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From a bioenergy perspective Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy: Questions to be addressed Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy: Questions to be addressed – Brussels, 1 June 2005 Josef Spitzer, Joanneum Research Graz, Austria Funding of Energy Research Infrastructures RI investment has to be accompanied by a long range support of use and maintenance, current instruments do not provide this Topic orientation rather than bottom-up in order to focus on “proven” priority areas
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Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy:Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy: Questions to be addressedQuestions to be addressed – Brussels, 1 June 2005
Josef Spitzer, Joanneum Research Graz, Austria
From a bioenergy perspective
Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy
1st June 2005, DG ResearchBrussels
Questions to be addressed
Josef SpitzerJoanneum Research Graz
Austria
Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy:Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy: Questions to be addressedQuestions to be addressed – Brussels, 1 June 2005
Josef Spitzer, Joanneum Research Graz, Austria
From a bioenergy perspective
Scale and type of Energy Research Infrastructures
• RI should be problem driven, not “system” driven, it should be justified through a long range RTD programme
• Integrate RI in ERA philosophy as logical continuation of IPs/NoEs
• Probably more “distributed” and “virtual” than “single-sited”
Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy:Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy: Questions to be addressedQuestions to be addressed – Brussels, 1 June 2005
Josef Spitzer, Joanneum Research Graz, Austria
From a bioenergy perspective
Funding of Energy Research Infrastructures
• RI investment has to be accompanied by a long range support of use and maintenance, current instruments do not provide this
• Topic orientation rather than bottom-up in order to focus on “proven” priority areas
Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy:Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy: Questions to be addressedQuestions to be addressed – Brussels, 1 June 2005
Josef Spitzer, Joanneum Research Graz, Austria
From a bioenergy perspective
Industry and Energy Research Infrastructures
• Industry is reluctant to invest in energy RTD because of lack of RoI perspective, as long as RE is not competitive
• Even with given RoI perspective, amortisation time generally too long for typical RE industry
Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy:Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy: Questions to be addressedQuestions to be addressed – Brussels, 1 June 2005
Josef Spitzer, Joanneum Research Graz, Austria
From a bioenergy perspective
Learning from non-European initiatives
• Existing facilities have developed from or are devoted to nuclear energy (exception: NREL)
• Intention should not necessarily be to create a “EU-REL”, but rather to support specific EU technology developments with RI
Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy:Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy: Questions to be addressedQuestions to be addressed – Brussels, 1 June 2005
Josef Spitzer, Joanneum Research Graz, Austria
From a bioenergy perspective
Training and Conference facilities
• Existing capacities at universities are sufficient, cooperation with RTD entities for providing practical training is useful
• Conference facilities will not be utilized all year, high cost and not much added value for RTD entities
Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy:Future Needs for Research Infrastructures in Energy: Questions to be addressedQuestions to be addressed – Brussels, 1 June 2005
Josef Spitzer, Joanneum Research Graz, Austria
From a bioenergy perspective
Cross-thematic and cross-sectorial approach
• No significant cross-linking needed to other research topics
• No strong connection between the different energy options (e.g. PV, bioenergy), however “integration” (distributed generation) will benefit from cross-thematic approach
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