November 6th Cleantech Latvia representatives attended waste management, waste processing and recycling as well as landfill technology and site remediation exhibition “DepoTech 2014″ in Leoben, Austria.

1. Cleantech Latvia
DEPOTECH, Leoben, Austria
November 6th, 2014
Dina Eglīte
Managing Director

2. Presentation
Cleantech Latvia
Key activities of Cleantech Latvia
Waste management unit in the cluster
Green Bridge Forum
www.cleantechlatvia.com

3. Cleantech Cluster Latvia
Established in 2012, the cluster aims to bring together industry players in order
to strengthen and promote the development of clean tech industry in Latvia;
24 enterprises and 7 research institutions collaborate in cluster;
Committed to growing a vibrant cleantech industry and business community in
Latvia by using regional strengths through:
Innovation,
Research
New technology development
Facilitation of international business opportunities.
www.cleantechlatvia.com

4. www.cleantechlatvia.com
Competencies of

5. Key activities/collaboration areas
Global Expansion - Finding ways to expand into new international markets;
Product Innovation - Collaborating on creating new and innovative products;
Partnerships - International collaboration, partnerships & knowledge transfer;
Knowledge base - Improvement of our Members’ competence and
competitiveness and educate the society about clean technology;
Collaboration Platform - A place for cross-sector and cross-country networking
& communication.
www.cleantechlatvia.com

6. External cooperation
European clusters – Sweeden, Norway, Finland and Denmark;
Global clusters – USA
CIS country associations or clusters – Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan;
16th TCI Annual Global Conference, 2013, Kolding, Denmark – participation,
established several business contacts with significant foregin clusters;
Participation in cluster networking events:
e.g. Cleantech Forum Europe; TCI Global conferences; EU Cluster events
Cluster is looking into collaboration possibilities in other projects and
iniciatives
www.cleantechlatvia.com

7. International activities accomplished in 2012 - 2013
International market research on Kazakhstan water management sector
Organized 4 sucesful trade missions to Kazakhsatan:
November 2012 Aktau, Kazakhstan – Mangistau Oil&Gas exhibition;
April 2013 Atyrau, Kazakhstan – Atyrau Build, Oil&Gas exhibition;
September 2013 Almaty, Kazakhstan – «EcoTech 2013» ,«Aqua-Therm
2013 Almaty» exhibition and seminar;
November 2013 Astana, Kazakhstan - participation in seminar
organized by «Green Bridge Forum»;
Participation in Latvian entrepreneurs delegations to Uzbekistan in 2013;
Participation in Latvia - Uzbekistan inter-governmental commission, September 2013;
Exhibition «Aquatech Amsterdam» (7 partners), The Netherlands, November 2013;
Kazakhstan potential clients visits to Cleantech Latvia member facilities within the framework of «Green Bridge Forum
Riga 2013» (12 partners), December 2013.
www.cleantechlatvia.com

8. International activities accomplished in 2014
Latvia - Uzbekistan inter-governmental commission , Riga, Latvia, April 2014;
Exhibition «IFAT 2014» (5 partners) Munich, Germany, May 2014;
www.cleantechlatvia.com
Astana Economic Forum, May
2014, Kazakhstan;
Latvian entrepreneurs delegation
to Uzbekistan, May 2014;
Cleantech Latvia stand at
International water managament
exhibition «Ecwatech», Moscow,
Russia, June 2014;
Many workshops and disscusions
regarding clean technologies

9. Innovation activities within the cluster
Pre-feasibility studies, e.g. Water management, wastewater sludge
usage, industrial ash usage, wooden biomas usage etc.
Market researches (local and foreign markets)
Project proposals to Latvian government and EU grant programs
Discussions and seminars of sector stakeholders (government, local
municipalities, companies and research institutions)
Exchange of experience of the best technology and business
solutions
www.cleantechlatvia.com

10. Waste management companies and institutions
Cleantech Latvia represents several waste management companies and research
institutions in Latvia:
www.cleantechlatvia.com

11. GREEN BRIDGE FORUM 2015
HIGH LEVEL FORUM: BUILDING THE BRIDGE TO CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES BETWEEN EUROPEAN UNION AND CENTRAL
ASIAN COUNTRIES
APRIL 15-18, 2015, JŪRMALA, LATVIA
www.greenbridgeforum.com

12. GREEN BRIDGE FORUM 2015
• Green Bridge Forum Riga 2015 is an international conference within the Latvian Presidency
of the Council of the European Union.
• The main objective of the Green Bridge Forum is to strengthen environmental governance
and enhance cooperation between the EU and the Central Asian countries in following
areas:
• Water and Wastewater treatment
• Water purification and filtration
• Recycling & waste
• Renewable energy
• Smart grid and energy efficient solutions
• Agriculture and Forestry
• Biotechnology and nanotechnology;
• Cleansing and enrichment of contaminated soil
• Green Growth, Green Innovations & Investment
www.greenbridgeforum.com

13. GREEN BRIDGE FORUM 2015 WILL GATHER MORE THAN 250 BUSINESS AND
POLITICAL LEADERS FROM EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
• High level speakers and experts;
• 2 days of informative and interactive conference sessions;
• 2 days of Business Matching & Exciting Site Tours;
• Insightful panel discussions with experts;
• Informal Networking during the conference.
www.greenbridgeforum.com

14. PARTICIPANTS
• EU and Central Asia decision makers – ministers and EC
representatives
• Cleantech Business and Government Leaders;
• Cleantech associations and companies;
• Entrepreneurs, innovators, academics;
• Large scale energy and natural resource users and
regulators;
• Industry investors and funds
• International non-governmental organizations;
www.greenbridgeforum.com

15. www.cleantechlatvia.com
Address: Aleksandra Caka street 31-4, LV 1011, Riga, Latvia
Website: www.cleantechlatvia.com
Contacts: Dina Eglīte
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Managing Director
t. +371 26666845
Dina@cleantechlatvia.com