1. ECO WORLD STYRIA
NET ZERO CITIES CONFERENCE, 2013

1.2 Mio. inhabitants, south of
Austria

Knowledge based production in
3 areas: mobility, cleantech,
health

4.6% R&D-quota (Top in Europe)
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100 years of cleantech
innovations (Kaplan, Tesla,
Boltzmann, Hess)
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Focus on biomass, hydropower,
building + recycling technologies
GREEN TECH VALLEY - More
cleantech leaders within 1 hour’s
drive than anywhere else!

2. ECO WORLD STYRIA
NET ZERO CITIES CONFERENCE, 2013
ECO cluster initiates innovation, exports
for 170 companies (14 Bio. $/a sales)
 New research group with 1,200
researchers in 3 cleantech areas
 ~20 new innovation projects /a,
+ company projects in China, USA
 EIT Proposal Recycling worth
3-4 Bio. $ under preparation
Impact
 Doubled concentration within 5a:
10% cleantech sales / GRP
 Sales grows 16.4%/a - double
speed of world markets 9%/a
 7,500 new green tech jobs created

3. ECO WORLD STYRIA
NET ZERO CITIES CONFERENCE, 2013
 One of the few hand-picked
European Flagship projects
 Tower for 200 international
Smart City Researchers
 First building with
transparent PV facade
 Direct usage of 24 V DC,
incl. 2nd life batteries;
Roundabout power plant, …
 International project 2014