Therese Murphy, SEI FP6 Information morning

1. FP6 – Sustainable Energy SystemsRelationship with SEI national RD&D programmeInformation and support to Irish proposers Therese Murphy, SEI FP6 Information morning National Delegate & NCP Dublin -- July 15, 2004

2. House of Tomorrow RD&D Renewable Energy RD&D FP6 RTD Work Programme CHP Relationship with SEI national RD&D programme

3. House of Tomorrow Short to Medium term: • Large scale integration of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency; • Cost effective supply of renewable energy resources • Eco-buildings. Medium to Long term: • New and advanced concepts in renewable energy, (PV, geothermal, concentrated solar).

4. Renewable Energy Short to Medium term: • Cost effective supply of renewable energy resources; • Large scale integration of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency; Medium to Long term: • Fuel cells, including their application; • New technologies for energy carriers, transport and storage, in particular hydrogen; • New and advanced concepts in renewable energy technologies (Biomass, PV, Wind, Geothermal, Concentrated Solar, Ocean).

5. Combined Heat & Power Short to Medium term: • Cost effective supply of renewable energy resources: • Innovative combinations of biomass with fossil fuels; • Cofiring biomass/wastes; • Improvement of competitivenessof polygeneration (cost reduction); • Innovative integrationof polygeneration (improve interaction between supply and demands).

6. Information and support for Irish proposers

7. Before submitting to EU Commission First and foremost, we recommend you study: • The ‘Guidelines on proposals Evaluation and Selection Procedures; • Range of criteria detailed in Annex B: Common evaluation criteria for evaluating proposals.

8. Evaluation principles Well established principles: • Quality; • Transparency; • Equal treatment; • Impartiality; • Efficiency and speed; • Ethical considerations.

9. Evaluation criteria • Equal weight for criteria; • Thresholds will vary by instrument: • IP 24/30 • NoE 20/25 • STRP 21/30 • CA 21/30 • SSA 17.5/25 • Reserve list and Ranked list • Call for expert evaluators:http://www.cordis.lu/experts/fp6_candidature.htm

10. Information pack Reference material: • Overview of the New Calls for Proposals; • Sustainable Energy Systems – Work Programme (Revised edition); • The ‘Guidelines on proposals Evaluation and Selection Procedures; • Common evaluation criteria for evaluating proposals: Annex B; • Outline Project Description Form; • List of contacts in DG-TREN & DG-RTD; • List of Sustainable Energy Systems events (Med-Long term).

11. Next steps • Consider if your area of interest is included in any of the new Calls; • Scope out your ideas on the ‘Outline for Proposal’ one-pager; • Send an electronic copy of your project outline to SEI (recommend max. 4/6 week timeframe); • Begin networking / initiate partner search to estabilish international/national/regional/ local partners.

12. SEI assistance Contact SEI for: • General information and briefing; • Initial advice on your proposed idea and developing your ‘Outline for Proposal’; Guidance • with the scoping of your actual proposal; • on writing your actual proposal; • with establishing partners; • final review before submission to EU Commission.

13. SEI Request • Keep us informed of developments (especially if you proceed to become part of a consortium filing a proposal); • Give us feedback about the FP6 experience regarding: • Application process; • Internationalexperts / teams encountered through this process.

14. Additional support For EI Client Companies The EI feasibility grant scheme offers: • Travel & subsistence; • External consultant; • Other costs; • 50% of eligible cost (max. grant €7,500); E-mail: ronan.breslin@enterprise-ireland.com

15. Additional support For Non-EI ClientIndigenousCompanies • Shannon DevelopmentNeil O’Sullivan Ph: 061-410777 • Udaras na GaeltachtaJim Harrington Ph: 091-503105

16. Additional support For full-time academic staff in third level educational institutions: • Support for travel to meet potential partner to prepare a proposal; • Financial assistance up to €1000 (max three days support €150/day); • Application form on EI website www.enterprise-ireland.com (FP6 link); • Contact Rita Ward: Ph: 01 8082767Email: rita.ward@enterprise-ireland.com.

17. Additional support For full-time academic staff in third level educational institutions: • EI Co-ordination Grant -- facilitate the preparatory work; • Support for the preparation of proposals to co-ordinate IPs, NoEs, large STREPs and other large projects under FP6; • Maximum of €20,000; • First contact your NCP for a preliminary discussion; • Application form on EI website http://www.fp6-ireland.com/support.asp?id=52  • Contact Dorothy Timmons:Ph: 01-8082350E-mail: dorothy.timmons@enterprise-ireland.com

18. Post-submission to EU Commission • Unsuccessful application: • SEI may still be interested in funding aspects of your proposal under one of our national programmes.

19. Post-submission to EU Commission • Successful application (max. funding): • SEI may be interested in funding the dissemination of results from your project. • Successful application (limited funding): • SEI may be interested in ‘topping-up’ EU funding to the appropriate State Aid limit; • SEI may be interested in funding the dissemination of results from your project.

20. Further information • To build on current EU Researchfp6.cordis.lu/fp6/home.cfm and www.cordis.lu/era/home.html • Information on FP6 http:/ / europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/index_en.html • FP6 Instruments explainedhttp:/ / europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/instruments_en.html • Expressions o f Interest fp6.cordis.lu/eoi/sustdev/energy/eoi_srch.cfm

21. SEI Contacts National Delegate & National Contact Point Therese Murphy Tel: 01 8082068 E-mail: therese.murphy@sei.ie Alternative National Delegate Dr Kevin Brown Tel: 01 8082274 E-mail: kevin.brown@sei.ie