The document outlines an agenda for a presentation on the Bioenergy for the Region Cluster in Lodz, Poland. It discusses the Research and Innovation Center Pro-Akademia, defines what a cluster is, describes the activities and target groups of the Bioenergy for the Region Cluster, and gives examples of networking projects and ways the cluster supports science and industry cooperation. The overall purpose of the Bioenergy for the Region Cluster is to promote sustainable development of bioenergy in the Lodz region through collaboration between businesses, researchers, and local authorities.

1. Lodz, 18.10.2011

2. Agenda of presentation
1. Research and Innovation Center Pro-Akademia
2. Cluster localization / Lodz Region
3. Definition of Cluster – scientific point of view
4. Bioenergy for the Region Cluster as a cooperation platform
5. Cluster main target groups
6. Cluster activities
7. Networking projects/activities
8. Research in the field of economics
9. Supporting science and Industry cooperation
10.Cooperation within Bioenergy for the Region Cluster

3. Research and Innovation Center Pro-Akademia
 NGO established in April 1996
 Public benefit organization
 Over 100 active members
 Portfolio of 120 projects
 One of the largest NGOs in Poland working abroad for the benefit of developing
countries, especially those mentioned in the European Neighbourhood Policy
 Certificate of Quality Management System confirming satisfaction of requirements of
the PN-EN ISO 9001:2008 standard pertaining to provision of:
- general consultancy services,
- training services,
- information services,
- organization of economic missions,
- social integration.

4. RIC Pro-Akademia - key fields of activity
Environment
Enterpreneurship
protection and
and
sustainable
innovativeness
development
Regional
development Human resource
and cohesion development
policy

5. RIC Pro-Akademia - key forms of activity
Trainings
Foreign
economic Consulting
missions
Charitable Economic
and social research and
projects analyses
Scholarship
Publications
funds

6. Cluster localization / Lodz Region
 Area: 18,219km2
 Population: 2 751 534
 Density: 141,1/km2
 Urban:1 662 937
 Rural: 908 597
 Capital: Lodz
 Unemployment rate: 11,6 %

7. Cluster localization / Lodz Region

8. Definition of Cluster
Cluster- a geographic concentration of interrelated companies, specialized suppliers, service providers,
companies which operate in the same field and associated institutions (for example universities,
supervisory units, trade associations and financial institutions) in their respective fields, competing but
also cooperating. 1
1 Porter M. E., The Competitive Advantage of Nations, Macmillan Press, Hampshire and London 1990
Innovative clusters - concentration of independent businesses - newly founded innovative companies, small,
medium and large enterprises and research organizations - operating in a particular sector, region and founded
to stimulate innovative activity by promoting intensive connections, sharing background facilities and
exchange of knowledge and expertise and by contributing effectively to technology transfer, networking and
sharing of information among companies within the cluster. Member countries should aim to achieve a proper
balance between SMEs and large companies in the cluster to achieve certain critical mass, especially by
specialization in a certain area of R & D & I and taking into account the existing clusters in the Member States
and at Community level.2
2 Definition of an innovative cluster by European Commission

9. Bioenergy for the Region Cluster as a cooperation platform
Bioenergy for the Region Cluster – Cooperation platform between:
 40 companies,
 10 R&D,
 6 governmental units,
 7 institutions of business environment,
acting in terms of RES.
The main aim of the Cluster activity is sustainable development of bio-energy in region
of Lodz in the context of an integrated energy and climate change package to cut
emissions for the 21st Century
Cluster aims to achieve its purposes through:
 complex solution of issues concerning the regulation of the RES market in the Lodz region, in
particular the methods of collection, processing and use of RES
 integration between members of the Cluster - businesses, researchers and local authorities in
order to increase the share of solar and wind energy in the energy balance of the region
 educational and information activities, promoting the use of available in region of Lodz renewable
energy and energy efficiency
 increase international visibility, markets knowledge, competence and ability to operate on
international markets

10. Cluster main target groups
Business
support Government
Research
Enterprises Individuals institutions and
institutes
and local autorities
NGOs

11. Cluster activities
Cluster activities
Projects Meetings & Conferences Other activities
Research in Supporting
science & Forum,
the field of Networking Events
economics industry Workshops
cooperation organized in which
by Cluster
Projects Co-financed by: Bioenergy Experts and
members
EU funds – ESF, ETC for the
EEA Grants are
Region
National Funds – NFEPWM participating
Cluster

12. Networking activities

13. Networking activities
Regional Energy Concepts in Baltic Sea Region
Bioenergy for the Region – development of cooperation network between science and economy in the
field of renewable energy sources in region of Lodz using solutions of German deENet network
PROJECT AIM
Elaboration and implementation of effective cooperation network model of RES industry, between entities acting in the
field of research and industry in the Lodz Region using the solutions of the German Partner – deENet Network – and
tightening the cooperation between Bioenergy for the Region Cluster and deENet Network.

14. Ideal composition of competence network

15. Networking activities – official Partner of Alliance Francaise

17. Networking activities – Forums of Bioenergy for the Region Cluster

18. Research in the field of economics
Open Information Processing within Innovation Networks InfoPro
Aim of the project:
InfoPro aims to identify and transfer best practices on how to process information to support the network members at best.
Partners:
• Virtual Dimension Center Fellbach / GERMANY
• Zala County Foundation for Enterprise Promotion / HUNGARY
• Eindhoven University of Technology / HOLLAND
• Research and Innovation CenterPro-Akademia / POLAND
Raising the Awareness of a European Multi-Actor Network Acting for the
Enhancement of Agriculture In Sub-Saharan Africa
Survey: Impact of Common Agriculture Policy of the European Union on Situation and Development of
Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Partners : Spain, Belgium, Austria, Poland

19. Research in the field of economics
Monitoring and evaluation of the North-East cluster of digital education
Study on management of economic changes in Warsaw Region
(Masovia Voivodeship)
Objective: to develop adaptive strategies for regional economy in the context of transition to energy-
efficient technologies in the energy sector, construction and transport

20. Supporting science & industry cooperation
Integrated programme of Ph.D. students’ development
 48 participants
 a scholarship of 500,000 €
 2 304 consultancy hours with experts
from business and academia
 48 applied research for local businesses
 10 patents
Subprojects:
• The local energy powerplant, basing on integrated sources of energy: biomass and sun,
including production of hydrogen which will stabilize the system
• Zero-energy house 2020 with the implementation of an innovative architecture and
construction technology, micro energy power plant, which will be based
on biomass, system of recuperation and the micro management net
• Mapping the industrial polutted soil in Lodz Region and selection
of the proper energy plants.

21. Supporting science & industry cooperation
Renewable Energy Manager – training programme
 150 trainees
 126 hours of lectures/person, workshops in cooperation with Technical
University of Lodz, Institute for Fuels and Renewable Energy, Ministry of
Economy, RadScan (SE)
 Transfer of best practices from Italy in the scope of passive building - in
cooperation with Technical University of Torino and a spin-off company KEO
Ltd. (IT)

22. Cooperation within Bioenergy for the Region Cluster
• County Office in Skierniewice
• Bioenergy Ltd.- Parzęczew
• County Office in Poddębice
• JAMIR Renewable
• Municipal Mayor Parzęczew
Technologies Ltd. – Las
• Municipal Mayor Daszyna
• Enterprise Agrocent Ltd.-
• Municipal Mayor Wodzierady
Złoczew
• Municipal Mayor Lipce
• Mamut - Services - Machinery,
Reymontowskie
Equipment, Technology - Lipce
Reymontowskie
• "KENERGY" Ltd. Krzysztof
Jankowski – Głowno
• Trimen Chemicals Ltd. – Lodz
• INSIGHT - Michalow-Grabina
• PPH MaWi – Lodz • Technical University of Lodz
• ELBIS Ltd. – Rogowiec • University of Lodz
• TOPO-WIND – Lodz • International Center for Ecology
• Research Institute of Pomology
and Floriculture
• Institute of Power Engineering
• Lodz Regional Park of Science
and Technology Ltd.
• The Agency of Power Usage and
Conservation
• The Polish Chamber of Biomass
• Board of Agriculture Province of
Lodz
• Łódź Agricultural Advisory
Center
• TVP o/Lodz • ASM Market Research and
• Radio P III Analysis Center Ltd.
• Local TV – TOYA
• Local newspapers

23. TH@NK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
AEC Pro-Akademia
aleksandrow@proakademia.eu
tel. +48-42-636-12-59
www.bioenergiadlaregionu.eu