From low TRL to high TRL: a view in
Space Policy and Research Unit DG Enterprise and Industry
Applications and Services
Science
SMEs
Others
Technology
Indicative budgets in H2020 (2014/2015)
> 40%
> 45%
> 5%
7 % ( 20%)
< 3% Total budget 347.25 M€
The ‘Space Technology’ in the WP 2014-2015
The H2020 grants
• Research and Innovation Programme
• Fostering cooperation in Europe: - At transnational level - Between different actors
Horizon 2020
• Grants (not procurements) - Not overly prescriptive - Broad description of call topics - Bottom-up
• Open competition - No geo-return principle - Evaluation by independent experts
From low TRL to high TRL Bottom-up
Space Technologies at low TRL
2014 • Technologies around SENSORS (in situ & remote) • COMMUNICATIONS
2015 • ENERGY • MATERIALS • PRODUCTION techniques • MECHANISMS
From low TRL to high TRL Bottom-up
Space Technologies at low TRL
1) High-resolution optical and radar observation related technologies (including hyperspectral systems) 2) Radiation-hardened instrument components 3) In-situ sensors/instruments of physical parameters 4) Technologies for flexible/new generation SatCom payloads 5) Advanced inter-satellite and/or downlink communications and tracking techniques RF or Optical
2014 / 5 M€
1) Energy storage 2) Energy production 3) Materials and structures 4) Additive layer manufacturing techniques 5) Mechanisms 6) Wireless power transmission 7) High performance and reliable electronics to boost on-board power 8) Thermal management systems
2015 / 7 M€ 24 months / 1 M€ (Indicative) Expected Impact Spinning of KETs Cross cutting Incorporation research groups and SMEs
From low TRL to high TRL Independent Access to Space
2014 / 8 M€
2015 / 6 M€ 2 to 4 M€
Expected impact
The technological developments to be addressed must target either a breakthrough in technologies for accessing space or a relevant optimisation or cost reduction of the launch present propulsion systems in terms of fostering the European capabilities of accessing space.
From low TRL to high TRL
Technologies for European non-dependence and
competitiveness
FP7
FP7 / Space Call
Proposals submitted
Average score (100 max)
Projects selected
Average score (100 max)
Technologies in the call
COM Contribution
1st / 2007-8 14 61.2 1 83.3 2 1.8 M€ 2nd / 2009 29 68.1 7 91.0 2 10.7 M€ 3rd / 2010 24 71.8 8 88.3 28 13.2 M€ 4th / 2011 23 75.9 7 90.5 20 13.1 M€ 5th / 2012 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 6th / 2013 33 79.7 9 94.1 17 22.3 M€
FP7 123 72.5 32 90.8 61.1 M€
From low TRL to high TRL
1) Application Specific Integrated circuits (ASCIS) for Mixed Signal Processing (U11) 2) Advanced thermal control systems (U2) 3) Space qualification of low shock non-explosive actuators (U1) 4) Alternative to Hydrazine in Europe (U5) 5) High density (up to 1000 pins and beyond) assemblies on PCB (U17)
2014
1) Advanced materials and material technology for combustion chambers (U4) 2) Fiber Optic gyro (FOG) based Inertial Measurement Unit (U6) 3) Power amplification: Travelling Wave Tube (TWT) materials (U7) 4) Passive components (U13) 5) Active discrete components (U14)
2015
Technologies for European non-dependence and
competitiveness
Excerpt.. updated for the 2014 Call of Horizon 2020
2 to 4 M€ ONE proposal per technology