General benefits of membership in the cluster:

• clusters promote economic development through regional specialization in activities in which the companies can achieve higher performance through participation in external economies of large-scale or other comparative advantages
• industry organized in a strong cluster record higher growth rates of employment, greater degree of expansion and number of registered patents
• clusters reduce production costs and replacement costs by strengthening trade relations and transparency in local trade markets
• local knowledge transfer: Local related inventions can simultaneously increase the knowledge base of many local businesses
• qualitative research of clusters emphasize the central role of specialized local R&D institutions, test facilities, etc.
• activities carried out by clusters encourage investments in innovation, individual research projects, R&D cooperation and business-to-business cooperation

By joining South Poland Cleantech Cluster companies, universities, research institutions, public organizations and authorities can obtain a lot of benefits such as:

• competing on international arena
• increasing innovation and pursuit of scientific research – sectorial approach
• initiation and organization of joint ventures between the groups of entities in the cluster – cooperation links
• integration of production processes, distribution, purchasing among the members of the cluster – vertical integration
• ensuring long-term actions
• developing and strengthening the brand of the region as a center of exellence in the field of cleantech – smart specialization