Overview of EU R

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Solander Symposium 29/03/2007, Piteå, Sweden
Biorefineries EU ResearchThe energy approach
Philippe Schild, DG RTD European Commission
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Biorefineries
Heat, Electricity, Fuels Chemicals Materials Food,
Feed, Fibre
Wood, Crops, Grasses Forestry or Agricultural
Residues Animal or Municipal Waste
Biochemical and/or Thermo-chemical Conversion
will be supported in two FP7 ThemesFood,
agriculture and bio-technology and Energy
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Research perspective EU Research policy

• Raising the spending on RTD to 3 of the EU GDP,
  of which 2 should come from the private sector
  (part of the Lisbon strategy)
• The 7th Framework Programme (2007-2013) is the
  main instrument for the policy implementation,
  and its budget will be significantly higher than
  that of FP6
• Technology Platforms will provide a means to
  foster effective public-private partnerships
• Contribution to the Strategy Energy Technology
  Plan

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Biofuels Technology PlatformImplementation

• Launched on 8 June 2006 in Brussels
• Vision By 2030, the European Union covers as
  much as one quarter of its road transport fuel
  needs by clean and CO2-efficient biofuels
• Mission Contribute to the development of
  cost-competitive world-class biofuels
  technologies, to the creation of a healthy
  biofuels industry and to accelerate the
  deployment of biofuels in the European Union
  through a process of guidance, prioritisation and
  promotion of research, development and
  demonstration.
• Involvement of many different stakeholders
• Clear focus on biomass conversion to transport
  fuels

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Biofuel Technology Platformstakeholders
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FP6 projects, DG Research
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• CHRISGAS
• Objectives to develop a large scale biomass
  gasification process to produce clean
  hydrogen-rich gas which can be used for the
  production of transport fuels.
• Key research facility Biomass fuelled
  pressurized IGCC plant in Värnamo, Sweden
• Coordinator Växjö University, Sweden
• Start 01/09/2004
• Duration 60 months
• EU support 9.5 M
• http//www.chrisgas.com

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• RENEW
• Objectives compare and (partially) demonstrate a
  range of fuel production chains for motor
  vehicles (FT-biodiesel, DME, synthetic
  bioethanol)
• Coordinator Volkswagen AG, Group Research,
  Germany
• Starting date 01/01/2004
• Duration 48 months
• EC support 10 M
• www.renew-fuels.com

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• NILE
• Objective To develop cost-effective production
  of clean ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass,
  enabling its use as transport fuel
• Coordinator Institut Français du Pétrole, IFP,
  France
• Starting date 1/10/2005
• Duration 48 months
• EU support 7.7 M
• http//www.nile-bioethanol.org/

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• BIOCOUP
• Objectives to develop a chain of process steps
  to allow liquefied biomass to be co-fed in a
  conventional oil refinery and the co-production
  of energy and oxygenated chemicals.
• Coordinator VTT, Finland
• Start 01/05/2006
• Duration 60 months
• EU support 7.6 M

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• BIOSYNERGY
• Objectives to develop new chains of process
  steps to expand the product output of an existing
  bioethanol plant.
• Coordinator ECN, The Netherlands
• Start 01/01/2007
• Duration 48 months
• EU support 7 M
• http//www.biosynergy.nl

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Seventh Framework Programme

• Duration 7 years (2007-2013)
• Budget more than 54 Billion
• Structure Specific Programmes
• Ideas Frontier research
• Cooperation Collaborative research themes
• People Human potential
• Capacities Research capacity
• (Euratom, JRC)

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Co-operation Specific ProgrammeEnergy Theme
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Renewable Fuel Production

• Improved conversion technologies for the
  sustainable production and supply chains of
  solid, liquid and gaseous fuels from biomass, in
  particular biofuels for transport.
• Emphasis on new types of biofuels and new
  production and distribution routes for existing
  biofuels, integrated production of energy and
  other added value products biorefinery.
• Research will focus on improving energy
  efficiency, enhancing technology integration and
  use of feedstock.
• Links with Biofuels, Forest-based Sector,
  Sustainable Chemistry and Hydrogen Technology
  Platforms, Plants for the future
• Link with  Food, agriculture and fisheries, and
  Biotechnology  Theme

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The first twin calls have been published the 22
December 2006

• Reference
• FP7-ENERGY-2007-1-RTD 3 May 2007 deadline
• FP7-ENERGY-2007-2-TREN 28 June 2007 deadline
• http//cordis.europa.eu/en/home.html

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Renewable fuel production - Topics

• Biorefinery
• Developing biorefinery schemes to be integrated
  in existing industrial complexes
• Forest based biorefinery
• New uses for glycerine in biodiesel plants
• First generation biofuels
• Cost reduction of bioethanol production from
  sugar and starch crops
• Cost reduction of biodiesel production from oil
  crops, animal tallow and used cooking oils

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Renewable fuel production - Topics

• Second generation biofuels
• Pre-treatment/Hydrolysis/Fermentation of
  lignocellulosic biomass for ethanol production
• High purity syngas cleaning technologies for
  biofuels
• Biological conversion of syngas into liquid
  biofuels
• Synthetic biofuels via gasification. Production
  and testing
• Hydrogenation of oils and fats

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Food, agriculture and biotechnology Theme
Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable
non-food products and processes

• Improved raw materials and biomass
• Developing advanced technologies for terrestrial
  or marine biomass production for applications in
  industrial processes and in energy production,
  LCA
• Bioprocesses
• Application of industrial biotechnologies within
  whole crop and forest biomass chains to realise
  the full potential of the biorefinery approach
• Products based on renewables
• Biotechnologies for novel and improved high added
  value and renewable forest-based products and
  processes
• Environmental biotechnologies Use of waste and
  by-products
• Biotechnology to treat and remove pollution.
  Maximising the economic value of waste and
  by-products through new bio-processes

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FP7 BrieflyMaximum funding rates

• Research activities 50 of eligible costs except
  for
• SMEs 75
• Public bodies 75
• Secondary and higher education establishments
  75
• Research organisations (non-profit) 75
• European Research Council frontier research
  actions 100
• Coordination and support actions 100
• Training and career development of researchers
  actions 100
• Demonstration activities 50 of eligible costs
  (was 35 in FP6)
• Networks of Excellence special lump sum system

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FP7 BrieflyMinimum conditions for
participation

• 3 independent participants from 3 different
  Member States or Associated Countries ( ACC AS
  in FP6)
• Coordination and support actions minimum of 1
  legal entity
• Work Programme or Specific Programme can add
  conditions on number or type of participant,
  place of establishment, etc
• Sole participants composed of members that meet
  the criteria above can participate
• Collaborative projects addressing the
  participation of ICPC International Cooperation
  Partner Countries ( INCO in FP6) minimum of 2
  MS or AC and 2 ICPC countries or regions
• Participation of international organisations and
  participants from third countries if in addition
  to minima

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FP7 Briefly Implementation of grant agreements

• Grant agreement (FP7 name for contract)
• Participants implement work jointly and severally
  towards the Community (return to FP4 5
  approach) and carry out work of a defaulting
  partner unless the Commission relieves them of
  that obligation
• Abandon FP6 concept of Collective financial
  responsibility
• If implementation of the project is impossible or
  participants fail to implement it, the Commission
  shall ensure termination
• Consortium agreements obligatory unless exempted
  by call for proposals Commission to publish
  guidelines
• Changes in consortium membership possible
• Sub-contracting no change from FP6
• Simpler project reporting than FP6

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FP7 BrieflyGuarantee Fund

• Replaces FP6 concept of Collective financial
  responsibility
• Commission to assess risk of default and may
  establish a mechanism to cover financial loss
• Participants contribute a small (1) of their
  EC grant to the fund to insure against losses of
  a defaulting partner
• Consortium agreement could stipulate payment to
  risky partners in arrears on delivery of work
• Public bodies, secondary and higher education and
  entities guaranteed by MS or AC would not
  contribute and neither would participants in
  certain types of funding schemes (training,
  frontier research, actions for benefit of
  specific groups except SMEs)

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FP7 BrieflyProposal submission and evaluation

• Rules for Participation
• on procedures for proposal submission,
  evaluation, selection and award (including for
  redress)
• to ensure consistent verification of the legal
  status and financial capacity of participants
• Evaluation criteria established in SP and WP
• Work Programmes and Calls will specify
• Types of activities (research, technology
  development, demonstration, training,)
• Categories of most relevant participants
• Type of funding scheme (Collaborative projects,
  Networks of Excellence, Coordination and support
  actions)
• EPSS Electronic Submission operational in March
  2007
• Transparent, fair and impartial evaluation
  procedures with help of independent experts

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Doing more with lessthe leverage effect
FP7 Briefly Risk Sharing Funding Facility
(RSFF)
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• Calls for proposalshttp//cordis.europa.eu/en/hom
  e.html
• Research web site
• http//ec.europa.eu/research/future/index_en.cfm
  http//ec.europa.eu/research/energy/index_en.htm
• http//ec.europa.eu/research/agriculture/index_en
  .html
• Energy Policyhttp//ec.europa.eu/energy/index_en.
  html
• Conferences, proceedings, Newsletterhttp//ec.eur
  opa.eu/research/energy/gp/gp_events/article_1567_e
  n.htmhttp//ec.europa.eu/research/energy/nn/nn_pu
  /renews/article_1402_en.htm
• http//www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/conference
  s/2005/kbb/index_en.html
• http//biomatnet.org/home.html
• http//www.epobio.net/workshops.htm
• Biomass Action Planhttp//ec.europa.eu/energy/res
  /biomass_action_plan/green_electricity_en.htm
• EU Strategy for Biofuelshttp//ec.europa.eu/agric
  ulture/biomass/biofuel/index_en.htm

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BIOMASS REMAINS TO BE OUR MAIN RENEWABLE RESOURCE
We have to use it wisely
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Thank you for your attention and see many of
you in the Seventh Framework Programme