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Tweed (Technology of Wallonia Energy, Environment and sustainable Development)
|Who we are| TWEED is the Cluster of Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development technologies in the Walloon Region. TWEED aims to play a major role in the business development of "sustainable energy" sectors. Its first mission is to support investments in production and exploitation of sustainable energy by gathering opportunities around concrete projects. The objective is to create the conditions for the achievement of qualitative industrial projects with sufficient payback levels to drain adequate financial means. For this purpose, the approach will be reactive and proactive in order to stir up new projects. "Sustainable energy" covers the following areas: - Renewable energy sources - The implementation of new processes in order to achieve energy savings, energy efficiency or the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, including CO2, at industrial level and in the tertiary sector - The development of products pursuing the same goals, for industry, tertiary sector or individuals ("green" services and goods).
General Information
Country: Belgium
Region: RÉGION WALLONNE
Active since : 2008
Cluster Information
State of life: Established
Main activities: Solar and Wind Energy|Cogeneration| Photovoltaic | Biomethanation | Engineering
Cluster Composition:
| Number of companies within the cluster: | 75 |
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| Number of universities, technical colleges, schools or other education organisations within the cluster: | 5 |
| Number of non-industrial service providers (financial institutions, development agencies, utilities provider,..) within the cluster: | 18 |
| Number of companies with less than 50 employees within the cluster: | 61 |
| Number of companies with 50 and less than 250 employees within the cluster: | 14 |
| Number of companies with 250 and less than 500 employees within the cluster: | 5 |
| Number of companies with 500 and less than 1000 employees within the cluster: | 4 |
| Number of companies with more than 1000 employees within the cluster: | 5 |
Cooperation Objectives
Cooperation objectives:
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General dissemination and information exchange
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high
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Networking, sharing/exchange of knowledge and expertise
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high
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Technology benchmarking / pre-assesment
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medium
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Technology transfer and exploitation of R&D results
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medium
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Search for partners for collaborative R&D
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high
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Access to markets / new customers
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high
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Access to suppliers
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high
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Looking for technology, innovation advise and know-how
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high
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Training, education, staff exchange
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high
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Establishment of subsidiaries and branch offices
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medium
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Specific Cluster Characteristics
Ambition of the cluster:
| Region | Priority |
|---|---|
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Regional
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high
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National
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high
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European
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high
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Worldwide
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medium
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| Industry | Priority |
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SME dominated
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Yes
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Large companies dominated
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Yes
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Well balanced
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Yes
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:
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Basic research
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Yes
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Applied research
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Yes
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Cooperation experience of the cluster management:
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Regional
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high
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National
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medium
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European
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medium
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International
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medium
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Expertise and experience of the cluster in the following industrial activities:
| Experience | Priority |
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Conventional power generation and plant operation
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high
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Renewable power generation and plant operation
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high
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Renewable energy sources research and exploitation
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high
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Future technologies (hydrogen, fuel cells, energy harvesting, …)
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high
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Energy efficiency
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high
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Power network management
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high
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Manufacturing processes
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medium
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Robotics and automation
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medium
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Factory operation
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medium
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Measuring technology / Quality management
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medium
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CAD/CAM, design and simulation
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medium
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