EU Funding Opportunities for Bio-fuel
sector
Funding and Legislation Workshops
Glasgow, 26 May 2011
Francesca Giannini |Scotland Europa
Scotland Europa
- Who we are
Scottish
Enterprise
Scottish
Development
International
SCOTLAND
EUROPA
Members
(public,
private,
academic)
Our team
- Dedicated EU Policy & Funding resources for members and SE/SDI
Scotland Team
 Team of EU Funding
specialists – strategic EU
funding support, project
development and
compliance
 Close collaboration with
National Contact Points
 Working in partnership
with Enterprise Europe
Scotland for R&D funding
activities
Brussels Team
 Experienced staff focusing
on EU policy – early
warning, interpretation
and analysis
 Direct links with
Commission and other
regional and national
representations in Brussels
 Engagement with EU
business networks and
associations eg. EURADA
Networking Scotland in the EU
EU Funding
Networking
& Promotion
EU Policy &
Influencing
SCOTLAND
EUROPA
Capacity
Building
Scotland House
Management
Maximising Scotland’s economic advantage in the EU
Funding Opportunities
Structural Funds
Annual focussed calls, and strategic projects
procedure
Interreg
2 calls per programme per annum
ELENA, EEE-F
Open call
FP7
Annual calls, usually issued July
Eureka-Eurostars
2 calls per annum
Eco-Innovation
Annual call – September deadline
Intelligent Energy Europe
Annual call – 2011 just closed – next deadline
May 2012
Structural Funds 2007-13
Lowlands European Regional Development Fund:

ERDF P1 (R&D, Commercialisation) – low carbon - proposal to target marine offshore wind and
tidal technologies £15m remaining
 ERDF P2 (Enterprise) – complimentary to Business Gateway / low carbon £4m remaining
 ERDF P3 (Urban Regeneration) – clean sustainable public transport, decontamination and
servicing of brownfield sites linked to ERDF eligible activity £20m remaining, + £10m to
complement JESSICA
 ERDF P4 (Rural Development) – low carbon focus – energy efficiency, renewables in
construction, sustainable transport - £21m remaining, likely to be vired may be used to
match broadband
For Info: ESEP Ltd : European Structural Fund Programmes for Lowlands and Uplands Scotland
2007-2013 - http://www.esep.co.uk/
Interreg IVA: Scotland/Ireland/Northern Ireland Cross Border Programme
 Eligible Areas: Northern Ireland, Border Region of Ireland, Western Scotland (Ayrshire, DG,
H&I)
Priority 1: Co-operation for a more prosperous cross-border region:
enterprise and tourism
call for strategic project –approx £10m – early 2012 – scope to look at energy
Priority 2: Co-operation for a sustainable cross-border region:
cooperation in policy development
improve access to services and quality of life
transport call (£10m) - expected Sept 2011 - Hybrid Ferry shore infrastructure
further call for collaboration in 2011
 Projects must involve 3 jurisdictions, 75% grant in Scotland, 100% in Ireland
 Scotland Europa contact person: Caroline Coleman, Interreg IVA National Contact Point for
Scotland – Caroline.Coleman@scotent.co.uk
Interreg IVA: Scotland/Ireland/Northern Ireland Cross Border Programme
Current projects*:
 ISLES – feasibility of off-shore electricity grid – Scottish Government
 Bio-mara – research project marine algae for bio-fuels - SAMS
 Hybrid ferry -CMal
 Renewable energy supply chain - HIE
*All projects funded under the Energy call. At the moment no money left for the Energy call but
opportunities for Energy projects may be available under other areas of the Programme.
Interreg IVB – Transnational Programmes
North West Europe: Belgium; France; South-Western Germany; Ireland; Luxembourg;
Netherlands; UK; Switzerland, All of Scotland
Atlantic: Ireland, France, Portugal, Spain, UK - in Scotland, Highlands & Islands, Western
Scotland (greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway)
North Sea: Belgium, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK regions
with a North Sea coastline
Northern Periphery: Parts of Finland, Norway, Ireland, Sweden, Highlands & Islands,
Dumfries & Galloway, Northern Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland
Interreg IVB - Transnational Programmes
Common Priority Themes from the EU Regulation
 Innovation
 Environment
 Accessibility
 Sustainable (urban) development
Energy can be relevant to all of these

Eligible activity – common issues, joint working, research, best practice, small scale
infrastructure – must involve minimum two partners in two countries

Grant rate – 50-60%
Info: http://www.nweurope.eu/
Technical Assistance – energy efficiency, sustainable transport and
integration of renewable
ELENA
 Aims to cluster decentralised projects in energy efficient buildings; renewable energy;
clean transport and local infrastructure to create local “teams” to make bankable projects
Staff and consultancy for development of investment programmes and projects
 Grants up to 90% technical assistance to get projects “investment ready”
 Local authorities and other public bodies
European Energy Efficiency Facility (EEE – F) – Technical Assistance
 Grants for technical and financial preparation of investment projects, to be financed by
the EEE – Fund
 Public authorities, preferably local and regional, or
 Companies (public or private) acting on their behalf e.g. local energy utilities, ESCOs, CHP
companies, transport operators

Technical assistance grants looking for high leverage of actual investment
Info: Energie help-line: http://www.energiehelpline.co.uk/
The Seventh Framework Programme 2007-2013 (FP7) - Collaborative
R&D
Purpose: Transnational collaboration in R&D and demonstration projects
Funding:
 FP7 - total budget allocation of over €53Billion
 R&D 50-75%, demonstration 50%, coordination 100%
Eligibility:
 Minimum three partners, three member states
 Public and private sector
Structure
 Thematic: top-down (Cooperation Programme) € 30Billion
 Non-thematic: bottom-up for SMEs only (Capacities Programme)
The Seventh Framework Programme 2007-2013 (FP7) - Collaborative
R&D
Large companies:
With existing R&D activity or that which could be stimulated and leveraged
through FP7.
Hi-tech SMEs:
Spin outs from universities or firms with hi-tech and knowledge based
products and in-house R&D capability.
Mid-tech SMEs:
With some R&D activity or that which could be stimulated and leveraged
through FP7.
The Seventh Framework Programme 2007-2013 (FP7) - Collaborative
R&D: Calls
Thematic Calls
FP7 - Cooperation - Energy
FP7 - Cooperation – Food, Agriculture & Fisheries, Biotechnology
FP7 – Cooperation – Transport
Non-Thematic Calls (particularly targeting SMEs)
FP7 – Research for SMEss / SME Association
Eurostar (non-FP7)
FP7 Thematic Calls – Cooperation: Energy - total budget: 23billion
ACTIVITY ENERGY.3 - RENEWABLE FUEL PRODUCTION:
• Area 1: First Generation Bio-fuel from Biomass
• Area 2: Second Generation Fuel from Biomass
• Area 3: Biorefinery (this topic was closed in the past 2 calls)
• Area 4: Biofuels from Energy Crops
• Area 5: Alternative Routes to Renewable Fuel Production
• Area 6: Biofuel Use In Transport
National Contact Point: Energie help-line: http://www.energiehelpline.co.uk/
FP7 Thematic Calls – Cooperation: Food, Agriculture & Fisheries, Biotechnology
(KBBE) – total budget: 19.3billion
ACTIVITY 1- Sustainable Production and Management of Biological Resources from Land,
Forest And Aquatic Environment
• Area 1: Enabling Research (may be relevant for bio-fuel)
• Area 2: Activity 2.1 Sustainable production and management of
biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environment
ACTIVITY 3 - Life Sciences, biotechnology & biochemistry for sustainable non-food products
& processes
• Area 1: Novel sources of biomass and bio-products
• Area 2: Marine and fresh-water biotechnology (blue biotechnology)
• Area 3: Industrial biotechnology: novel high added-value bio-products and bio-processes
• Area 4: Bio-refinery
•Area 5: Environmental bio-technology
•Area 6: Emerging trends in biotechnology
National Contact Point: Jane Watkins at Beta-technology: www.betatechnology.co.uk/
FP7 Thematic Calls – Cooperation: Transport - total budget: 41.8billion
Sustainable Surface Transport
Activities addressed:
1.
The greening of surface transport
2.
Encouraging modal shift and decongesting transport corridors (comodality)
3.
Ensuring sustainable urban mobility
4.
Improving safety and security
5.
Strengthening competitiveness
6.
Cross-cutting actions for implementing the sub-theme
“Green Cars Initiative”- one of the three Public Private Partnerships
National Contact Point: Cliff Funnel - Tel: 01243-552921- https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/fp7uk
FP7 Non-Thematic Calls – Capacities: R4SMEs & SME Association
Beneficiaries: SMEs and SME Association
Aim: To strengthen the 'innovation capacity' of SMEs in Europe and their contribution to
the development of new technology based products and markets, by supporting
them to outsource research
Funding: usual FP7 rates – However, total funding cannot exceed 110% of total R&D
sub-contracted to RTD performers
Participants: min 3 SMEs from 3 different MS or AC + 2 independent RTD performers
from 2 different MS or AC – Other organisations may also participate but they
MUST be independent from any other participant.
National Contact Point: Steve Bradley - Beta-technology – Tel 44-1302322633
https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/fp7uk
Other Non-Thematic R&D Programmes – EUREKA's Eurostars
Beneficiaries: R&D-performing SMEs [A company that invests 10% or more of turnover or
full-time equivalent to research activities].
Aim: to provide SMEs with funding and support for market-oriented research and
development
Funding: Partly funded by EC and TSB (in the UK) - National rules apply:
 Contribution: up to 50% funding of eligible costs
 Maximum amount of grant per UK participant: 300K Euros in any single
project
 Academics and large companies are welcome to participate in Eurostars
projects, but funding has to be secured from other sources
Minimum no of partners: 2 organisations from 2 different M.S. or AC
National Contact Point: Graham Mobbs- Technology Strategy Board- graham.mobbs@tsb.gov.uk
http://www.innovateuk.org/deliveringinnovation/internationalprogramme/eurekaeurostars.ashx
Purpose:
Supports energy efficiency, adoption of new and renewable energy sources, greater market penetration
for these energy sources, energy and fuel diversification, reduction in final energy consumption.
By tackling non‐technological barriers.
Activities funded:
Capacity building, spreading of know‐how, exchanges of experience, policy input, awareness raising,
education and training. Setting up of local or regional energy agencies. No capital investments or
technical R&D
Eligibility:
Any legal organisation, public or private
At least three partners from at least three different countries
Grant rate: 75%
National Contact Point: Energie help-line: http://www.energiehelpline.co.uk/
Eco - Innovation Programme

Purpose: supports businesses with new ‘green’ solutions to find a place on the market for their
innovations.
 - New production processes, products or services
 - New management and business methods
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Funding: In 2009 40 projects shared around €30 million of funding, grant up to 50% of eligible costs
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Eligibility: targeted on SMEs but large companies and public sector can participate, single applicant
possible, but need EU added value
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2011 call open – closes September
National Contact Point: Ewa Bloch - West Midlands European Service - e.bloch@wmeuropeanservice.eu
Contacts
Scottish Enterprise
Scotland Europa: www.scotland.europa@scotent.co.uk
Francesca.Giannini@scotent.co.uk - Richard.Buxbaum@scotent.co.uk
Enterprise Europe Scotland www.enterprise-europe-scotland.com
Ken.Gordon@scotent.co.uk - Anis. Mourad@scotent.co.uk
UK
UK National Contact Point: fp7uk@innovateuk.org
KTNs https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/guest/home
Europe
Cordis: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html
European Technology Platforms: http://cordis.europa.eu/technology platforms/individual_en.html