Lessons learned from 4 CEO at Sirris Innovate 2012

1. “internationalise ! you will innovate”
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2. Who we are
GLOBAL TRACK RECORD IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
• +15 years experience
• Operating from Brussels,
Toulouse, Beijing, Istanbul
and Cape Town
• Projects in +30 countries,
on 5 continents
• Partnerships with leading
research institutes
• +100 staff from 16
nationalities
• Multi-disciplinary team
• Certified ISO 9001-2008
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3. Who we are
15 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN 4 SECTORS
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4. What we do
CONSULTANCY SERVICES OVER PROJECT LIFECYCLE
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5. Who we are
PICTURES OF 3E COWORKERS
diversity - market interaction - shared vision - internal communication & knowledge management
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6. INNOVATION PROCESS
• Unstructured ideas creation
• Low barrier
• Forum approach for interaction
• Non-hierarchical funnel
• Appreciation and intrapreneurship
• Structured R&D process
• Strictly based on
long term strategic roadmap
• Agile development approach
prioritising business value
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7. FACTORS FOR SUCCESSFUL R&D
• Collaborative model sharing R&D programs with international relevant
actors:
• R&D institutes: bringing long term R&D results in the core of your
technology roadmap
• Industrial partners: sharing programs for realising adjacent R&D
results
• EU R&D project guidelines:
• Strictly matching technology roadmap
• Minimal consortium with MECE partnership
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8. EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL R&D PARTNERING
WIND FARM MANAGEMENT USING EARTH OBSERVATION (ESA)
Partners: European Space Agency (ESA), Norwegian National Energy Research Scientific
Computing Centre (NERSC)
3E knowledge step: application of EO for long and short term wind forecasting
DESIGN TOOLS FOR CLUSTERS OF OFFSHORE WIND FARMS (FP7)
Partners: Forwind (DE), Univ Strathclyde (UK), ECN (NL), Repower (DE), RWE (DE)
3E knowledge step: mastering most advanced tools for offshore wind farm design and
operation
PV SMART GRID REALISATION IN THE EU
Partners: Univ. Oldenburg (DE), AIT (AU), SMA (DE), Infrax (BE), LRM (BE)
3E knowledge step: development and demonstration of models for the optimised operation of
PV systems in the future smart grid with high penetration of renewables.
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9. INNOVATION BEYOND THE STRATEGIC ROADMAP
FLIDAR nv
• Measurement buoy for offshore wind resource assessment
replacing fixed measurement mast with CAPEX of 4 – 8 MEUR.
Accelerating offshore wind developments.
• Result of OWI R&D project.
• Resulting in a joint-venture with Geosea – OWA.
XANT nv
• Robust cost-effective mid-size wind turbine for remote markets.
• Radically new turbine technology by integration of functions and
reduced number of components.
• Result of internal R&D project and intrapreneurship.
• Spin-out realised, start-up of prototyping expected after
introduction of operational partner in shareholdership.
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10. THANK YOU
Brussels
Toulouse
Gent
Beijing
Istanbul
Cape Town
www.3E.eu
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