Eco World Styria - leading Environmental Engineering Cluster worldwide
The energy and environmental engineering cluster ECO WORLD STYRIA was elected the worldwide number 1 in the ranking of the international Cleantech Group (USA).
Styria has with 150 companies - which generate a turnover of EUR 2,7 billion - the highest density of “clean technologies“ companies. With 22%, the average growth over the last years was substantially higher than the global market growth, which indicates that world market shares were won. In addition, in 2008 alone around 2,000 new jobs were created. These facts and the innovative power of Styrian companies were according to Cleantech study author Shawn Lesser the backbone of the decision in favour of ECO WORLD STYRIA .
The Cleantech Group with its headquarters in Atlanta is a global investment network in the “clean technologies“ area and has been generating worldwide rankings according to especially developed criteria for years. So far, the focus was on countries and universities; this year, the criteria have been applied for the first time to environmental engineering clusters.
This award is an impressive confirmation for the cluster work of Styria, Austria. Currently, there are a total of around 13,000 “green“ jobs in these Styrian engineering companies. Within only five years, Eco World Styria has been able to climb to the very top in energy and environmental engineering – ahead of other comparable clusters in New England, Finland, Canada and Denmark.
