Funding opportunities for clean energy R&I in Horizon 2020 and beyond

Thomas Schubert, RTD/G/01

Overview

Context

• EU long-term strategy 2050

• EU Energy Policy

• SET-Plan

• Mission Innovation

Funding opportunities in Horizon 2020

Outlook to Horizon Europe

Create vision and sense of direction, plan for it, and inspire all to develop new and innovative industries,

businesses and jobs.

EU 2050 long-term strategy

Energy efficiency

Deployment of renewables

Clean, safe and connected mobility

Competitive industry and circular economy

Infrastructure and interconnections

Bio-economy and natural carbon sinks

Carbon capture and storage to address remaining emissions

Priority areas:

Europe can lead the way to climate neutrality by investing into realistic technological solutions, empowering citizens, and aligning action in key areas – while ensuring social fairness for a just transition.

New Electricity Market Design(including Risk Preparedness)

THE RIGHT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR POST – 2020

Energy Union Governance

" In essence the new package is about tapping our green growth potential across the board"

Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete (2016)

Energy Union 2016 Winter Package

32% Target32,5% Target

+ at least 40% cuts in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels)

"Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation"(COM(2016)763

)

EU's global role

Funding Energy

Science and Technology

Financial Instruments

Policy Signals

• Subsidies• Innovation-

principle• Public

Procurement• Standards

• InnovFinEDP

• EFSI

> EUR 2.2 billion in H2020 (2018-2020) on:

• Decarbonising EU buildingstock by 2050

• Strengthening EU leadership in renewables

• Affordable and Integrated energy storage

• E-mobility and more integrated urban transport systems

European Innovation Council

• Mission Innovation

• EU-Africa cooperation

Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation

The Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)

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Overall objective: Accelerating the development anddeployment of low-carbon technologies throughcooperation among EU countries, companies, researchinstitutions, and the EU itself, based on commonpriorities, targets and actions.

Priority Actions:

1+2. Improving performance andreducing cost of renewable energy

3. Smart solutions for consumers

4. Smart Resilient and Secure Energy System

5. Energy Efficiency in Buildings

6. Energy Efficiency in Industry

7. Batteries and e-Mobility

8. Renewable Fuels and Bioenergy

9. Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage

10. Nuclear Safety

Defining priorities

•SET-Plan Communication 2015

Setting targets

•Declaration of Intents

Implementation Plans (IP)

•Temporary Working Groups

Execution of IPs

➢ 24 Members (23 countries + EC) of which 10 EU MS

➢ Morocco, South Africa and Argentina expressed interest to join MI.

Doubling governmental investment in Clean Energy RD&D over 5 years (2015-20)

Mission Innovation - Background

Challenge 8 (new): Renewable and Clean Hydrogen Innovation Challenge

Mission Innovation - Background

Overview

Context

• EU long-term strategy 2050

• EU Energy Policy

• SET-Plan

• Mission Innovation

Funding opportunities in Horizon 2020

Outlook to Horizon Europe

Overview of Energy Challenge activities 2018-2020

Energy Challenge

Calls for proposals LC-SC3-2018-2019-2020

Other Actions (e.g. procurements, Grant to identified beneficiaries)Energy efficiency

Global leadership in renewables

Smart and clean energy for consumers

Smart citizen-centred energy system

Smart Cities and Communities

Enabling near-zero CO2 emissions from fossil fuel power plants and carbon intensive industries

Joint Actions

Cross-cutting issues

Financial contribution to other calls for proposals (e.g. Batteries call)

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Calls 2019 and 2020

▪ 2018 calls: all closed

▪ 2019 calls:

• Opening dates: most already opened, last one on 7 May 2019;

• Deadlines: last ones on 27 August, 10 September 2019

▪ 2020 calls:

• Foreseen adoption date of work programme update: 27 June 2019

• Opening dates: as of 16 July 2019 until May 2020

• Deadlines: as of December 2019 until September 2020

• Information event in Brussels: 24-26 June 2019 (registration open soon)

Energy across Horizon 2020

Energy is also addressed in many Horizon 2020 parts

-> Please check also calls of other Horizon 2020 parts!

•European Research Council (ERC)

•European Innovation Council (SME instrument, FTI pilot, FET, Prizes)

•Marie-Sklodowska Curie Actions

Bottom-up activities

•Materials

•PPPs on Energy-efficient Buildings and SPIRE

•Information and Communication Technologies

•Space (Galileo)

Industrial Leadership

•SC2: Bioeconomy, Blue Growth

•SC4: Electric vehicles, Batteries, Energy-efficient transport

•SC5: Cities, Earth observation, raw materials, climate change mitigation strategies

•SC7: Cybersecurity, Critical energy infrastructure

Societal Challenges (SC)

6 steps to a successful proposal

Be realistic

Understand the call

ClearTRLs

Impact Sound budget

Simple text

Submitting a proposal

Carefully check the Admissibility and Eligibility criteria!

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National Contact Points (NCPs)

NCPs are in the front line for providing specialist advice and

on-the-ground guidance to potential applicants

Main services:

▪ Guidance on choosing relevant H2020 topics and types of action;

▪ Advice on administrative procedures and contractual issues;

▪ Training and assistance on proposal writing;

▪ Assistance in partner search.

Find your national NCP: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/support/national_contact_points.html

Network of Energy NCPs: www.C-energy2020.eu

Resources for help

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Participants Portal: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html

Research Enquiry Service: http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=enquiries

Presentations of the Horizon 2020 Energy Info Days 2017 and 2018 (see below)

Horizon 2020 Homepage: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/

More InformationResources for help

Info Days:2017: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/horizon-2020-secure-clean-and-efficient-energy-info-day

2018: https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/news-events/events/horizon-2020-energy-info-day

https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/news-events/events/horizon-2020-energy-virtual-info-day

Overview

Context

• EU long-term strategy 2050

• EU Energy Policy

• SET-Plan

• Mission Innovation

Funding opportunities in Horizon 2020

Outlook to Horizon Europe

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Horizon Europe : evolution not revolution

Specific objectives of the Programme

Foster all forms of innovation and

strengthen market deployment

Strengthen the impact of R&I

in supporting EU policies

Support the creation and diffusion

of high-quality knowledge

Optimise the Programme’s delivery for impact in a strengthened ERA

Strengthening the European Research Area

Reforming and Enhancing the European R&I systemSharing excellence

Pillar 1Open Science

European Research Council

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Research Infrastructures

Pillar 3Open Innovation

European Innovation Council

European innovation ecosystems

European Institute of Innovation

and Technology

Pillar 2Global Challenges and

Industrial Competitiveness

• Health

• Inclusive and Secure Society

• Digital and Industry

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

• Food and natural resources

Joint Research Centre

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Commission proposal

From sectors to systems – Why combining climate, energy and transport/mobility in one cluster?

• Limiting increase of global average temperature to well below 2°C (1.5°C in line with Paris Agreement goals) requires decarbonising the energy and transport sectors

• EU policies on energy, climate and transport closely interlinked

• Many common challenges and opportunities for energy and transport:

• Better environmental performance

• EU industrial competitiveness

• Integration of ICT and space-based applications

• Strong consumer-orientation

• Infrastructure needs

• Synergies in many areas of mutual relevance (e.g. energy storage, electrification of transport, fuel cells and hydrogen, advanced fuels, smart combined solution for cities)

CLUSTER: Climate, Energy and Mobility

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Cluster 'Climate, Energy and Mobility' - scope

Commission proposal

Climate Science

and Solution Energy

Supply

Energy Systems and Grids

Buildings and Industrial Facilities

in Energy Transition

Communities and Cities

Industrial Competitiveness

in Transport

Clean Transport

and Mobility

Smart Mobility

Energy Storage

H2020 Energy &

Transport

Challenge, LEIT-

NMBP

H2020

Energy

Challenge

H2020

Energy

Challenge

H2020

Energy

Challenge,

LEIT-NMBP

H2020 Energy & Transport

Challenge, LEIT-ICT, SC5

H2020 Transport

Challenge

H2020

Transport

Challenge

H2020

Transport

Challenge

H2020

Challenge 5

(Climate)

Budget: EUR 15 billion

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