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7th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME

BUILDING THE EUROPE OF KNOWLEDGE

European Research Area

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LISBON Council (March 2000)Most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy 2010

BARCELONA Council (March 2002)Need to boost RTD: Aim: 3% of EU GDP by 2010 (2/3 private)

What’s new in FP7 ? For the period 2006-2013

Doubling of total FP6 budget (from 5b€ to 10 b€ per year) Increased basic research (~ EUR 1.5 b€ per year) Simplify procedures

Proposes Joint Technology Initiatives (JTI)

FP7 Tentative timetable: FP7 proposal of the Commission – April 2005 FP7 adopted by Council and Parliament – summer 2006 First calls for proposals – late 2006

7th Framework Programme

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Hydrogen and fuel cellsHydrogen and fuel cells

Renewable electricity generationRenewable electricity generation

Renewable fuel productionRenewable fuel production

CO2 capture and storage technologies for zero emission

power generation

CO2 capture and storage technologies for zero emission

power generation

Smart energy networksSmart energy networks

Energy savings and energy efficiency

Energy savings and energy efficiency

Knowledge for energy policy makingKnowledge for energy policy making

Clean coal technologiesClean coal technologies

Renewables for heating and cooling

Renewables for heating and cooling

FP 7 – Proposed Priority Topics in Energy

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FP7 Proposes Concept for Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) for H2/FC

Public-Private-Partnership with an appropriate legal, governance and management structure – aiming also at leveraging funding from various sources

Envisages strong industrial participation in shared management of integrated RTD and demonstration activities, based on the research and deployment strategies developed in the Technology Platform

Supporting a European Research Area (ERA)

Developing outreach at international level

Capitalising on results of FP5 and FP6

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European Joint Technology Initiative (JTI)

Key features :

Concentrate efforts and funding from the industry, research communities with those from European, National, Regional and Local programmes in the form a Public Private Partnership

Goal-oriented approach, aimed at achieving specific targets and intermediary milestones (quality gates)

Optimal integration of research and demonstration actions, with continuous interaction to accelerate progress

Concerted effort over the whole supply chain

Driven by the industries that will have to take large-scale commercialisation decisions

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Possible Content of the JTI

Four broad themes: European fuel cell development programme – focussed R&D

programme with key milestones/ quality gates Sustainable hydrogen supply programme – accelerated

development of the critical technologies of hydrogen production, storage and distribution

Lighthouse demonstration programme – phased approach, with stepwise improvements in technologies and increasing number of sites and demonstrators

Market framework preparatory activities (cross-cutting) – proactively fostering business opportunities and early market applications in Europe and removing non-technical barriers

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THANK YOU !!!

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Staying Informed

Energy Research at Europa http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/energy/index_en.html

Information on the Sixth Framework Programme http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/index_en.html

Next Call for proposalshttp://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/calls.cfm

Energy helpdesk rtd-energy@cec.eu.int

Towards FP7http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/index_en.html

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform www.HFPeurope.org

Joint Research Centre

http://jrc.cec.eu.int