Cluster -5 "Climate, Energy and Mobility" - Focus on DESTINATION-2 "Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition"
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Cluster -5 “Climate, Energy and Mobility” Focus on DESTINATION-2 “Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition” Dr. Marina Martínez-Garcia marina.cdti@sost.be Responsible of the Capacity Building Programme at SOST-CDTI NCP Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe: evolution not revolution… Support the creation and diffusion Strengthen the impact of R&I Foster all forms of innovation and of high-quality knowledge in supporting EU policies strengthen market deployment Optimise the Programme’s delivery for impact in a strengthened ERA Pillar 1 Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Open Science Global Challenges and Open Innovation Industrial Competitiveness • Health European Research Council • Inclusive Society European Innovation Council Clusters • Secure Civil Society • Digital, Industry & Space European innovation ecosystems Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions • Climate, Energy & Mobility • Food and natural resources European Institute of Innovation Research Infrastructures and Technology Joint Research Centre Strengthening the European Research Area Sharing excellence Reforming and Enhancing the European R&I system FOCUS on Pillar-II: Mainly COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS carried out by CONSORTIUM
What sort of projects in HE can we apply in the coming weeks? Resarch & Innovation actions Innovation Actions (RIA) (IA) Upto 100% funding rate for all Upto 100% for Non-Profit and upto 70% for profit ATTENTION: In all these schemes, and for all sort of partners in your consortium, you will get 25% additional INDIRECT COSTS
Who can participate in these collaborative projects? ANY organisation (PUBLIC or PRIVATE) can participate as a partner or coordinator, receiving upto 100% funding → Minimum conditions: ATTENTION: For RIAs & IAs, MINIMUM in the CONSORTIUM are 3 partners from 3 MMSS or Associated Countries (out of them, AT LEAST 1 comes from a MMSS) EU Member States (27) Associated Countries (16+1) Albania Armenia Bosnia & Herzegovina Faroe Islands Georgia Iceland Israel The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia* Republic of Moldova Montenegro Norway Serbia Tunisia Turkey Ukraine Switzerland and UK ?
Type of Projects in HE… Coordination & Support Research & Innovation Action Innovation Action Action Innovation & Market Training & Mobility Co-Fund Action Deployment Action Action
Type of Projects in HE… ❑ Research and innovation action (RIA) → Activities aiming primarily to establish new knowledge and/or to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service or solution. This may include basic and applied research, technology development and integration, testing, demonstration and validation on a small-scale prototype in a laboratory or simulated environment. ❑ Innovation action (IA) → Activities directly aimed at producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes or services, possibly including prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and market replication. ❑ Coordination and support action (CSA) → Activities contributing to the objectives of the Horizon Europe programme, excluding research and innovation activities (except for specific parts of the Widening programme).
Type of Projects in HE & funding rates… The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the grant agreement taking into account the type of action of the call topic and the legal entity: ❑ Research and innovation action, RIA → up to 100% ❑ Innovation action, IA → up to 70% (except for non-profit legal entities, where a rate of up to 100% applies) ❑ Coordination and support action, CSA → up to 100% ❑ Programme co-fund action → at least 30% and up to 70% ❑ Innovation and market deployment→ up to 70% (except for non-profit legal entities, where a rate of up to 100% applies) ❑ Training and mobility action → up to 100% ❑ PCP → up to 100% ❑ PPI ATTENTION: In all those 3 funding schemes, and for all sort of partners in your consortium, you will get 25% additional INDIRECT COSTS (not need to be justified).
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/pre sscorner/detail/en/IP_21_1122 https://research-innovation-days.ec.europa.eu/
Strategic Programming of HE… https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-law-and-publications/publication-detail/-/publication/3c6ffd74- 8ac3-11eb-b85c-01aa75ed71a1
Strategic Programming of HE… https://ec.europa.eu/info/horizon-europe-next-research-and- innovation-framework-programme_en
Strategic Secuencia lógica en la elaboración Programming de los oftrabajo… programas de HE… More focused on how Research & HE More focused on how the meets the EU global objectives! work-programmes are organized! From here, definition of MORE SPECIFIC IMPACTS FOR EACH CLUSTER → This influences what topics will or will not appear in the WPs!
Strategic Secuencia lógica en la elaboración Programming de los oftrabajo… programas de HE… 14
Strategic Programming Objetivos generalesof deHE… HE… In response to the political priorities and recovery plan of the Union, Horizon Europe has 4 overall objectives, which will derive in 10 Key Strategic Orientations (KSOs) for EU research and innovation defined for the period 2021-2024. The 4 overall objectives of HE are: A. Promoting an open strategic autonomy by leading the development of key digital and enabling technologies, sectors and value chains; B. Restoring Europe’s ecosystems and biodiversity, and managing sustainable natural resources; C. Making Europe the first digitally led circular, climate-neutral and sustainable economy; D. Creating a more resilient, inclusive and democratic European society 15
Let’s check some implementation aspects of HE… 16
New structure of the workprogrammes… SPECIFIC IMPACTS of EACH Cluster! Work-Programme document divided (Intro al principio de cada clúster) in “DESTINATIONS” → Calls or Areas
New structure of the workprogrammes… Intro General (European Commission policy priorities + HE Strategic Plan impact areas + 6 Destinations ) Intro (Specific Expected Impacts) Conditions for the Call (Calendar, Budget, Type of Action, Number of Projects to be funded, Admisibility, Elegibility, etc) WP Destination 1 Specific conditions Call 2021 Expected Topic 1 Outcome Scope Destination 2 … … Call 2022 Destination 6 RECOMMENDATION: Do not go directly to the topic but you must read the introductions (WP/Destination)!
Components of the ‘Main’ Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-2022 https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home
Components of the ‘Main’ Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-2022 1) General Introduction & Other documents (i.e., Strategic Planning) 2) ERC 3) Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) 4) Research infrastructures 5) Cluster 1 ‘Health’ 6) Cluster 2 ‘Culture, creativity and inclusive society’ 7) Cluster 3 ‘Civil Security for Society’ 8) Cluster 4 ‘Digital, Industry and Space’ 9) Cluster 5 ‘Climate, Energy and Mobility’ 10) Cluster 6 ‘Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture & Environment’ 11) EIC & European innovation ecosystems 12) Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area 13) Missions 14) General Annexes
Cluster – 5 “Climate, Energy and Mobility” 21
What’s about the Specific Impact for Cluster-5? Specific Impacts of Cluster-5: […] Actions will support the implementation of the Paris Agreement, the European Green Deal (greater ambition for 2030 requires faster technological development and accelerated economic and societal transformation); […] Achieving deep decarbonisation of the energy and transport sectors and decoupling their environmental impacts from economic growth is crucial. […]
Structure of Cluster-5 • Destination 1 – Climate Sciences and Responses (CSR) ✓ Destination 2 – Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition • Destination 3 – Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply -2021-2024 • Destination 4 – Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use • Destination 5 – Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes • Destination 6 – Safe Resilient Transport and Smart Mobility services for passengers and goods • Other Actions – Not implemented through regular Open Calls for Proposals 23
What’s about the Specific Impact for Cluster-5? 21. Transition to a climate-neutral and resilient society and economy enabled through advanced climate science, pathways and responses to climate change (mitigation and adaptation) and behavioural transformations. 22. Clean and sustainable transition of the energy and transport sectors towards climate neutrality facilitated by innovative crosscutting solutions. 23. More efficient, clean, sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply through new solutions for smart grids and energy systems based on more performant renewable energy solutions 24. Efficient and sustainable use of energy, accessible for all is ensured through a clean energy system and a just transition 25. Towards climate-neutral and environmental friendly mobility through clean solutions across all transport modes 26. Safe, seamless, smart, inclusive, resilient and sustainable mobility systems for people and goods thanks to user-centric technologies and services including digital technologies and advanced satellite navigation services.
International collaboration in… Cooperation with third countries and international organisations/initiatives […] to implement the Paris Agreement and the SDGs. The EU intends to play an increasingly leading role in global/multilateral initiatives and/or organisations (e.g. Mission Innovation, Clean Energy Ministerial, IEA, IRENA, IPCC, GEO, United Nations’ agencies as the International Civil Aviation Organisation, International Maritime Organisation) and maintain technological leadership in critical technology areas. Particular attention will be paid to international research and innovation cooperation that will support countries to implement effective climate mitigation strategies in line with their commitments under the Paris Agreement, as well as adaptation strategies, in particular in developing countries. The EU will cooperate with international partners on innovative solutions for resource efficient passenger and freight transport that respects the environment. This includes integrated, safe and inclusive mobility solutions for cities that will accelerate the transition to climate neutrality.
Link among the KSOs and the Destinations in Cluster-5 Expected Impact (Strategic Plan) Destination (Cluster 5 work programme) Transition to a climate-neutral and resilient society and economy enabled through 1. Climate sciences and advanced climate science, pathways and responses to climate change (mitigation responses and adaptation) and behavioural transformations. Clean and sustainable transition of the energy and 2. Cross-sectoral transport sectors towards climate neutrality facilitated by solutions for the innovative crosscutting solutions. climate transition More efficient, clean, sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply through 3. Sustainable, secure and new solutions for smart grids and energy systems based on more performant competitive energy supply renewable energy solutions. Efficient and sustainable use of energy, accessible for all is ensured through a clean 4. Efficient, sustainable and energy system and a just transition. inclusive energy use Towards climate-neutral and environmental friendly mobility through clean 5. Clean and competitive solutions across all transport modes while increasing global competitiveness of the solutions for all transport EU transport sector. modes Safe, seamless, smart, inclusive, resilient, climate neutral and sustainable mobility 6. Safe Resilient Transport systems for people and goods thanks to user-centric technologies and services and Smart Mobility services including digital technologies and advanced satellite navigation services. for passengers and goods
Destination – 2 Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition 27
Link among the KSOs and Destination-2… This Destination contributes to the following Strategic Plan’s Key Strategic Orientations (KSO): C: Making Europe the first digitally led circular, climate-neutral and sustainable economy through the transformation of its mobility, energy, construction and production systems, A: Promoting an open strategic autonomy by leading the development of key digital and enabling technologies, sectors and value chains to accelerate and steer the digital and green transitions through human-centred technologies and innovations; D: Creating a more resilient, inclusive and democratic European society, prepared and responsive to threats and disasters, addressing inequalities and providing high-quality health care, and empowering all citizens to act in the green and digital transitions. It covers the following impact areas: •Industrial leadership in key and emerging technologies that work for people •Affordable and clean energy •Smart and sustainable transport The expected impact, in line with the Strategic Plan, is to contribute to the “Clean and sustainable transition of the energy and transport sectors towards climate neutrality facilitated by innovative cross-cutting solutions” → See the main expected impacts to be generated by topics (in the introduction of this Destination-2).
A competitive and sustainable European battery value chain Emerging breakthrough technologies and climate solutions Citizens & stakeholder engagement Communities & Cities
A competitive and sustainable European battery value chain
EU entities promoting/supporting this partneship: ❑ EMIRI for the Advanced Materials industry and the research community active in battery materials, cells and recycling; ❑ RECHARGE for the cells and battery industry; ❑ EUCAR for the automotive application market; ❑ EASE for the stationary storage applications market; ❑ EERA for the Energy Research community https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/resear ch_and_innovation/funding/documents/ec_rtd_ he-partnerships-european-industrial-battery- value-chain.pdf
More than 90% of global manufacturing capacity is located in Asia. However, not only the industrial capacity but also know- how, processes, skills and supply chain is concentrated around the regions dominating the market.
Investments at EU level…
Vision of the EU partnership BATTERIES 1. To establish by 2030 in Europe best in the world innovation ecosystem to boost a competitive, sustainable and circular European battery value chain and to drive the transformation towards a carbon-neutral society. 2. To prepare and equip Europe to commercialise the next-generation battery technologies by 2030, which will enable the rollout of zero-emission mobility and renewable energy storage. Precursor activities already in H2020… https://battery2030.eu/about-us/
❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-01: Sustainable processing, refining and recycling of raw materials (Batteries Partnership), TRL 4-5 → Objective: To contribute to decreasing dependency of Europe on imported battery chemicals and raw materials. Focus solutions to a sustainable Lithium value chain. ❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-02: Advanced high-performance Generation 3b (high capacity / high voltage) Li-ion batteries supporting electro mobility and other applications (Batteries Partnership), TRL 6 → Objective: To develop a prototype of innovative Li-ion battery composed of advanced materials which enable higher energy/power density thanks to higher capacity (voltage range 4.3-4.5V) and/or operating at higher voltage (4.7+V). Focus should be on adapting the cathode materials (high- nickel NMCs for capacity, spinels / Li-rich Mn NMCs for voltage), the anode materials (graphite-containing Si(Ox)), the electrolytes (stabilised formulations) and their interplay.
❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-03: Advanced high-performance Generation 4a, 4b (solid-state) Li-ion batteries supporting electro mobility and other applications (Batteries Partnership), TRL 5 → Objective: To deliver a prototype of Li-ion battery where the R&I challenges lie in the development of solid-state electrolytes, cathode materials and anode materials enabling higher thermal and electrochemical stability while targeting higher energy / power densities, fast charging, cyclability and improved safety. ❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-04: Environmentally sustainable processing techniques applied to large scale electrode and cell component manufacturing for Li ion batteries (Batteries Partnership), TRL 5-6 → Objective: To test a less expensive and environmentally friendly solvent that would be used in the recovery system of collecting the evaporated NMP (N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) in the phase of drying process during the fabrication of Li-ion battery (LIB) porous electrodes.
❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-05: Manufacturing technology development for solid-state batteries (SSB, Generations 4a - 4b batteries) (Batteries Partnership), TRL 5-6 → Objective: To put in place (pilot-level proof of concept) new manufacturing techniques for the SSB Gen 4a/4b batteries should focus on cost, performance, safety and sustainability with clear prospects for cost-competitive large-scale manufacturing and uptake by the electro mobility sector. Also, as the manufacturing techniques may benefit from digitalization, and moreover be ready to be integrated in digitally-driven larger production lines, project proposals should address digitalization within their scope. Manufacturing and cell assembly processes to be developed should be more sustainable compared to the current LIB manufacturing. In order to demonstrate cost reduction and improvement in other parameters projects are expected to provide comparison with baseline manufacturing techniques.
❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-06: Sustainable, safe and efficient recycling processes (Batteries Partnership), TRL 5-6 → Objective: To develop new unit processes, or innovative combinations of optimised unit processes for recycling, with the aim of recovering the highest amount of resources (metals, graphite, fluorinated compounds and polymers) present within secondary raw materials which result from spent Li-batteries with and without transition metals and focus on the reuse of these materials in batteries. ❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-07: Support for establishment of R&I ecosystem, developing strategic forward-looking orientations to ensure future skills development, knowledge and technological leadership for accelerated disruptive technology exploration and uptake (Batteries Partnership), CSA → Objective: To set a network that consolidates and communicates a strategic research approach for all stakeholders throughout the entire European Battery Value Chain, support the SETplan, promotes the international cooperation, set up and Advisory Board, ….
Emerging breakthrough technologies and climate solutions
❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-08: Emerging technologies for a climate neutral Europe, TRL 4 (small prototypes of 2.5 M€, out of 20M€ available/topic!) → Objective: To develop innovative concepts and methodologies in: ✓ Decarbonised, efficient, effective, and safe Transport; ✓ Fuel cells; ✓ Efficient electric motors/generators; ✓ Energy distribution; ✓ Energy storage; ✓ Negative GHG emissions. ❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-09: Methane cracking to usable hydrogen and carbon, TRL 5 (small prototypes of 2-3 M, out of 15M€ available/topic!) → Objective: To develop of innovative methodologies to deliver high performance hydrogen production from methane by directly splitting the molecule in its components (H2 and solid carbon). Projects should demonstrate significant advances with respect to already achieved results in EU and outside, delivering a minimum of 50% efficiency and demonstrating the potential to achieve mass production and a competitive H2 cost and an improved climate performance with respect to current methane based, CO2 releasing H2 production methods including CCS.
❑HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-10: Technologies for non-CO2 greenhouse gases removal, TRL 3 (small prototypes of 2-3 M, out of 15M€ available/topic!) → Objective: Development of technologies for removing non-CO2 greenhouse gases CH4, N2O and fluorinated gases. ❑HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-11: Direct atmospheric carbon capture and conversion, TRL 4-5 (small prototypes of 2-3 M€, out of 15M€ available/topic!) → Objective: To establish the technological feasibility of Direct Atmospheric Carbon Capture and Conversion, including the environmental, social and economic benefits with the goal of establishing this concept as a viable technology to fight climate change the potential technologies require major technological breakthroughs.
Citizens & stakeholder engagement
❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-12: Fostering a just transition in Europe (RIAs of 3-4 M€, out of 10M€ available/topic!) → Objective: To perform actions to enhance the understanding of the challenges of the “just transition” to climate-neutral and environmentally sustainable economies and societies, as envisaged in the European Green Deal and Next Generation EU. → Contribution of SSH disciplines and the involvement of SSH experts is needed! ❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-13: Strengthening Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research communities in climate, energy and mobility disciplines (ONLY 1 CSA of 2-3 M€!) → Objective: To set up a more extensive network that connects relevant communities of researchers and practitioners to give multidisciplinary approach to confronting the threat of global warming and transitioning to carbon neutrality by 2050. → Not only researchers but also to engage citizens and other social & economic stakeholders!
❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-14: Accelerating the climate transition in difficult contexts: transition super-labs (pilot) (ONLY 1 CSA of 2 M€!) → Objective: To set of pilot activities designed to prepare the launch of several fully-fledged transition super-labs at a subsequent stage. → Transition Super Labs are real- life laboratories where rapid shift to climate neutrality is conceptualised, implemented, monitored and revised in an integrated way. Similar to “living labs” but operating at a much larger scale (regions or metropolitan areas). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9JrmkChiZs
Communities & cities
❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-16: Co-Funded Partnership: Driving Urban Transitions to a sustainable future (DUT)
❑ HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-16: Co-Funded Partnership: Driving Urban Transitions to a sustainable future (DUT) The EU Partnership for ‘Driving Urban Tradition to Sustainable Future’ is expected to present a joint programme of activities implemented through a series of joint calls for R&I projects and a comprehensive management and implementation plan promoting coordination, networking, training, demonstration and dissemination. ✓ joint calls for challenge-driven R&I; ✓ Setting-up of a multi-stakeholder community of practice to facilitate science-policy- business-society dialogues and sharing of experiences; ✓ Pursuing communication and dissemination measures to make R&I results accessible for all stakeholder groups; ✓ Preparation of methodologies, guidelines, references and tools for replication and mainstreaming of good “practice”; ✓ Clustering of projects and synthesising of R&I results; ✓ Setting-up a knowledge hub, organising training activities, fostering ULLs and experience sharing on new approaches and solutions to support capacity building among urban actors; ✓ Addressing standardisation, certification or, wherever necessary, legislative issues; ✓ Setting-up rigorous monitoring to assess progress towards achieving the objectives of the Partnership and its contribution to relevant EU policies;
https://jpi-urbaneurope.eu/driving-urban-transitions-to-a-sustainable-future-dut/ ATTENTION: Links with Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) under the Urban Agenda for the EU, European Urban Initiative (EUI) under cohesion policy, ESIF, private funds, etc. should be explored to support take-up and larger scale implementation of tested approaches and solutions.
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Many thanks! Dr. Marina Martínez-Garcia marina.cdti@sost.be Coordinator of the Spanish Capacity Building Programme at CDTI-SOST
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