ENERGY CLUSTER
The Industrial Cluster for Energy
established by Regione Lombardia
Milano, 11 marzo 2011
Silvia Pagani – Euroimpresa Legnano
Industrial cluster for power generation, transmission and distribution
Industrial plant engineering in Italy and Lombardy
region
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The Italian industrial, civil and infrastructural plant
engineering chain, 2009 profit :
145 billion Euros (source Federprogetti )
Power generation sector (production and distribution
plants and components): equal to15% -18 billion
Euros (source Federprogetti )
50% of plant engineering in Lombardy region
In the Lombardy region power generation stands for:
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Energy Cluster: an industrial cluster established
by Regione Lombardia
An industrial cluster for energy, a network made “by the firms
for the firms” with the specific intent to promote and to create an
integrated supply chain in different fields of energy plant investment,
and to aggregate small and medium enterprises.
A cluster aimed at consolidating and capture the actual and future
technical expertise thanks also to the presence of a large number
of research centres and universities specialized in energy sector.
A cluster promoted and supported by important firms, leaders in the
field of energy, a network recognized as a supplier of
excellence, providing quality products and services: a “made in
Italy” in connection with the world.
“Energy Cluster” has been officialy established
by Regione Lombardia as a new emerging
industrial network in the region.
We are made in Italy as well…
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Mission
Support member companies to become more competitive:
- operating on the market with a wide portfolio
- with support of academic institutions
- by involving R&D institutions
- satisfying needs of large demanding clients
Operating as a network to reinforce and to develop
the member companies to an everlasting
competiveness, growth, product quality and human
resources;
Improve international visibility, markets knowledge,
competence and ability to operate on international
markets;
Consolidate the excellence in power generation,
transmission and distribution business by increasing
synergies among all institutions and companies in
the region.
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Productive “souls” of the cluster
SOUL 2
Nuclear Power Plants
SOUL 3
Renewable Energy
SOUL 4
Hydraulic and geothermal
power plants
SOUL 5
Transmission and distribution
Main Sub-supplies
SOUL1
Medium/large conventional
utility Power Plants
THE CLUSTER “SOULS”
AND PRODUCTS
SOUL 6
Actual and future
technologies
EPC
Identification of key products
Identification of technologies
Identification of skills.
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Lombardy region overall productive power
system compared with the total supply (synthesis)
Fossil energy: thermoelectric power station
Gas combined cycle power plants
Coal power plants
Medium coal power plants
75 %
78 %
85 %
Nuclear power plant third generation
69 %
Solar photovoltaic
Thermodinamic solar with heat storage
Wind energy
Vegetable biomass
Non recyclable litter biomass
Biofuel/biogas (except for biomass processing)
100 %
88 %
50 %
84 %
88 %
89 %
Hydroelectric power plant (except for civil infrastructures)
Geothermal power plant (except for civil infrastructures)
80 %
89 %
Regional transfer and distribution system ((except for
infrastructures)
50%
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Enterprise size and turnover
EMPLOYEES
FIGURES:
Employees: 21.022
Turnover : 8.694 million Euros
TURNOVER
40
30
33
20
15
10
30
22
0
10
fino a 10
3%
1%
1%
fino a 50
fino a 250
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20
10
oltre 250
3%
1% 3%
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26
13
0
fino a 2 mln
fino a 10 mln
fino a 50 mln
oltre 50 mln
Milano
17%
Varese
Begamo
Sondrio
Lecco
Monza Brianza
71%
Como
Brescia
100 companies located in every Lombardy province
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Energy Cluster: the chain of suppliers
Shared strategies, research and marketing, enterprise services coexist with competition within
the Cluster. This logic can be expressed in terms of “CO-OPETITION”: enterprises invest on
networking and relation so to make the maximum profit.
Unfinished
products
Products used for
basic components
Basic
Components
Finished products
components /
production facilities
fittings
Finished
Products
Systems
Systems and
products used in
power generation
and distribution
Services
Activities, services,
processing and products
for maintenance and
renovation of production
facilities
Energy Cluster is a horizontal chain able to create vertical cooperation so to satisfy the
clients needs.
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•
The client refers to a sole supplier
Enterprises act as an integrated supply chain offering the client a “complete
package”, also on a turn key basis.
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Number of enterprise involved in each “soul”
50
SOUL 2
Nuclear Power Plants
30
SOUL 3
Renewable Energy
41
SOUL 4
Hydraulic and geothermal power
plants
SOUL 5
Transmission and distribution
Main Sub-supplies
SOUL1
Medium/large conventional
utility Power Plants
30
17
46
SOUL 6
Actual and future technologies
EPC
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More than 500 companies ranked into the
industrial cluster
15%
34%
70%
75
170
350
Note: the count considered the production of
different company division
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An international kind of network
More than 100
companies within
the cluster
Municipality of Legnano
Province of Milan
Chamber of commerce of
Milan
Energy Lab Foundation
Energy Cluster
concentrates a number of
different actors which are
asked to create- together
with enterprises- an
“EXTENDED
LABORATORY”
where to develop research,
innovation and training
projects
Italian Welding Institute
CNR – Italian national Council
for research
IrcCos
Politecnico di Milano –
Department of Energy and
of Mechanical Engineering
RSE
LIUC University
UNI – Ente italiano di
unificazione
Euroimpresa Legnano
Confindustria Alto Milanese
Confindustria Lombardia
Confindustria Bergamo
Assolombarda
Unione Industriali Provincia di
Varese
Confartigianato Alto Milanese
CNA Lombardia
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The target board (Porter)
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Energy Cluster Board
President: Alberto Ribolla
Vice President : Gianni Mainini
Confindustria Alto Milanese and Euroimpresa as operational arms of the cluster
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Cluster management
KEY PRINCIPLES
All the cluster decisions are taken by companies (Cluster Board)
All the projects are realised involving the competencies within the Energy
cluster network
The cluster associative life is managed by the supply chain groups,
which are representative of the different souls
Instruments
Strategic guidelines
(2009 – 2012)
Annual Operative Plans
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Cluster organization
PRESIDENT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SKILLS
Cluster manager
1 human resource senior
1 human resource junior
3 engineers
Project management
Strategic planning process
R&D process
Team building
Organization skills
Administrative skills
Communication skills
Knowledge about energy
matters
(specific competencies on
productive “souls”)
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Development Guidelines
STRATEGIC LINES
ADDED VALUE INTEGRATION
FACILITATION
INTERNATIONALIZATION
MATCHING
LOBBY
STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL SUPPORT
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Technology area – supply chain groups
Needs, opportunities and
targets are spotted in each
sector and matched with
enterprises’ potential.
Each working group singles
out specific operative
objectives
Research Centers and
Universities are involved
Subgroups are created
coinciding with the integrated
“areas” in the supply chain
•The client refers to a sole
supplier
•The enterprises act as a
group offering the client a
“complete package”
Innovative projects are
under development in
cooperation with the research
system
Supply chain group 1: medium/large conventional utility power plants
Supply chain group 2: nuclear power plant
Supply chain group 3: renewable energy (biomass, solar, wind..)
Supply chain group 4: medium/large medium/large conventional utility power plants
Supply chain group 5: transmission and distribution (future technologies)
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Activities for 2011
ACTION 1: ENERGY CLUSTER ASSOCIATION
• GOVERNANCE
• ASSOCIATION ENLARGEMENT
• COMMUNICATION
• LOBBY
• one to one meetings with Opinion Leaders and Stake holders
• Meetings with clients
ACTION 2: ASSOCIATIVE LIFE
• THE WORKING GROUPS
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Activities for 2011
ACTION 3: RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
• Submission of Project proposals in the frame of European,
National and Regional Financed Programmes
• Business technology intelligence
ACTION 4: INTERNAZIONALIZATION AND
MARKETING
• Saint Petersburg Project
• Development of relations/projects with Canada
• Participation to mission and fairs
• EUROPEANS
• European Cluster Observatory: relation, contact and involvement of
selected European Clusters
• Adhesion to International Cleantech Network
• Participation to European projects on cluster
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Activities for 2011
ACTION 5: TRAINING
• Joint actions with technical schools
• Cooperation with universities’ placement offices
• Technical and specialized training
ACTION 6: FINANCING
• Meetings and agreements with banks
• Venture capital
• Business angels
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Contacted Clusters in Europe
Francia
Francia
ANDALUSIA - Spagna
MURCIA - Spagna
PAIS VACO - Spagna
TENERIFE - Spagna
Germania
PAIS VACO - Spagna
COPENHAGEN Danimarca
MURCIA - Spagna
Grecia
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Relationship with other european clusters International Cleantech Cluster
The current status of the ICN cluster is the following:
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Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster (confirmed member)
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Colorado Clean Energy Cluster in the US (confirmed member)
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Oslo Renewable Energy and Environment Cluster in Norway (confirmed
member)
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Ecoworld Styria in Austria (confirmed member)
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North Carolina in the US (confirmed member)
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Aclima in Spain (confirmed member)
ACTIVITIES WITHIN ICN
ICN Manager meetings
ICN Communication Platform as a window to external
stakeholders
Members of ICN will coordinate major cleentech events
Visiting and Matchmaking tours
Benchmark Study between ICN Clusters
Sector specific benchmark studies
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Contact us
info@energycluster.it
presidenza@energycluster.it
www.energycluster.it
Headquarter:
Confindustria Alto Milanese
Via San Domenico 1
20025 Legnano (MI)
Tel. +39 0331/543391
Executive Office
Via XX Settembre 34
20025 Legnano (MI)
Tel. +39 0331/487210
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