European Funding Streams
for Renewable Energy
Catherine Ledig
Director ADEC
Associate professor Faculty of Law UDS
cl@adec.fr
What has the EU contributed so far to the sector of
renewable energy?
EU financial support given to renewables is relatively low. For the period 2007-2009,
funds spent on renewable energy amounted to roughly €9.8bn, (€3.26bn/a), the bulk
of which in the form of loans from the European Investment Bank.
During this period the financial support was made up of:
- €8.4bn in loans and assistance from the European Investment Bank;
- €565m from the European Economic Recovery Plan;
- €110m for the "Intelligent Energy Europe" Programme, which co-funds analysis
and policy research in renewable energy;
- €499m of EU Structural and Cohesion Funds were allocated by Member States,
to projects and demonstrations of renewable energy (with a total of
approximately €4.8 billion planned for 2007-2013) ;
- €250m from the EU R&D Framework Programme;
- In addition, the EIP GIF budgeted €151M in venture capital or loan guarantees;
- Separately, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development granted
SEI loans of approximately €140M
MEMO/11/54 Brussels, 31 January 2011
Aims of various European funding streams
FP 7
Support / Demonstration / Development
© Catherine LEDIG - 2010
Environmental Technologies Action Plan
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/etap/
The European Technologies Action Plan (ETAP) was adopted by the
European Commission in 2004. The objective of this ambitious plan is
to further environmental technologies to improve the environment and
European competitiveness.
It complements the Environment Directorate-General's regulatory
approaches and directly addresses the three dimensions of the Lisbon
strategy: growth, jobs and the environment.
Funding through:
1. Research and Technology Development
Fund, Framework Programme 7 :
2007-2013.
Major building blocks of FP7 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html
and budget: 50,521 milliards € (2007-2013)
Cooperation
10 Themes & Budget
32 413 M€
Health
6100
Alimentation, agriculture
fisheries biotechnollogy
1935
ICT
9 050
Nanosciences ,nanotech
Material new production
technologies
3475
Energy
2350
Environment
1890
Transport
4160
Socio economic science s
& the humanities 623
Space 1430
Sécurity 1400
Ideas
People
Budget
7 510 M€
Themes & Budget
4 750 M€
Projects are implemented
by “individual teams”
around a “principal
investigator”.
he programme is implemented v
ia the new European
Research Council (ERC).
, see www.erc.europa.eu
Researcher mobility and
career development,
both for researchers
inside the European Union
and internationally.
Actions
Initial training of researchers
- Marie Curie Networks
• Industry-academia partnerships
• Co-funding of regional,
national and international mobility
programmes
• Intra-European fellowships
• International dimension
- outgoing and incoming fellowships,
international cooperation
scheme, reintegration grants
• Marie Curie Awards
Capacities
7 Themes & Budget
4 097 M€
Research infrastructures
1715
• Research for the benefit of SME
1336
• Regions of Knowledge
126
• Research Potential
340
• Science in Society
330
• Specific activities and
international cooperation
Euratom Budget : 1 751 M€ (2007-2011) The programme for nuclear research and training activities will
comprise research, technological development, international cooperation, dissemination of technical information, and exploitation
activities, as well as training. Two specific programmes are planned:• the first programme includes: fusion energy research (in
particular ITER), and nuclear fission and radiation protection;
7PCRD >coopération>energy
Objective
The objective of energy research under FP7 is to aid the creation and establishment
of the technologies necessary to adapt the current energy system into a more
sustainable, competitive and secure one. It should also depend less on imported
fuels and use a diverse mix of energy sources, in particular renewables, energy
carriers and non polluting sources
What will be funded?
The EU Member States and the European Parliament have earmarked a total
of € 2.35 billion for funding this theme over the duration of FP7.
Emphasis will be given to the following activities:
Hydrogen and fuel cells
Renewable electricity generation
Renewable fuel production
Renewables for heating and cooling
CO2 capture and storage technologies for zero emission power generation
Clean Coal Technologies
Smart energy networks
Energy efficiency and savings
Knowledge for energy policy making
7PCRD >coopération > environment
Objective
The main objective of research for the environment under FP7 is to promote the
sustainable management of both the man-made and the natural environment and its
resources. To this end, increased knowledge on the interaction between the climate,
the biosphere, ecosystems and human activities is sought and new environmentallyfriendly technologies, tools and services are developed.
What will be funded?
As environmental problems extend beyond national borders and natural resources
are under pressure, Europe needs a new sustainable relationship with the
environment.
Funded actions focus on:
predicting changes in climate, ecological conditions, earth and ocean systems;
tools and technologies for monitoring, prevention and mitigation of environmental
pressures and risks including health risks;
sustainability of the natural and man-made environment.
Funding in this area will also improve competitiveness and strengthen the position of
European industries in world markets for environmental technologies.
Budget
The EU has earmarked a total of € 1.9 billion for funding this theme over the duration of
FP7.
Open Call : FP7-ENERGY-2011-2
Identifier: FP7-ENERGY-2011-2
Publication Date: 20 July 2010
Budget: € 137 000 000
Deadline: 07 April 2011 at 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)
OJ Reference: OJ C196 of 20 July 2010
Specific Programme(s): Cooperation
Theme: Energy
Restrictions to Participation: See eligibility criteria in the work
programme
Additional Information:
Collaborative Projects with predominant demonstration
component: Please note the specific requirements mentioned in
the relevant Guide for Applicants
All information related to the SET-Plan (Technology Roadmaps
and Implementation Plans of the European Industrial Initiatives)
can be found on the following website:
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/technology/set_plan/set_plan_en.htm
FP7 >Cooperation > Energy Call part 2
2. Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme
http://ec.europa.eu/cip/
The CIP runs from 2007 to 2013 with an overall budget of
€ 3621 million.
The CIP is divided into three operational programmes.
Each programme has its specific objectives, aimed at
contributing to the competitiveness of enterprises and
their innovative capacity in their own areas, such as ICT or
sustainable energy:
1.The Entrepreneurship
and Innovation Programme (EIP)
2. The Information Communication
Technologies Policy Support Programme
(ICT-PSP)
3. The Intelligent Energy Europe Programme (IEE)
The objective of the Intelligent Energy - Europe II
Programme (“IEE II”)
is to contribute to secure, sustainable and
competitively priced energy for Europe, by
providing for action1:
to foster energy efficiency and the rational use of energy
resources;
to promote new and renewable energy sources and to
support energy diversification;
to promote energy efficiency and the use of new and
renewable energy sources in transport.
Intelligent Energy - Europe covers action in the following
fields:
(SAVE), Energy efficiency and rational use of energy resources including:
improving energy efficiency and the rational use of energy, in particular in the building and industry
sectors; supporting the preparation and application of legislative measures.
(ALTENER), New and renewable energy resources including:
Promoting new and renewable energy sources for centralised and decentralised production of
electricity, heat and cooling, and thus supporting the diversification of energy sources;
Integrating new and renewable energy sources into the local environment and the energy systems;
supporting the preparation and application of legislative measures.
(STEER) Energy in transport to promote energy efficiency and the use of new and renewable
energies sources in transport, including supporting initiatives relating to all energy aspects of
transport and the diversification of fuels; promoting renewable fuels and energy efficiency in
transport;supporting the preparation and application of legislative measures.
Integrated initiatives combining several of the specific fields referred to SAVE, ALTENER and
STEER or relating to certain EU priorities. They may include actions integrating energy efficiency and
renewable energy sources in several sectors of the economy and/or combining various instruments,
tools and actors within the same action or project.
IEE indicative timetable 2011
CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2011 FOR ACTIONS UNDER THE PROGRAMME
“INTELLIGENT ENERGY – EUROPE” Call Identifier: CIP-IEE-2011
IEE Priorities 2011are
Investments made by European stakeholders in sustainable energy triggered by the project
(measurement unit: EUR).
Cumulative renewable energy production triggered by the project (measurement unit: toe).
Cumulative energy savings triggered by the project (measurement unit: toe)
Cumulative reductions of greenhouse gas emissions triggered by the project (measurement unit:
tCO2e).
SAVE: Energy efficiency (indicative budget: 12 million €)
Energy efficiency is a cornerstone of European energy policy. It is by far the most effective way to
improve the security of energy supply, to reduce carbon emissions and to foster competitiveness.
Activities funded under SAVE aim to tap the large potential for energy savings by improving energy
efficiency and the rational use of energy resources, in particular in buildings, products and industry.
Activities to promote energy efficiency in transport are covered separately under STEER.
Activities under SAVE may facilitate implementation of the EU legislation relating to energy efficiency,
support preparation of new legislative measures and influence energy behaviour, so that society uses
less energy while enjoying the same or an even better quality of life.
In 2011 SAVE will cover the two following Key Actions:
Energy-efficient products: for actions to help transform the market towards more energy-efficient
products and systems, supporting and complementing the legislation in this area.
Industrial excellence in energy: for actions to increase the competitiveness of European industries, in
particular of SMEs, by empowering them to save energy.
IEE Priorities 2011
ALTENER: New and renewable energy resources (indicative budget: 16 million €)
Renewable energy sources (RES) can provide a wide range of sustainable energy services.
Renewable energy can be produced locally within the EU,
delivering secure supplies of electricity,
heating and cooling and energy for transport without additional greenhouse gas emissions or
negative effects on climate change.
RES are becoming more competitive. Policies supporting use of RES are making manufacture and
supply of RE technologies and production of bioenergy sources (solid, gaseous and liquid) more
attractive as business opportunities.
Action supported under ALTENER should build on existing EU policies and legislation and help to
increase use of RES in the EU.
ALTENER projects may include one or more of the following Key Actions:
- Electricity from renewable energy sources (RES-e): for actions to increase the share of
renewable electricity in Europe’s final energy consumption.
- Renewable heating/cooling (RES-H/C): for actions promoting use of RES for heating and
cooling applications.
- Bioenergy: for actions promoting increased production and use of biomass, bio-liquids and
biogas in energy markets.
CIP > ICT PSP
http://ec.europa.eu/cip/ict-psp/index_en.htm
Activities supported by ICT-PSP
Funding goes mainly to pilot actions, involving both public and private
organisations, for validating in real settings, innovative and
interoperable ICT based services in areas such as:
ICT for health, ageing and inclusion;
Digital Libraries;
ICT for improved public services;
ICT for energy efficiency and smart mobility;
Multilingual web and Internet evolution.
Networking actions for sharing experiences and preparing the deployment
of innovative ICT based solutions in such areas are also supported, as well
as the monitoring of the Information Society through benchmarking,
analyses and awareness raising actions.
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/ict_psp/index_en.htm
CIP > Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP)
http://ec.europa.eu/cip/eip/index_en.htm
February 2011 : 2011 Call will be launched on
28 April with closing date of 8 September.
Complete information will be available on the
launching day.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/index_en.htm
Executive Agency http://ec.europa.eu/eaci/
EIT http://eit.europa.eu/
Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) are to
become key drivers of sustainable economic growth and
competitiveness across Europe through world-leading
innovation.
The KICs will be driving effective “translation” between
partners in ideas, technology, culture, and business
models, and will create new business for existing industry
and for new endeavours.
What charaterises the KICs?
The core activities of the KIC will bring together the innovation web
to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship, through
entrepreneurship education, co-location, top quality leadership and
management, combined with simplicity and a ‘CAN DO’ approach.
http://eit.europa.eu/kics1/what-is-a-kic.html
EIT http://eit.europa.eu/ KIC
>KIC InnoEnergy www.innoenergy-initiative.com
Boosting innovation for sustainable energy
>Climate KIC
http://www.climate-kic.org/
Climate-KIC was launched as an initiative of the European Institute
of Innovation and Technology (EIT) designated to drive innovation
in the area of climate change adaptation and mitigation through an
integrated European network of global and regional partners from
the private, public and academic worlds.
LIFE +
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/lifeplus.htm
•
LIFE + Fund (EUR 2 143 million):
european fund for the environment
– Environment Policy and Governance/
Horizontal management approach : « The life
programme deals with a number of cross-cutting
policy-issues, seeking, for example, to demonstrate
cost-effective means of improving energy efficiency
and to promote elternative energy technologies and
good practices on a larger scale. Projects funded
include energy plans supporting sustainable
energy sources, as well as initiatives for demandside management that incorporate a mix a of legal,
regulatory, financial, communication, and training
measures. »
LIFE + (11/10/2010)
LIFE+ 2011 call for proposals
Update February 2010 The 2011 call for proposals will be published in the second half of February
2011, with a deadline for submission on 18 July
Specific targets for 2011
•
Climate change
•
Nature and bio-diversity
•
Health and environment
•
Natural resources and waste
LIFE + (09/02/2011)
LIFE + (09/02/2011)
ERDF : European Regional Development Fund
European Territorial Cooperation
Interreg IV C EUR (321
million 2007-2013)« share
knowledge and transfer
experience to improve
regional policy »
http://www.interreg4c.net
INTERREG IVC's last open
call for projects runs from
1st December 2010 to
1st April 2011.
”RETS: Renewable Energies Transfer System”
Programme: INTERREG IV C « Regional initiative Project »
Duration: 1st January 2010 to 31st December 2012 (36 months)
www.rets-project.eu
The RETS project in short
Challenge: to tackle the challenges of renewable energies (RES) for local and regional
authorities (and in particular those with less than 25,000 inhabitants) in association with the
expertise of existing competency centres that produce research and provide services on RES.
These small sized authorities have to combat issues linked to their territorial competitiveness
and access to project management skills for the implementation of complex projects
(energy–mix).
Objective: improve the knowledge and competencies of local and regional policymakers
(decision makers, civil servants …) in renewable energies, so as to facilitate the deployment
of coherent and value added strategic renewable energies policies.
How: through the creation of a European community for local authorities on RES
– physical tools for meeting and exchanging viewpoints
– virtual platform for collaborative exchange and transfer of good practice through an
innovative online approach.
Partners: 12 partners from 9 EU Member States: France, Germany, Hungary, Italy,
Portugal, UK, the Netherlands, Romania, and Slovenia. The panel contains local authorities,
universities, energy agencies and associations, more or less advanced in their policy and
experiences.
Budget: 1 908 715,00 euros with 1 484 054,25 euros ERDF co-financing
RETS project partners
ADEC (FR)
SERTA (PT)
PINHEL (PT)
IESR (UK)
WWEC (UK)
IHK ZETIS (DE)
PEZENAS (FR)
SITTARD-GELEEN (NL)
ENERGAP (SI)
ICEMENERG (RO)
VARESE (IT)
VECSES (HU)
The RETS project history
RETS has grown up out of a local experience in renewable energies
(RES) in North Alsace, France:
• The PEREN project (www.peren.org)
– Duration: June 2006 until June 2008
– Cluster with more than 35 committed partners (enterprises, farms, cooperatives,
associations and local authorities) working in renewable energies in Northern
Alsace
– The project encouraged the emergence and implementation on a local level of
new projects and the deployment of new actions.
– Two key project elements:
•
•
Scientific and technical committee with more than 50 members covering the main RES
themes
A collaborative IT platform facilitating both the monitoring of strategic and technological
developments in RES and also the detection, development, realisation and support of
new RES projects in the local area
• The PEREN success has led ADEC to seek out other existing
initiatives and projects working in similar areas on a European level
• The RETS project objective is to develop synergies between the
different experiences to:
Synergies with other projects
INTERREG IV A project: IT2Rhine
Duration: 01/01/2009 – 31/12/2010
Linked activities: working group dedicated to Green IT, including a
survey of Green IT practices of IT companies in the Upper Rhine
area (survey made in October 2009)
INTERREG IV B project: GREENOV
Duration: 01/03/2010 – 28/02/2015
Linked activities: development of the sustainable renovation sector by
stimulating the innovation capacity of SMEs working in this field:
– Contribution to the transition to low-carbon cities and sustainable economy
– Improvement of the knowledge and expertise on sustainable renovation of
existing buildings
Project partners are key stakeholders involved in the fields of ecoinnovation (eco-construction, energy…)
Aim to set-up a European cluster on sustainable renovation based
on the structuring of a supply chain (supply side lever) and the
engagement of the public sector (demand side lever)
RETS project outputs
The aim of RETS is to make local and regional authorities (initially the members of the consortium)
competent in the set-up and management of RES projects in their zones.
Communication and marketing:
– Basic marketing materials: logo, general project presentation, fact sheet, leaflet, results
brochure
– 1 web portal
– Launch, Intermediary and Final conference
– 10 issues of the project newsletter
– Press conferences/ press releases
Exchange of experience & good practices:
– Identification and dissemination of 45 good practices on Regional Initiatives in renewable
energies
– 6 study visits
– 10 interregional seminars in the partner regions
– Good practices guidebook on RES for local authorities (paper and digital format)
RES policies collaborative tool:
– Training of the expert group on the competitive intelligence software
– Training of local authorities on the wiki application
– Publication of 25 collaborative articles on RES on the web portal
ERDF : European Regional Development Fund
European Territorial Cooperation
Interreg IV B NW
http://www.nweurope.eu
8th Call for proposals
open from 4 March to 1 April 2011 /
Interreg IV B NW
http://www.nweurope.eu
Priority 1: Developing the NWE knowledge-based economy by
capitalising on our capacity for innovation
Priority 2: Sustainable management of natural resources and
of natural and technological risks
Priority 3: Improving connectivity in NWE by promoting
intelligent and sustainable transport and ICT solutions
Priority 4: Promoting strong and prosperous communities
at transnational level
REGULATION (EU) No 1233/2010 OF
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
OF THE COUNCIL
of 15 December 2010
amending Regulation (EC) No
663/2009 establishing a programme
to aid economic recovery by granting
Community financial assistance to
projects in the field of energy
Basic rules for your EU energy project
Your project will have to:
have an innovative character show clear and substantial benefits in support
of Europe's environmental policy objectives while taking economic
concerns into account;
provide significant replication, wider application and broader marketability;
demonstrate a European added value and an international project
dimension;
be well thought-through from a technical and project management
perspective;
be cost-effective delivering higher quality through appropriate effort levels.
Good questions to ask before starting in general
1. Your context? >> environment, barriers
2. Your goals? >> What you want to change
3. Your results? >> The specific initiatives
4. Your targets? >> Groups affected or
influenced
5. Your consortium>> reliable, representative
and credible
6. Your EU added value?
7. Your ability to manage ? The
communication and dissemination of results?