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• Are you in charge of an innovative project in the field of renewable energy ?
• Are you looking for partners in the fields of science,
technology or industry in the context of a specific project ?
The DERBI competitiveness cluster brings together, business, laboratories, universities, training
centres, professional associations, financial and regional collectives involved in the network of renewable energy throughout the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
Its mission is to develop research, training, technological transfer and promote the creation and
development of business in the area of renewable energy in building and construction and to do
so at the regional, national as well as the international level.
The cluster’s key objectives are:
• TO GROW the expertise and critical pool of knowledge in the renewable energy
sector within the region in order to enhance its competitive profile,
• TO ENABLE business, particularly small and medium-sized enterprise to gain
competitive market access,
• TO CONTRIBUTE to the construction of a regional network of « renewable energy » and
to ensure its visibility at the national and international level.
• Are you looking for finance in the context of collaborative projects ?
• Are you planning to establish a business close to technological competitiveness cluster
in the domain of renewable energy ?
• Are you planning to develop and invest in business in the heart of the premier region in France
that has the highest budget per inhabitant dedicated to the development of renewable energy ?
• Are you aiming to get closer to the high-growth Mediterranean markets
for renewable energy ?
… then contact our team:
our network and expertise are at your disposal.
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At one and the same time the DERBI competitiveness cluster aims to bring about the development of regional employment in the emerging renewable energy and associated markets.
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The major themes
• Energy- producing buildings in a Mediterranean
climate, based on an all-round concept; that of performance optimisation and integration of the full range of
renewable energy sources (solar thermal, photovoltaic,
geothermal, wind turbines);
• Network managements and energy storage (electricity, heating, cooling) interconnecting homes with energy
generation sites;
• Energy production outside buildings (electricity,
hydrogen, bio-carbons...), though solar, wind, or biomass
energy, whether by supply from isolated sites or through
grid connected systems.
Integrated photovoltaic glazing of the Jean Jaurès
de Saint-Clément-de-Rivière Lyceum (Hérault)
Montpellier
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Perpignan
Spain
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Biomass, solar energy
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Solar energy
Portugal
A study of market perspectives has identified the working
themes of the cluster in accordance along the following
principal strategic lines:
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Gilles Charier - General Manager • Virginie Garrel - Project Manager
Thomas Recoing - Information Manager • Maryline Chiavola - Assistant
Pôle de compétitivité DERBI - 52, avenue Paul Alduy - 66860 PERPIGNAN CEDEX - France
Tel. +33 (0)468 661 796 - Fax +33 (0)468 662 294 - Email : [email protected] - www.pole-derbi.com
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DERBI : accelerating innovation…
The DERBI competitiveness cluster (DERBI = Development of renewable energy in building and
industry) was created in July 2005 in the Languedoc-Roussillon region and is part of a network of
71 State-certified competitiveness clusters.
Its mission is to accelerate the development of innovatory technologies in the renewable energy
sector. With a current strength of 141 members, DERBI gathers together the key players in the
renewable energy network of the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
Members of the cluster
The DERBI competitiveness cluster has a membership of 141 composed as follows:
• 71 businesses
• 19 research centres, laboratories, universities, training and higher
education establishments
• 41 professional associations and institutional partners
• 10 regional collectives
Key figures
141
73
members
accredited projects
(since its establishment)
106 million
Euros invested
Since its creation the cluster has accredited 73 projects within the vital themes of the future such as, the generation of
photovoltaic electricity, solar driven cooling, solar energy concentration stations, wind power, the valorisation of
biomass energy, specialized training as well as prototype buildings demonstrating positive energy generation.
(accredited projects)
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The DERBI competitiveness cluster has the ambition to affirm its key role in the development of the renewable energy
industry in a regional, national and international dimension … and thereby to contribute to the goal of a 23 % of total
energy generation in France through renewables by 2020, as well as the reduction by a factor of 4 in greenhouse gas
emissions between now and 2050 (the Kyoto agreement).
I N N O V A T I O N
Accredited projects
The DERBI competitiveness cluster accredits three kinds of project:
• collaborative research and development projects,
• dissemination projects,
• training projects.
Projects that fulfil the eligibility criteria of the cluster go through a rigorous evaluation procedure which combines a
technical and scientific dimension on the part of the Scientific Council, followed by an accreditation advice given by
the Administrative Council.
A sample of accredited projects:
• A photovoltaic conversions system through high power solar energy concentration
• An integrated solar air-conditioning system using energy storage elements
partners
in associative projects
• Optimisation in the use of renewable energy and collective heating through daily energy storage that anticipates
requirements through meteorological data
• Construction of a positive energy building for professional training purposes
• Rationalisation and improvement in anticipated maintenance of wind-energy parks
• Electricity generation through a hybrid solar and gas-turbine system
• Monitoring systems for buildings with high energy performance
André Joffre
President of the DERBI competitiveness cluster
• Concept and construction of a test bank of solar captors on the point of their certification
• Thermo transformation and biomass conditioning for its injection into a pressurized gasification reactor
What is a competitiveness cluster ?
• An evaluative study of employment / qualifications in the network of renewable energy in the Languedoc-Roussillon
region
“A competitiveness cluster defines itself as a combination of businesses, training centres, public or private research units, working in partnership to create
and combine synergies of innovative projects that
share a common goal within a specific geographic
area. Such a partnership has to acquire a critical
mass in order to become competitive and attain
international visibility.”
• Micro-algae utilization for energy purposes
• An energy-neutral and commercially viable building in the
Mediterranean context
Solar power station Themis, Targasonne (Pyrénées-Orientales)
The Languedoc-Roussillon region:
first in terms of its renewable energy
budget per inhabitant in 2008
The Languedoc-Roussillon region, quite apart from its exceptional climate, offers a particularly favourable economic context
for the creation of networks in the domain of renewable
energy.
With a 2008 budget of 16,4 million Euros for 2,5 million
inhabitants, the region testifies to its four priorities;
• to encourage responsible behaviour on the part of its citizen,
• to conduct research into energy performance,
• to strengthen the regional market for renewable energy,
• to lend support to regional energy policy.
The CNRS/PROMES building, Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales)
F O R
The development and activity of the DERBI competitiveness
cluster fits this framework to perfection.
Belonging to the DERBI competitiveness cluster
is to:
• HAVE privileged access to the network of members and partners
that constitute the DERBI competitiveness cluster,
• RECEIVE the totality of information published and broadcast by
the centre, among which tenders for DERBI projects and partnership opportunities,…
• IDENTIFY potential co-financings for accredited projects,
• ACCESS, the conferences and seminars organized by the cluster,
among which the annual DERBI International Conference, at preferential tariffs,
• Production of photovoltaic cells from recycled silicon
Why obtain accreditation as DERBI
competitiveness cluster ?
• To have access to financing; at the national, regional
and local level, through a unique contact point in the
form of regular meetings of the Finance Commission.
• To ensure regional, national and international visibility of your project and its associated partners,
• To facilitate access to supporting structures for your
project.
• PARTICIPATE in general meetings and thereby contribute to the
future of the DERBI competitiveness cluster.
Biomass research unit of Energie-CIRAD, Montpellier (Hérault)