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The Research Fund for Coal and Steel of the European Commission Katowice, 21 February 2013

The Research Fund for Coal and Steel of the European Commission Katowice, 21 February 2013. Mario Iamarino Anna Zietek DG Research and Innovation Directorate G - Industrial Technologies. Structure of Presentation. 1. RFCS: history, activities, benefits

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The Research Fund for Coal and Steel of the European Commission Katowice, 21 February 2013

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  1. The Research Fundfor Coal and Steel of the European CommissionKatowice, 21 February 2013 Mario Iamarino Anna Zietek DG Research and Innovation Directorate G - Industrial Technologies

  2. Structure of Presentation • 1. RFCS: history, activities, benefits • 2. RFCS vs Framework Programmes • 3. Proposal submission and evaluation steps • 4. Technical Reporting • 5. Financial Reporting

  3. European Coal and Steel Community Treaty of Paris - 1951 ...expired in 2002

  4. European Coal and Steel Community Main scope • coordination of the national coal and steel sectors • boosting economical progress through cooperation • ensuring stability • supporting technological innovation by co-financing research projects • Main financial resources: levies on coal and steel products paid by the companies  non-public money

  5. The ECSC Flag 1952 1973 1981 1986

  6. Launching of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel Treaty of Nice - 2001 The residual assets of the ECSC are transferred to the European Commission

  7. 10 Years of RFCS Luxembourg, September 2012

  8. ECSC Assets Current investment portfolio: 1 673 million € Interests generated annually :  3 % Annual budget for the programme:  50 – 60 million € Revenues made available so far: 563 million €

  9. Annual Budget 50-60 million € / year Coal: 27.2 % Steel: 72.8%

  10. Annual Budget

  11. RFCS Programme management Programme Committee Representatives of the Member States1) COSCO The Commission Coal / Steel Advisory Group Recommended representatives2) CAG/SAG 12 Technical Groups Senior Experts for project monitoring & review 2) Technical Groups • Appointed by the Member States • Appointed by the EC

  12. The RFCS Legal Basis COUNCIL DECISION 2008/376/EC on the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel and on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme. Highly industry-oriented….

  13. Coal Research Objectives Articles: 4. Improving the competitive position of Community coal 5. Health and safety in mines 6. Efficient protection of the environment and improvement of the use of coal as a clean energy source 7. Management of external dependence on energy supply

  14. Steel Research Objectives Articles: 8. New and improved steelmaking & finishing techniques 9. RTD and the utilisation of steel 10. Conservation of resources and improvement of working conditions

  15. Eligible Actions: • Research projects (60% funding) to cover investigative or experimental work with the aim of acquiring further knowledge • Pilot projects (50% funding) development of an installation with a view to examining the potential for putting theoretical or laboratory results into practice • Demonstration projects (50% funding) construction or operation of an industrial-scale installation for the industrial and/or commercial exploitation of the technology at minimum risk • Accompanying measures (60% funding, up to 100% in special cases) promotion of the use of knowledge gained in projects of the Research Programme ~ 15 €/y

  16. Project Synopses http://cordis.europa.eu/coal-steel-rtd/home_en.html Collection of about 550 projects (2003 – 2013), Completed projects have direct link to final report.

  17. Project Synopses

  18. Success Stories http://cordis.europa.eu/coal-steel-rtd/home_en.html

  19. Success Stories http://cordis.europa.eu/coal-steel-rtd/home_en.html

  20. Benefits from the RFCSAn insight into theMonitoring and Assessment Exercise

  21. Why ? • The exercise is foreseen every 7 years in the Legal Basis(Last one in 2006  due date is 2013) • An expert committee has been appointed and has formulated a working method • Draft results are now available for both the monitoring and assessment exercises • Final version to be published at the end of 2013 How ?

  22. Assessment of 198 projects completed over the period 2003 - 2020 23% of projects assessed in-depth

  23. RFCS projects rated as very successful High degree of achievement of the individual objectives of the projects

  24. Outcomes of the projects Practically and industrially validated solutions, ready for dissemination

  25. In-depth assessmentExamples of benefits provided by the projects Quantified Benefits : Financial Returns estimated at the project level for the beneficiaries Operational cost reduction Productivity improvement Energy, raw materials savings New market shares Qualitative Benefits New knowledge Environmental benefit Health, safety, working conditions

  26. Examples of financial returns (Coal sector) Coal Mining New mechanisation and automation of longwall mining equipment Productivity increase with a fully automated shearer loader system  1.5 M€/y/longwall; potential 45 M€/y (EU) Cost reduction: decrease of labour cost, increase of running time 0.1 M€/y/longwall; potential 3 M€/y (EU) sales of the automated shearer loader in booming markets Clean Coal technologies Cost saving in power plants Increase of plant availability by 1 % 1 M€/y Cost saving by avoiding wrong investment of cleaning system  10 M€ Coal Conversion Improving coke battery life through integrated monitoring Capital cost net reduction of 5 % through life extension  potential 0.75 €/t/y

  27. 50 m€/y invested by RFCS 700 m€/y potentialbenefits

  28. Structure of Presentation • 1. RFCS: history, activities, benefits • 2. RFCS vs Framework Programmes • 3. Proposal submission and evaluation steps • 4. Technical Reporting • 5. Financial Reporting

  29. Research and InnovationSources for EU funding at DG RTD • Framework programmes 1984 – 2020 • (FP1… FP7, Horizon 2020) • RFCS 2003 - ?

  30. Research and InnovationSources for EU funding at DG RTD • Framework programmes € 11 b/y • (FP1… FP7, Horizon 2020) • RFCS € 52 m/y In 2013:

  31. FP7 budget breakdown Complementary to RFCS

  32. Transition from FP7 to… Total: € 960 bn (European summit 7-8/2/2013) Budget Horizon 2020: € 80 bn (not confirmed)

  33. RFCS versusFramework Programmes

  34. RFCS versusFramework Programmes

  35. RFCS versusFramework Programmes

  36. RFCS versusFramework Programmes

  37. RFCS versusFramework Programmes

  38. Structure of Presentation • 1. RFCS: history, activities, benefits • 2. RFCS vs Framework Programmes • 3. Proposal submission and evaluation • 4. Technical Reporting • 5. Financial Reporting

  39. WHO canparticipate? Any legal entity established in any of the Member States (public or private organizations). New EU member states (non-ECSC countries) have the some rights to participate as old member states. Partners from Candidate or Third Countries can participate, but cannot receive funding. From 1 July 2013: Croatia joins EU and can receive RFCS funding.

  40. No threshold nor limit on budget, consortium size, project duration. However, typical projects have: • Number of partners: 4 - 8 • Total budget: 2 - 4 million € • RFCS funding: 1 -2 million € • Duration: 36 – 42 months

  41. How to submit a proposal • Since 2011, RFCS proposals are to be submitted electronically through the SEP platform • Go to RFCS webpage on Cordis: http://cordis.europa.eu/coal-steel-rtd/

  42. Submission of proposals • A1 – General information on the proposal • A2 – Beneficiaries profiles • A3 – Budget • B1 – Proposal administrative overview • B2 – Proposal description • (B3 – Resubmitted proposals) • B4 – Technical Annex

  43. B4 - TECHNICAL ANNEX • Contractual document • Part 1: Project Objectives • Part 2: Workpackage Description • Part 3: Bar Chart

  44. Proposal Selection Process 1. Proposal submission (Sept 2013) 2. eligibility check 3. evaluations 4. budget cut-off 5. SAG, COSCO Commission Decision Project Start (Jul 2014) negotiation ranking list eligible proposals submitted proposals unsufficient budget not recommended for funding ineligible proposals

  45. On site evaluation (Brussels) 1 week for coal 4 weeks for steel Around 25 to 30 Experts per week + 1 observer Requirement for experts selection Expertise & Competences No conflict of interest Ca. 50% renewal Max. 3 consecutive participations Geographical origins Gender balance Evaluations

  46. On RFCS website, follow the link to Participant Portal For both FP and RFCS Simple process Do you want to become an expert? Expert Registration

  47. Selection Criteria(Research, Pilot & Demonstration projects) • Scientific and technical approach • Innovative content • Consistency of resources and quality of partnership • Industrial interest and scientific/technical prospects • Added value for the European Union • 0 - 5 pts* • 0 - 5 pts* • 0 - 5 pts • 0 - 5 pts • 0 - 5 pts * Required threshold of 3 points

  48. Selection Criteria(Accompanying Measures) • Contribution to RFCS Objectives • Scientific, technical and socio-economic prospects • Added value for the European Union • Budget and resources • 0 - 5 pts • 0 - 5 pts • 0 - 5 pts • 0 - 5 pts Required threshold : 15 total points

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