Nadja Richler O.O. Energiesparverband

Landstr. 45, A-4020 Linz, Austria T: +43-732-7720-14380

oec@esv.or.at www.oec-en.at

The Oekoenergie-Cluster Upper Austria

The State of Upper Austria – Oberösterreich

Capital: Linz Population: 1.4 mio Area: 12,000 km² Gross inland cons.: 305 PJ; 34 % renewables Economic activities: industry, service sector, tourism, 25 % of the Austrian industrial exports

O.Ö. Energiesparverband • regional energy agency • energy efficiency, renewable energy sources • main funding: regional government • services to private households, SMEs, public bodies

"Clustering" in Upper Austria

• since 1998, cluster-oriented policies in Upper Austria

• 8 different clusters: - automotive - plastics - furniture & timber - health technology - mechatronics - food cluster - environmental technology - green energy cluster

Ökoenergie-Cluster Upper Austria

• network of renewable energy & energy efficiency companies in Upper Austria

• 160 partners • since 2000, managed by O.Oe. Energiesparverband • www.oec-en.at • main business fields:

- biomass heating - solar heating - energy efficient buildings

Turnover: 1.7 billion Euro Employees: ~ 6,300 Export share: > 50 %

Solar thermal, biomass heating, efficient buildings

Ökoenergie-Cluster Upper Austria

• Low energy buildings + construction • Energy performance contracting • Energy efficient lighting • Energy advice • Energy efficient building services and

process technologies • Solar energy (thermal/PV) • Biomass / Biogas • Wind energy • Heat pumps / Geothermal • Small hydro power

160 companies

Structure of the OEC partners

• 47 % planning, distribution, consulting companies • 38 % producers of RE technologies and products • 15 % R&D, training, others

Company size: • < 10 staff members: 47 % • 11 – 20 staff members: 11 % • 21 – 50 staff members: 10 % • 51 – 250 staff members: 23 % • > 250 staff members: 9 %

• 47 % energy efficiency, mostly building-related • 22 % biomass • 18 % solar thermal • 13 % heat pumps, small hydro power, wind power

Examples of activities related to sustainable construction

• Training programmes (energy advisors, energy certificates for buildings)

• Promotional activities (information folders, events, site-visits etc.)

• Energy advice for businesses

• Pilot projects / R&D programmes

Some examples of project partners

World Sustainable Energy Days 2012

29 February – 2 March 2012 Wels/Austria

Deadline/Einreichschluss: Call for Papers 5. 10. 2011

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