Network for Funding Transnational Research Development and Innovation Projects:

Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities throughCooperation of National and Regional Funding

Agencies and Programmes

Stefan NowakNET Nowak Energy & Technology Ltd

Swiss PV Programme (SFOE)Coordinator SOLAR-ERA.NETstefan.nowak@netenergy.ch

www.solar-era.net

Düsseldorf, 24 February 2016

NetworkEuropean network bringing together …• 19 partners (programme owners and managers)• 19 countries and regions• > 20 programmes

• FP7 ERA-NET project• Start November 2012• Duration 4 years

Further programmes andcountries interested havepartially joined the activities

+Israel

Objectives and Goals• The overall objective of SOLAR-ERA.NET is to effectively

implement the Solar Europe Industry Initiative (on the transnational level)

• To launch 4 joint calls / to mobilise …… 50 MEUR funding from national and regional programmes… 125 MEUR total funding

To initiate / support innovative, industry-led projectsTo improve cooperation between RDI programmesTo strengthen Europe‘s position in the solar sector

„External“ context and challenges• Strategic Energy Technologies Plan (SET Plan)• Implementation Plan for PV and CSP 2013 – 2015• Horizon 2020• Difficult industrial context:

Harsh global competition, restructuration, consolidation...• Dynamics in research, innovation and industrial

development• Time constraints• Economic situation• Political and administrative changes

Context & Challenges

„Internal“ context and challenges related to joint callswith / between national programmes• Resources (critical mass)• Timing (synchronisation, readiness)• Innovation potential• Transnational value• Complementarity (topics)• Subsidiarity (programme levels)• Scope and scale (large / targeted call)

Context & Challenges

Jan 14 Jul 14 Jan 15 Jul 15 Jan 16Jan 13 Jul 13 Jul 16

1st Joint Call1st Joint Call

Overview

2nd Joint Call2nd Joint Call

3rd Joint Call3rd Joint Call

4th Joint Call4th Joint Call

ProjectsProjects

ProjectsProjects

ProjectsProjects

Each call: two stage process including international evaluation

CofundCofund

Activities & Results

Three joint calls

• 17 countries and regions participating in joint calls• 8 PV topics and 4 CSP topics• 141 preproposals submitted• 629 partners involved in preproposals• 66 full proposals submitted• About half of them to be supported / funded

Activities & Results

Preproposals

Full proposals

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Call 1 Call 2 Call 3

Number of applications

Full Proposals Preproposals

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

Call 1 Call 2 Call 3

Number of applicants

Full Proposals Preproposals

Activities & Results0 5 10 15 20 25 30

AustriaBelgium - FlandersBelgium – Wallonia

CyprusDenmark

FinlandFrance

GermanyIsrael

Netherlands, thePolandSpain

SwedenSwitzerland

TurkeyUnited Kingdom

Other

Number of coordinators and partners in full proposals submitted

Joint Call 1 Joint Call 2 Joint Call 3

Small and medium-

sized enterprises

35%

Large enterprises

19%

Research organisations

43%

Other types of

organisations 3%

Share of different types of organisations involved in preproposals

Activities & Results

54% industry / 46% research

Activities & Results

PV1 Innovative processes for

inorganic thin-film cells & modules; 9

PV2 Dedicated modules for BIPV

design and manufacturing; 10

PV3 Grid integration and

large-scale deployment of PV;

9

PV4 High-efficiency PV

modules based on next generation c-Si solar cells; 12

PV5 Solar glass and encapsulation

materials; 6

PV6 Concentrator PV technology; 6

PV7 Si feedstock, crystallization and

wafering; 3

PV8 Organic solar cells and other

emerging concepts; 2

CSP1 Cost reduction and

efficiency increase in components; 3

CSP2 Dispatchability

through storage and hybridisation;

4

CSP3 New fluids for CSP plants; 2

CSP4 Innovative thermodynamic

cycles; 0; 0

Number of full proposals submitted in 3 calls

Projects Running (1st + 2nd Call)21 projects running of which:• 18 PV projects• 3 CSP project• Project volume approx. 19 MEUR• Public funding approx. 13 MEUR

14 projects in negotiation phase• 13 PV projects• 1 CSP project• Project volume approx. 16 MEUR• Public funding approx. 12 MEUR

Typical project

• 3 – 5 countries

• 3 – 6 partners

• Real transnational activity and value

• Innovative content

• Industrial relevance

• 1 – 2 MEUR of funding

• Reasonably balanced roles

Example„NovaZOlar“ – All-non-vacuum processed ZnO-based buffer and

window layers for CIGS solar cell technology

ZSW:ZSW:bufferbuffer

cell & modulecell & module

Empa:Empa:TCO & bufferTCO & buffer

on cellon cell

IRDEP:IRDEP:buffer & TCObuffer & TCO

on cellon cell

IREC:IREC:in-line controlin-line controlcell & modulecell & module

Manz:Manz:co-evaporationco-evaporation

rigid glasrigid glas

Nexcis:Nexcis:electrodepos.electrodepos.

rigid glasrigid glas

Flisom:Flisom:co-evaporationco-evaporation

flexible polymerflexible polymer

R&D complementarity Industrial implementation

National National subprojects:subprojects:

SwitzerlandSwitzerlandFranceFranceGermanyGermanySpainSpain

ObservationsIssues for delays and stops• Project partners delayed with submitting national

applications• Change of project partners / consortium• Industry sometimes struggling…

• Delays with “parallel” national call / budget reservation• Shift of responsibilities from one ministry to another

(elections, restructuration)• Partial “incongruency” of available budget between

countries

• Network of relevant funding agencies throughout Europe• Successful launch of joint calls• Good / very good interest and participation in joint calls• Innovative projects and strong partnerships• Relatively smooth and efficient procedure on transnational

level but…• … delays in a few but important countries impacting many

projects submitted in 1st Joint Call – measures taken toimprove the funding decision procedure.

Conclusions

• Large time window for match-making foreseen for consortiabuilding in preproposal phase

• Better guidance for participants on national level• Increase of participation of countries and creation of strong

and innovative consortia

Provide for new industry-led innovation opportunities with a transnational procedure as smooth as possible on trans-

national level and optimised procedures on national level

Conclusions

4th joint call – preliminary timeline• Preproposal by 11 April 2016• Full proposal by 5 September 2016• Start of projects end 2016 / early 2017

Cofund• end of 2016

Further information soon on solar-era.net

Outlook

Outlook – what‘s next

2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022

PV ERA NET (FP6)

2 calls 6 projects5 MEUR funding

Focus on building networkand identifying gaps and opportunities

PV ERA NETwork(self-sustained follow-up network)

SOLAR-ERA.NET(FP7)

4 calls ~ 40 projects

40 MEUR funding

SOLAR-ERA.NETCofund

(H2020)Annual bids

each call~ 15 projects> 20 MEUR funding

Option of additionalactivities from 2016 bid

on with calls on enabling technologies at lower TRL

Outlook

TRL 1Basic principles

observed

TRL 2Technology

concept formulated

A) Innovative and low-cost PV manufacturing

TRL 3Experimental

proof of concept

TRL 4Technology validated in

lab

TRL 5Technology validated in industrially

relevant environment

TRL 6Technology

demonstrated in industrially

relevant environment

TRL 7System

prototype demonstration in operation environment

TRL 8System

complete and qualified

TRL 9Actual system

proven in operational

environment / competitive

manufacturing

B) Advanced PV products and applications

C) PV system integration

D) CSP cost reduction and system integration

With many thanks to …Marcel Gutschner, NET Nowak Energy & Technology, marcel.gutschner@netenergy.ch

Stefan Oberholzer, Swiss Federal Office of Energy, stefan.oberholzer@bfe.admin.chChristoph Hünnekes, Forschungszentrum Jülich – PtJ, ch.huennekes@fz-juelich.de

Herman Bastek, Forschungszentrum Jülich – PtJ, h.bastek@fz-juelich.deMartina Biedrawa, Forschungszentrum Jülich – PtJ, m.biedrawa@fz-juelich.deDorothea Winkler - Forschungszentrum Jülich – PtJ, d.winkler@fz-juelich.deMelanie Schulte, Forschungszentrum Jülich – ETN, me.schulte@fz-juelich.de

Stefan Rabe, CEF-NRW, rabe@cef.nrw.deKarin Wikman, TEKES Teknologian Ja Innovaatioiden Kehittaemiskeskus, Karin.Wikman@tekes.fi

Yvonnick Durand, Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie (ADEME), yvonnick.durand@ademe.frManon Gerbaud, Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie (ADEME), manon.gerbaud@ademe.fr

José Herrero, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), jose.herrero@ciemat.esJuan Francisco Trigo Escalera, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), juanfrancisco.trigo@ciemat.es

Severino Falcon Morales, MINECO, severino.falcon@mineco.esLaurence Polain, Service Public de Wallonie (SPW), laurence.polain@spw.wallonie.be

Julie Marlier, Service Public de Wallonie (SPW), julie.marlier@spw.wallonie.beElsie De Clercq, Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie (IWT), edc@iwt.be

Sara Van Overmeire, Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie (IWT), svo@iwt.beAnna Ostapczuk, Narodowe Centrum Badan i Rozwoju (NCBR), anna.ostapczuk@ncbr.gov.pl

Małgorzata Świderska, Narodowe Centrum Badan i Rozwoju (NCBR), malgorzata.swiderska@ncbr.gov.plKaan Karaösz, Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK), kaan.karaoz@tubitak.gov.trIsmail Dogan, Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK), ismail.dogan@tubitak.gov.trOtto Bernsen, Ministerie van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie / RVO, otto.bernsen@rvo.nl

Bouke Bussemaker, Ministry of Economic Affair, B.H.Bussemaker@minez.nlStathis Tselepis, Kentro Ananeosimon Pigon ke Exikonomisis Energeias (CRES), stselep@cres.gr

Christian Inglis, Innovate UK, Christian.Inglis@innovateuk.gov.ukGraham Mobbs, Innovate UK, graham.mobbs@innovate.gov.uk

Leonidas Antoniou, Research Promotion Foundation (RPF), lanto@research.org.cyDemetra Petsa, Research Promotion Foundation (RPF), dpetsa@research.org.cy

Adriana Agrimi, Regione Puglia, a.agrimi@regione.puglia.itDario Tornabene, Regione Sicilia, dario.tornabene@regione.sicilia.itFabio Montagnino, Regione Sicilia, fmontagnino@consorzioarca.it

Theodor Zillner, Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie (BMVIT), theodor.zillner@bmvit.gv.atUlrike Rohrmeister, Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie (BMVIT),

Ulrike.Rohrmeister@bmvit.gv.atElvira Lutter, Klima- und Energiefonds, elvira.lutter@klimafonds.gv.at

Gernot Wörther, Klima- und Energiefonds, gernot.woerther@klimafonds.gv.atPierre-Jean Rigole, Swedish Energy Agency, Pierre-Jean.Rigole@energimyndigheten.se

Tobias Walla, Swedish Energy Agency, tobias.walla@energimyndigheten.se

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