1. Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation EU research & innovation collaboration with India in the Energy sector EU Delegation to India Research & Innovation Section Denis DAMBOIS, R&I Counsellor

2. Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation Political level "Indo-European R&I Partnership" launched in 2012 between India, the EU ( COM ) and EU member states 3 (5) priorities: health, water, energy (+ ICT, bio-economy) GSO: Group of Senior Officials 3 Thematic Working Groups on health, water, energy  identification of joint priorities (2014) Time for implementation !

3. Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation Various opportunities for R&I collaboration Within the EU R&I Framework Programme (Horizon 2020 – 2014-2020): collaborative projects, mobility fellowships, etc. Bilateral collaboration between India and specific EU member states Multilateral collaboration platforms: JPIs and ERA-Nets (see next slides)

4. Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation Collaborative projects under Horizon 2020 Huge programme (80 bn €), covering many fields including "Secure, clean and efficient energy" (and also the bio-­based economy, etc.) No automatic funding for Indian participants  matching funding for them from India ? "Work Programme" for 2 years ( 2014-15; 2016-17; etc. ); draft outline for 2016-17 already communicated to MNRE for feedback

5. Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation JPIs "Joint Programming Initiatives" Transnational public-public partnerships EU Member States' initiatives, facilitated by the European Commission (but outside Horizon 2020) Address major societal challenges by developing joint Strategic Research Agendas and programmes Can be implemented by various mechanisms, including ERA-Nets

6. Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation ERA-Nets (ERA = European Research Area) Transnational public-public partnerships between national R&D funding bodies (European or not) ERA-Net = FP instrument (Horizon 2020) To address a specific research area through joint calls for proposals (  collaborative projects) The European Commission funds coordination and management costs, and in some cases 33 % of projects costs

7. Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation Example: OCEANERA-NET "Ocean Energy European Research Area Network" (ERA-NET under FP7): network of 16 R&D funding organisations from 9 EU countries. The objective of OCEANERA-NET is to coordinate research funding programmes between European countries to support research in the ocean energy sector – including the generation of renewable electricity from wave and tidal energy, salinity gradient and ocean thermal energy conversion.

8. Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation Example: SOLAR ERA-Net ERA-Net under FP7 (2012-2016); 20 partners, including Turkey and Switzerland Network of national/regional funding organisations Focus on solar electricity: Photovoltaics, Solar Thermal Electricity and Concentrating Solar Power. Objective: undertake joint strategic planning of research activities in the area of solar electricity generation, and implement them through joint transnational calls for proposals for collaborative projects.

9. Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation Example: Inno-Indigo A geographical (not thematic) ERA-Net under FP7, involving India + many EU funding agencies Variable geometry (different agencies) according to the themataic focus of each call for proposals Themes of past calls: "Clean water and health"; "Chronic non-communicable diseases"; etc. Future call to be published on bio-energy Next meeting of "Platform of Funders" in June in Finland

10. Policy Research and Innovation Research and Innovation Energy-related ERA-Nets and JPIs AcronymStart DateEnd DateNetwork TypeFull NameCountries BESTF 01/01/201331/12/2017 EN+ BioEnergy Sustaining the Future : Joint Strategic Planning and Programming to Enable the Implementation of Bioenergy Demonstrations 8 BESTF2 01/01/201331/12/2017 EN+ Bioenergy Sustaining the Future 2 6 CAPITA 01/01/201231/12/2015 ERA-NET Catalytic Processes for Innovative Technology Applications 11 ERA-MBT 01/12/201330/11/2017 ERA-NET Marine Biotechnology ERA-NET 13 ERA-MIN 01/11/201131/10/2015 ERA-NET European Research Area - Network on the Industrial Handling of Raw Materials for European Industries 7 ERANet-LAC 01/10/201331/03/2017 ERA-NET Network of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Countries on Joint Innovation and Research Activities 10 ERANETMED 01/10/201330/09/2017 ERA-NET Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation through ERANET joint activities and beyond 9 Geothermal ERA NET 01/05/201230/04/2016 ERA-NET Geothermal ERA NET 7 INNO INDIGO 01/11/201331/10/2016 ERA-NET Innovation driven Initiative for the Development and Integration of Indian and European Research 11 NEWA EN+ New European Wind Atlas Joint Programme 8 OCEANERA- NET 01/12/201330/11/2017 ERA-NET The coordination of national research activities of Member States and Associated States in the field of Ocean Energy 0 PV-ERANET 2 01/10/2009 ERA-NET Networking and Integrat. of National and Regional Programmes in the Field of Photovoltaic Solar En. 11 SOLAR- ERA.NET 01/11/201231/10/2016 ERA-NET ERA-NET on Solar Electricity for the Implementation of the Solar Europe Industry Initiative 16 Urban Europe 18/06/2010 JPI Joint Programming Initiative - Urban Europe 16