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ИНОВАЦИОННИТЕ ВАУЧЕРИ

ИНОВАЦИОННИТЕ ВАУЧЕРИ. An attractive support instrument for green innovation. Presentation plan. Short introduction to Greenovate! Europe Innovation vouchers Concept Rationale Existing voucher schemes

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ИНОВАЦИОННИТЕ ВАУЧЕРИ

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  1. ИНОВАЦИОННИТЕ ВАУЧЕРИ An attractive support instrument for green innovation Green Vouchers–New Financial Tools for RES & EE Innovation in SMEs 28 July 2011 – Sofia – Bulgaria

  2. Presentation plan • Short introduction to Greenovate! Europe • Innovation vouchers • Concept • Rationale • Existing voucher schemes • Examples how innovation vouchers schemes in support of RES innovation, energyefficiencycould look

  3. Greenovate! Europe The European experts for eco-innovation

  4. Greenovate! Europe • Membership organisation • Independent, non-for-profit • Set-upwith 7 foundingmembers in August 2007 Objectives: • to pool eco-innovation expertise • to offer green innovation services for technology developers, companies and policy-makers at pan-European level

  5. Headquarters in Brussels and partners in 13 countries - A one-stop shop for sustainable solutions Our experts • Technology experts, R&D • Centre Technique des Industries Méchaniques (CETIM) • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Galvano- und Oberflächentechnik (DGO) • DONG Energy Innovation • France Innovation Scientifique et Transfert (FIST) • GDF SUEZ (GdF) Research • SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden • UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development (UK CEED ) • Industry networks and associations • Amsterdamse Innovatie Motor (AIM) • Cluster de Energía del País Vasco (CEPV) • European Water Partnership (EWP) • Lahti Science and Business Park (LSPB) • Landesenergieverein Steiermark (LEV) • Oekoenergie-Cluster Upper Austria (OEC) • Zentralverband Oberflächentechnik (ZVO) Innovation consulting • Active Innovation Management (AIM) - Paris • Advansis (Ramboll) - Helsinki • Atlantis Consulting Cyprus • Bird&Bird LLP - Düsseldorf • CEIS, Innovation 128 - Paris • Greenovate Sprl - Brussels • i.con innovation - Stuttgart • Logotech s.a. - Athen • Mermaid Venture Consulting - Copenhagen • Michael Heidenreich Consulting - Vienna • Orion Innovations - London • Van der Meer en Van Tilburg – Utrecht, Eindhoven • Youris.com - Milan • Technofi s.a – Sophia Antipolis • Zabala Innovation Consulting – Barcelona, Madrid, Pamplona, Valencia

  6. Overview business areas • Facilitate the access to market for green products and services • Manage and support open innovation processes • Development of complex eco-innovation projects • Eco-Innovation policy and programme design • Innovation vouchers

  7. Innovation vouchers A modern innovation support instrument

  8. What are innovation vouchers? • Първоначална помощ на първо ниво • Малки грантови схеми които подпомагат иновационните дейности на МСП • Финансовите разходи на външни експерти старт и подсилване на професионалните врзки с външни доставчици на знания и МСП

  9. 3. Тогава МСП се обръща към експерта с молба за помощ за сметка на ваучера 4. Външният експерт помага на МСП с техническа/ бизнес експертиза 5. Expert си възстановява ваучера с органа, заедно с доклада за дейност подписан от МСП 1. МСП с иновационен проект подава молба за ваучер 6. Агенцията заплаща еквивалентната стойност на ваучера след одобряването на доклада 2. Общ. Агенция оценява проекта и отдава ваучер за ползване и акредитиран експерт

  10. Vouchers are a revolution in speed! • Day 1: Download application form • Complete 2-3 pages application form • Submit form • Day 14: Voucher granted or refused • Day 15: Contact chosen innovation expert • Day 16: Start project with your individual coach

  11. Why implement a voucher scheme? • SMEs are the backbone of our economies • SMEs have many innovative ideas but often lack the necessary technical and / or business expertise to transform their innovation project into a market success! • Vouchers link SMEs with external support • Voucher can be designed according to an agency’s interests and the needs of SMEs in a certain market or context

  12. Green Voucher schemes running in Europe

  13. Survey on vouchers in EU • 21 programs • Start date: 1990 (1) – 2006 (3) – many around ‘09 • Amounts: 500 EUR (BE) – 66.000 EUR (DE) • 9/21 schemes are 100% funded • SME own funding: 0% - 50% • Eligible services: technological development, R&D cooperation, business support, testing, etc.

  14. Eligible knowledge services • Technology / R&D • Management consulting & business process engineering • Usually excluded: • Skill development  • Market studies • IT consulting • External knowledge providers • Usually national public centres • Some accept national private service providers • Few accept foreign private commercial providers

  15. Speed & complexity of application • 1 page – 1 day – 10.000 EUR (Flanders) • Average:5 pages – 18 days • Beyond:  • Control & monitoring • Tight control at all phases (South) • Only sporadic ex-post audits (NL)

  16. Impact? • Little assessments so far – young programs • NL & Limburg have assessments • >50% of voucher users continued cooperation with external knowledge provider • 70% of voucher users had never used public funding before

  17. What is working well at present? • Traditional “access to research” vouchers • Fully automated – low management costs • Hands-off management of agencies • 25% own cost (own personnel costs) • Amounts: 5.000 – 15.000 EUR (not too much!)

  18. Typology of innovation vouchers Different design for different purposes

  19. 1. Technical support vouchers • SMEs use the voucher with technical knowledge providers • Research centres • Universities • (Technical consultancies) • Voucher mostly goes to PUBLIC sector expert

  20. Example 1: Dutch voucher for R&D collaboration • Aim: encourage SMEs to collaborate with R&D centres to implement their innovation projects • Value: • 2,500 EUR (100% financed) • 7,500 EUR (25% SME own contribution) • Management: SenterNovem (Innovation agency) • Source: national R&D funding

  21. 2. Business support vouchers • SMEs use the voucher with an innovation consultant to solve non-technical problems • Innovation consultant • IPR lawyer • (Business schools) • Voucher mostly goes to PRIVATE sector expert

  22. Example 2: KIS-PIMS voucher for RES service innovation • Aim: allow SMEs to buy business support for their renewable energy service innovation project • Value: 5.000 EUR / company • Co-financing: 100% public funded • Management: LEV (Regional energy agency of Styria) • Source: regional funding

  23. 3. Combination of technical and business support voucher • SME to use one part of the voucher with a technical centre and another one with a business consultant • Possible to use ONLY a technical centre or ONLY a business consultant • Voucher goes to PUBLIC and PRIVATE experts

  24. Example 3:GreenConServe vouchers for sustainable construction services • Aim: to help SMEs launch new services that make construction more sustainable • Value: 15.000 EUR / company • Co-financing: 50% of costs in-kind by SME • Management: Innovation Norway (Norwegian innovation agency) • Source: national funds for innovation

  25. 4. Audit vouchers • SMEs or private persons use the voucher to buy an audit from an external auditor • Used so far for industrial energy efficiency, industrial resource efficiency (energy, water, materials) • Voucher goes to accredited auditor

  26. Example 4:REMake voucher for resource efficiency audit in industrial SMEs • Aim: to help industrial SMEs understand their individual resource savings potential and what is costs to implement efficiency measures • Value: up to 17.550 EUR / company • Co-financing: 33% of costs of audit paid by SME • Management: DEMEA (German material efficiency agency) • Source: Ministry of Economy and Technology funds

  27. Fictive scheme:Building energy-efficiency-audit voucher Aim: Help building owners understand the potential for energy saving and how to go about Manager: national / regional / municipal energy agency Target groups: owners of public buildings and private house-owners Financing: Structural Funds

  28. 3. Собственика преговаря с одитира в замяна на ваучера 4. Одитора провежда одита 5. Одитора изпраща доклада от одита и поисква от агенцията да му се плати 1. Собственика на сградата кандидатства за ваучер за ЕЕ 2. Агенцията оценява проекта и дава ваучер за използване от акредитиран одитор 6. След одобряването на доклада агенцията му изплаща ваучера

  29. Optional rules Co-financing from building owners: • Vouchers are free if owner implements at least the two priority measures recommended in the audit within the 12 months following the audit • Otherwise, the house owner must pay 50% of the audit costs Combination with investment subsidies or zero-interest loans for energy efficiency investments

  30. Pool of energy efficiency auditors • A pool of energy auditors should be listed by the energy agency for the house-owners to chose from • maybe need to set up professional training to qualify more energy auditors?

  31. Norvegian scheme:Vouchers and green public procurement Aim: Encourage subcontractors of public building to work with innovative, green techniques and services Manager: Procurers for public constructions / refurbishment Target groups: subcontractors (architects, engineers, construction companies…) Financing: Innovation Agency in Norway

  32. Discussion?

  33. Contacts Greenovate! Europe EEIG Rue d’Arlon 63-65 B – 1040 Brussels Tel +32 2 400 10 05 www.greenovate-europe.eu Katharina Krell katharina.krell@greenovate.eu Astrid Severin astrid.severin@greenovate.eu

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