Sustainable
Energy
Systems
Medium and long term
research actions
Warszawa
January 2004
Wiktor RALDOW
New and Renewable Energy Sources
Directorate
General
Sustainable Development,
Global Change and
Ecosystemfor Research
Research actions within
*
Sustainable Energy Systems
aim at sustainable, secure and affordable
energy supply through
 increasing security of energy supply
 reducing greenhouse gases and pollutant emissions
 improving energy efficiency
 increasing the share of renewable energy sources
 improving competitiveness of EU energy industry
* A part of Priority 6: Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
Sustainable
Energy Systems
Short and medium term actions (DG TREN - 405 M€ )
Focus
Integrated demonstration actions
Impact
Accelerate market penetration with
emphasis on 2010 energy policy
objectives
Medium and long term actions (DG RTD - 405 M€ )
Focus
Research, including prototypes and
pilot plants
Impact
Technology development (wide
exploitation beyond 2010)
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
Important
considerations
 Policy context, research and energy policies
 Creation of European Research Area
 Increased contribution of renewable energy
sources (from 6 to 12% in 2010), green electricity
(22%), liquid bio-fuels (5.75%)
 Implementation principles:
 Focus on priorities, selective calls
 Priority use of the new instruments
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Short and medium-term
research actions
(2003 SM)
 Clean energy, in particular renewables
 Cost effective supply
 Large scale integration
 Energy savings and energy efficiency
 Eco-buildings
 Polygeneration
 Alternative motor fuels
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
Medium and long-term
research actions
(2003 ML)
 Fuel cells, including their applications
 New technologies for energy carriers
(hydrogen and electricity)
 New and advanced concepts in
renewable energy technologies
 Capture and sequestration of CO2
 Socio-economic tools and concepts for
energy strategy
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
Fuel cells
Developing competitive fuel cell systems
 Fuel cells development
 low temperature FC
 high temperature FC
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System development for :
 domestic and industrial co-generation
and air-conditioning
 power generation (0.5-5 MW)
 portable power systems
 small road vehicles
 heavy duty transportation
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Energy carriers:
Hydrogen
Preparing for large scale utilization
of hydrogen in the energy system
 Clean production
 Infrastructure (distribution and storage)
 Basic materials
 Safety
 Hydrogen economy
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Energy carriers:
Electricity
Transforming electricity grids to
energy service networks
 Systems and components for large scale use
of distributed energy resources
 Energy storage and systems for grid
connected applications
 Enabling technologies for interactive networks
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Renewable energy
technologies
 Photovoltaics
 Biomass and bioenergy
 Other areas such as
 wind
 geothermal
 ocean
 concentrated solar thermal
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Renewables in the EU
energy consumption in 2000
Oil
41%
Nuclear
15%
Biomass
63%
Other
6%
Coal
15%
Hydro
31%
Solar
Wind
Gas
23%
Geothermal
Others
6%
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RET: Photovoltaics
Making PV-electricity more competitive
 Concepts and materials for next generation
solar cells
 Processing and manufacturing technologies for
PV modules and cells
 PV components and systems
 PV in the built environment
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RET: Biomass
and bio-energy
Producing cheaper and cleaner bio-energy
 Combustion technologies
 Gasification systems
 Biofuels for transport and fuel cells
 Energy from bio-residues and energy crops
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
CO2 capture
and sequestration
Looking for reliable, cost-efficient solutions
 Post-combustion capture
 Pre-combustion capture
 Geological sequestration
 Chemical / mineral
sequestration
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Socio-economic tools
and concepts for energy strategy
Developing models and tools to study social and
economic issues related to new energy technologies
 energy external costs
 social issues related to
implementation of energy
technologies, incl. ethics
 quantitative and qualitative
forecasting methods
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
Some other energy
related FP6 activities
 Euratom programme for nuclear research
 Specific research activities for SMEs
 Marie Curie actions
 Research infrastructures
 Research supporting European policies
 Specific measures in support of International co-operation
 ERA NET scheme - co-ordination of national activities
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Staying informed
 CORDIS:
http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/
 EUROPA:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/index_en.html
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/index_en.html
http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy/index_en.html
 Programme Committee members and National contact points
 Information days and similar events, conferences
 Call for experts:
http://www.cordis.lu/experts/fp6_candidature.htm
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Sustainable
Energy
Systems
Medium and long term
research actions
Results of 2003 call
and
preparations for 2005 call
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
Results of the first
ML call
Main Indicators
Submitted
Ranked list
250
46
& % of New v Trad Instruments
30% -70%
39% - 61%
EC Contribution
1347 M€
~200 M€
& % of New v Trad Instruments
72% - 28%
78% - 22%
Number of proposals
Available budget
Ranked projects (after mergers)
~200 M€
14 IPs, 4 NOEs, 4 CAs,
18 STREPs, 2 SSAs
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Number of Proposals
vs. Instrument
160
148 144
Received
Eligible
Above thresholds
Ranked list
140
120
100
80
60
63
55
47
40
25
14
20
20 20
6
20
4
16 16
7 6
11 11
22
0
Ranked list/Eligible:
IP
NoE
STREP
CA
SSA
30%
20%
14%
37%
18%.
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
Types of organisation
in a typical IP or STREP
(average values for ranked list proposals)
IP
3 Other
STREP
6 SME
9 Industry
1 Other
7 University
3 University
3 SME
9 Research
Requested contribution (submitted)
Recommended (ranked list)
Number of partners
2 Industry
2 Research
IP
STREP
13 M€
9 M€
34
2.5 M€
2 M€
11
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
Example PV
IP and NoE
STREP
 Thin-film PV technologies with
higher efficiency / cost ratio
 Organic solar cells
2 STREPs under negotiation
 Crystalline Si modules costing
below 1€/Wp
1 IP under negotiation
 PV concentration
1 STREP under negotiation
 High efficiency PV through
better utilisation of the solar
spectrum
1 IP under negotiation
 Innovative concepts for PV
in buildings
2 STREPs under negotiation
 PV systems for MW-size plants
Reserve list: 1 IP (Thin film), 2 STREPs
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
Preparing for
the next ML call
 Mid-term review of the work programme
(including the road map and the call text)
 Call text will specify which areas are open and for
which instruments
 list of topics for IP and NoE proposals
 specified areas for STREP proposals
 FP6 evaluation principles, procedures and criteria
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
Revision of the
Work Programme
Preliminary planning
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Informal stakeholders consultations
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EoI call (deadline March 19, 2004)
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Consultations with Advisory Group on Energy;
parallel consultations with a working group
of the Programme Committee
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Drafting and approval procedure, including
positive opinion of the Programme Committee

Call for proposals (September 04 - December 04)
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Sustainable
Energy
Systems
Proposal
evaluation
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Proposal evaluation
Transparency, equal treatment,
impartiality
 Peer-review based system
 All eligible proposals are evaluated against
published criteria which vary by instrument
 Each criteria has a threshold mark which a proposal
must achieve to be considered for funding
 All criteria have equal weight
 An overall threshold is also fixed
Evaluation criteria are detailed in Annex B of the Work
Programme and in the Guidelines for Evaluators
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
Evaluation criteria 2003
CRITERION
IP
NoE
STRP
CA
SSA
Relevance
Potential impact
S&T excellence
Quality of the consortium
Quality of the management
Mobilisation of resources
Excellence of the participants
Degree of integration and the JPA
Organisation and management
Quality of the co-ordination
Quality of the support action
3/5
3/5
4/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
4/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
4/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
3/5
Overall threshold score
3/5
4/5
3/5
4/5
3/5
24/30
20/25
21/30
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem
21/30
17.5/25
Evaluation process 1
 Evaluation by independent experts
 eligibility, ethics considerations
 individual evaluation by several experts
 consensus report with additional questions to be
asked in the event of hearings
 possibility of hearings of proposers to clarify
specific questions
 panel evaluation
Outcome :
list of proposals with final marks, as advice to the Commission.
All co-ordinators will receive an Evaluation Summary Report.
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Evaluation process 2
 Commission ranked list
on the basis of the advice from the evaluators
 Commission short list
proposals for immediate negotiation
 Commission reserve list
to be negotiated if funds become available
 Commission rejection decision
for all proposals that will not be funded
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Sustainable
Energy
Systems
Invitation to submit
Expressions of
Interest
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Invitation to submit
Expressions of Interest
(EoI) 2003
 Only applicable to : FP6 Thematic Priority 6.1.ii Sustainable Energy Systems, research activities
having an impact in the medium and longer term
(i.e. that part of the WP managed by DG RTD)
 Open : 26 November 2003
 Close : 19 March 2004 at 17.00 (Brussels time)
 All details and forms : on CORDIS web-site at
http://www.cordis.lu/eoi/sustdev-energy/
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Key features
 Fixed format for all EoIs (on-line submission only)
Internet form with drop-down boxes and fixed-length free text boxes (no
EoI can exceed the given length)
 Modifications possible
Ability to make changes to an EoI right up to the closing date
(instructions will be sent by e-mail after the initial EoI submission)
 Simplified procedure
Less onerous for EoI submitters than the 2001 EoI exercise
 Wider scope
EoI for IPs and NoEs are particularly welcome, as well as for STREPs
and CAs
 Feedback
Publication of EC analysis and searchable EoI database in May 2004
(same website address). No individual feedback to submitters.
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EoI preparation
 Guide for Submitters – contains scope, instructions,
guidance and Help Desk details – PLEASE READ IT !
 Management-level information required on:
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Potential impact and relevance (max 2000 characters)
Scientific and technological objectives (max 2000 characters)
Outline implementation plan (max 3000 characters)
Envisaged consortium (max 2000 characters)
 EoI is not a first stage proposal – much less information is
needed; e.g. full details of the envisaged consortium are
not required in an EoI
 EoI submission is not obligatory, but is strongly
encouraged – advantageous for both EoI submitters and
the Commission
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Why submit an EoI ?
 Visibility – a real opportunity to help identify priorities
for the mid-term revision of the Work Programme and to
influence the content of future calls for proposals.
 Bottom-up exercise – all ideas welcome (if within the
scope of the Specific Programme). All EoIs will be
analysed by the Commission, assisted by independent
experts.
 Consortium building – all EoIs will be published in a
searchable database (if the submitter agrees). Opens up
possibilities for networking and will help to attract new
partners.
 Important note: submission of an EoI gives no
preference to any proposer in subsequent calls. EoI can
influence the content of the call, but not the outcome.
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