By Jose I. Hormaeche, Energy Cluster Association of the Basque Country, Spain, presented at the 16th TCI Global Conference, Kolding 2013.

1. Which should be a Cluster association´s role
(or added value) in the deployment of a
Regional Smart Specialization Strategy?
Jose I. Hormaeche
Breakout Session: Clusters and smart specialisation
strategies: design and implementation
5 September 2013

2. 2
Which should be a Cluster
association s role (or added
value) in the deployment of a
Regional Smart Specialization
Strategy?

3. 3
TRANSVERSAL CAPACITIES
• Biosciences
• Nanosciences
• Advanced manufacturing
MARKETS
• Movility & Transport
• Digital World
• Science Industry
• Ageing / Health
• Energy
Bio-Nano
Sciences
Smart
Manufacturing
Energy
EXISTING
PRIORIZITATION
(PCTI 2015)
REVIEW
PROCESS
META
PRIORITIES
ASSESSMENT
PROCESS
PILOT
PROJECTS
Source: The Basque Country Competitiveness Report, 2013 -
Orkestra
Bilbao
Bizkaia
Donostia-San Sebastian
Gipuzkoa
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Araba
Basque Country RIS3

4. 4 Nota: Los datos de I+D no incluyen la aportación de la oferta científico-tecnológica
15.371 M€
20.864
237 M€
2.104
Turnover
Employees
R+D expenses
R+D employees
Basque Energy Cluster figures (2011)
349Number of companies
50.350 M€
69.164
501 M€
3.645

5. 5
WAVE ENERGY
CONCENTRATED
SOLAR POWER
(CSP)
WIND ENERGY
ENERGY SERVICES
MANAGEMENT
ELECTROMOBILITY
STORAGE
SMART GRIDS
Offshore
Natural gas
PRIMARY
ENERGY
Energibasque: Selected energy technologies

6. 6
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7. 7
“energiBasque" strategy: making use of the great energy
challenges as a major opportunityfor the Basque industrial sector.
Guidelines. Technological Development
Market size
Growth
rate
Ease of
entry
Business-
generating
companies
Techn.
Position
Value
chain
Vision

8. 8
Situation in the Basque
Country
Market appeal
Areas Current size
of the market
Market
growth level Ease of entry Existence of
driver
companies
Coverage of
value chain
Technological
positioning
Wind
Solar photovoltaic
Solar thermoelectric
Low temperature solar thermal
Marine
Bioenergies
Hydrocarbons √
Electricity grids
Energy efficiency √
Energy storage
Hydrogen and fuel cells
Geothermal
Electromobility
High Medium Low
8
5
9
5
6
4
4
11
5
5
4
3
7
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Pre-selectedareas

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12. 12
CLUSTER “DIAMOND” (Michael Porter)
FIRM
STRATEGY,
STRUCTURE
AND RIVALRY
ENTITIES for
COLLABORATION
GOVERNMENT
FACTOR
CONDITIONS
DEMAND
CONDITIONS
RELATED AND
SUPPORTING
INDUSTRIES

13. 13
BASQUE ENERGY CLUSTER “DIAMOND”
FIRM
STRATEGY, ST
RUCTURE
AND RIVALRY
ENTITIES for
COLLABORATION
GOVERNMENT
FACTOR
CONDITIONS
DEMAND
CONDITIONS
RELATED AND
SUPPORTING
INDUSTRIES

14. 14
GO2
World
leaders
STE
ALM
UND
EOL
ETR
RIN
EGN
GSE
ProximidadalnegociodeArtecheLejanoCercano
Nivelde desarrollode la tecnología EmergenteMadura
PosicionamientotecnológicodeEuskadi
Líderes
mundiales
Sin
actividad
Tamañoactual del mercado GrandePequeño
GO3
GO1
TechnologicalpositioningoftheBasqueCountry
No
activity
Current size of market LargeSmall
SG
WIND
STORAGE
WAVE
ELM
MES
UGE
GO2
World
leaders

15. 15
GEMASOLAR Plant (Sevilla): First Concentrated Solar Power (CSP plant in the world with central tower
technology and thermal energy storage (molten saly¡ts) for 15 hours.

16. 16 16
Smart grids
for Bilbao and Portugalete
Red B.T. Red M.T.
Centros de
Transformación
( x 104 )
Subestaciones
(ya automatizadas)
( x 102 )
Creciente Nº
Conexiones
Generación Distribuida
Eólica y Fotovoltaica
Conexiones Generación
Distribuida
(Fotovoltaica)

17. 17
“OFFSHORE” WIND IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY
Design, engineering , comissioning
Ensamblado, base logística
Subestación
Instalación
Fondeos
Estructura flotante
Cable submarino
Recurso y meteorolog
Components
Mantenimiento
Windfarm development
Inspired by

18. 18
BIMEP: Biscay Marine Energy Platform

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