CIRCULAR ECONOMY OPPORTUNITIES for RTD&I in

HORIZON 2020

Luisa Prista

Head of Unit Eco-innovation

EU Commission, DG RTD

Lisbon 19.4.2016

Secretariat-

General

OVERVIEW

R&D PAVING THE WAY TO CIRCULAR ECONOMY

HORIZON 2020 WP 2014-2015

HORIZON 2020 WP 2016-2017

OPPORTUNITIES in 2017

WHAT IS NEXT ?

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R&D PAVING THE WAY TO CIRCULAR

ECONOMY

Circular Economy is about Change, and about Innovation requires RTD&I investments, multi-stakeholder involvement and an enabling framework

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R&D PAVING THE WAY …2014-2015

H2020 the world's largest cross border research and innovation

programme,

with 80 billion € for the 2014-2020 period !

Challenge 5 (SC5) ECO-INNOVATION

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Eco-Innovation in SC5 WP 2014-2015 Implementation

1. Focus Area WASTE 131 M€

2. Focus Area WATER 163 M€

3. SMEs 36 M€

Outcomes

• Innovation actions on industrial

symbiosis, across several industrial sectors & in support of EIP priorities

• Research actions (water & climate)

• Coordination actions & public procurement

• ERA-NET Cofund

• Wide range of stakeholders

Transition towards a more system approach to innovation … Circular models

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• Number of projects retained: 22

• Number of projects received: 468

Material flow management and zero waste approaches in building sector

CE concepts for Photovoltaics and textile sectors

Material recovery from WEEE and construction/demolition waste

Industrial Symbiosis for steel by-products

Waste management in metropolitan areas

Mapping op waste EU innovation network

Public procurement of innovation for resource efficiency and waste treatment

etc…

Eco-innovation in SC5 WP 2014-2015 Focus Area Waste

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• Number of projects: 39

• Number of proposals received: 533

Water Irrigation

Water management (including ICT models and tools)

Energy from wastewater treatment plants

Water reuse and –treatment

Reducing local flood risk in urban areas and forecast meteorological and hydrological extremes & impacts

Subsurface water solutions and hydrogeology research

cooperation partnership water Europe-China

etc…

Eco-innovation in SC5 WP 2014-2015 Focus Area Water

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Austria 23

Belgium 78

Bulgaria 5 Croatia 6

Cyprus 8

Czech Republic 7

Denmark 32

Estonia 4

Finland 24

France 77

Germany 108

Greece 37

Hungary 12

Ireland 13

Italy 119

Latvia 2 Lithuania 1

Malta 3

Netherlands 77

Poland 17

Portugal 37

Romania 18

Slovakia 2

Slovenia 11

Spain 178

Sweden 28 United

Kingdom 69

Selected Proposals

Participants by country

FA Water & Waste

H2020

2014-2015

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BAMB

Buildings as Material Banks: Integrating Materials Passports with Reversible Building Design to Optimise Circular Industrial Value Chains

http://www.vub.ac.be/ARCH/ae-lab/projects/bamb

• Material Passport, Reversible Design Guidelines

• Buildings can be transformed to new functions, disassembled to building components, or material feedstock

• Pilot projects (1 on VUB campus)

• Partners: 16 (PT Uni. Minho)

• EU Contribution: 9 M€

PREVENT C&D WASTE AND REDUCE VIRGIN MATERIAL

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MASLOWATEN

http://maslowaten.eu

• First application and market replication of a new green product at TRL9 consisting of PV pumping systems for productive agriculture irrigation consuming zero conventional electricity and 30% less water.

• 5 real scale first market applications

• Potential of 9 000M€

• Partners: 13 (PT Elaia, MARTIFER, Uni. Évora

• EU Contribution: 4 M€

MArket uptake of an innovative irrigation Solution based on LOW WATer-ENergy consumption

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MASLOWATEN

• Farm “Sao Barnabé” Alentejo (Portugal)

• First market application of the innovation for partial substitution of diesel-motor pumps for constant pressure irrigation.

• Irrigation of olive trees.

• 140 kWp PV generator

http://maslowaten.eu

First market application in Portugal

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LESSONS LEARNT Successful proposals

Wide range of stakeholders

Systemic approaches to innovation

Across sectors

Consideration of value chain and end users

Life cycle approaches

New production-consumption models

-> transition towards a circular economy

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LESSONS LEARNT GENERAL

•Response to innovation actions

– Multiple demonstrations versus one demonstration

– Development stage of the solution

– Consortium composition

– Timing of the demonstration

– Exploitation and business approach

•Geographical coverage

•Oversubscription

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FOCUS AREA

'Industry 2020

in the Circular Economy'

Cross-cutting call

ADDRESSING CIRCULAR ECONOMY in 2016-2017

Focus Area "Industry 2020 in the Circular Economy"

over 650 M€ budget

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Circular Economy requires Systemic Eco-innovation

demonstrating the economic and environmental feasibility of the circular economy

supporting systemic innovation to obtain a systems-wide transformation

reorganising production and consumption to maintain or enhance the value of products, components, materials and resources throughout the value chain

decoupling creation of wealth and jobs from resource consumption

Circular Economy RTDI Focus

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Multi-stakeholder

All forms of

innovation

Whole value chain

Business models

Skills and education

Finance

Governance

WHAT IS SYSTEMIC ECO-INNOVATION ?

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY CALL in 2016

• CIRC-01-2016: Systemic, eco-innovative approaches for the circular economy: large-scale demonstration projects -> Design for circular value and supply chains: large-scale demo (IA, 7-10M€/project, total budget 60M€)

• CIRC-02-2016: Water in the context of the circular economy ->Demonstrating the potential of efficient nutrient recovery from water

(IA, 6-8M€/project, total budget 20M€)

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• CIRC-03-2016 Smart Specialisation for systemic eco-innovation/ circular economy (CSA)

• CIRC-04-2016 New models and economic incentives for circular economy business (RIA)

Topics open: 10 November 2015

First deadline: 8 March 2016

topics under evaluation….

CIRCULAR ECONOMY CALL in 2016 (Cont.)

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY CALL in 2017

• CIRC-01-2017: Systemic, eco-innovative approaches for the circular economy: large-scale demonstration projects ->Systemic services for the circular economy

• CIRC-02-2017: Water in the context of the circular economy -> Towards the next generation of water systems and services – large scale demonstration projects

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Systemic services for the circular economy

CIRC-01-2017

Scope

• Demonstrating the feasibility of circular economy business models that underpin new services based on:

o performance/functionality rather than ownership

o And/or mass customisation

• All forms of innovation to be addressed

• Proposals should consider ways supporting co-creation by developing new business models with end-users

• Support to end-users by awareness raising and knowledge sharing activities on circular economy models

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CIRC-01-2017

•Indicative budget: 40 M€

•Appropriate EU contribution/action: 4-7 M€

•Deadlines

•Stage 1 07-03-2017 @ 17:00:00 (Brussels) •Stage 2 05-09-2017 @ 17:00:00 (Brussels)

•Type of action: Innovation actions

•Indicative budget: 40 M€

•Appropriate EU contribution/action: 4-7 M€

Systemic services for the circular economy

IA 70%

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Towards the next generation of water systems and services – large scale demonstration projects

CIRC-02-2017

Scope

• To demonstrate innovative solutions at a large scale (regions, cities, river basins)

• Focus on water services of the future, addressing the different water value chains

• Build on experience gained in areas where integration of various aspects of water management and other economic and social activities is already taking place

• Participation of industry partners essential

• Relevant socio-economic issues (regulatory, governance, social behaviour and acceptability) SSH disciplines

• Digital technologies and ICT tools should be considered

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CIRC-02-2017

•Deadlines

•Stage 1 07-03-2017 @ 17:00:00 (Brussels) •Stage 2 05-09-2017 @ 17:00:00 (Brussels)

•Type of action: Innovation actions

•Indicative budget: 10 M€

•Appropriate EU contribution/action: 30 M€

Towards the next generation of water systems and services – large scale demonstration projects

IA 70%

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Public-private partnerships

Representing 8 industry sectors (chemical, steel, minerals, …, and water)

Dedicated to resource and energy efficiency in process industries

Industry providing advice on research priorities in the domains concerned within H2020

Objectives set out in a multi-annual roadmap

900 MEUR from H2020 earmarked for SPIRE

www.spire2030.eu

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SPIRE-08-2017

•Deadline

•19-01-2017 @ 17:00:00 (Brussels)

•Type of action: Research and innovation action

•Appropriate EU contribution/action: 6-8 M€

Carbon dioxide utilisation to produce added value chemicals

RIA 100%

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SME Instrument call: SC5 topic

SMEinst-12-2016-2017: Boosting the potential of small businesses in the areas and priorities of SC5 Commercialising innovative solutions for green growth

Only SMEs allowed to participate and to apply for funding and support

Minimum condition: participation of one SME (based in the EU or associated countries

70% co-funding

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1. Up to 10 Innovation Deals may origin through the Horizon 2020 Calls CIRC-01 and CIRC-02 (WP2016/2017 under Industry 2000 in the Circular Economy).

2. Applicants will be asked to outline their innovations and identify where they think EU regulatory frameworks are

causing a blockage in getting their innovation to market.

3. The EC will launch a pilot phase and call for Expressions of Interest focused on Innovation Deals for a Circular Economy in spring -> Up to 5 Expressions of Interest will be selected and will become Innovation Deals

Innovation Deals

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Concrete outcomes

1. Lack of clarity in legislation

2. Inconsistencies in legislation or policy objectives

3. Lack or conflicting standards/norms/guidelines

4. EU legislation not fit for purpose (might feed REFIT)

1. Improve communication channels

2. Improve awareness of specific elements (e.g. legal, technical, regional or local…)

Innovation Deals

OTHER BARRIERS ENHANCED COOPERATION

IMPROVED CLARITY LEGISLATIVE BARRIERS

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY in 2018-2020

PUBLIC CONSULTATION ONLINE!

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25% new experts

Read excellent proposals

Network with fellows

Private sector / innovation agencies Local/regional/national authorities/agencies

Call for experts http://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/call-experts-climate-action-environment-resources-management

For further information

•Work Programmes 2016-2017 http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/funding/refer

ence_docs.html#h2020-work-programmes-2016-17

•Research Participant Portal http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html

•Horizon 2020 Helpdesk http://ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries

•Learn more about Horizon 2020 http://ec.europa.eu/horizon2020

•Public consultation Horizon 2020 SC5 https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/sites/horizon2020/files/S

C5%20consultation%20scene%20setter_v2016-03-17_6.pdf

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