1. Future Solent Presentation to Future of Winchester Conference December 3 rd 2015

3. Brief history since 2012 What we are not What we are

4. What have we achieved Built a triple helix organisation of talented creative well connected people Created 147 jobs - ave salary £30,000 65 SMEs creating low carbon product/process Attracted £30m Inw Inv Env tech hub set up at UoP + wireless tech hub for SMEs 4 conferences - 800 SMEs Managed Hampshire SBN Created “GTS”, “Energise Solent” and a “Regional Bank”

5. Creations - Greentech South The Technology and Innovation Cluster Launched - Annual conference on 2 nd October 2015 110 SMEs joined since Why do they join?

6. Greentech South Support to Business £4 Million grant scheme to assist companies in commercialising ideas Find new markets for export Facilitate 200 Greentech apprenticeships with SMEs within 2 years

7. Greentech South Growth Build a strong network of active companies with clear areas of special interest Create a thriving and internationally recognised World Class Cluster

8. Inspiring Responsible Economic Prosperity There is no contradiction between being resource efficient and fostering economic growth.

9. Greentech Cluster Explained Bringing together organisations in a geographical area who are developing and delivering new clean technologies and innovations

10. Why This is an Important Sector 11,550 Businesses directly engaged in the Low Carbon Economy £70.8bn (£121.7bn if including supply chain) turnover in 2013 £26.2bn (£44.9 bn if including supply chain) in GVA in 2013. Year on year growth in turnover from 2010-2013 was 7.6%

11. Specialist Interest Groups Finance Renewable Energies Low Carbon Circular Economy Bluetech Environmental Innovation Skills and Education SME Development and Trade Transport and Logistics

12. Our 5 year plan is to Attract £2.38 billion Create 2,000 sustainable jobs 8% carbon reduction Manage a pipeline of renewable energy projects that will create 10% of the energy for the Region Create our own energy company

13. Some Companies who succeeded: SME IOW Sector – tidal turbine platform Need – establish an innovative tidal platform tethered to the sea bed by a patented series of ropes that enable quick maintenance and can be raised or lowered to hit the sweet spot in the tidal flow. Cost – £1,300,000 Grant - £100,000 Created up to 15 new jobs

15. Some Companies who succeeded: GPS Sector – Oil spillage control Need – Development and manufacture of a new and highly efficient small oil recovery vessel, together with associated new equipment to fill a gap in the market Cost £600,000 Grant £100,000 Job – creation – could be up to 20

17. Some Companies who succeeded: Redlux Sector – Ultra precision engineering – non contact measurement Need – Improve quality control in components for wind turbines – mainly bearings which can be expensive to replace. They are measured at point of production to ensure perfect curvature. Cost – £216,000 Grant - £100,000 Match – Investors. Jobs – 5

19. Thanks for listening richard@futuresolent.co.uk 07770 60 56 64 anna@greentechsouth.org 07825 14 41 47