Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem Stockholm-pat III WP  Fuel cells, including their applications  New technologies for energy carriers (hydrogen and electricity)  New and advanced concepts in renewable energy technologies  Capture and sequestration of CO 2  Socio-economic tools and concepts for energy strategy Medium and long-term research actions (405 M€)

Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem Stockholm-pat III WP Fuel cells Developing competitive fuel cell systems  Fuel cells development low temperature FC high temperature FC  System development for : domestic and industrial co-generation and air-conditioning power generation (0.5-5 MW) portable power systems small road vehicles heavy duty transportation

Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem Stockholm-pat III WP Energy carriers: Hydrogen Preparing for large scale utilization of hydrogen in the energy system  Clean production  Infrastructure (distribution and storage)  Basic materials  Safety  Hydrogen economy

Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem Stockholm-pat III WP Energy carriers: Electricity Transforming electricity grids to energy service networks  Systems and components for large scale use of distributed energy resources  Energy storage and systems for grid connected applications  Enabling technologies for interactive networks

Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem Stockholm-pat III WP Renewable energy technologies  Photovoltaics  Biomass and bioenergy  Other areas such as wind geothermal ocean concentrated solar thermal

Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem Stockholm-pat III WP RET: Photovoltaics Making PV-electricity more competitive  Concepts and materials for next generation solar cells  Processing and manufacturing technologies for PV modules and cells  PV components and systems  PV in the built environment

Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem Stockholm-pat III WP RET: Biomass and bio-energy Producing cheaper and cleaner bio-energy  Combustion technologies  Gasification systems  Biofuels for transport and fuel cells  Energy from bio-residues and energy crops

Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem Stockholm-pat III WP CO 2 capture and sequestration Looking for reliable, cost-efficient solutions  Post-combustion capture  Pre-combustion capture  Geological sequestration  Chemical / mineral sequestration

Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem Stockholm-pat III WP Socio-economic tools and concepts for energy strategy Developing models and tools to study social and economic issues related to new energy technologies  energy external costs  social issues related to implementation of energy technologies, incl. ethics  quantitative and qualitative forecasting methods

Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem Stockholm-pat III WP Some other energy related activities  Euratom programme for nuclear research  Specific research activities for SMEs  Marie Curie actions  Research infrastructures  RTD supporting European policies  Specific measures in support of International co-operation  ERA NET scheme - co-ordination of national activities

Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem Stockholm-pat III WP Sustainable Energy Systems 2003 and 2004 calls for proposals 2003 and 2004 calls for proposals

Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem Stockholm-pat III WP Road map  Yearly calls  major mid-term review of the work programme (and the road map)  call texts specify which areas are open and for which instruments  common (FP6) evaluation criteria and thresholds  list of topics for IP and NoE proposals previous submission of an EoI gives no preference to any proposals possible competition between and within research topic areas  specified areas for STREP proposals

Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystem Stockholm-pat III WP Road map 18 March M€198M€~ 65% for new instruments December M€4M€ (*) ~ 65% for new instruments December 2004 December 2005 Total405M€405M€ S. M. BudgetClosing dates M. L. Comments To be decided (*) Specific Support Actions + Co-ordination Actions