The energy cluster in saxony
Initiation and coordination of pilot and funded projects
ENERGY SAXONY is an energy platform both powerful and strong in growth, thus succeeding to address extensive European, German and Saxon funding activities and set up innovative projects for the installation of demonstration units and pilot plants. A key service is the regular screening of funding programs, aiming to facilitate access to financial assistance. Currently funded projects:
Consortium for the establishment of a supply infrastructure for green hydrogen and the development of components for fuel cell vehicles in Saxony
HZwo e.V. and ENERGY SAXONY formed a consortium as the HZwo Innovation Cluster in April 2018 to establish a supply infrastructure for green hydrogen and component development for fuel cell vehicles in Saxony. Since April 2022, the innovation cluster, which is 50% funded by the Free State of Saxony, has been supporting e.g. the steel and chemical industry in the industrial arc LK Meißen in decarbonizing their processes, initiating R&D projects as well as projects to create use cases for the production, transport, storage and use of green hydrogen. Your contact person in this project is the managing director of Energy Saxony e.V., Dr. Frances Zedler (Phone: 0171 2806608, zedler@energy-saxony.net).
Systematic Transformation to a circular economy
On March 15, Energy Saxony e.V. in cooperation with Circular MTC e.V. started work on the new project "Innovation Cluster CIRCULAR SAXONY" to build a circular economy in Saxony. The objective is the sustainable design of production and recycling cycles. Together with recycling and industrial companies, R&D projects and demonstration projects are to be developed within the framework of topic-specific working groups. Questions about participation in the project funded by the Free State of Saxony can be answered by the cluster coordinator, Ms. Anne Geißler (Phone: 0179 5466104, anne.geissler@circular-saxony.de).
ENERGY SAXONY members have the option to present their products and innovative business modells to a wide audience under the same umbrella at joint trade fair booths. This is a most efficient way to acquire new clients and cooperation partners. Our members profit from a low individual effort regarding trade fair preparations, as the cluster management will take on the organization of the trade fair appearance and accompanying PR measures.
Through a series of different event formats, we offer our members platforms for presententing their research and business activities, for networking and setting up projects. We organise conferences, workshops, exhibitions as well as information and transfer events and find them options to give presentations or participate in delegation visits of other providers. Our annual confernce, the ENERGY SAXONY SUMMIT, has become an established networking event for the Saxon energy industry and combines keynotes from industry, science and politics, forward-thinking innovation forums as well as a technology exhibition. With the ENERGY SAXONY #ENERGIETalk we offer a regular digital event to inform about and discuss solutions, products, research results as well as industry-relevant issues. The B2B ENERGIE MatchMaking format enables targeted networking, professional exchange or individual consulting on specific technology/service offerings.
With its working groups, ENERGY SAXONY offers its members the possibility to visit production sites in Saxony, to get to know new technologies and to establish business contacts. Technology suppliers, customers and researchers identify and work together on future-oriented project ideas in the following innovation areas:
Current dates for working group meetings are displayed on the start page of our website under the section 'events'. If you wish to participate in one of these activities or come up with a new topic to be discussed with other experts, please contact us.
In the ENERGY SAXONY ThinkTank, experts from science and business come together to work on joint projects for customers from industry, the real estate sector, energy supply and grid operators, as well as from municipal administration and agriculture to develop sustainable, resource- and climate-friendly solutions for the green transformation of the economy. The overarching goal is to secure an affordable and environmentally friendly energy supply as the basis for a strong, internationally competitive Saxon economy, the reduction of emissions and resource consumption, as well as a new product design and conversion of value chains according to the principle of the circular economy in concrete applications.
The large variety of Saxon competencies for the realisation of innovative solutions for the new energy system implies different approaches and views of the individual players. This leads to questions about the conrete requirements for future products and services as well as to the need for coordination and harmonization of the varied interests represented by technology suppliers, end users and research institutes. In the context of numerous cluster activities, such as workshops, technical exhibitions, working group meetings etc. ENERGY SAXONY moderates a public discourse on recent trends and developments. This dialogue also involves political decision-makers and raises their awareness for the requirements of the Saxon research and industry players.
Another key responsibility of the Cluster Management is the proactive dissemination and promotion of the approaches, projects, products and services developed by the cluster members in regional and supraregional media. Besides the regular publication of press releases on the latest developments and activities of the network players, ENERGY SAXONY organises press coverage and support from political representatives when it comes to ceremonial initiations of pilot plants or the start of demonstration projects.
ENERGY SAXONY aims to increase the visibility of the expertise, products and services of Saxon companies and research institutes on a national and international level and thus to strengthen Saxony’s role as a pioneering and competitive business location for the energy sector. The following marketing and PR activities are carried out for this purpose:
Our monthly newsletter can be used to announce upcoming events, projects, cooperation requests or press releases. It is issued on the first working day of each month. Please send us your input to be published at info@energy-saxony.net.
Our website serves as information platform for the actors of the energy industry and can be used by all ENERGY SAXONY members to announce projects and innovations, press realeases, cooperation requests as well as upcoming events. Moreover, we inform you regularly about current funding programmes, cluster and industry news under the heading NEWS. Media representatives find informative announcements by the Energy Saxony e.V. and by our members under the heading PRESS. Please submit your press releases to info@energy-saxony.net in order to reach a broad target audience and to boost the level of awareness for your company, technologies and services.
Feel free to send us your information so that we can share it with a wide target audience. We support you to increase the awareness of your company and your offers.
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