Philippe Schild DG Research & Innovation

HORIZON 2020 LCE Calls in 2015

THE EU FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

Lessons Learned & Hints

Horizon 2020 - What's new

• Overview of Low Carbon Energy calls in 2015

• Context – Policy & Activities

• Lesson learned from 2014

• Hints

Call Competitive low-carbon energy: Deadlines

Topics* 2014 2015

LCE1, LCE2, LCE11, LCE15, LCE16 01/04/2014 (Stage 1)

23/09/2014 (Stage 2)

LCE22 01/04/2014

LCE4, LCE7, LCE8, LCE10, LCE14, LCE18 07/05/2014

LCE1, LCE2, LCE11, LCE15, LCE17 03/09/2014 (Stage 1)

05/05/2015 (Stage 2)

LCE3, LCE12, LCE19, LCE20 10/09/2014

LCE3, LCE12, LCE19, LCE21, LCE23 LCE4, LCE5, LCE6, LCE9, LCE14, LCE18 05/05/2015

* Corresponds to the topic code in the work-programme

Call Competitive low-carbon energy: Budget (M€)

Topics* Short-hand Description 2015 LCE3, LCE12 RES/Fuels – Demonstration 80

LCE4, LCE14 RES/Fuels – Market uptake 20

LCE5, LCE6 Smart grids 71,48

LCE9 Energy Storage 36,34

LCE18 ERANET 61,25

LCE19 Coordination of national programmes 3

LCE21 Socio-economic research 10

LCE23 0,4

Competitive Low-Carbon Energy

Renewable electricity and heating/cooling Support for • Demonstration of renewable electricity and heating/cooling

technologies (including photovoltaics, wind energy, ocean energy, deep geothermal energy and renewable heating and cooling) (LCE3)

• Accompanying market uptake measures removing non-technological market barriers for existing and emerging renewable electricity, heating and cooling technologies (LCE4)

Competitive Low-Carbon Energy Sustainable biofuels and alternative fuels for the European transport fuel mix Support for • Demonstration activities for advanced biofuel

technologies (LCE12) • Accompanying market uptake measures for removing

non-technological market barriers for existing and emerging sustainable bioenergy (LCE14)

RES / biofuels - Budget

The share of the EU contribution benefitting one single technology area: 1)from topics LCE 2 and LCE 11, research &

innovation actions in the field of renewables (electricity, heat, cooling and fuels), shall not exceed 25% of the total budget dedicated to these topics,

2)from topics LCE 3 and LCE 12, innovation actions in the field of renewables (electricity, heat, cooling and fuels), shall not exceed 33% of the total budget dedicated to these topics.

Competitive Low-Carbon Energy Modernising the European Electricity Grid Support for • Demonstration of innovative components for meshed off-

shore grids linking off-shore energy generation resources with on-shore grids in different countries (LCE5)

• Demonstration of integration of the transmission system and the wholesale market (LCE6)

• Supporting the community in deploying a common framework for measuring the energy and environmental efficiency of the ICT-sector (LCE23)

Competitive Low-Carbon Energy

Providing the energy system with flexibility through enhanced energy storage technologies Support for • Further develop large scale energy storage and reduce

the barriers for new storage concepts (LCE9)

Competitive Low-Carbon Energy

Social, environmental and economic aspects of the energy system Support for • Modelling and analysing the energy system, its

transformation and impacts (LCE21)

Competitive Low-Carbon Energy

Cross-cutting issues Support for • Joint Actions between Member States on demonstration

and validation of innovative energy solutions (open for all technology areas included in this and the Smart Cities and Communities call) (LCE18)

• Coordination of national R&D activities (open for all technology areas included in this call) (LCE19)

Context

• H2020 new focuses

• Policies

• Activities

Horizon 2020 - What's new

• A single programme bringing together three separate programmes/initiatives (former FP7, CIP, EIT)

• Coupling research to innovation – from research to retail, all forms of innovation

• Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. clean energy, health and transport

• Simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries and beyond

Secure, Clean and efficient Energy Work Programme 2014-2015

Basic principles

• 2-year work programme to allow for better preparation of applicants

• Challenge-based approach • Definition of specific challenge to be tackled - broader scope of topics • Applicant can propose the most appropriate solution to the challenge

• Integration of cross-cutting issues (social sciences, international cooperation, etc.)

• Cross-thematic cooperation in strategic 'focus areas' • Covering the full innovation cycle (use of TRLs to specify scope

of activities)

Total budget: EUR 78,6 billion

EU Energy policy goals and priorities

New realities in the global Energy market

Competitiveness Energy cost

A reinforced SET Plan (COM EIT 2013)

• Energy efficiency - end use consumption

• Solutions for a competitive & sustainable energy system • Flexibility and security • Continuity of electricity supply and

rationalise demand for infrastructure • Active consumer participation • Portfolio of cost effective and

sustainable energy solutions • Interfaces with other sectors

• Fostering innovation in real environments • Market uptake measures • Smart cities and Communities

TOWARD AN INTEGRATED ROADMAP AND ACTION PLAN OF PUBLIC INVESTMENTS (EC AND MSS)

Secure, Clean and efficient Energy Work Programme 2014-2015

Energy Challenge - main challenges Support the transition to a reliable, sustainable and competitive energy system • Reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint • Boosting development of renewable and alternative energy technologies and their integration in the energy system • Making the grid more flexible (inclusion of new energy sources, lowering costs of necessary infrastructure upgrades) • Decarbonising the power and other industrial sectors Increase the competitiveness of European industry • Addressing the whole supply chain • Increase energy efficiency in industry, decrease energy costs Building a European Research Area in the field of energy • Coordinating research activities of Member States, Associated States and Regions (promoting SET-Plan)

Lessons Learned from 2014 calls

• Over-subscription in term of available budget: • 2 stage evaluation: Stage 1 – a factor 20 • Single stage evaluation: a factor 3 to 5

in 2015 calls only single stage evaluation

• Starting and ending TRL levels are checked by experts proposals declared out of scope or received low marks • Innovation & Impacts proposals failing to address correctly the issues

Hints – What we brief the evaluators

• We are looking for innovative proposals The case needs to be convincing

• Greater emphasis on impact Addressing the topic impacts with real arguments Addressing the relevant evaluation criteria • Greater emphasis on innovation Addressing the relevant evaluation criteria

Hints – What we brief the evaluators No grant negotiation phase! • What does this mean for the evaluation of proposal?

− Evaluate each proposal as submitted not on its potential if certain changes were to be made

− If you identify shortcomings (other than minor ones and obvious clerical errors), you must reflect those in a lower score for the relevant criterion

− You explain the shortcomings, but do not make recommendations i.e. do not suggest additional partners, additional work packages, resources cut…

− Proposals with significant weaknesses that prevent the project from achieving its objectives or with resources being seriously over-estimated must not receive above-threshold scores

− Any proposal with scores above the thresholds and for which there is sufficient budget will be selected as submitted

Hints – What we brief the evaluators

− Proposal is only marginally relevant in terms of its scientific, technological or innovation content relating to the call or topic addressed, experts must reflect this in a lower score

− No matter how excellent the science or the technology!

− Does not significantly contribute to the expected impacts as specified in the WP for that call or topic, experts must reflect this in a lower score for the Impact criterion

− Operational capacity: consensus decision made on the information provided in the proposal

− comments should be clear and factual and correspond the criteria

Hints – What you need to remember − Does the proposal address

the challenge as described in the topic ?

the scope as described in topic ?

the impact(s) as described in topic ?

the evaluation criteria ?

− Read the Work programme, the FAQ and the documents related to the calls

− Have your proposal read by someone not involved

− Don't wait the last minutes to submit

Hints – What you need to remember − The proposal needs to be clear

Confusing or irrelevant arguments do not help

Copy/pasting part of EC documents is not an argument

− Based on what you need to achieve your objectives Duration: as long as you need

Resources: budget ranges are indicative

Consortium: as many as you need

Justifications and statements should be based on solid arguments

Further Information • Information Day in Brussels (presentations, videos):

http://ec.europa.eu/research/conferences/2013/energy_infoday/infoday_energy_en.htm

• Horizon 2020 Helpdesk - Research Enquiry Service: http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=enquiries

• National Contact Points (NCPs): http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/support/national_contact_points.html

• Enterprise Europe Network: http://een.ec.europa.eu/about/branches

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

HORIZON 2020

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