Cleantech Incubation in
Peterborough
Gareth Jones, Head of Business Development
Opportunity Peterborough
What do we do?
Opportunity Peterborough supports the
economic development of the city of
Peterborough by managing several
business clusters, an innovation centre,
a business engagement programme, five
pan-European innovation initiatives, offers
cluster, green growth and eco-innovation
consultancy services and a city-side skills
service.
What are our aims?
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Help create & grow cleantech businesses
Find new business opportunities
Attract cleantech businesses to the city
Bring new solutions to the market
Encourage and support green growth
Create / safeguard jobs
Reduce environmental impacts
UK Cleantech Opportunity
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£107 billion
55,000 companies
880,000 employees
5% year-on-year growth to 2017
Strong track record in innovation activities
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5 biggest innovator in EU
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8 for eco-innovation in EU
4 of world’s top 6 Universities
Peterborough: Cleantech Cluster
• 350 environment sector businesses
– Engineering and precision manufacturing;
specialised in energy generation, water and
waste management, environmental services
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World-class Universities
£590m annual turnover
5,800 employees
Additional clusters in manufacturing, food
& drink, logistics and financial services.
Cleantech Companies (sample)
Environmental
Renewable Energy
Emerging Low Carbon
Air Pollution
Biomass
Additional Energy Sources
Contaminated Land
Reclamation & Remediation
Geothermal
Alternative Fuels
Hydro
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Photovoltaic
Building Technologies
Renewable Consulting
Carbon Capture & Storage
Wave & Tidal
Carbon Finance
Wind
Energy Management
Environmental Consultancy
and Related Services
Environmental Monitoring,
Instrumentation and Analysis
Marine Pollution Control
Noise & Vibration Control
Recovery and Recycling
Waste Management
Water Supply and Waste
Water Treatment
Source: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
and INNOVAS Solutions Ltd (2009)
Support Organisations
Local Academic/Skills Partners
Public Sector Partners
Universities @ Peterborough
Demand
Supply
Support
Resource Efficiency &
Financial Savings
Technologies
Drive Innovation
Services
Increase Collaboration /
Competition
Compliance with
Policies
Consultancy
Knowledge Transfer
Avoid Litigation for NonCompliance
Environmental
Management Systems
Willingness to Protect
the Environment
Turn-key Solutions
Incubate Ideas
Investor-readiness
Finding Markets &
Internationalisation
Plug Skills Gaps
Improve Health &
Wellbeing
Increase Profits from
Eco Products / Services
Brokerage
Awareness Raising
The Future
To solve challenges, develop new ideas,
products and services through the power of
collaboration and open innovation.
•Creating solutions to problems and to improve business as usual
•Support for the local value chain
•Increased innovation leading to business growth
•Job creation
•Enhanced public procurement processes
•Inward investment in Peterborough
•Increased media awareness / branding
•Better global competitiveness of local companies
Curriculum
Development
Challenge Pool
Learners
Skills
Loop
Career Pathways
Supply Chain &
Entrepreneurs
Challenge
Loop
Innovation Network
Innovation Loop
Innovation Pool
Businesses,
Organisations
& Citizens
Solutions Pool
Solutions
Loop
Skills Centre
Incubation
Living Data
City Metabolism
Loop
Graduate Service
Skills Service
Demonstration
Incubation Challenges
• What services does the incubator need to offer
businesses?
• Where should the incubator be based?
• Should the incubator have a sectoral focus?
• How do we maximise links to local Universities and
Colleges to nurture entrepreneurship?
• How can we increase investment into incubated
businesses?
• What business support or specialist expertise is
required?
• How can the incubator be financially selfsustainable?
Gareth Jones
Stuart House, St John’s Street, Peterborough, PE1 5DD, UK
+44(0)1733 317404 | gareth.jones@opportunitypeterborough.co.uk
Twitter: @garethjonespro | Skype: garethjonespro