The West Midlands Region is well placed to take a leading role in this industry sector through a combination of...

• Excellent manufacturing capabilities
• Strong academic R&D
• Support from our high technology companies

The sector employs around 29,000 people in the West Midlands Region, with a forecast growth of 5% per annum to 2010.

Sector Strengths:

• Fuel Cell Technologies - the region is home to a high concentration of companies and research organisations focused on fuel cell technologies and products
• Biomass Technologies - the region is taking a lead role in the delivery of two national innovation projects for biomass, based on technologies developed in the West Midlands
• Wind Energy - the region has a highly developed wind energy supply chain
• Resource Recovery - the region has a strong base of resource recovery industries, ranging from energy and waste operations through to large scale recycling activities
• There is a growing Environmental Technologies Cluster which, against a backdrop of increasing legislation, offers support and opportunities for industry networking

Sector Research & Development:

• The Technology Innovation Centre at the University of Central England is a collaborative hub of academics and businesses, active in developing a supply chain for renewable transport fuels
• Aston University is the home of PyNe - the Biomass Pyrolysis Network - a global group of active researchers and developers of fast pyrolysis
• Warwick University is supporting collaborative development of advanced electrical machines for renewable generation with regional companies in a DTI supported programme
• National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP). NISP is the first industrial symbiosis initiative in the world to be launched on a national scale

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Speak to a sector specialist about the West Midlands Region as a potential location for your business, call the Inward Investment Team at Advantage West Midlands on +44 (0) 121 380 3500 or email info@investwm.org.

To request a copy of the latest West Midlands business brochure, email marketing@advantagewm.co.uk.