Dr Colin Patterson

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Green TechnologyFor Businesses in Tourism
Dr Colin Patterson Technology Translator Scottish
Environmental Technology Network (SETN)
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Overview the nuts and bolts

• Introducing SETN
• What can we do for you?
• Case studies

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Where did SETN come from?
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
CLARRC
Member
Director (CC)
SEEKIT
SETN

• Created due to demand from Industry
• Environmental issues ? cross cutting theme

Scottish Executive Expertise, Knowledge
Innovation Transfer (SEEKIT) SFC Knowledge
Transfer (KT) award University of Edinburgh
in-kind contribution
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SETN Core Team/Resources

• Director, Colin Cunningham
• Technology Translator, Colin Patterson
• Senior Analyst, Peter Anderson
• Admin Marketing, Lilly Hunter
• Knowledge Transfer Centre
• Additions to CLARRC labs

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Linking Industry the Research Base
Promoting sustainable economic growth
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Access to knowledge and expertise
for Productive Knowledge Transfer
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Supporting Collaborative RD
for Productive Technology Transfer
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Events

• Workshops (e.g. better regulation)
• Annual Conference
• Success stories and case studies
• 2ndwill be May 2008

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Working with others
Co-operation not duplication
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What do we want from you?

• Participation
• Join us- its free!!!
• Email, write or visit our website to become a
  member
• Feedback (are we doing the right things?)
• Problems
• Opportunities

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Why should you care?

• The tourism industry is working hard to sustain
  the quality of Scotland's environment
  (www.visitscotland.com)
• Ignoring the environmental or social impacts of
  tourism development will ultimately undermine the
  success of tourism in this country
  (www.visitscotland.com)

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Promoting Eco-innovation/Eco-tourism
Embracing Technological, Process and Business
innovation
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Case Studies
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In the marketplace

• Advanced Treatment Station (ATS)

with appropriate timescales
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Northern Tyre Recycling Ltd
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• Recycled material
• Cost effective easy to use
• Strong but lightweight
• Quality standard (PAS108)

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Electrogenics Microbial Fuel Cells

• Bespoke system for remote treatment of waste
  water
• Power generation for recirculation
• Environmental Quality Standards (EQS)

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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)

• . Europe's leading programme helping businesses
  to improve their competitiveness and
  productivity through the
  better use of knowledge, technology and skills
  that reside within the UK
  knowledge base

http//www.ktponline.org.uk/
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KTP examples

• Kinloch Lodge Limited
• Integrating existing and emerging business
• Extend brand reputation from an individual to
  organisational level
• Marcliffe Hotel Limited
• Develop a knowledge management system
• Intelligent booking, resource management and
  integrating customer relations, logistics and
  resource optimisation

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Thank you for your attention

• More information
• 0131 650 7328
• setn_at_ed.ac.uk
• www.setn.org.uk