9th Grove Fuel Cell Symposium, 6th October 2005 Sustainable Energy Systems Slide n° 1 7 th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME BUILDING THE EUROPE OF KNOWLEDGE European Research Area

9th Grove Fuel Cell Symposium, 6th October 2005 Sustainable Energy Systems Slide n° 2  LISBON Council (March 2000 )  Most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy 2010  BARCELONA Council (March 2002)  Need to boost RTD: Aim: 3% of EU GDP by 2010 (2/3 private) What’s new in FP7 ?  For the period  Doubling of total FP6 budget (from 5b€ to 10 b€ per year)  Increased basic research (~ EUR 1.5 b€ per year)  Simplify procedures  Proposes Joint Technology Initiatives (JTI) FP7 Tentative timetable: FP7 proposal of the Commission – April 2005 FP7 adopted by Council and Parliament – summer 2006 First calls for proposals – late th Framework Programme

9th Grove Fuel Cell Symposium, 6th October 2005 Sustainable Energy Systems Slide n° 3 Hydrogen and fuel cells Renewable electricity generation Renewable fuel production CO2 capture and storage technologies for zero emission power generation Smart energy networks Energy savings and energy efficiency Knowledge for energy policy making Clean coal technologies Renewables for heating and cooling FP 7 – Proposed Priority Topics in Energy

9th Grove Fuel Cell Symposium, 6th October 2005 Sustainable Energy Systems Slide n° 4 FP7 Proposes Concept for Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) for H2/FC  Public-Private-Partnership with an appropriate legal, governance and management structure – aiming also at leveraging funding from various sources  Envisages strong industrial participation in shared management of integrated RTD and demonstration activities, based on the research and deployment strategies developed in the Technology Platform  Supporting a European Research Area (ERA)  Developing outreach at international level  Capitalising on results of FP5 and FP6

9th Grove Fuel Cell Symposium, 6th October 2005 Sustainable Energy Systems Slide n° 5 European Joint Technology Initiative (JTI)  Key features : Concentrate efforts and funding from the industry, research communities with those from European, National, Regional and Local programmes in the form a Public Private Partnership Goal-oriented approach, aimed at achieving specific targets and intermediary milestones (quality gates) Optimal integration of research and demonstration actions, with continuous interaction to accelerate progress Concerted effort over the whole supply chain Driven by the industries that will have to take large-scale commercialisation decisions

9th Grove Fuel Cell Symposium, 6th October 2005 Sustainable Energy Systems Slide n° 6 Possible Content of the JTI Four broad themes:  European fuel cell development programme – focussed R&D programme with key milestones/ quality gates  Sustainable hydrogen supply programme – accelerated development of the critical technologies of hydrogen production, storage and distribution  Lighthouse demonstration programme – phased approach, with stepwise improvements in technologies and increasing number of sites and demonstrators  Market framework preparatory activities (cross-cutting) – proactively fostering business opportunities and early market applications in Europe and removing non-technical barriers

9th Grove Fuel Cell Symposium, 6th October 2005 Sustainable Energy Systems Slide n° 7 THANK YOU !!!

9th Grove Fuel Cell Symposium, 6th October 2005 Sustainable Energy Systems Slide n° 8 Staying Informed Energy Research at Europa Information on the Sixth Framework Programme Next Call for proposals Energy helpdesk Towards FP7 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform Joint Research Centre