysis cluster
• Building cluster
Millvision (e.a.)
Grasdoos
Rubia kleurstof
> 100 companies (in- & outside the region)
involved in several clusters
Next steps application centres
Algencluster
Rodenburg (e.a.)
Flowerbox
Green4Print
International collaboration
Canada
BIG-C
IAR
R4R
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Summary and Lessons learned
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It takes long term commitment and endurance to build the Bio-Economy
Triple helix cooperation with companies in the lead is a good model
Focus on good business cases is key
Segment your agenda for proper focus (large/international vs SME/regional)
Transition is going to take several decades, hence manage the expectations!
Develop a project portfolio with short, medium, long term in mind
Experiment with open innovation where and when possible
Dare to set an ambitious point at the horizon
Build vision and strategy based on regional SWOT, including:
- raw material position, companies, knowledge institutes, logistics, x-overs
• Cross-overs are required for value chain and innovation, but challenging
• Allocate sufficient development power, x-overs require intermediairies
• Financial instruments of governments help business development
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