6th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 20022006 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS Third Call for Proposals Short to Medium

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6th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME (2002-2006)SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY SYSTEMSThird Call for Proposals
Short to Medium TermInformation Day15 July
2004, Dublin

• William GILLETT
• European Commission
• Directorate General for Energy and Transport
• william.gillett_at_cec.eu.int

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Sustainable Energy Systems

• Two halves Short-Medium Medium-Long Term
• Separate Calls for Proposals, Same rules
• Short-medium term (405 M) DG TREN
• RTD in support of EU Energy Policy
• Mostly Demonstration ( dissemination) shorter
  term Research
• New and renewable energy sources, energy
  efficiency technologies aiming to reduce the
  consumption of fossil fuels
• Medium-long term (405 M) DG RTD
• Mostly Research Integrated activities
• Overcoming technical challenges to cost
  competitiveness of new and renewable energy
  sources, energy carriers and energy technologies

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Short Medium Term
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EU policies Targets (1)
RES White paper 1997 increase share of RES from
6 to 12 of gross consumption by 2010
RES-e DIRECTIVE 2001 to establish a framework
to increase the share of green electricity from
14 to 22 of gross electricity consumption by
2010
COM on the Green Paper on Security of energy
supply (June 2002)
Directive on the energy performance of buildings
(Dec 2002) saving potential of 22.
Directive on liquid biofuels (May 2003) targets
2 by 2005 5.75 by 2010
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EU Policies Targets (2)
Directive on cogeneration of heat and power (2004)
Action plan for Energy Efficiency - target to
reduce energy intensity by a further 1 point /
yr until 2010
Comply with EU commitments under the 1997 Kyoto
Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions
EU Energy initiative - poverty eradication and
sustainable development by improving access to
adequate sustainable energy services
partnerships between EU, Member States and
developing countries
Johannesburg RE coalition JREC working to
increase the use of RES using targets and
timetables
New COM 366 on Share of Renewable Energies in the
EU 26 May 2004 (launched in June in Bonn)
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Policy implementation
EIE
FP6
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The relation of EIE and FP6
Energy Policy Solve Needs of Society
Research Policy Develop new Technologies
Market
Short term
Long term
CONCERTO
EIE
Demonstration
Dissemination
Research
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Intelligent Energy Europe (EIE) vertical key
actions
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Intelligent Energy Europe (EIE) horizontal key
actions
Intelligent Energy - Europe (vertical key actions)
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FP6 Work Programme Key revisions to Introductory
Part

• 6.1.1 Clarification of the 20 research
  component, and dissemination
• 6.1.2.3 Addition of Tenders for SMT and MLT
  parts SMT 1 Promotion, dissemination,
  and analysis for the CONCERTO initiative
  
• Launch Oct / Nov 2004 Budget 5 M for 4
  years
• Addition of a legal basis for payments to IEA
  implementing agreements

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FP6 Work Programme Key revisions to SMT Part

• New activity codes
• Minor changes to wording of technical work
  programme
• New (expanded) Call texts for 3rd Call and 4th
  Call
• New activity on Grid issues
• New activity on Thematic promotion and
  dissemination

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FP6 Sustainable Energy (short to medium term)
indicative Roadmap
SSA
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SMT 3rd Call
Cost effective supply of RES Focus on RE
electricity
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1. Cost-effective Supply of Renewables IPs on
innovative combinations of biomass with fossil
fuels

• Aim reduce costs and increase efficiency
• Means co-firing in large plants (existing or
  new) with economies of scale
• Expected Results cost reduction through
  optimising the whole supply chain (production,
  handling, firing, use of ashes, etc)
• Who? Agricultural and energy market actors should
  combine efforts
• Time short to medium term

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1. Cost-effective Supply of Renewables IPs
energy recovery and green electricity from wastes

• Aim convert bio-degradable materials with the
  highest efficiency, lowest environmental impact
  and acceptable costs
• Means produce heating, cooling and electricity
  based on RES (from biomass residues, RDF or MSW)
• Expected Results demonstrate integrated approach
  covering the whole supply chain, innovative
  conversion
• Who? Waste handling, agricultural and energy
  market actors should combine efforts
• Time short to medium term (use readily
  available raw and residual materials)

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1. Cost-effective Supply of Renewables STRPs
on biogas plants

• Aim reduce costs and improve environmental
  performance
• Means advanced design, management systems,
  innovative up-scaling, integrate several waste
  streams
• Expected Results maximise RES-e , RES-heat and
  RES-cold production
• Who? Waste handling, agricultural and energy
  market actors should combine efforts
• Time short to medium term (use readily
  available raw and residual materials)

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1. Cost-effective Supply of Renewables STRPs
on co-firing biomass/wastes

• Aim reduce costs and increase efficiency
• Means co-firing in large plants (existing or
  new) with economies of scale
• Expected Results cost reduction through
  optimising key components
• Who? Agricultural or energy market actors
• Time short to medium term

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1. Cost-effective Supply of Renewables STRPs
on wind farms

• Aim reduce costs, increase efficiency and
  reliability
• Means address low wind speeds, extreme load
  cases, complex terrains, advanced micro-siting,
  micro-climates
• Expected Results new components, new design
  tools, advanced wind farm concepts
• Who? Design tool, component and turbine
  manufacturers
• Time short to medium term

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1. Cost-effective Supply of Renewables STRPs
on PV manufacturing

• Aim reduce costs
• Means demonstrate innovative manufacturing
  concepts to be integrated into production
  facilities
• Expected Results lower cost components, devices
  for grid connection and panels kick-start
  Si-feedstock production in the EU
• Who? manufacturers
• Time short term

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1. Cost-effective Supply of Renewables STRPs
on Geothermal energy

• Aim electricity, heat and cold production from
  geothermal at acceptable costs
• Means develop innovative integrated systems
• Expected Results maximise the locally available
  potential use low enthalpy heat in the most
  efficient way (including intelligent integration
  into communities using district heating and/or
  cooling)
• Who? Special focus on New Member States market
  actors should involved end users significantly
• Time short to medium term

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1. Cost-effective Supply of Renewables STRPs
on Ocean/Marine energy technologies

• Aim bring wave, ocean current and tidal stream
  technologies closed to commercial exploitation
• Means demonstrate that the path to commercial
  exploitation is short term
• Expected Results new systems ready for
  commercial exploitation
• Who? Developers and manufacturers
• Time short term

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SMT 3rd Call
Grid Issues (Based on text for large scale
integration of RES, and polygeneration)
Polygeneration

• Distributed generation
• Decentralised generation

• Improvement of competitiveness
• Innovative integration

STREP, CA, SSA
IP, STREP, SSA
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2. Grid Issues Distributed GenerationSTRPs, CA

• Aim increase security and stability of
  distribution grid on larger community or region
  levels(despite growing demand and sharper peaks)
• Means develop intelligent systems integrating
  management of supply, distribution, storage and
  end use intelligent interactions between
  different grids or networks develop management
  plans for crisis periods
• Expected Results improve grid stability and
  security of supply, reduce bottlenecks through
  positive interaction of small and large
  suppliers, grid operators and end users
• Who? Distribution grid market actors, with end
  users and CHP or RES generators
• Time short term demonstration

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2. Grid Issues Centralised / Decentralised
generation (special emphasis on large wind
power) STRPs, CA

• Aim increase security and stability of
  transmission grid when linked to large wind farms
• Means forecasting, innovative control,
  intelligent management systems, storage and
  eventually management of end use
• Expected Results meet demand, improve stability,
  reduce bottlenecks
• Who? Transmission grid market actors with wind
  farm operators
• Time short and medium term research and
  demonstration

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3. PolygenerationImprovement of
competitivenessIPs and STRPs

• Aim reduce costs and improve competitiveness
• Means demonstrate innovative systems that are
  optimised to supply electricity, heat, cold and
  products according to the fluctuating needs of
  the end user
• Expected Results
• Efficient combined production and use of
  electricity, heat, cold or useful products
  according to the demand
• Significant storage of heat and cold
• High fuel flexibility
• Significant reduction of conventional fuels (high
  shares of RES will receive priority)
• Who? End users must be significantly involved in
  the consortium (projects on component development
  will not be supported)
• Time short term exploitation (with monitoring of
  at least one complete winter and summer period)

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3. PolygenerationInnovative integrationIPs and
STRPs

• Aim Improve interaction between supply and
  demands
• Means Demonstrate that intelligent integration
  of polygeneration into supply and distribution
  networks improves load following of peak demands
  and security of supply and reduces costs
• Expected Results innovative energy management
  systems that make polygeneration more attractive
  to grid and network operators (special priority
  to load following of electricity demand and
  significant storage of heat and cold)
• Who? The end user must drive the project and must
  be involved significantly in the consortium
  (projects on component development will not be
  supported)
• Time short and medium term exploitation (with
  monitoring of at least one complete winter and
  summer period)

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4. Alternative Motor Fuels Motivation - Policy
drivers

• Greenhouse gas emissions from energy use in
  transport continue to grow
• REDUCTION OF GHG EMISSIONS
• Transport remains almost exclusively dependent on
  oil
• OIL SUBSTITUTION
• PROMOTION OF BIOFUELS

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Alternative Motor Fuels 2001 Commission
Communication
20 diesel and gasoline substitution by 2020

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Priorities
European Hydrogen Fuel Cells Technology
Platform Pursue the Sustainable Hydrogen Economy
suggested by the HLG Contribute to the
development and demonstrations of technologies
that would enable H2 to enter the transport market

• Biofuels Targets (Directive 2003/30/EC)
• - 2
• - 5.75
• Innovative technologies that
• would make possible achieving
• these targets

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Focus and Aim

• The Focus is
• large-scale demonstration initiatives designed
• to identify and assess ways
• to remove existing technical, operational,
  organisational, and institutional barriers, which
  prevent from
• significantly entering the market
• alternative motor fuels and energy efficient
  vehicles.
• The Final Aim is
• To demonstrate the environmental and societal
  benefits
• Spread knowledge and improve acceptance

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WELL TO WHEEL approach
FEEDSTOCK AND PRODUCTION
TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION
USE IN CAPTIVE FLEETS IN CITIES
Alternative fuels efficient vehicles
INNOVATIVE
COST-EFFECTIVE
SAFE
ENERGY EFFICIENT
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Topics and Instruments

• Biofuels-Cities
• Innovative biofuel fleets
• New ways of using biofuel high blends and pure
• Energy efficient vehicles biofuel-electric
  hybrids (no wholly electric)
• Innovative, energy efficient, cost effective and
  safe large scale production to supply the
  abovementioned fleets
• Assessment and dissemination

• Hydrogen for Transport
• Innovative hydrogen fleets e.g. fuel cell hybrid
  buses
• Innovative, energy efficient, cost effective and
  safe production, storage, distribution and
  dispensing of hydrogen
• Explore synergies between transport and
  stationary applications
• Explore synergies between biofuels and hydrogen
• Assessment and dissemination

The call is also open to Specific Targeted
Research Projects (STREPs) for demonstration of
innovative, cost-effective, energy efficient and
large scale biofuel production processes (in
coordination with large scale integration of
renewbles)
Integrated Projects
Integrated Projects
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TWO EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIPS
Hydrogen for Transport Partnership
Biofuel-Cities Partnership
WtW Integrated Projects STREPs
Coordination Action

• To develop the partnership
• monitor
• assess
• promote and
• prepare future large scale
• demonstration
• (in coordination with Joint call 2)

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5. Thematic Promotion and Dissemination SSAs

• Aims
• Promote and disseminate results of technology
  research and demonstration projects in seven
  areas
• Complement the dissemination carried within each
  individual FP6 project
• To use the combined results from different
  projects as the basis for a thematic approach to
  promotion and dissemination

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Thematic Promotion and Dissemination Areas to
be addressed

• Renewable Electricity technologies
• Renewable heating and cooling technologies
• Production and distribution of liquid and gaseous
  bio-fuels
• Eco-buildings
• Polygeneration
• Energy demand management and RES
• Alternative Motor fuels

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Thematic Promotion and DisseminationTypes of
action

• Networking
• Technology marketing campaigns
• Marketing groups
• Production and exchange of best RTD practice
• Promotional and training RTD events
• Technology (public) procurement actions
• Promotion of voluntary agreements on technology
  uptake
• Collection, analysis, validation of RTD results
• Technology brokerage inside outside EU

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Thematic Promotion and DisseminationGeographical
coverage

• EU Member States
• EFTA countries
• Candidate countries
• Bulgaria
• Romania
• Turkey
• Target countries for specific measures in support
  of International Co-operation

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Thematic Promotion and DisseminationInternational
co-operation

• Groups of target countries for specific measures
  in support of International Co-operation
• ACP
• Asia
• Latin America
• Mediterranean Partner Countries
• Russia and other NIS
• Western Balkan Countries
• India
• China
• International co-operation within one proposal
  may target several thematic areas

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Thematic Promotion and DisseminationConsortium
profile

• Energy technology agencies
• Technology transfer and technology brokerage
  entities
• Representatives of the EU industry
• International RTD co-operation bodies
• RTD institutions and consultants
• Technology and RTD providers and developers
• Representatives of final energy consumers local
  authorities, industry, housing, etc.

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Thematic Promotion and DisseminationKey
conditions (1)

• Limited number of contracts (ideally one per
  work area)
• Specific to RTDproposals addressing
  non-technological issues / barriers should apply
  to EI-E
• A strong European dimension is crucial for the
  success of your proposal
• A co-ordination scheme will be implemented with
• the selected proposers
• with non-technological actions
• with ManagEnergy.

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Thematic Promotion and DisseminationKey
conditions (2)

• European added value for all work packages your
  proposal as a whole must go much beyond the
  addition of local/regional actions
• Involvement of the EU industry and market
  actorsdont submit proposals not involving
  industry representatives
• Avoid repeating previous actions Demonstrate
  that you know what has been done so far in the
  field of your proposal in Europe (EU and
  national). Show clearly that you do not repeat
  but go further

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Thematic Promotion and DisseminationKey
conditions (3)

• Strong networkingwithin the consortium and with
  third parties
• Results must be made freely available to third
  parties
• International RTD co-operation with key world
  regions involve partners in target countries
  for co-operation
• Clear outcomes and deliverables
• Clear performance indicators
• Independent approach, no overlap with RTD
  projects Contractors of RTD projects who wish to
  apply must justify in detail how they ensure fair
  treatment of all projects and no duplication of
  effort

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SMT 4th Call
STREP

• Cost effective supply of RES(see details on
  next slide)
• Eco-buildings
• Polygeneration

• CONCERTO II

Specific Support Actions ALL
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Cost effective supply of RES (4th Call)Focus
on RE heating and cooling
STREP

• Innovative automated biomass heating systems
• Solar heating and cooling
• Geothermal heating
• Innovative wind farms, components and design
  tools
• Next generation of PV technologies
• Marine energy technologies

Specific Support Actions ALL
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Medium-Long Term
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European Research Area
European Research Area
National programmes
European research policy
Open Coordination
Framework programme
European organisations
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Med-Long Term Timetable budget

• 3 Calls (total 208 M) completed in 2003
• Including specific call to encourage Accession
  States
• Contracts start between Dec 2003 Autumn 2004
• Expressions of Interest report in June 04
• Work Programme revisions in June Sept 04
• 3rd Call (190 M) opens Sep, closes 8th Dec 04
• Joint FC/H2 Calls open June, close 8th Dec 04
• 4th Call (up to 10M) in Dec 05

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Typical MLT Projects in 1st Call
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Need to improve balance

• More SMEs (15 funding target)
• More participants from New Member States
• More International Cooperation
• (Accession Countries, Mediterranean, Russia,
  China, Latin America)
• IP NoE 65, STREP CA SSA 35
• At least 50 for RES Socio-economics

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Medium-Long Term Future Calls for Proposals

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Medium-Long Term Calls

• Deadlines all on 8th December 2004
• Joint Calls with Transport, Aeronautics, Space
• Open 29th June 2004
• FP6-SUSTDEV-AERO-2004-Hydrogen-1
• FP6-SUSTDEV-AERO-2004-Hydrogen-2
• 3rd Call Med-Long Term
• Opens 8th September 2004
• FP6-SUSTDEV-2004-Energy-3

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Joint Calls Sustainable Energy Sustainable
Transport, Aero Space

• FP6-SUSTDEV-AERO-2004-Hydrogen-1
• Component development and systems integration of
  hydrogen and fuel cells for transport and other
  applications (15 20 35 M)
• Fuel Cell and Hybrid Vehicle Development (IP,
  STREP)
• Integration of Fuel Cell systems and fuel
  processors for aeronautics, waterborne and other
  transport applications (IP)
• FP6-SUSTDEV-AERO-2004-Hydrogen-2
• Support of the co-ordination, assessment and
  monitoring of research to contribute to the
  definition phase for the HYCOM H2 communities
  initiative (IP) (3 1.5 4.5 M)

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3rd Medium-Long Term Call

• FP6-SUSTDEV-2004-Energy-3
• Budget 190 M
• IP, NoE, STREP, CA
• Fuel Cells, H2, Electricity, PV, Biomass, Wind,
  Geothermal, Concentrated Solar, Ocean, CO2,
  Socio-economics

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3rd Call Topics
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Topics for Biomass and Bioenergy
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Topics for Fuel Cells

• Functional materials and industrial process
  research for fuel cells
• High temperature fuel cell systems for power
  generation
• High temperature fuel cell systems for small
  scale domestic CHP
• Generic tools for FC systems modelling, testing,
  safety and quality insurance

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Topics for Hydrogen

• Electrochemical hydrogen production
• Small fuel processing units for decentralised
  hydrogen production
• Innovative materials and novel storage methods
• Pre-normative research for regulations and
  standards

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Topics for Electricity

• Grid architecture for integration of Distributed
  Energy Resources
• Operational concepts and tools for Distributed
  Generation /Renewables
• Pre-standardisation of Distributed Energy
  Resources
• Power electronic converters for electricity
  networks
• High Temperature Superconducting Devices
• Future European Transmission Networks

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Topics for Photovoltaics

• Low-cost thin-film cells modules
• Pre-normative actions on performance assessment,
  including BIPV codes
• High throughput manufacturing of thin-film
  silicon PV modules
• Solar-grade silicon feedstock, wafers and cells
• Large area CIS modules for MW-scale production
• Stable organic PV cells and modules

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Topics for Other Renewables

• WIND
• Materials, modelling and designs for future wind
  energy converters
• Design and development of large (gt5MW) turbines
• Output forecasting for multi-MW offshore wind-
  and wave energy installations
• OCEAN
• New concepts for ocean energy converters
• Reliable low-cost ocean energy converters

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Topics for Other Renewables

• GEOTHERMAL
• Enhanced geothermal systems other
  unconventional geothermal resources
• Exploration methods for deep geothermal resources
• High-temperature downhole tools and instruments
• CONCENTRATED SOLAR THERMAL
• Solar thermal reactors for hydrogen production
• Solar hybrid power plants

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Topics for CO2 Capture Storage

• CO2 capture and H2 production from gaseous fuels
• Monitoring verification of CO2 geological
  storage
• Large scale H2 production from decarbonised
  fossil fuels
• Separation techniques
• Mapping geological CO2 storage potential
• Co-ordn networking in CO2 storage capture

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Topics for Socio-economics

• Economic and environmental assessment of energy
  generation
• Social acceptability, behavioural changes and
  international dimension related to energy
• Modelling forecasting for a low carbon energy
  sector

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INCO - MPC B.1.5 Renewable energies for
Mediterranean specific needs

• B.1.5.1. Cost-effective renewable energies for
  rural areas and villages
• RE electricity produced from hybrid systems
  combining photo-voltaic (PV) solar energy, and as
  far as such resources are locally available,
  small hydro, wind energy and energy from bio-gas
  or bio-fuels. The electricity will be used for
  new services for remote rural communities, as
  well as various needs in schools and
  dispensaries
• Management tools to operate rationally a larger
  number of new RE micro-power units in a region by
  satellite communication as "virtual power plants"

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INCO - MPC B.1.5 Renewable energies for
Mediterranean specific needs

• B.1.5.2. Cost-effective RE for regional or
  national energy supply and infrastructure
• RE power plants connected to the electricity
  networks
• RE from crop residues in local agriculture and
  agro-food plants
• B.1.5.3. Cost-effective RE for tourist resorts
  and commercial centres
• Improvement of solar-collectors and their
  integration into buildings which themselves
  should be of passive solar design
• Co-generation with bio-fuel-driven or
  solar-assisted engines to produce electricity and
  heating, cooling and hot water.

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INCO deadlines and further info

• Call deadline 14 September 2004,
• Call may be repeated in 2005
• INCO infodesk
• inco_at_cec.eu.int
• INCO infopoint
• http//www.cordis.lu/fp6/inco.htm
• International Scientific cooperation policy
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/iscp/index_en.h
  tml

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Proposal submission evaluation
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Lessons to learn from experience of First Calls

• Ineligible proposals
• Dont delay until the day before the deadline
• Make sure proposal is complete, not just a letter
• Send to the correct call
• DG TREN or DG RTD
• Use the right forms
• Use the right instrument (IP, NoE, STREP, CA)
• Electronic submission push the submit button
• Check with EC staff or National Contact Point
• If re-submitting, take account of ESR comments

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How to submit a proposal

• Electronic submission
• Submission on paper
• (no CDRoms any more)
• Proposal Preparation Tool available online
• Paper versions of forms also in the InfoPack
• Deadlines (time and date) are absolute

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Evaluation process

• Single stage submission procedure (full proposal)
• Evaluation by independent experts
• 1st Stage
• Prepare 1st stage evaluation reports
• (MLT only) for IP NoE only draft questions
  for hearings
• 2nd Stage (MLT only)
• Hearings for IP NoE
• Extended Panel evaluation reports
• All co-ordinators receive an Evaluation Summary
  Report

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Further Information and assistance
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Call Documents

• Documents to consult during proposal preparation
• Brochure FP6 in Brief (General for whole of
  FP6)
• Guidelines on proposal evaluation procedures
  (General for whole of FP6)
• Work Programme (Whole of SES Short, Med, Long
  Term)
• Calls for Proposals (OJ Text Specific to each
  Call)
• Guides for Proposers (Specific to each Call
  Instrument)
• All available on CORDIS

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Contacts

• National Contact Points
• European Commission
• Energy Helpdesk (see Call Guide for Proposers)
• DG TREN Helpdesk tren-fp6_at_cec.eu.int
• DG RTD Directorate J Scientific Officers
• DG TREN Directorate D Scientific Officers

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Staying informed

• CORDIS
• FP6 http//fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/
• Sustainable Development http//fp6.cordis.lu/fp6
  /sustdev.htm
• EUROPA http//www.europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research
  /index_en.html
• Energy research web site
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/index_e
  n.html
• DG Energy and Transport web sitehttp//europa.eu.
  int/comm/energy/index_en.html
• www.managenergy.net/

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