- Moroccan Solar Cluster/Moroccan Climate Innovation Center

EuroSunMed Project, November 2016

THE MOROCCAN SOLAR CLUSTER, A BRIDGE TO

MEET THE RENEWABLE ENERGY OBJECTIVES…

2ENR : Energies Renouvelables

42% of the installed capacity by 2020Renewable Energy

Objectives of the Renewablee energies strategy for 2020

Creation of the Moroccan

Solar Cluster to support

the development of a

competitive local industry

Project carrier

Electrical Production Local content

Local Development Research and Development

To acheive the national objectives For a competitive industry

For the development of technical and skilled ressources

As a lever to dynamise the implementation zones

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SECTORIAL STRATEGIES Halieutis

Maroc vertEmergence

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REGULATION

ENERGY STRATEGYNoor Solar Plan

Wind PlanEnergu efficiency

…

BOOSTING GREEN ECONOMY

PRESERVING ENVIRONMENT

&DEVELOPING GREEN INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER

COMMON GOAL

… AND A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO BOOST

THE GREEN ECONOMY

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THE SOLAR CLUSTER, AN INITIATIVE TO

SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY

Development of a competitive solar industrial sector in Morocco…

Skills developmentIndustrial capacities

building

Goals

… Through two key missions

Ambition

Solar Cluster/MCIC is leaded by sectorial institutions…

… and supported by international partners

Founding Members and partners

Create a Network for all the players

Improve productivity

Enhance innovation capacity

Capacity building

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The challenge is to increase collaboration opportunities and to build on the different synergies between major players

Companies(SME, Large companies, …)

National institutions(Masen, ONEE, ADEREE,SIEE, Federations) Training and

Research institutes

Valorization and Research

Incubation Capacity

building

Strategies Regulation Access to

funding

R&D internships

… AND TO MAXIMIZE SYNERGIES BETWEEN

MAIN PLAYERS

SYNERGIES

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VARIOUS SERVICES TO ANSWER THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY NEEDS

Accompaniment to creation and development

Animation and Networking

Skills and capacities

enhancement

Information and market awareness

Green Business incubator

Fast track to Market (FT2M)

Economic intelligence and monitoring

Moroccan Green Business Network

Organization of national and international events

Green Business advisory

Talent Development

Prototyping

Collaborative Working Groups

A DYNAMIC CLUSTER THAT VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO BUILD INDUSTRIAL CAPACITIES 1/2

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Animation activities • About 220 beneficiaries• More than 150 hours of training

Companies training • 18 SME beneficiaries

QHSE training, companies diagnosis and customized assistance

Ex de bénéficiaires

Organization of the conference « Forum Technologie Climat »

Organization of events and

networking days

Organization of a networking day in Madrid

Organization of the Enactus event

non-exhaustive list of the actions undertaken

Award of Excellence Summer School

Conferences Seminars CSP mission in Spain

Internship in Almeria

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A DYNAMIC CLUSTER THAT VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO BUILD INDUSTRIAL CAPACITIES 2/2

TAILORED SERVICES TO SUPPORT MORROCAN

COMPANIES

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BUSINESS SERVICES

CLUSTER

For companies

Assistance to meet the renewable energy projects needs

Information

Networking

Assistance to projects development

Capacities and skills building

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• Building competences in the field of green energy for professionals in the Moroccan sector

• Supply of strategic intelligence to serve the green energy market

• Reinforcing of technical and industrial capabilities

• Development of business opportunities

• Visibility and anticipation of events of national, regional and international markets

Objectives

• Members of the solar Cluster/ MCIC

Targets

– Strategic monitoring : periodic dissemination of the sector evolutions regarding regulation , competition and technology

– News: news haring related to: financing, energy markets, power plant projects, R&D,…

– Analysis and Reports: economic and scientific publications

– Agenda : relaying agendas related to the upcoming events on green technologies and their objectives

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Services

« ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE AND MONITORING »

* Based on defined budget

Steps Undertaken

General observation to follow news and publications (Subscription to specialized websites, subscription to newsletters in green tech, event agenda, industrial and technology news, …)

Listening to companies to answer to their specific needs

Expected impact by year 2017*

• More than 35 newsletters distributed

• 6 observation reports shared

• 6 scientific/economic studies published

Information Diffusion of information for the coordination and support of the cluster community

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MARKET INTELLIGENCE

Scope

Target Cluster members

Expanding the dissemination ofinformation to climate technology

…

• Financings• Solar industry• Energy Markets• Policy and Regulation• Central projects• R & D and Innovation

Ex of Sections

• Agenda: Upcoming events around the Clean Technology

• Analyses and Reports: Scientific and economic publications

ObjectivesPromoting skills, monitoring and operatingthe solar industry developments

…

…

Information Information dissemination for the animation and support of solar cluster community

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Identification of six working groups to be launched in short and medium term and organization of the first meetings with national companies in order to identify the keys issues they are facing and find solutions

Consolidation of the industrial integration

To support the actors in the upmarket

(standardization, certification) and

achieving the potential integration objectives

Engineering

To support skills improvement of local

actors and make proposals in the areas related to engineering

supply, training and export

Funding innovative projects

For the identification of financial resources to

support the creation of solar projects and start-ups in the field of solar

energy

Regulation

For the preparation of proposals in the areas

of ownership of the current regulatory framework and the

proposal of the line of reflection for public

authorities

Capacities Building

For the creation of a pool of expertise in the solar and building expertise in the industry technologies

Broadening the solar industry market – SMOM

To expand the market potential to solar

application processes for small and medium-sized

companies

« COLLABORATIVE WORKING GROUPS »

Information

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BUSINESS SERVICES

CLUSTER

For companies

Assistance to meet the renewable energy projects needs

Information

Networking

Assistance to projects development

Capacities and skills building

TAILORED SERVICES TO SUPPORT MORROCAN

COMPANIES

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• Synergy formation between sector actors

• Reinforcing of industrial capacities

• Improvement of competitiveness of Morocco

Objectives

• Industry actors wishing to develop their network

• Companies looking for new business opportunities

• Researchers

Targets

– Connecting green businesses

– Exchanging with industrial partners

– International promotion

– Identification of business opportunities

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Services

« MOROCCAN GREEN BUSINESS NETWORK

Impacts expected by year 2017*

• More than 350 users of the virtual platform

• 12 B2B networking events organized, with more than 600 participants

• 3 industry networking events of industry experts/ researchers organized, with about 120 participants

• Participation of the solar Cluster/MCIC at 12 events

Steps undertakenDevelopment of a B2B interactive virtual platform providing functionalities, allowing the exchange, the development of synergies and the creation of business opportunities

Organization of networking events between companies (B2B)>> In collaboration with other clusters

Organization of networking events between companies and researchers

* Based on the defined budget issued three times a year*CFP: Call for Projects

NetworkingTo connect the intervening parties in the green energy sector and to create real business opportunities

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Organization of various networking events

Intersolar

Savoie Technolac

Protermosolar (Madrid)

In collaboration with:

More than 80 beneficiary companies

SolarValley

…

ORGANISATION OF NETWORKING EVENTS TO PROMOTE THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR

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BUSINESS SERVICES

CLUSTER

For companies

Assistance to meet the renewable energy projects needs

Assistance to projects development

Information

Networking

Capacities and skills building

TAILORED SERVICES TO SUPPORT MORROCAN

COMPANIES

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GREEN BUSINESS INCUBATOR

•Promoting innovation within the renewable energies field•Developing skills and capabilities to support companies creation •Developing competitiveness of the local economy

Objectives

•Projects leaders : Students, Young graduates

•Researchers, Teachers, PhDs

•Entrepreneurs

•Spin-off creation

Targets

–Entrepreneurial coaching

–Funding assistance

–Networking

–Management tools to be provided

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Steps Undertaken

Services

Project sourcing(CFP*, partners, media, …)

Reception / analysis of files

Selection of supported projects

Incubation

Expected impacts by year 2017*

•Awareness reaching more than 4000 people•180 developers of pre-incubated projects•40 to 45 developers of incubated projects•20 to 30 hosted companies per year

* Based on the defined budget issued three times a year*CFP: Call for Projects

Projects development

Promoting entrepreneurship to serve green technology

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•Roll-out of innovative products of small and medium businesses on the market•Market introduction of renewable energy applications •Enhancement of the competitiveness of the local industrial fabric

Objectives

•Start-ups developing innovative product and services.•Businesses operating in biofuels, biomass and energy efficiency developing services for solar power plants

Targets

–Financial Support–Technical Support–Commercial support

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Services

« FAST TRACK TO MARKET », FOR THE EMERGENCE OF TOMORROW'S GREEN BUSINESSES

Steps Undertaken

Expected impact by year 2017*

•135 received projects•30 to 40 financed projects•Investment leverage ratio of 1:3

Launching of an CFP*

Pre-selection of projects

Selection of projects

Financing/follow-up

‒Objectifs / expected results‒Technical characteristics‒Target market

‒Detailed technical file‒Total budget/financing‒Execution planning

* Based on the defined budget issued three times a year*CFP: Call for Projects

Projects development

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•Conception / development of prototypes of components of solar plant, to understand all the technical characteristics of the product/components•Development of the competitiveness of the local industrial fabric

Objectives

•Large companies that can contribute to the construction of solar power plants•Structured small and medium businesses endowed with a great industrial capability and a high potential for development

Targets

–Financial assistance–Technical support

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Services

PROTOTYPING ASSISTANCE

Steps Undertaken

Expected impacts by year 2017*

•12 financed projects•An investment leverage ratio of 1:2

Identification of imported components

Launching of a CFP*

Selection of prototypes to finance

Follow up / financing / technical assistance

* Based on the defined budget issued three times a year*CFP: Call for Projects

Projects developmentFor the development of new products to serve green technologies

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BUSINESS SERVICES

CLUSTER

For companies

Assistance to meet the renewable energy projects needs

Information

Networking

Assistance to projects development

Capacities and skills building

TAILORED SERVICES TO SUPPORT MORROCAN

COMPANIES

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• Contribution to the upgrade of green industry

• Identification and spreading of good practices among sector actors

Objectives

• Moroccan companies especially SME

• Start-ups and project developers

Targets

– Diagnostic of companies

– Tailored support based on needs

Ex : trainings, certification assistance, referencing assistance…

– Spreading of good practices

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Services

« GREEN BUSINESS ADVISORY »

* Sur la base du budget triennal défini

Steps Undertaken

Expected impact by year 2017*

• 90 green businesses supported

• 6 elaborated and distributed guides (market, good practices, advice, …)

Implementation of broad training: QHSE,

procurement, innovation

Identification of support needs under specific themes (technologies,

processes,, …)

‒ QHSE Certification‒ Reinforced capacities‒ Spreading of

innovation

‒ Specific support

Dissemination

Capacities building A tool to contribute to the upgrade of the green sector

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• Upgrade of human resources to accompany green industrial development

• Diffusion of knowledge

• Promotion of green technologies

Objectives

• Academic sphere: students, research professors, technicians, engineers, …

• Moroccan companies

• The public

Targets

– Professional training/ ongoing (symposiums, conferences, E-learning, …)

– Summer school

– Excellence final year internships

– Prize of excellence

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Services

« TALENT DEVELOPMENT »

* Sur la base du budget triennal défini

Steps UndertakenOrganization of various trainings to answer to the need of

companies

Organization of summer schools around green technologies for students, with the participation of Moroccan industry actors

Providing learning materials online

Becoming an intermediary between the academic and the corporate world, through the identification of internships and final year projects in green technology for students …

Expected impact by year 2017*

• 1 quarterly training workshop organized, with the participation of 240 people

• 180 summer school beneficiaries

• 30 interns hosted or led into the green industry

• 20 rewarded projects (best industrial projects, R&D, innovation, …)

Capacities building

To strengthen Moroccan expertise in green technologies

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