theme energy

Energy Research Funding , other sources Polish-German Energy Brokerage Event

04th November 2008, Wroclaw

Piotr Świątek, Energy NCP Germany

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Energy Research Funding

• 7th Framework Programme

• Intelligent Energy - Europe (IEE)

Theme ENERGY

… COOPERATION with 10 themes, e.g.

> E N E R G Y

54 Mrd. €

• … IEEIntelligent Energy - Europe

3,6 Mrd. €

• ESF

• LIFE

86 Mrd. €



ENERGY-relevant instruments – "GETTING THROUGH THE MAZE"

• FP7, CIP, Structural Funds should assure. „complementary financing“, (no „double financing“)

• „The Commission therefore strongly encourages Member States to improve the arrangements for cross-departmental and vertically co-ordinated preparation and use of Community instruments to support research, innovation and cohesion at the national and regional levels“.

• New COM document: „ PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION“

17.09.2008 ISET Kassel Nationale Kontaktstelle Energie: [email protected]

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ESF European Structural Funds, how much ?

• 2007-2013 there is around €86 billion– €50 billion are allocated to R&D and innovation in the

narrow sense (RTD infrastructure and centres of competence, for investment linked to research, R&TD activities in research centres, for technology transfer and the improvement of cooperation of networks, developing human potential in the field of R&I and assistance to SMEs)

– €8.3 billion to entrepreneurship– €13.2 billion to innovative information and communication

technologies– €14.5 billion to human capital



FCH JTI Joint Technology Initiative on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen)

• Public-Privat-Partnership , ca 900 M€

• The FCH JU shall support RTD activities following open and competitive calls for proposals,



FCH JTI (Joint Technology Initiative on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen)

• 1st call published on 8 October 2008• Deadline for applications on 15 January 2009• Indicative budget for the first call 28.1 M€• Areas:

– Transportation and Refuelling Infrastructure– Hydrogen Production and Distribution– Stationary Power Generation & CHP– Early Markets– Cross-Cutting activities

• During the interim phase, the Commission shall be responsible for• the JTI operations.



FCH JTI : rules of participation

• Minimum 3 independent legal entities from different MS/AC (except for support actions)

• At least one legal entity must be member of the Industry• Grouping or Research Grouping in each project• In general, the co-ordinator will be IG/RG member• All legal entities and international organisations can

participate• As a rule, third country participants are not eligible for

funding



FCH JTI : Upper funding levels for reimbursement of direct costs

• RTD Industry (other than SME) max 50%• Collaborative projects SME max 75%• Other activities Non profit RO, Universities, PB max

75%• Demonstration Industry (other than SME) max 50%• Collaborative projects SME max 50%• Coordination and support actions: Non profit RO,

Universities, PB max 50%



FCH JTI : Reimbursement of Indirect Costs

• Either a maximum of 20% of the direct eligible costs (*) (This option is mandatory for Industry)

• Or a Flat rate of 20% of the direct eligible costs (*)

(*) excluding subcontracting costs and the costs ofresources made available by third parties which are notused on the premises of the beneficiaries.



RFCS, Research Fund for Coal and Steel

• Following a Protocol annexed to the Treaty of Nice • unique from financial point of view • Since 2003, research activities in the area of coal and steel

have been financed by the interest accrued each year by the assets of the ECSC (1,600 M€) at the time of the Treaty's expiry. This annually accrued interest amounts to around 60 M€, and is used to finance the RFCS research programme.

• cordis.europa.eu/coal-steel-rtd/



European Science Foundation, Instrumente

• Since 1974; now 76 Member Organisations (MO) (research councils, academies and other national scientific institutions) from 29 countries.

• ESF pays for its activities through the contributions of its MO. These are made both through the ESF general budget (proportional contributions based on GDP), and to specific scientific programmes and projects in which MO decide to participate.



ESF Instruments

• EUROCORES (ESF Collaborative Research Programmes) - mechanism for funding basic research at a European level.

• EURYI Awards (European Young Investigators Award) • ESF Scientific Forward Looks - to develop perspectives and

analyses of future research developments in multidisciplinary topics.

• Research Infrastructures - to provide scientific advice and assesments on a range of topics covering both medium scale and large infraestructure facilities.

• ESF exploratory Workshops.• ESF Scientific Networks - coordinating activities• ESF Scientific Programmes - long term activities focused on

specific themes



INTERGOVERNMENTAL INSTRUMENTS

• COST • EUREKA



COST

• In 1971 COST Actions only form of cooperation in science and technology in Europe

• In 1974 the European Science Foundation, in 1983 the First Framework Programme and in 1985 the EUREKA Programme

• From 19 countries in 1971 to the present 35 countries • From 7 Actions in 1971 to an average of 200 Actions

each year , ca 100 k€/action/y, 4 years duration• New collection date 27 March 2008

Additional funding in some countries !!



• 50 Materials for gas turbines

• 505 Materials for steam turbines

• 522 Power generation in the 21st century : ultra-efficient, low-emission plant

• 536 Alloy development for Critical Components of Environmental friendly Power plantT (ACCEPT )

• 538 High Temperature Plant Lifetime Extension

COST - Modern Power Plant Technologies

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What is EUREKA?

> Intergovernmental European initiative

>Market-oriented R&D

>Launch in 1985

>36 full and 4 associated members

>Bottom-up

>National financing

>Last 20 years:

> 12,000 partners (40% SMEs)

> 2,000 projects

> €23 bn of public & private funding mobilised



• A. Individual projects

• B. Strategic initiatives

The two pillars of EUREKA



>Small, short-term projects

>Partners from at least 2 member states

>Ready-to-market results

>A product, process or service based on advanced technologies

>Often led by an SME

EUREKA – individual projects



EUREKA Strategic Activities

• EUROGIA+ succeeds to EUROGIA, a EUREKA Cluster dedicated to fossil fuels only (coal excepted) that was launched by France during the 2004 Ministerial Conference in Paris.

• EUROGIA+ extends its thematic to all energy technologies that will: - reduce the carbon footprint - facilitate the migration to the hydrogen economy,- develop new technologies for energy such as solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, energy efficiency, etc.

• It aims at promoting and supporting European industry competitiveness in the Oil & Gas engineering, manufacturing, supply and service industry as well as the renewable energies industries.



EUREKA Strategic Initiatives

• EUROGIA : 18 companies, 14 Research Laboratories, 2 government agencies and 3 associations representing another 6 countries (Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Norway and Spain) Collaborative projects will involve SMEs, specialised Research Institutes and University laboratories.

• EUROGIA+ label has been supported by 15 countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Monaco, Poland, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey (others later ?)

• The 1st Call for proposals September 2008, the first EUROGIA+ approved projects can start early 2009.

http://www.eurogia.com/



Eurostars Joint Programme

• the FP7 contribution to the Eurostars programme ~ €100 million.

• The Eurostars Joint Programme aims to create an easily accessible and sustainable European Research & Development support mechanism for businesses by primarily funding research and development activities involving one or more SMEs, as well as research organisations, universities and large companies. In addition,

• Eurostars will assist enterprises in promoting their technological

• and business development.

• bottom-up approach

• http://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/



European Research Area Networks ERA-NET

Das Ziel: • die wissenschaftlichen Ressourcen in Europa bündeln

und damit die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Europäischen Union stärken – mit diesem Ziel sind so genannten ERA-NET - Projekte ins Leben gerufen

• die Forschungsförderung auf regionaler, nationaler und europäischer Ebene enger aufeinander abzustimmen

• ERA-NETs veröffentlichen eigene Calls



European Research Area Networks ERA-NETs

• The objective : to step up the cooperation and coordination of research activities carried out at national or regional level in the Member States and Associated States through networking of research activities conducted at national or regional level, and mutual opening of national and regional research programmes

• PV-Net – photovoltaic solar energy • INNER – advances in basic science and new energy research • FENCO – Fossil Energy Programmes • HY-CO – hydrogen and fuel cells (closed)

New initiative “Joint Programming” in progress



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