The project presents a model for collaboration between companies, their suppliers, customers and knowledge institutions, which in synergy create innovation and opportunities for commercial growth through the latest technological and business opportunities within smart and integrated energy technology. The project’s activities thus create overall synergies, links and partnerships between companies, knowledge environments and other relevant specialists in the field. At the moment, there are unique global growth opportunities for companies that are able to exploit the opportunities of smart energy technology. The aim of the development programme is to strengthen the innovation and competitiveness of SMEs in energy technology in order to create more innovative enterprises. The project has a special focus on system integration and system flexibility. The overall objective of the project is to initiate and implement 5 innovation collaborations. Each innovation cooperation shall consist of a minimum of 3 SMEs and one or more knowledge partners. With the project, Aarhus University (as the region’s heavy knowledge institution) and CLEAN (the national energy technology cluster) will be centrally involved in supporting the growth of the region’s businesses. Furthermore, there is a goal that the project’s efforts ensure the dissemination and promotion of the use of smart energy technology in as many SMEs as possible in the region. Through the project, conferences/events will be held to disseminate knowledge and inspire.