KIC InnoEnergy is a European alliance of education, research, and industry partners aimed at becoming the leading engine for innovation and entrepreneurship in sustainable energy. It is organized into several co-location centers across Europe that coordinate local activities in their respective regions. KIC InnoEnergy delivers an integrated portfolio of education programs, research and technology projects, and business creation activities to generate outputs like trained students, new products, patents, and spin-offs. In Iberia, KIC InnoEnergy partners include universities and research centers conducting projects in areas like offshore energy testing and energy efficiency. It also offers education programs and supports entrepreneurs through business incubation and access to expertise, customers, capital, and its large network.

1. - KIC InnoEnergy -
“The Leading Engine for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
in Sustainable Energy”
Ready 4 Growth – Barcelona 05/05/2011
Mikel Lasa
CEO - KIC InnoEnergy Iberia
mikel.lasa@kic-innoenergy.com

2. Table of Contents
1. What is KIC InnoEnergy?
2. How is KIC InnoEnergy organized?
3. What does KIC InnoEnergy deliver?
4. KIC InnoEnergy Iberia
5. Business Creation Activities
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3. What is KIC InnoEnergy?
KIC InnoEnergy in a Nutshell
A strongly integrated European Alliance of reputable players
from Education, Research and Industry
… that…
have partnered to create a Company
- KIC InnoEnergy Societas Europaea -
… aiming to become…
“The Leading Engine for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
in the Field of Sustainable Energy”
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4. What is KIC InnoEnergy?
World Class Alliance of Top European Players with a Proven Track Record
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5. What is KIC InnoEnergy?
Innovation in the Field of «Sustainable Energy»
Sustainability by:
• Reducing the cost in the energy value chain (generation, transport, storage,
distribution and retail)
• Increasing the security (autonomy vis à vis the resource holders, intrinsic
operational security)
• Reducing CO2 and other green house gas emissions.
Focusing on 6 thematic areas:
• Clean Coal
• Smart Grids
• Smart Cities
• BioFuels
• Renewables
• Convergence Nuclear-Renewable
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6. Table of Contents
1. What is KIC InnoEnergy?
2. How is KIC InnoEnergy organized?
3. What does KIC InnoEnergy deliver?
4. KIC InnoEnergy Iberia
5. Business Creation Activities
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7. How is KIC InnoEnergy Organized?
Distributed Organization with Centralized Coordination
Co-location Centres
• 51% owned subsidiary companies of KIC InnoEnergy SE
• Thematic responsibility (aligned with SET plan)
• Coordination of local activities
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8. How is KIC InnoEnergy Organized?
Run as a Business – Lean and Results-oriented Structure
General Assembly
KIC InnoEnergy
Supervisory Board (SB) ADVISORY BOARD
DIRECTORS 1. IP Board
(E-I-T) Executive Board (EB) 2. Scientific Board
CC CC CC CC CC CC
Alps Valleys Iberia Germany Poland Plus Sweden Benelux
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9. How is KIC InnoEnergy Organized?
Run as a Business – Measuring Performance
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10. How is KIC InnoEnergy Organized?
Funding
Sources
1. KIC InnoEnergy partners’ contributions (cash + in-kind)
2. European Institute of Technology (EIT) cash contributions (approx. 25%)
3. Contracts with external customers
4. Royalties from IP generated in R&T projects
5. Returns from investments on ventures
Budget
2011: 114M€
2012: Approx. 220M€
2013: Approx. 450 M€
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1. What is KIC InnoEnergy?
2. How is KIC InnoEnergy organized?
3. What does KIC InnoEnergy deliver?
4. KIC InnoEnergy Iberia
5. Business Creation Activities
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12. What does KIC InnoEnergy deliver?
Integration of the Knowledge Triangle for Measurable Output
Business & Industry
Education Research & Technology
Sample of target outputs in first 3 years:
• 1200 MSc students, PhD and midcareer professionals trained in InnoEnergy
Education programs
• 55 new products or services for the sustainable energy value chain
• 37 patents registered (of which 10 transferred to SME)
• 20 spin-offs/start-ups
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13. What does KIC InnoEnergy deliver?
2011 Portfolio of Activities
26 M€/7
81 M€/14
7 M€/4
• Dynamically managed
• All activities aligned with our strategic scoreboard
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14. What does KIC InnoEnergy deliver?
KIC InnoEnergy Unique Selling Proposition
KIC InnoEnergy USP (Unique Selling Proposition)
is that we are the only existing “one stop shop” where you can find such an
ambitious portfolio, delivered by the best actors of the knowledge
triangle, in a commercial joint vehicle that is run as a business
“quoted from a KIC InnoEnergy prospect customer”
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1. What is KIC InnoEnergy?
2. How is KIC InnoEnergy organized?
3. What does KIC InnoEnergy deliver?
4. KIC InnoEnergy Iberia
5. Business Creation Activities
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16. KIC InnoEnergy Iberia
Partnership
IBERIA
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17. KIC InnoEnergy Iberia
Where to Find us
INCUBATOR
Open & Cross Innovation Center
Avinguda de la Torre Blanca, 57
08172 Sant Cugat (Barcelona)
HEADQUARTERS
KIC INNOENERGY IBERIA
Edifici Nexus II
c/ Jordi Girona, 29
08034 Barcelona

18. KIC InnoEnergy Iberia
Our Portfolio 2011 of Research and Technology Projects
EnThiPV: Improve lifetime of organic solar
photovoltaic (OPV) cells and CIGS using
affordable encapsulation. Develop
advanced high barrier measurement
instrument for industrial use
Offshore Test Station: Cross
fertilization of offshore energy TESCONSOL: Cost effective thermal
through prototype tests in real energy storage systems (TES) for CSP
ocean conditions with investment cost < 25€/kWh
OFFWINDTECH:
Development of Energy Efficiency in
technology for deep Industrial Parks:
water offshore wind Improvement energy efficiency
energy at competitive in industrial parks with SMEs
costs: grid, drive train,
blades, turbine
dynamics simulation
tools, etc.
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19. KIC InnoEnergy Iberia
Education Activities 2011
• MSc Renewable Energy • Learning Modules:
• MSc Innovation and Entrepreneurship − E2CI: Education to Company and
• PhD program Sustainable Energy Innovation
− LOW3: Living Lab for Sustainable
• From Science to Business living
− Wave Energy Realities
− E-insights: material with lessons
learned from prominent
entrepreneurs in the field of
sustainable energy
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1. What is KIC InnoEnergy?
2. How is KIC InnoEnergy organized?
3. What does KIC InnoEnergy deliver?
4. KIC InnoEnergy Iberia
5. Business Creation Activities
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21. Business Creation Activities
Target Entrepreneurs
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22. Business Creation Activities
Business Creation Backbone
SME’s
Ideas Management Pre-incubation Stage Incubation Stage Post-Incubation
Contests License
Busines Ideas Forums, etc…
Spin-off
Promising
idea/project Products/Services
Idea or Business opportunities Start-up
in the market
Online form
Business
Plan Viability/Opportunity Opportunity Business Launching
Consolidation
Assessment Development (Commercialization)
Project For future development Start-up
Commercialization
Creation
Research
Studies OUT
NO-GO NO-GO
(ongoing)
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23. Business Creation Activities
KIC InnoEnergy HighwayTM
Services to
Entrepreneurs
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24. Business Creation Activities
KIC InnoEnergy Unique Selling Proposition
• Specialized in Sustainable Energy
• Top experts from industry, research, business or academia available to provide
services to entrepreneurs
• European dimension: Single European incubator with six entry points
• Facilitates access to market providing first customer
• KIC logo issued to ventures on the basis of sound process
• Access to capital through own KIC European Venture Capital Network
• Huge network linked to all stakeholders in the field of sustainable energy (KIC
internal and external)
• Coordination by centralized unit (INDU) ensures identification and early adoption of
best practices (KIC internal and external)
• Output oriented KIC business model reduces time to market and filters potentially
successful ventures
• Educational programs to bridge cultural gaps between R&T and Business
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25. Thank you for your Attention !!
KIC InnoEnergy is funded by:
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