SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS IN FP6

6.1 Sustainable energy systems

6.2 Sustainable surface transports

Per Backe-Hansen

Environment DirectorateEnvironment Directorate Research Directorate General Research Directorate General

EUROPEAN COMMISSION EUROPEAN COMMISSION Tel: +32/2/296.89.23Tel: +32/2/296.89.23

E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]

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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

OBJECTIVES

• To meet the evolving energy demand

• To promote clean, safe and affordable energy

• To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants

• To ensure the security of energy supply in the EU

• To improve industrial competitiveness

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Cost-effective supply of renewable energies

FIRST CALL : short term (DG TREN)

Large innovative wind turbines, components and design tools (IP)

Low cost photovoltaic modules with integrated direct current to alternative current inverters that can feed power directly into the grid (IP)

Combinations of biomass and wastes with fossil fuels (Trad.)

Wind turbines, components and design tools (Trad.)

PV technologies / products (Trad.)

Geothermal energy (Trad.)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Large-scale integration of renewable energy sources into energy supplies

FIRST CALL : short term

RES-electricity (Trad.)

Distributed electricity generation (Trad.)

Electricity storage systems (Trad.)

Heating and cooling (Trad.)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Energy savings and energy efficiency: eco-buildings, polygeneration and alternative motor fuels

FIRST CALL : short term

High performance eco-buildings (IP and Trad.)

Biofuels and hydrogen - demonstration (IP and Trad.)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Fuel cells, including their applications

FIRST CALL : medium/long term (DG RTD)

Low cost high temperature FC systems for decentralised power generation, combined heat/cold and power and mobile applications, covering power ranges from a few kW to a few MW (IP/NoE)

Cost-competitive solid polymer FC and components for stationary and transport applications (IP/NoE)

Low cost sustainable materials, processes, components and systems for proton exchange membrane and direct methanol FC (IP/NoE)

Safe and clean FC systems for small portable applications (Trad.)

Advanced computational models and simulation tools for FC (Trad.)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

New technologies for energy carriers/transport and storage, in particular hydrogen

FIRST CALL : medium/long term

Centralised and decentralised hydrogen production (IP/NoE) Safe and cost-effective hydrogen storage (IP/NoE) Hydrogen as an energy carrier in next generation SES (IP/NoE) Safety of hydrogen technologies and applications (IP/NoE) Implementation of distributed energy resources in Europe (IP/NoE) Components for power transmission and distribution (IP/NoE) Advanced energy storage systems for RES (IP/NoE)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

New technologies for energy carriers/transport and storage, in particular hydrogen


Hydrogen: novel unconventional routes to produce H2 (Trad.) Hydrogen: components and systems for H2 safety (Trad.) Electricity: transmission systems (Trad.) Electricity: energy storage for grid-connected applications (Trad.) Electricity: devices based on high t° superconductors (Trad.)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

New and advanced concepts in renewable energy


Thin-film PV technologies with higher efficiency (IP/NoE) Crystalline Si PV modules costing below 1€/Wp (IP/NoE) High efficiency PV through solar spectrum (IP/NoE) Biofuel production from ligno-cellulosic biomass feedstock (IP/NoE) Production of hydrogen rich gas using multiple biomass feedstocks,

including biomass residues/wastes (IP/NoE) Overcoming barriers to the development of bionenergy production

systems (IP/NoE)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

New and advanced concepts in renewable energy


Organic solar cells (Trad.) PV concentration (Trad.) Application of PV in buildings and habitat (Trad.) PV system including MW-size PV plants (Trad.) Biomass combustion technologies with reduced pollutants (Trad.) Coupling of biofuels to fuel cells (Trad.) Energy from bio-residues and energy crops (Trad.) Wind, ocean, concentrated solar thermal and geothermal (Trad.)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Capture and sequestration of CO associated with cleaner fossil fuel plants


Pre-combustion capture technologies for CO2 (IP/NoE) Post-combustion capture technologies for CO2 (IP/NoE) CO2 capture and geological sequestration for CO2 mitigation (IP/NoE) Chemical / mineral sequestration of CO2 (IP/NoE) Transport of CO2 (IP/NoE) CO2/H2 and/or CO2/H2 separation in pre-combustion capture (IP/NoE)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Socio-economic tools and concepts for energy strategy


Quantification of energy externalities (IP) Social issues related to implementation of medium and long term

energy technologies (Trad.) Quantitative and qualitative forecasting methods (Trad.)

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1 Management of radioactive waste 90

2 Controlled thermonuclear fusion 750 (*)

3 Radiation protection 50

4 Other activities 50

5 Activities of the Joint Research Center 290

Total 1 230

EURATOM 6th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME

Budget (M Euro)

(*) including EUR 200 million for participation in ITER

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FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH

RESEARCH PRIORITIES

• Designing ITER : operating at conditions relevant to power production

• Exploiting JET : consolidating the scientific basis

• The role of Euratom Fusion associations : joint projects on fusion physics and technology and socio-economic studies on fusion

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SUSTAINABLE SURFACE TRANSPORT

OBJECTIVES

• To make progress towards the development of sustainable and competitive transport systems

• To provide optimal integration and balance of the transport modes

• To improve safety, efficiency and environmental performance of transport systems

Ultimate goal near zero emissions / an accident free environment

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

New concepts and technologies for all surface transport modes (road, rail and waterborne)

FIRST CALL: technological research (DG RTD) Future generation of clean and economical engines for cars (IP)

Ultra low emissions for marine propulsion (IP)

Virtual Institute on advanced combustion to develop clean and quiet power trains for road transport (NoE)

Virtual centre for technology innovation and knowledge management in the railways sector (NoE)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Advanced design and production techniques

FIRST CALL: technological research Integrated design and manufacturing in shipyards for developing

the most competitive production environment in the world (IP)

Enhanced safety and capacity of European railways infrastructure (IP)

Enhanced vehicle-infrastructure interaction for an efficient European rail system (IP)

Centre of competence for structural analysis of ships with improved safety, environmental behaviour and comfort (NoE)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Re-balancing and integrating transport modes

FIRST CALL : policy research (DG TREN)

Freight transport corridors (IP)

City logistics (Trad.)

Maritime navigation and information services (IP)

Maritime transport co-ordination platform (Trad.)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Re-balancing and integrating transport modes

FIRST CALL : technological research

Innovative vehicle concepts for the future European rail system (IP)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Increasing road, rail and waterborne safety and avoiding traffic congestion

FIRST CALL : policy research

Accident analysis and injury analysis (IP) Road infrastructure safety (IP and/or Trad.)

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RESEARCH PRIORITIES

Increasing road, rail and waterborne safety and avoiding traffic congestion

FIRST CALL : technological research

Safety for European roads (IP) Virtual Centre of excellence for enhanced road vehicle

passive safety (NoE)

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