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“An engineering college in an academic institution has the responsibility and opportunity to be the engine of the local economy—e.g. Silicon Valley, Rte 128 (Boston), Research Triangle Park—through 1) highly trained engineers— tomorrow’s innovators, 2) research & innovation partnerships with the local industry—both big (stability) and small (growth), and 3) professional enrichment. The proximity of power generation multinationals added to UCF’s strong engineering credentials in turbines and energy gives Metro Orlando a unique opportunity.” - Jay Kapat, Director of the UCF Center for Advanced Turbines & Energy Research. Orange County First Cleantech Symposium. November 5, 2008.
Cleantech Hotspots & Clusters
The “cluster” concept became popular since Harvard Professor Michael Porter’s 1990 book, The Competitive Advantage of Nations. According to Porter, “clusters are geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, specialized suppliers, service providers, and associated institutions (for example, universities, standards agencies, and trade associations) in a particular field that are present in a nation or region.”349 “Critical masses of unusual competitive success in particular business areas, clusters are a striking feature of virtually every national, regional, state, and even metropolitan economy, especially those of more economically advanced nations,” Porter said.350 Cleantech clusters, or regions where cleantech companies and supporting institutions have grouped together, are 349 Porter, Michael. The Competitive Advantage of Nations. Harvard Business Publications. Boston. 1990. 350 Porter, Michael. On Competition. Harvard Business School Publications. Boston. 2008. pp. 213-214.
valuable in the growth of the cleantech industry. Venture capital investment, investors, research labs, and governments are integrated within cleantech clusters, resulting in an environment for cleantech businesses to thrive. Cleantech clusters typically form around major academic institutions.
Clusters and Economic Growth The first strategy for any public policy maker trying to create economic growth is to develop an industry cluster.351 Nobody explains the effects of clusters on a region’s economy better than Michael Porter in his recent book, On Competition. Clusters are at the core of any knowledge economy. Indeed, Porter argues that “cluster formation is an essential ingredient of any economic 351
Creating Cleantech Clusters: 2006 Update. Environmental Entrepreneurs and Cleantech Venture Network. 2006. CHAPTER 6: Cleantech Hot Spots and Clusters
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