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The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network Christian Besson, Office Director Eureka and the SET-Plan: EUROGIA+ Dublin, May 8th 2013
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
Christian Besson, Office Director
Eureka and the SET-Plan: EUROGIA+ Dublin, May 8th 2013
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
EUROGIA+: Association of clean energy technology providers
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
Promotes clean energy technologies by:
Labelling transnational collaborative RD&D projects
The EUROGIA+ quality label gives to all funding
organizations the guarantee that the project is technically
sound, innovative, well-planned and organized, and has a
good chance of positively impacting the world energy
system. The EUROGIA+ label facilitates successful funding
applications for the projects.
Participating in industry and public events promoting
clean energy technologies
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
EUREKA instruments for innovative RD&D
Individual projects
Eurostars (SMEs)
Clusters
• Bottom-up
• Industry driven
• Close to market
• Trans-national
• Funding by national authorities
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
EUROGIA+ within EUREKA
The EUREKA cluster dedicated to low-carbon energy technologies
Includes the full energy mix and value chain Renewables, Efficiency, Carbon Capture and Storage…
Received a 5-year mandate (2008 to 2013) to award the Eureka/Eurogia+ label to RD&D low-carbon energy technologies projects. Applying for renewal of mandate for 2013-2020
EUROGIA+ promotes and facilitates partnerships between industrials companies and researchers across EUREKA member countries
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Energy Vector: Combustible Electricity Heat
Transport /Distrib.
Use
Transport
Industry
Residential
Conversion
Storage
Source Fossil Biomass Wind, Hydro, Solar (PV &
Concentrated)
Thermal Solar & Geothermal
Energy Mix and Value Chain
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
EUROGIA+ Technology Domains
Primary Energy Sources Enabling Technologies*
• Geothermal
• Solar
• Wind Power
• Biomass
• Hydro Power
• Waves and Tides
• Fossil Fuels
• Energy Efficiency
• CO2 mitigation (e.g. CCS)
• Materials
•Tools, fabrication & Installation
• Processes
• Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)
*The list is not exhaustive
EUROGIA+ encourages partnerships between competencies covering a large spectrum of disciplines
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
A process designed by industry for industry: Light, Fast, Interactive
Continuous submission with 4 cut-off dates/year. No need to wait for a suitable call
2-step process (PO and FPP) avoids unnecessary work
A good project can be funded in 6 months
No competition between similar projects; quality of your own project is what counts
Funding success about 80% for labelled projects
Project enrichment/improvement through extensive/continuous feedback and access to the Eurogia+ network
But parallel applications in each country in addition to global Eurogia+ application; and synchronisation of funding from each country not always achieved.
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
Process: Light, Fast, Interactive
2-step process: Project Outline (PO):
Short Document addressing basic evaluation criteria (few pages, easily prepared by project proposers)
Hearing & feedback by the Technical Committee
Full Project Proposal (FPP):
Complete Proposal’s description
Feedback by the Technical Committee (resubmission, addenda…)
Open criteria; templates.
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
Process: Light, Fast, Interactive and Transparent
Close Cooperation with Countries’ PAs At PO level: communication of accepted POs for advice
on eligibility for financial support
At FPP level: financial support’s agreement & practical details
PAs can participate in Technical Committee as observers (can comment, ask questions…)
Follows Eureka PAM Fully open criteria
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
From idea to funding in 6 months
Prepare PO
Cut-off date; PO submission
TC hearing and evaluations
Results
Cut-off date; FPP submission
D1
D3
D24
D27
D93 D117 D180
Label
Funding
Work with PAs to
prepare national
applications
Processing of
national
applications
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
Winning Project’s Equation
Solid concepts Market oriented
Balanced Organisations types Competences Consortium Agreement
Commercial prospects
Public financial support’s Rules & Availability ROI for funding countries
Industrial Innovation
Consortium Structure
Commercial Exploitation
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The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
Project Monitoring
All labelled projects are assigned a “project monitor” from Board or TC Follows the progress of the project
Reports to Board once a year
Flags issues as needed; assists in resolving difficulties
Significant project changes require re-label Process adapted to the nature of the changes
Successes advertised
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
Technical Committee
Evaluation of Projects’ proposals and technical feedback/advice to Project proposers
Industry Experts from member companies
Experts from University or Research Institutes
No compensation (except for travel)
Equal number of private/public technical experts
Consensus based evaluation (dozen experts per
project) during meeting
Confidentiality and Conflict of interest
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
Key figures EUROGIA+ Key Figures
12 Board Members: 9 LE, 3 SME, 8 countries
17 Supporting Countries; 6 very active
19 TC meetings
40 International Experts
25 Countries involved
390 Partners (45% SME, 30% LE, 25% U)
80 POs
40 FPPs
29 Projects Labeled/ 5 Not-funded
Budget so far: POs = 400 M€; labeled = 190 M€
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
Results for 26 labeled projects, Total budget = 103 M €, 138 partners, 15 countries
Budget Split per Country
FR
DE
ES
NO
BE
DK
HU
IL
IT
NL
Ukraine
Malta
Greece
TR
UK
The EUREKA Cluster for low-carbon energy technologies A member of the EUREKA network
An Industry driven & governed programme
A well established Process designed for Industry: fast, light, interactive and transparent
Real collaborations that bring Innovations to Market
Ready to assist in any bottom-up, close-to-market, fast, light instruments to promote low-carbon energy technologies innovations.
EUROGIA+ Essentials
