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Compilation by NCP Energy Germany This document gives information on calls and funded projects of the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 for the Societal Challenge – Secure, clean and efficient energy for the year 2016 and 2017. The data used in this document was extracted from the tables available at the website of the Cordis Information Service. More data is available in those tables.

Funded Projects under Horizon 2020 Secure, clean and efficient energy

Low Carbon Energy Call 2016-2017

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NKS-Energie 2 Projects funded under Horizon 2020 – Low Carbon Energy Call 2016-2017


Table of contents

A – Towards an integrated EU energy system

Topic LCE-01-Projects .......................................................................................................... 4

Topic LCE-02-Projects ........................................................................................................19




B - Renewable energy technologies










C - Enabling the decarbonisation of the use of fossil fuels during the transition to a

low-carbon economy












D - Social, economic and human aspects of the energy system


Topic LCE-32-Projects ...................................................................................................... 101

E - Supporting the development of a European research area in the field of energy



F - Cross-cutting issues


zu A - Towards an integrated EU energy system


List of Calls Low Carbon Energy ....................................................................................... 117

List of Abbreviations .......................................................................................................... 119





Topic LCE-01-Projects

Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: PENTAGON

Call: H2020-LCE-2016-SGS Type of Action: RIA

Title: Unlocking European grid local flexibility trough augmented energy conversion capabilities at district-level

Starting date: 01.12.2016 End date: 30.11.2019

Total Cost: 4,437,833.75 € EU max. contribution: 2,834,757.50 €

Coordinator: EXERGY LTD

Participants:

R2M SOLUTION SRL Schneider Electric SPA CARDIFF UNIVERSITY CSEM CENTRE SUISSE

D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT

ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A. COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE

ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

HSR HOCHSCHULE FUR TECHNIK RAPPERSWIL

BLAENAU GWENT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

Countries: UK;IT;BE;FR;CH

Objectives:

Pentagon is a 3-years research and innovation project that will investigate the potential of wider deployment of energy conversion technologies and strategies at district-level, with the aim to foster flexibility in the low-voltage and medium-voltage grid. The rationale that underlies Pentagon approach is that multi-vector smart districts can be the key enablers of future smart grids, provided their flexibility capabilities are augmented with adequate energy conversion technologies. To this end, Pentagon will deliver two key technology assets: a highly efficient power-to-gas installation sized for coupling with typical district heating plants and a multi-vector multi-scale district energy management platform for the combined monitoring and management of all district energy carriers. The power-to-gas technology will achieve a 15 to 25% energy gain compared to state-of-the-art performances. The multi-vector multi-scale district energy management platform will achieve 15 to 20% more flexibility at district-level, allowing for a 25% increase of renewable penetration, by leveraging building and district power to heat conversion capabilities. These impacts will be thoroughly assessed through an iterative validation and demonstration roadmap that will start with lab-scale individual component testing, continue with a focused deployment in district-scale experimental facilities, and conclude with a wider simulation-based assessment at distribution grid level that will rely on a real smart district from a project partner. Based on the results of the validation and demonstration, Pentagon will be able to implement an exploitation roadmap aimed both at (a) preparing the commercialization of the results (5-years post-project horizon) and (b) the definition and targeted dissemination of innovative local energy aggregation business models, leveraging a 200+ member stakeholder community and connections between PENTAGON and relevant market design standardization initiatives.





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: Storage4Grid


Title: Storage4Grid



Coordinator: ISTITUTO SUPERIORE MARIO BOELLA SULLE TECNOLOGIE DELL'INFORMAZIONE E DELLE TELECOMUNICAZIONI ASSOCIAZIONE

Participants:

UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI

UNINOVA-INSTITUTO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DE NOVAS TECNOLOGIAS-ASSOCIACAO

Lithium Balance A/S

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

ENIIG FORSYNING AS EDYNA SRL

Countries: IT;RO;DE;PT;DK

Objectives:

Future energy systems will be characterized by growing shares of intermittent power generation from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) while facing increasing diffusion of Electrical Vehicles (EVs). Such scenarios are creating new challenges for efficient management and grid stability. Energy Storage Systems (ESS) will provide a valuable solutions to such challenges.

The Storage4Grid (S4G) vision is to provide utilities and end-users with new tools for optimal grid planning, use and evaluation of storage technologies. S4G pre-designs new storage control models and interfaces built upon existing standards and suitable to support scalable and cost-efficient coordination of heterogeneous ESS.

S4G will deliver: (i) a Decision Support Framework allowing utilities to evaluate costs and benefits of existing and hypothetical storage installations, for various energy use patterns and regulatory landscapes; (ii) a Distributed Control methodology for ESS; (iii) an innovative Unbundled Smart Meter to enable ESS control in real-life settings; (iv) an Energy Router for provision of future grid services by ESS.

S4G will consider 3 scenarios, each associated to a different test site.

An advanced scenario for “Advanced Cooperative ESS” leveraging the Energy Router and DC buses will be developed and demonstrated in the MicroDERLab facilities in Bucharest (RO).

A “ESS Coordination” scenario will focus ESS deployed for maximize self-consumption and RES exploitation at prosumer level. It will be developed and evaluated in a deployment in Fur (DK).

The “Cooperative EV Charging” scenario will focus on use of storage to support large deployments of EV charging stations. It will be defined and validated in real-life settings in Bolzano (IT).

The compatibility of S4G models with standards, regulatory landscapes and emerging technologies is ensured by participation of one storage provider and by the engagement of utilities and storage providers in the External Stakeholders Group (ESG).





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: BAoBaB


Title: Blue Acid/Base Battery: Storage and recovery of renewable electrical energy by reversible salt water dissociation



Coordinator: STICHTING WETSUS, EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY

Participants:

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO

FUJIFILM MANUFACTURING EUROPE BV

AQUABATTERY BV

FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS

S.MED.E PANTELLERIA SPA

Countries: NL;IT;ES

Objectives:

The “Blue Acid/Base Battery” (BAoBaB), stores electrical energy using pH and salinity differences in water. The principle of BAoBaB is altering the acid-base balance by means of an excess of available electricity to obtain an acid and base from its corresponding salt solution. When electricity is needed, acid and base are recombined into their corresponding salt solution again while obtaining electrical work from the entropy and enthalpy gain. Our goal is to develop this totally new, environment-friendly, cost-competitive, scalable, water-based electrical energy storage system from TRL3 to TRL5.

Our objectives are:

1. to establish and extend the potential of BAoBaB to become a reliable and environmentally friendly way of storing (renewable) electricity at kWh-MWh scale for application at user premises or at substation level.

2. to understand and enhance mass transfer in round-trip conversion techniques and hence to improve the energy conversion efficiencies of the BAoBaB system, aiming an efficiency >80% and >10 times higher energy density than in Pumped Hydropower Storage.

3. to validate under accepted utility use conditions an automatically operated BAoBaB system (with corresponding battery management) at a scale of 1 kW power and 7 kWh energy storage.

4. To pave the road for cost competitive energy storage with attention to life-cycle cost and performance, aiming at <0.05 €/kWh/cycle.

BAoBaB operates at a timescale of hours to days, and hence will enable a larger penetration degree of distributed and intermittent renewable energy sources. Not only the storage capacities are huge (kWh to MWh), resources are plentiful (salt and water) and environmental risks are minimal. Together with the location independence and non-toxic nature, penetration rate can be high within the EU and outside, providing the EU export opportunities.





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: SABINA


Title: SmArt BI-directional multi eNergy gAteway



Coordinator: SMS ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED

Participants:

CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS – NTUA

PAN EUROPEAN ICT & EBUSINESS NETWORK FOR SME ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALSANS BUT LUCRATIF

UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA INSERO AS FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE

RECERCA DE L'ENERGIA DE CATALUNYA

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC ESPANA SA

AMIRES SRO

Countries: UK;CH;ES;DK;EL;BE;CZ

Objectives:

Flexibility needs to be added to Europe’s power system to accommodate an increasing share of variable power generation from renewable sources. Indeed, service quality issues start to arise on the grid when this share in electricity consumption reaches 10%. To meet the EU’s targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions this share should rise to 30% by 2030 and up to 50% by 2050. The cost of this transition and the necessary measures to guarantee stable and continuous supply are a major political concern. The SABINA project responds to it by targeting the cheapest possible source of flexibility: the existing thermal inertia in buildings and the coupling between heat and electricity networks it enables.

This coupling requires accurately estimating the thermal inertia of many buildings. SABINA’s partner the University of Navarra has created a breakthrough, automatic method for this estimation, which shall be scaled up, validated and integrated in a complete management system through this project. This system will operate on two complementary time horizons:

• One day: aggregation and management at the district level of the electric and thermal flexibilities, and conversion and storage of the excess electrical energy to thermal energy in the freely available building inertia.

• Seconds to minutes: local control of inverters feeding renewable electricity to the grid, with optimal parameters automatically determined at the district level.

Research partners will develop novel control and optimization algorithms, and integrate and evaluate the system in lab and operational settings. The SABINA solution is compatible with both new and existing buildings; it is planned to be deployed within five years of the end of the project. Lead users are present in the consortium: Telvent and SMS plc, the coordinator, for the architecture, and Insero for the business model it enables; compliance and contribution to relevant standards will be ensured by the European Digital SME Alliance.





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: FHP


Title: Flexible Heat and Power, Connecting heat and power networks by harnessing the complexity in distributed thermal flexibility.



Coordinator: VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.

Participants:

FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

KARLSHAMN ENERGI AB RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF

SWEDEN AB

NODAIS AB HONEYWELL, SPOL. S.R.O ECOVAT WERK BV

Countries: BE;ES;SE;CZ;NL

Objectives:

The annual space heating and cooling energy consumption in Europe is almost 3,500TWh. In 2012, in EU28 the electricity consumption ratio was around the 20% of the total energy consumption, from which 30% was consumed in the residential and 30% in the services sectors. From these proportions, air conditioning represents 17% of the total electricity consumption in the EU27 residential buildings. In the EU tertiary sector the electric space and water heating system represent 19.22%, the ventilation 12.47%, the commercial refrigeration 8.57% and the air conditioning 2.86% of the buildings electricity consumption. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning system’s electricity consumption of a building can represent between the 30% and 40% of the total energy consumption.

The inertia of these power to heat solutions constitute an enormous potential for electric flexibility usable for absorbing the excess of renewable generation and avoiding curtailment while managing local power congestion, voltage stability in the grid and avoiding reversal power flows, as well as minimizing RES production imbalance. That is, DER with thermal inertia can provide services to RES owners, grid operators, aggregators and actors on the power market, while saving energy in the buildings. In fact, flexibility harnessing using heat to power solutions enables to deploy large-scale renewable throughout Europe successfully.

The Flexible Heat and Power (FHP) project will develop a Power-to-Heat (and Cooling) solution package that manages this complexity through an easily accessible interface aimed at buildings and power grid actors. A practical prototype will be developed and deployed in two different demonstration scenarios in The Netherlands and Sweden representing diverse parts of the European power grid. FHP has the potential to provide total thermal flexibility with the aim of increasing the share of renewables by 22% over the total electric consumption from current technical limits (40%).





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: EnergyKeeper


Title: Keep the Energy at the right place!



Coordinator: LIETUVOS ENERGETIKOS INSTITUTAS

Participants:

JENABATTERIES GMBH PISGA SOFTWARE AND

COMMUNICATION LTD STICHTING

ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND

TECNOLOGIAS AVANZADAS INSPIRALIA SL

ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION

ICM DIVISION INDUSTRIAL ENERGY TEAM SPA STICHTING WAGENINGEN

RESEARCH LITGRID AB

Countries: LT;DE;ES;IL;IT;NL

Objectives:

Main idea is to allow individual users and urban communities in remote (isolated) areas to benefit from a local low carbon economy.

The project will enable the communities and individual users to participate in the smart grid context, it will develop an intelligent storage solution optimizing the communities demand and supply. The solution will be scalable towards size of the community (30-10.000 households) and their capacity of renewable energy generation and available storage capacity (i.e. number of EV´s). It will:

Scale up of cheap and more environmental friendly storage solution for medium/ low voltages.

It will mitigate on electricity poverty related to the intermittent generation of renewable electricity.

Development of the business model between community and local and national renewable energy generation.

Flatten the peak demands to Distribution System Operators (DSO´s)/ Energy Service Companies (ESCo´s) network.

Development of the local smart charging model (for the EV´s) for the community to reduce peak demands.

(optional) Research on new needs of communication protocols between end users (smart meters, EV) with storage solution and / or retailer in line with Expert Group of the SMGT





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: SHAR-Q


Title: Storage capacity sharing over virtual neighbourhoods of energy ecosystems



Coordinator: ATOS SPAIN SA

Participants:

BAVENIR SRO ENERCOUTIM - ASSOCIACAO

EMPRESARIALDE ENERGIA SOLAR DE ALCOUTIM

CLUSTER DE ENERGIA INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION

AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENERGIE GUSSING GMBH Atos IT Solutions and Services,

s.r.o.

UBIMET GMBH EUROPAISCHES ZENTRUM FUR

ERNEUERBARE ENERGIE GUSSING GMBH

RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

DIACHEIRISTIS ELLINIKOU DIKTYOU DIANOMIS ELEKTRIKIS ENERGEIAS AE

Countries: ES;SK;AU;PT;DE;EL;CZ

Objectives:

Storages are unavoidable components of the future smart grid with large share of variable renewable generation. However, the unit-cost of energy, that is retrieved from storages, is several times higher than the cost of energy consumed upon its output from RES. Therefore, there is a strong requirement on the optimisation of storage capacities deployed in the grid. This is especially true for the small energy sites such as DER and prosumers’ microgrids which are the segments, targeted by the SHAR-Q bottom-up concept.

The principal objective of the SHAR-Q is to optimize the storage capacities deployed in the grid with the help of a peer-to-peer interoperability network that connects neighbourhooding RES+Storage ecosystems into a collaboration framework. Thus, the optimization of storage capacities can be achieved through their sharing among the participating actors. To get connected to the SHAR-Q network, an open interoperability gateway with semantic interface descriptors will be provided that will be based on the most adopted standards in the field. Moreover, the users will be provided with an ability to manage their contribution to the collaborative models on their own in a way that resembles the well-known social web portals (e.g. users can control with whom they wish to share specific storage capacities).

The viability of the collaborative business models will be proven through added-value services, deployed over the SHAR-Q interoperability network, that will be demonstrated in 3 different pilots, targeting 3 different segments of end-users such as neighborhoods of distributed RES, coalitions of prosumers and locations with e-vehicle charging stations.

The SHAR-Q research and innovation activities will be driven by the opinion of stakeholders involved in the SHAR-Q stakeholder advisory board. Their feedback will be carefully monitored throughout the project duration. Such approach is supposed to maximise the adoption potential of the SHAR-Q concept.





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: DOMINOES


Title: Smart Distribution Grid: a Market Driven Approach for the Next Generation of Advanced Operation Models and Services



Coordinator: EMPOWER IM OY

Participants:

CNET - Centre for New Energy Technologies, S.A.

LAPPEENRANNAN TEKNILLINEN YLIOPISTO

THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST

EDP DISTRIBUICAO ENERGIA SA INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE

ENGENHARIA DO PORTO UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA VIRTUAL POWER SOLUTIONS

LIMITED

Countries: FI;PT;UK;ES

Objectives:

The DOMINOES project aims to enable the discovery and development of new demand response, aggregation, grid management and peer-to-peer trading services by designing, developing and validating a transparent and scalable local energy market solution. The market can be leveraged to share local value, increase renewable energy accessibility and make better use of local grids by Distribution System Operators (DSO), Prosumers/Consumers, Energy Retailers and other key stakeholders. The project will show how DSOs can dynamically and actively manage grid balance in the emerging future where microgrids, ultra-distributed generation and energy independent communities will be prevalent. Best value will only emerge if these resources and stakeholders can be connected to both DSO activities and the centralized market mechanism. The project will establish solutions for this challenge by addressing the following steps:

1. Design and develop a local energy market architecture

2. Develop and demonstrate ICT components enabling the local market concept

3. Develop and demonstrate balancing and demand response services supporting the local markets

4. Design and validate local market enabled business models

5. Analyze and develop solutions for secure data handling related to local market enabled transactions

With these steps, the DOMINOES project is able to address all the requirements of the LCE-01-2017 call. The project will deliver 1. new business models for demand response and virtual power plant (VPP) operations; 2. tools and technology validation for demand response services; 3. services based on smart metering; 4. methods to utilize VPPs and microgrids as active balancing assets; 5. secure data handling procedures in local markets. These results will be validated in three validation sites in Portugal and Finland. A DSO environment in Évora (Portugal), a VPP site distributed across bank branches in Portugal and a microgrid site in Lappeenranta (Finland).





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: RESOLVD


Title: Renewable penetration levered by Efficient Low Voltage Distribution grids



Coordinator: UNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA

Participants:

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA

INTRACOM SA TELECOM SOLUTIONS

COMSENSUS, KOMUNIKACIJE IN SENZORIKA, DOO

ESTABANELL Y PAHISA ENERGIA SA

SMART INNOVATION NORWAY AS

JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH

Countries: ES;NO;AU;EL;SI

Objectives:

RESOLVD aims to contribute to setting the next generation of competitive technologies and services for smart grids addressed in the topic LCE-01-2016-2017 (Area: 4- Intelligent electricity distribution grid). The objective is to improve the efficiency and the hosting capacity of distribution networks, in a context of highly distributed renewable generation by introducing flexibility and control in the low voltage grid.

An innovative advanced power electronics device, with integrated storage management capabilities, will provide both switching and energy balancing capacities to operate the grid optimally. Continuous power flow control between storage and the grid, and also between phases, will result in a flatter and reduced demand curve at the substation level with an associated loss reduction and an improved voltage control and quality of supply.

The enhanced observability of RESOLVD, provided through cost-effective PMUs and state-of-the-art short-term forecasting algorithms that predict demand and renewable generation, will permit a reduction of uncertainty in grid operation and an increased efficiency. RESOLVD proposes hardware and software technologies to improve low voltage grid monitoring with wide area monitoring capabilities and automatic fault detection and isolation.

This improved observability and monitoring system combined with the capability of actuating on the grid will benefit from robust scheduling methods to support self-healing and grid reconfiguration. This will allow efficient grid operation and a maximised renewable hosting capacity.

The integration of these technologies, allowing interoperability with legacy systems and third parties in a cyber secure way, envisions new business models that will be analysed during the project. Some of them focused on the role of the DSO as a facilitator, but others simply to exploit a second-life of certain types of batteries.





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: UNITED-GRID


Title: Integrated cyber-physical solutions for intelligent distribution grid with high penetration of renewables



Coordinator: CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB

Participants:

GOTEBORG ENERGI AB COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE


SOREA SOCIETE DES REGIES DE L'ARC

SECURITY MATTERS BV IMCG SWEDEN AB

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN

RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN AB

ATOS WORLDGRID SAS ENEXIS BV SMART STATE TECHNOLOGY BV

Countries: SE;NL;FR

Objectives:

"UNITED-GRID aspires to be the arrow-head within “Integrated cyber-physical solutions for intelligent distribution grid with distributed energy resources” and addresses the challenges in the “competitive low-carbon energy"", relevant to next generation of active distribution grids.

UNITED-GRID will develop a tool-box with technologies enabling at least 80% renewable-based energy production on an annual basis, with an increased reliability performance of 50%, while decreasing grid losses by 10%. The developed technologies include e.g. solutions for real-time system awareness and control, short term generation and load forecasting, setting-less protection schemes and new business models. The tool-box will be integrated into a professional system ensuring interoperability and smooth integration with existing EMS/DMS on the market. To enhance future impacts, at least 2/3 of novel solutions which have been positively validated will have an agreed and financed development processes for the next TRL level beyond the project.

The project team has been selected carefully and has proven R&I, demonstration and deployment capabilities as well as established regulatory and policy channels. The team includes experienced research organisations (SP, TU/e, CEA, and Chalmers), 3 DSOs, a DMS provider and expert SME partners to ensure the exploitation of the developed solutions.

To further enhance the deployment towards a low carbon energy society, the project will together with at least 20 market actors define pathways to navigate in the rapidly changing energy environment. Furthermore, at least 25% of the test-pilots will sign a letter of commitment to execute parts of the developed pathways.

The real-life demonstrators, covering more than 80% of European market conditions, are provided by the project partners in-kind to an estimated value of €4.1M. With the requested EC contribution of €4M, the project encloses €8M, matching the UNITED-GRID projects ambitions and objectives.





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: FLEXCoop


Title: Democratizing energy markets through the introduction of innovative flexibility-based demand response tools and novel business and market models for energy cooperatives



Coordinator: FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Participants:

ETRA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

GRINDROP LIMITED FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE

INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS

CENTRE INTERNACIONAL DE METODES NUMERICS EN ENGINYERIA

ORGANISATIE VOOR HERNIEUWBARE ENERGIE DECENTRAAL

HYPERTECH (CHAIPERTEK) ANONYMOS VIOMICHANIKI EMPORIKI ETAIREIA PLIROFORIKIS KAI NEON TECHNOLOGION

KONCAR - INZENJERING ZA ENERGETIKUI TRANSPORT DD

SUITE5 DATA INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

RESCOOP EU ASBL SOM ENERGIA SCCL MERIT CONSULTING HOUSE

SPRL

Countries: DE;ES;EL;DK;UK;HR;IE;BE;NL

Objectives:

FLEXCoop introduces an end-to-end Automated Demand Response Optimization Framework. It enables the realization of novel business models, allowing energy cooperatives to introduce themselves in energy markets under the role of an aggregator. It equips cooperatives with innovative and highly effective tools for the establishment of robust business practices to exploit their microgrids and dynamic VPPs as balancing and ancillary assets toward grid stability and alleviation of network constraints.

Optimization in FLEXCoop applies to multiple levels. It spans local generation output, demand and storage flexibility, as well as the flexibility offered by EVs to facilitate maximum RES integration into the grid, avoidance of curtailment and satisfaction of balancing and ancillary grid needs. This is achieved via automated, human-centric demand response schemes with the participation of appropriately selected residential prosumers. To enhance prosumer acceptance, the FLEXCoop innovative services will feature non-intrusiveness, comfort and well-being preservation, non-violation of prosumer daily schedules as well as maximization of benefits through transparent and open participation in markets. It will also guarantee easy switching between DR service providers, vendor lock-in avoidance, customized DR service contracts and objective settlement and remuneration, thus establishing an energy democracy context and empowering prosumers to become active energy market players. FLEXCoop brings together a wide range of baseline technologies to build an open and interoperable DR optimization framework, including a fully-fledged tool suite for energy cooperatives (aggregators) and prosumers involved in the DR value chain, ensuring: (i) DR stakeholders empowerment and transformation into active market players, (ii) end-to-end interoperability between energy networks, energy management systems and devices and (iii) the realization of new business models for energy cooperatives.





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: Net2DG


Title: Leveraging Networked Data for the Digital electricity Grid



Coordinator: AALBORG UNIVERSITET

Participants:

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN

RESILTECH SRL STADT LANDAU A.D. ISAR THY-MORS ENERGI SERVICE A/S

SCHWEFEL HANS-PETER CHRISTIAN

FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBH KAMSTRUP AS

Countries: DK;AU;DE;IT

Objectives:

Reliable and efficient electricity supply to geographically distributed customers is the main task of the Distribution System Operators (DSOs). An increasing number of grid-related data sources is in principle accessible to DSOs, but this information is in most cases not yet utilized for grid operation. Leveraging measurements and ICT reachability of Smart Meters and grid connected systems (such as Intelligent Electronic Devices) for digital distribution grid operation is challenging as it requires resilient and secure data collection, and data-quality aware processing and distribution system control solutions.

The Net2DG project will develop a proof-of-concept solution based on off-the-shelf computing hardware that uses existing communication technologies to leverage measurement capabilities of Smart Meters and DER inverters deployed in low-voltage (LV) grids. The solution will correlate this data with information from existing DSO subsystems in order to provide novel LV grid observability applications for voltage quality, grid operation efficiency and LV grid outage diagnosis. The resulting observability is subsequently used by specifically developed robust control and coordination approaches, which utilize existing actuation capabilities for voltage quality enhancement and loss minimization in the LV grid.

The use of off-the shelf components, the system level resilience and security solution, and the offered customizability of the Net2DG approach specifically address the needs of small and medium-sized DSOs (less than 100.000 clients). Therefore, the Net2DG solution will make small and medium-sized DSOs early adopters of digital technologies for LV outage diagnosis, grid operation efficiency and voltage quality.

The Net2DG solutions will be developed by a consortium including two small and medium-sized DSOs from two different European countries, academic partners, SME and startup technology companies, as well as Smart Meter and inverter vendors.





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: DRIVE


Title: Demand Response Integration tEchnologies: unlocking the demand response potential in the distribution grid



Coordinator: COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

Participants:

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY COMSA CORPORACION DE

INFRAESTRUCTURAS SL ENERVALIS R2M SOLUTION SPAIN SL BLAENAU GWENT COUNTY

BOROUGH COUNCIL SCHOLT ENERGY SERVICES BV

CASSIDIAN CYBERSECURITY SAS

TAJFUN HIL DRUSTVO SA OGRANICENOM ODGOVORNOSCU ZA ISTRAZIVANJE, PROIZVODNJU, TRGOVINU I USLUGE NOVI SAD

Countries: FR;UK;NL;ES;BE;RS

Objectives:

Addressing call topic area 3 (DR Technologies), DRIvE links together cutting edge science in Multi-Agent Systems (MAS), forecasting and cyber security with emerging innovative SMEs making first market penetration in EU DR markets. In doing so, near market solutions are strengthened with lower TRL, higher risk functionalities that support a vision of an “internet of energy” and “collaborative energy network.” From the research side, MAS will move closer to real time operations and progress from a limited number of assets toward decentralized management of a larger number of assets providing DR services to prosumers, grid stakeholders and DSOs. The research will deliver a fully-integrated, interoperable and secure DR Management Platform for Aggregators with advanced hybrid forecasting, optimization, fast-response capabilities and enhanced user participation components in a standard-compliant (Open ADR) market-regulated (USEF) manner, empowering a true cost-effective mass-market (100's millions of heterogenous assets). The project features 5 pilots across 3 countries consisting of a stadium, wind farm, 7-floor office, tertiary & residential buildings within medium-large districts, resulting in over 25 MW of potential flexible capacity. Direct engagement of 100 households and 2 tertiary buildings (over 1,000 persons) is attained and replication to over 75,000 persons is possible. The pilots will be running in real DSO environment with real engagement of grid players. Overall, DRIvE will make available average 20% of load in residential and tertiary buildings for use in DR, resulting in up to 30% cost-saving (price-based DR) and also maximizing revenue for prosumers (incentive-based DR). DRIvE will also allow a minimum 25% increase of renewable hosting capacity (distribution grid) and up to 30% of overall reduction of CAPEX and OPEX costs for DSOs. The project is female led and three women serve in management structure positions of responsibility.





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: eDREAM


Title: eDREAM - enabling new Demand REsponse Advanced, Market oriented and Secure technologies, solutions and business models



Coordinator: ENGINEERING - INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA SPA

Participants:

ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS

ENERGY@WORK SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA A R.L.

SERVELECT SRL EMOTION SRL

TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY KIWI POWER LTD ATOS SPAIN SA ASM TERNI SPA UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA CLUJ-

NAPOCA

Countries: IT;EL;UK;ES;RO

Objectives:

Smart automated Demand Response (DR) represents a valid alternative to grid reinforement for electricity Distribution System Operators (DSOs) to procure in a cost-effective way the necessary flexibility for integrating larger shares of intermittent RESs, while not compromising security of supply and network reliability. However DR potential has been exploited so far to a very limited extent due to a number of technological, regulatory, economic barriers. To cope with these challenges, eDREAM will develop and make available a novel near real time DR scalable secure blockchain-driven technological and business framework aimed to optimize aggregated system services flexibility provisioning to DSOs. The project will research and develop tools and services for: i) optimal DR system design, which includes early detection of flexibility potential via multimodal fusion of aerial, LIDAR and thermal imaging, end users profiling and segmentation by leveraging on big data clustering and large data sets visual interactive exploration and DR optimization services for energy end users; ii) optimal DSO-driven Demand Response management, including novel applications of blockchain decentralized ledger for secure data handling, market-based microgrid control and near real time closed loop DR verification aimed to improve system observability and enable fair DR financial settlement. Novel flexibility market and services/products design, as well as cooperative DSO-aggregator business models enabled by incentive sharing will validate the eDREAM DR technical concept from the economic perspective. The eDREAM technologies will be extensively validated in a lab-based pilot (Greece), followed by two field pilots, a C&I VPP-based optimal aggregated flexibility management in UK and a mixed stationary and movable (EVs) loads flexibility microgrid-level optimized flexibility management in Italy.





Topic: LCE-01-2016-2017 Acronym: SOGNO


Title: Service Oriented Grid for the Network of the Future



Coordinator: ERICSSON GMBH

Participants:

ALTEA BV CENTRUL ROMAN AL ENERGIEI –

CRE GRIDHOUND UG

(HAFTUNGSBESCHRANKT) RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE

TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

WATERFORD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

B.A.U.M. CONSULT GMBH CEZ ROMANIA SA ERICSSON EESTI AS ESB NETWORKS LTD THE NATIONAL

MICROELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS CENTRE LTD

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Countries: DE;NL;RO;EE;IE;IT

Objectives:

The energy systems of 2025 will be based on increasing levels of RES penetration and DSO’s will need new insight into how their networks are performing to optimise their operations financially. At the same time, the 5G mobile networks will be deployed by 2025 offering low latency, high availability services enabling data driven control. The evolution of the energy sector is increasingly focused on energy as a service. What DSOs now need is to accelerate their ability to introduce innovations, such as those based on the sharing economy, by themselves using services increasing their flexibility to adapt and reducing their need for fixed investments.

SOGNO will address this challenge by combining the application of deep intelligence techniques, industry grade data analysis and visualisation tools, advanced sensors, an advanced power measurement unit and 5G based ICT to provide fine grained visibility and control of both MV and LV power networks using end to end automation in a virtualised environment. Our results are provided as turnkey services, validated in DSO field trials (to TRL level 6) preparing them for market introduction beginning shortly after the project ends. An Open API will be provided to enable third parties to market their services in our eco-system creating further market growth.

Regulatory and standards changes needed to enable the deployment of advanced techniques will be prepared by the project. Ethical business models will support the market introduction of turnkey services. Commercialisation of the project results, as energy services, will result in disruptive change in the DSO energy market enabling breakthroughs in the speed and cost effectiveness of DSO large scale roll out of automation and growth in the energy services market in Europe and beyond. The SOGNO vision will unlock a new service-oriented market making Europe’s energy sector the most advanced and open in the world.






Topic: LCE-02-2016 Acronym: INVADE

Call: H2020-LCE-2016-SGS Type of Action: IA

Title: Smart system of renewable energy storage based on INtegrated EVs and bAtteries to empower mobile, Distributed and centralised Energy storage in the distribution grid



Coordinator: SMART INNOVATION NORWAY AS

Participants:

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA

Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy

ESMART SYSTEMS AS LYSE AS ESTABANELL Y PAHISA ENERGIA

SA

NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU

NEWEN PROJECTS GMBH ALBENA AD Schneider Electric Norge AS STICHTING ELAADNL GREENFLUX ASSETS B.V.

Countries: NO;ES;FI;DE;BG;NL

Objectives:

An inspiration for INVADE are the world-wide agreements on minimisation of human caused effects to climate change and energy efficiency targets set at the European Union with ambitious goals for reduction of greenhouse gas emission and for increase of renewable energy share.

To enable a higher share of renewable energy sources to the smart grid and gain a traction in the market place a few critical barriers must be overcome. There is a deficiency of 1) flexibility and battery management systems 2) exploration of ICT solutions based on active end user participation 3) efficient integration of energy storage and transport sector (EVs), 4) novel business models supporting an increasing number of different actors in the grid.

INVADE addresses these challenges by proposing to deliver a Cloud based flexibility management system integrated with EVs and batteries empowering energy storage at mobile, distributed and centralised levels to increase renewables share in the smart distribution grid. The project integrates different components: flexibility management system, energy storage technologies, electric vehicles and novel business models. It underpins these components with advanced ICT cloud based technologies to deliver the INVADE platform. The project will integrate the platform with existing infrastructure and systems at pilot sites in Bulgaria, Germany, Spain, Norway and the Netherlands and validate it through mobile, distributed and centralised use cases in the distribution grid in large scale demonstrations. Novel business models and extensive exploitation activities will be able to tread the fine line between maximizing profits for a full chain of stakeholders and optimizing social welfare while contributing to the standardization and regulation policies for the European energy market. A meaningful integration of the transport sector is represented by Norway and the Netherlands pilots – with the highest penetration of EVs worldwide.





Topic: LCE-02-2016 Acronym: WiseGRID


Title: Wide scale demonstration of Integrated Solutions and business models for European smartGRID



Coordinator: ETRA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA

Participants:

BOUYGUES ENERGIES & SERVICES

ASM TERNI SPA ECOPOWER COOPERATIVA ELECTRICA

BENEFICA SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS SOCIEDAD COOPERATIVA VALENCIANA

AMPERE POWER ENERGY SL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION

AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF

ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS - RESEARCH CENTER

RESCOOP EU ASBL QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF

LONDON ETAIRIA PAROCHIS AERIOU

ATTIKIS ANONIMI ETAIRIA ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE

NORMALIZACION

ENGINEERING - INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA SPA

CENTRUL ROMAN AL ENERGIEI – CRE


ASOCIACION INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE LA ENERGIA


VARTA STORAGE GMBH EMOTION SRL PARTAGO ENERGEIAKO GRAFEIO AIGAIOY

Countries: ES;FR;IT;RO;BE;EL;DE;UK





Objectives:

WiseGRID has two intertwined and equally important strategic goals: on the one hand, it aims at successfully putting in the market, within a horizon of 24 months after project completion, a set of solutions and technologies which increase the smartness, stability and security of an open, consumer-centric European energy grid, with an enhanced use of storage technologies and a highly increased share of RES. On the other hand, the project intends to have a significant impact in the business and innovation activities of the consortium -with a planned ROI for the partners of less than 30 months after commercialisation of WiseGRID products and services starts- and the European sector at large, contributing to the creation of jobs, the access to new energy services of citizens and public/private organisations, the saving of CO2, and the increase of of RES, among other impacts.

The achievement of these strategic goals will involve the four aspects addressed by LCE-02-2016: (a) Demand Response, (b) Smartening the Distribution Grid, (c) Demonstrating Energy Storage Technologies and (d) the Smart Integration of Grid Users from Transport.

WiseGRID technologies and solutions will be packed within 9 different products, the impact of which will be demonstrated under real life conditions in 4 large scale demonstrators –in Belgium, Italy, Spain and Greece-. In order to facilitate the assessment of the performance, transferability and scalability of these solutions, the demonstrations will be conducted following 7 high level use cases.





Topic: LCE-02-2016 Acronym: InteGrid


Title: Demonstration of INTElligent grid technologies for renewables INTEgration and INTEractive consumer participation enabling INTEroperable market solutions and INTErconnected stakeholders



Coordinator: EDP DISTRIBUICAO ENERGIA SA

Participants:

ADP - AGUAS DE PORTUGAL, SGPS SA

CYBERGRID GMBH (Participation ended)

CYBERGRID GMBH & CO KG ELLEVIO AB GE GRID SOLUTIONS (UK)

LIMITED DNV GL NETHERLANDS B.V. KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA

HOEGSKOLAN SAP SE UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA

COMILLAS

AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH

CNET - Centre for New Energy Technologies, S.A.

ELEKTRO LJUBLJANA PODJETJE ZADISTRIBUCIJO ELEKTRICNE ENERGIJE D.D.

INESC TEC - INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES, TECNOLOGIA E CIENCIA

STADEN I MOBILEN AB

Countries: PT;AU;SI;SE;UK;NL;DE;ES

Objectives:

InteGrid’s vision is to bridge the gap between citizens, technology and the other players of the energy system. The project will demonstrate how DSOs may enable all stakeholders to actively participate in the energy market and distribution grid management and develop and implement new business models, making use of new data management and consumer involvement approaches. Moreover, the consortium will demonstrate scalable and replicable solutions in an integrated environment that enables DSOs to plan and operate the network with a high share of DRES in a stable, secure and economic way, using flexibility inherently offered by specific technologies and by interaction with different stakeholders. To achieve these objectives, a complementary partnership covering the distribution system value chain has been established. The consortium includes three DSOs from different countries and their retailers, innovative ICT companies and equipment manufacturers as well as customers, a start-up in the area of community engagement and excellent R&D institutions. InteGrid’s concepts and approaches are based on the these two elements: 1. the role of the DSO as system optimiser and as market facilitator and 2. the integration of existing demonstration activities in three different regions allowing to move from single solutions to an integrated management at a higher scale while focusing on the scalability and replicability considering current and evolving market (and regulatory) conditions. The three conceptual pillars – proactive operational planning with DER, business models for flexible DER, information exchange between different power system actors – offer an opportunity to maximize the economic, societal and environmental gains from the combined integration of DRES and flexible DER. A market hub platform coupled with smart grid functions and innovative business models will open opportunities for new services and an effective roll-out of emerging technologies in the short-term.





Topic: LCE-02-2016 Acronym: GOFLEX


Title: Generalized Operational FLEXibility for Integrating Renewables in the Distribution Grid



Coordinator: IBM IRELAND LIMITED

Participants:

INEA INFORMATIZACIJA ENERGETIKA AVTOMATIZACIJA DOO

ROBOTINA D.O.O., PODJETJE ZA INZ ENIRING, MARKETING, TRGOVINO IN PROIZVODNJO

ARCHI ILEKTRISMOU KYPROU HAUTE ECOLE SPECIALISEE DE

SUISSE OCCIDENTALE SWW WUNSIEDEL GMBH

AALBORG UNIVERSITET TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET

DRESDEN ETREL SVETOVANJE IN DRUGE

STORITVE DOO B.A.U.M. CONSULT GMBH UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS L'ENERGIE DE SION-REGION SA,

ESR

Countries: IE;SI;DK;DE;CY;CH

Objectives:

The GOFLEX project will innovate, integrate, further develop and demonstrate a group of electricity smart-grid technologies, enabling the cost-effective use of demand response in distribution grids, increasing the grids’ available adaptation capacity and safely supporting an increasing share of renewable electricity generation. The GOFLEX smart grid solution will deliver flexibility that is both general (across different loads and devices) and operational (solving specific local grid problems). GOFLEX enables active use of distributed sources of load flexibility to provide services for grid operators, balance electricity demand and supply, and optimize energy consumption and production at the local level of electricity trading and distribution systems. Building on top of existing, validated technologies for capturing and exploiting distributed energy consumption and production flexibility, GOFLEX enables flexibility in automatic trading of general, localized, device-specific energy as well as flexibility in trading aggregated prosumer energy. Generalized demand-response services are based on transparent aggregation of distributed, heterogeneous resources to offer virtual-power-plant and virtual-storage capabilities. The sources of load flexibility include thermal (heating/cooling) and electric storage (electric vehicles charging/discharging). A backbone data-services platform offers localised estimation and short-term predictions of market and energy demand/generation, and flexibility in order to support effective data-driven decisions for the various stakeholders. Smart-grid technologies, such as increased observability and congestion management, contribute to the platform.

Over 36 months, GOFLEX will demonstrate the benefits of the integrated GOFLEX solution in three use-cases, covering a diverse range of structural and operational distribution grid conditions in three European countries.





Topic: LCE-02-2016 Acronym: SMILE


Title: SMart IsLand Energy systems



Coordinator: RINA CONSULTING SPA

Participants:

COMMUNITY ENERGY SCOTLAND LIMITED

ROUTE MONKEY LTD EEM EMPRESA DE

ELECTRICIDADE DA MADEIRA SA MITI - MADEIRA INTERACTIVE

TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE – ASSOCIACAO

SAMSO KOMMUNE SAMSO ELEKTRO APS TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI

TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS DIKTYO AEIFORIKON NISON TOY

AIGAIOU AE

VCHARGE UK LTD SUNAMP LIMITED ASSOCIACAO COMERCIAL E

INDUSTRIAL DO FUNCHAL - CAMARA DE COMERCIO E INDUSTRIA DA MADEIRA

BRIGHT CURIOSITY, LDA AALBORG UNIVERSITET SAMSO ENERGIAKADEMI

FORENING Lithium Balance A/S STICHTING ENERGY VALLEY RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN

Countries: IT;UK;PT;DK;NL;EL

Objectives:

Europe’s electricity sector is experiencing severe transformations: modernization of the electricity system is vital for achieving Europe’s energy targets, and smart grids and flexible electricity systems are essential for this modernization. On this respect, the SMILE project will demonstrate different innovative technological and non-technological solutions in large-scale smart grid demonstration projects in the Orkneys, Samsø and Madeira islands, paving the way for their introduction in the market in the near future. The technological solutions vary from: integration of battery technology, power to heat, power to fuel, pumped hydro, electric vehicles, electricity stored on board of boats, an aggregator approach to demand side management (DSM) and predictive algorithms.

The pilots will demonstrate operation of the distribution grid under stable and secure conditions to implement solutions for demand response, intelligent control and automation of distribution networks; they have high shares of RES in the electricity grid or have planned increasing shares in the next years. All of them will demonstrate stable grid operation with use of storage solutions and smart integration of grid users from transport.

Each pilot will test the most appropriate solutions for local specificities, and common lessons with cross-cutting valence will be derived. Involving projects on islands will ease engaging residents in SMILE. Indeed, islanders are usually sensible to provide availability to test solutions impacting their daily life. Finally, two of the pilots are not total energy islands, thus representing smart grids located on the mainland and not limiting replication potential to other island locations only.

SMILE consortium is composed by 19 partners from 6 EU countries: all the value chain actors needed to efficiently implement the 3 projects have been involved and an innovation management approach will guarantee a wider exploitation and replication of technological solutions.





Topic: LCE-02-2016 Acronym: inteGRIDy


Title: integrated Smart GRID Cross-Functional Solutions for Optimized Synergetic Energy Distribution, Utilization Storage Technologies



Coordinator: ATOS SPAIN SA

Participants:

SIEMENS PLC ENGINEERING - INGEGNERIA

INFORMATICA SPA ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL MINUS7 LIMITED EMSc (UK) Ltd UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI

ROMA LA SAPIENZA ENERGY@WORK SOCIETA'

COOPERATIVA A R.L. UNE SRL SISTEMES AVANCATS DE

ENERGIA SOLAR TERMICA SCCL – AIGUASOL

TREK ANAPTYKSIAKON IPODOMON KE IPIRESION ANONIMI ETERIA

LISBOA E-NOVA AGENCIA MUNICIPAL DE ENERGIA E AMBIENTE DE LISBOA

SIVECO ROMANIA SA SYSTEMS SUNLIGHT

INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL COMPANY OF DEFENSIVE, ENERGY, ELECTRONIC AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS S.A.


TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE

UPON TYNE A.T. KEARNEY LIMITED ASM TERNI SPA POLITECNICO DI MILANO AZIENDA SAN SEVERINO

MARCHE SPA GAS NATURAL SDG SA INNOVATION ENERGIE DURABLE

SOCIETE NOUVELLE, PAR ABREVIATION INNED SN

ARCHI ILEKTRISMOU KYPROU UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS PH ENERGIA LDA UNIVERSIDADE CATOLICA

PORTUGUESA VIRTUAL POWER SOLUTIONS SA SOCIETATEA ENERGETICA

ELECTRICA SA WATT AND VOLT ANONIMI

ETAIRIA EKMETALLEYSIS ENALLAKTIKON MORFON ENERGEIAS

Countries: ES;UK;EL;IT;FR;CY;PT;RO





Objectives:

inteGRIDy aims to integrate cutting-edge technologies, solutions and mechanisms in a scalable Cross-Functional Platform connecting energy networks with diverse stakeholders, facilitating optimal and dynamic operation of the Distribution Grid (DG), fostering the stability and coordination of distributed energy resources and enabling collaborative storage schemes within an increasing share of renewables.

inteGRIDy will:

a) Integrate innovative smart grid technologies, enabling optimal and dynamic operation of the distribution system’s assets within high grid reliability and stability standards

b) Validate innovative Demand Response technologies and relevant business models

c) Utilize storage technologies and their capabilities to relieve the DG and enable significant avoidance of RES curtailment, enhancing self-consumption and net metering

d) Enable interconnection with transport and heat networks, forming Virtual Energy Network synergies ensuring energy security

e) Provide modelling & profiling extraction for network topology representation, innovative DR mechanisms and Storage characterization, facilitating decision making in DG’s operations

f) Provide predictive, forecasting tools & scenario-based simulation, facilitating an innovative Operation Analysis Framework

g) Develop new business and services to create value for distribution domain stakeholders and end users/prosumers in an emerging electricity market.

inteGRIDy will impact on:

a) operations by reconfigurable topology control & supervision

b) market by providing new services

c) customer by enhanced engagement through DR mechanisms

d) transmission by novel forecasting scenarios for the MV/LV areas

e) part of the production incorporating innovative storage targeting the optimum use of RES

f) environment by CO2 reduction

inteGRIDy approach will be deployed and validated in 6 large-scale and 4 small-scale real-life demonstration covering different climatic zones and markets with different maturity.





Topic: LCE-02-2016 Acronym: InterFlex


Title: Interactions between automated energy systems and Flexibilities brought by energy market players



Coordinator: ELECTRICITE RESEAU DISTRIBUTION FRANCE SA

Participants:

AVACON AG ENEXIS BV GRDF SA ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE ALSTOM GRID SAS SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC CZ SRO SIEMENS SRO RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE


ACCENTURE SAS TRIALOG SOCOMEC

CEZ DISTRIBUCE AS E.ON SVERIGE AB CEZ SOLARNI, SRO ENGIE FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBH AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF

TECHNOLOGY GMBH STICHTING ELAADNL NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE

VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO

Countries: FR;DE;CZ;SE;NL;AU

Objectives:

Five DSOs (CEZ distribuce, ERDF, EON, Enexis, Avacon) associated with power system manufacturers, electricity retailers and power system experts, propose a set of six demonstrations for 12 to 24 months. Within three years, they aim at validating the enabling role of DSOs in calling for flexibility sources according to local, time-varying merit orders. Demonstrations are designed to run 18 separate use cases involving one or several of the levers increasing the local energy system flexibility: energy storage technologies (electricity, heat, cold), demand response schemes with two coupling of networks (electricity and gas, electricity and heat/cold), the integration of grid users owning electric vehicles, and the further automation of grid operations including contributions of micro-grids. The use cases are clustered into three groups. Three use cases in Sweden and the Czech Republic address the enhancement of the distribution network flexibility itself. Five use cases in France, Germany and Sweden demonstrate the role of IT solutions to increase drastically the speed of automation of the distribution networks, which can then make the best use of either local single or aggregated flexibilities. Ten use cases in Czech Republic, France, The Netherlands and Sweden combine an increased network automation and an increased level of aggregation to validate the plausibility of local flexibility markets where both distributed generation and controllable loads can be valued. Replicability of the results is studied by the DSOs and industry with an in-depth analysis of the interchangeability and interoperability of the tested critical technology components. Dissemination targeting the European DSOs and all the stakeholders of the electricity value chain will be addressed by deployment roadmaps for the most promising use cases, thus nourishing the preparation of the practical implementation of the future electricity market design, the draft of which is expected by end of 2016.






Topic: LCE-03-2016 Acronym: IntEnSys4EU

Call: H2020-LCE-2016-SGS Type of Action: CSA

Title: INTEGRATED ENERGY SYSTEM - A PATHWAY FOR EUROPE



Coordinator: ZABALA INNOVATION CONSULTING, S.A.

Participants:

TECHNOFI SA EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION

SYSTEMS OPERATORS FOR SMART GRIDS AISBL

EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR STORAGE OF ENERGY

Bacher Energie AG

EUROPEAN NETWORK OF TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATORS FOR ELECTRICITY AISBL

ALLIANCE EUROPEENNE DE RECHERCHE DANS LE DOMAINE DE L'ENERGIE

RICERCA SUL SISTEMA ENERGETICO - RSE SPA

Countries: ES;FR;BE;IT;CH

Objectives:

INTENSYS4EU aims at addressing the SET-Plan identified novel interacting integration challenges, where

- the consumer becomes active and is put at the center of the energy system,

- a demand focus that increases energy efficiency across the energy system,

- an energy system optimization leading to a secure, cost-effective, clean and competitive energy supply.

Energy networks are critical to successfully address the above integration challenges. The project managed by four independent players (ZABALA Innovation Consulting (coordinator), TECHNOFI, RSE and BACHER Energie) involves the technical expertise of the members of four associations (ENTSO-E, EDSO, EASE and EERA) to implement parallel processes in view of defining and implementing a novel approach to the subsequent RD&I strategy for energy networks.

The INTENSYS4EU project objectives are :

-To provide strategic guidance about the R&I activities (low to high TRL, priorities) raised by the integration issues of the electricity system into the wider European energy system

-To interact with the stakeholders of the ETIP SNET (European Technology and Innovation Platform Smart Networks for Energy Transition) at European level as well as the ETIP stakeholders at national and international level.

- Setting several long term energy scenarios at European level

- Analyzing the on-going research, development and innovation projects in the EU and, when relevant at Member State levels

- Enhancing collaboration between projects through a support to the on-going BRIDGE process initiated by the European Commission for the funded R&I projects of Horizon 2020

- Maximizing cross border knowledge sharing about energy system optimization through interaction with national level players

- Supporting in fine-tuning the development of an upgraded draft R&I roadmap and its yearly implementation plans for approval at SET plan level,covering integrated network solutions of low (TRL=2) and high (TRL=8) maturity.






Topic: LCE-04-2017 Acronym: OSMOSE


Title: Optimal System-Mix Of flexibility Solutions for European electricity



Coordinator: RTE RESEAU DE TRANSPORT D ELECTRICITE SA

Participants:

RED ELECTRICA DE ESPANA S.A.U.

TERNA - RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE SPA

REN - REDE ELECTRICA NACIONAL SA

ELES DOO SISTEMSKI OPERATER PRENOSNEGA ELEKTROENERGETSKEGA OMREZJA

ELIA SYSTEM OPERATOR EDISON SPA HOLDING SLOVENSKE

ELEKTRARNE DOO SAFT GREEN POWER TECHNOLOGIES

SL ABB SPA IBM ITALIA SPA EFACEC ENERGIA - MAQUINAS E

EQUIPAMENTOS ELECTRICOS SA

ENEL GREEN POWER COMPENDIA SRL COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE



UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN


CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO NAZIONALE PER ENERGIA E SISTEMI ELETTRICI

UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA

FUNDACION CENER-CIEMAT IT4POWER GMBH ELEKTROENERGETSKI

KOORDINACIONI CENTAR DOO CENTRO DE INVESTIGACAO EM

ENERGIA REN - STATE GRID S ENGINEERING - INGEGNERIA

INFORMATICA SPA E2I ENERGIE SPECIALI SRL INGETEAM POWER

TECHNOLOGY SA HYDRO DOLOMITI ENERGIA SRL SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC FRANCE

SAS FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER UNIVERSITE PARIS DAUPHINE

Countries: FR;ES;IT;PT;SI;BE;CH;DE;RS





Objectives:

Six TSOs, eleven research partners, together with sixteen industry (manufacturers, solution providers) and market (producers, ESCo) players address, through a holistic approach, the identification and development of flexibilities required to enable the Energy Transition to high share of renewables. This approach captures synergies across needs and sources of flexibilities, such as multiple services from one source, or hybridizing sources, thus resulting in a cost-efficient power system. OSMOSE proposes four TSO-led demonstrations (RTE, REE, TERNA and ELES) aiming at increasing the techno-economic potential of a wide range of flexibility solutions and covering several applications, i.e.: synchronisation of large power systems by multiservice hybrid storage; multiple services provided by the coordinated control of different storage and FACTS devices; multiple services provided by grid devices, large demand-response and RES generation coordinated in a smart management system; cross-border sharing of flexibility sources through a near real-time cross-border energy market.

The demonstrations are coordinated with and supported by simulation-based studies which aim (i) to forecast the economically optimal mix of flexibility solutions in long-term energy scenarios (2030 and 2050) and (ii) to build recommendations for improvements of the existing market mechanisms and regulatory frameworks, thus enabling the reliable and sustainable development of flexibility assets by market players in coordination with regulated players.

Interoperability and improved TSO/DSO interactions are addressed so as to ease the scaling up and replication of the flexibility solutions. A database is built for the sharing of real-life techno-economic performances of electrochemical storage devices. Activities are planned to prepare a strategy for the exploitation and dissemination of the project’s results, with specific messages for each category of stakeholders of the electricity system.





Topic: LCE-04-2017 Acronym: CROSSBOW


Title: CROSS BOrder management of variable renewable energies and storage units enabling a transnational Wholesale market



Coordinator: ETRA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA

Participants:

CENTRUL ROMAN AL ENERGIEI – CRE

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS

INDEPENDENT POWER TRANSMISSION OPERATOR SA

PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A.

ELEKTROENERGIEN SISTEMEN OPERATOR EAD

CENTAR ZA KOORDINACIJU SIGURNOSTI SCC DOO BEOGRAD-VOZDOVAC

NEZAVISNI OPERATOR SISTEMA U BOSNII HERZEGOVINI

SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU FAKULTET ELEKTROTEHNIKE I RACUNARSTVA

UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI ELPROS ELEKTRONSKI IN

PROGRAMSKI SISTEMI DOO Ss. CYRIL AND METHODIUS

UNIVERSITY IN SKOPJE STATE OWNED JOINT STOCK

COMPANY FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY POWER PLANTS OF MACEDONIA SKOPJE

CYBERGRID GMBH & CO KG VARTA STORAGE GMBH

COMPANIA NATIONALA DE TRANSPORT ALENERGIEI ELECTRICE TRANSELECTRICA SA


COBRA INSTALACIONES Y SERVICIOS S.A

JOINT STOCK COMPANY ELEKTROMREZA SRBIJE BELGRADE

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

HRVATSKI OPERATOR PRIJENOSNOG SUSTAVA DOO

KONCAR - INZENJERING ZA ENERGETIKUI TRANSPORT DD

CRNOGORSKI ELEKTROPRENOSNI SISTEM AD PODGORICA

OPERATOR NA ELEKTROPRENOSNIOT SISTEM NA MAKEDONIJA AKCIONERSKO DRUSHTVO ZA PRENOS NA ELEKTRICHNA ENERGIJAI UPRAVUVANJE SO ELEKTROENERGETSKI

Countries: ES;RO;EL;DE;BG;RS;BA;UK;HR;SI;ME;MK;AU





Objectives:

CROSSBOW will propose the shared use of resources to foster cross-border management of variable renewable energies and storage units, enabling a higher penetration of clean energies whilst reducing network operational costs and improving economic benefits of RES and storage units.

The objective is to demonstrate a number of different, though complementary, technologies, offering Transmission System Operators higher flexibility and robustness through: 1) A better control of exchange power at interconnection points; 2) new storage solutions – distributed and centralized-, offering ancillary services to operate Virtual Storage Plants (VSP); 3) better ICT and Communications -e.g. better network observability, enabling flexible generation and Demand Response schemas; 4) the definition of a transnational wholesale market, proposing fair and sustainable remuneration for clean energies though the definition of new business models supporting the participation of new players –i.e. aggregators - and the reduction of costs.

The CROSSBOW results will be evaluated by 8 TSOs in Easter Europe, grouped to form clusters that will validate each of the projects outcomes in at least three different countries, demonstrating in all cases how CROSSBOW tackles the transnational challenges faced by these TSOs.





Topic: LCE-04-2017 Acronym: EU-SysFlex


Title: Pan-European system with an efficient coordinated use of flexibilities for the integration of a large share of RES



Coordinator: EIRGRID PLC

Participants:

SYSTEM OPERATOR FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

POLSKIE SIECI ELEKTROENERGETYCZNE SA

NARODOWE CENTRUM BADAN JADROWYCH

ELERING AS GUARDTIME AS INNOGY SE ENERCON GMBH INESC TEC - INSTITUTO DE

ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES, TECNOLOGIA E CIENCIA

SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

E-DISTRIBUZIONE SPA RICERCA SUL SISTEMA

ENERGETICO - RSE SPA VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR

TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

ZABALA INNOVATION CONSULTING, S.A.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN

UPSIDE ENERGY LTD POYRY SWEDEN AB ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE AKKA INFORMATIQUE ET

SYSTEMES TARTU ULIKOOL AKCIJU SABIEDRIBA

AUGSTSPRIEGUMA TIKLS FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT

ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

UNIVERSITAET KASSEL HELEN OY Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT

Oy EDP DISTRIBUICAO ENERGIA SA CNET - Centre for New Energy

Technologies, S.A. CYBERNETICA AS ELEKTRILEVI OU FUNDACION ESADE I-EUROPA SRO ENOCO AS

Countries: IE;UK;SE;FR;PL;EE;LV;DE;FI;PT;IT;BE;ES;SK;NO





Objectives:

The overall objective is to ensure an efficient and sufficient level of system services are provided to facilitate meeting world leading levels of RES-E while maintaining the level of resilience that consumers and society have come to expect from the European electricity system.

This requires defining the right amount of flexibility and system services to support transmission system operators using a threefold approach.

Firstly, the technical needs of the pan-European system will be defined for scenarios with more than 50% RES-E in will be identified and translated to services and products to be delivered in an enhanced market design.

Secondly, the electricity market design and regulation needs to be augmented to efficiently and effectively procure the appropriate combination of these system services.

Thirdly, implicit and explicit barriers to competitive forces being applied need to be removed. This requires an in-depth understanding of all stakeholders’ roles (Generation and flexibility providers, Transmission system operators (TSO) and Distribution System Operators (DSO) and regulators) at all system levels (interconnected system, national transmission and distribution sub-systems and consumers).

For doing so, EU-SysFlex joins a multidisciplinary team of 34 partners from 14 European countries, led by the (Transmission System Operators) TSOs representing four different synchronous systems that integrate the pan-European interconnected electricity system: EirGrid & SONI (Ireland), PSE (Poland), AST (Latvia), Elering (Estonia), supported by the necessary (Distribution System Operators) DSOs, technology providers, and research & experienced entities. In addition, a group of three other European TSOs: Fingrid (Finland), LitGrid (Lithuania) and Ceps (Czech Republic), will join the advisory board of the project, in addition to EDSO for Smart Grids and USEF, in order to help the project maximising its impact.





Topic: LCE-04-2017 Acronym: FLEXITRANSTORE


Title: An Integrated Platform for Incresed FLEXIbility in smart TRANSmission grids with STORage Entities and large penetration of Renewable Energy Sources



Coordinator: EUROPEAN DYNAMICS BELGIUM

Participants:

STUDIO ELEKTRONIKE RIJEKA DOO

SOFTWARE COMPANY EOOD INDEPENDENT POWER

TRANSMISSION OPERATOR SA ELEKTROENERGIEN SISTEMEN

OPERATOR EAD DIACHEIRISTIS SYSTIMATOS

METAFORAS CENTRO DE INVESTIGACAO EM

ENERGIA REN - STATE GRID SA OPERATORI SISTEMIT TE

TRANSMETIMITOST - SHOQERI ANONIME

CEZ DISTRIBUTION BULGARIA AD

ELEKTRO LJUBLJANA PODJETJE ZADISTRIBUCIJO ELEKTRICNE ENERGIJE D.D.

ARCHI ILEKTRISMOU KYPROU BLGARSKA NEZAVISIMA

ENERGIJNA BORSA EAD VPP ENERGY EROMU-

UZEMELTETO ES KERESKEDELMI ZARTKORUEN MUKODO RESZVENYTARSASAG

RYTHMISTIKI ARCHI ENERGEIAS KYPROU


TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA

UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES

GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM

FUNDACION UNIVERSIDAD LOYOLA ANDALUCIA

EMAX WING COMPUTER GROUP SRL ABENGOA INNOVACION

SOCIEDAD ANONIMA JEMA ENERGY SA GENERAL ELECTRIC

DEUTSCHLAND HOLDING GMBH GE ENERGY PRODUCTS

FRANCE SNC SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC ESPANA

SA SMART WIRE GRID EUROPE

LIMITED C & G ZASTOPANJE,

SVETOVANJE IN INZENIRING DOO

Countries: BE;EL;BG;CY;HU;ES;RO;DE;FR;IE;SI;HR;PT;AL





Objectives:

FLEXITRANSTORE project shall develop a next generation of Flexible Energy Grid (FEG), which provides the technical basis to support the valorisation of flexibility services, enhancing the existing European Internal Energy Market (IEM). This FEG addresses the capability of a power system to maintain continuous service in the face of rapid and large swings in supply or demand, whatever the cause. Thus, a wholesale market infrastructure and new business models within this integrated FEG should be upgraded to network players, incentivize new ones to join, while demonstrating new business perspectives for cross border resources management and energy trading. The strategic objectives of FLEXITRANSTORE are: to enhance and accelerate the integration of renewables into European energy systems and to increase cross border electricity flows across Europe. Flexibility is one of the keys to meeting these strategic objectives. A range of state-of-the-art ICT technologies / control improvements will be exploited to enhance the flexibility of this novel energy grid while increasing the utility of the existing infrastructure by integrating storage and demand response management. From a market perspective, state-of-the-art ICT technologies / control improvements will be applied to develop an enhanced market model on an integrated platform, for flexibility services and to support cross border auctioning and trading of energy. The FEG components and the digital market infrastructure will be deployed in 8 Demonstrations which will take place in 6 countries (Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Slovenia, Belgium, Spain), focusing on illustrating specific functions and serving real needs and existing challenges.






Topic: LCE-05-2017 Acronym: INTERPLAN


Title: INTEgrated opeRation PLAnning tool towards the Pan-European Network



Coordinator: AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE

Participants:


European Distributed Energy Resources Laboratories e.V.

UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS


INSTYTUT ENERGETYKI

Countries: IT;AU;DE;CY

Objectives:

"The European Union (EU) energy security policy faces significant challenges, as we move towards a pan–European network based on the wide diversity of energy systems among EU members. In such a context, novel solutions are needed to support the future operation of the EU electricity system in order to increase security of supply also accounting for the increasing contribution of renewable energy sources. The goal of INTERPLAN project is to provide an INTEgrated opeRation PLANning tool towards the pan-European network, to support the EU in reaching the expected low-carbon targets, while maintaining network security. A methodology for proper representation of a “clustered” model of the pan-European network will be provided, with the aim to generate grid equivalents as a growing library able to cover all relevant system connectivity possibilities occurring in the real grid, by addressing operational issues at all network levels (transmission, distribution and TSOs-DSOs interfaces). In this perspective, the chosen top-down approach will actually lead to an ""integrated"" tool, both in terms of voltage levels, going from high voltage down to low voltage up to end user, and in terms of building a bridge between static, long-term planning and considering operational issues by introducing controllers in the operation planning. Proper cluster and interface controllers will be developed to intervene in presence of criticalities, by exploiting the flexibility potentials throughout the grid. The achievement of the project goal will be ensured by the subdivision of the needed steps in seven Work Packages, each of them, with a specific measurable objective. The project is in line with the Work Programme, in ensuring more flexibility and active involvement of all stakeholders, and a close coordination of TSOs and DSOs. Moreover, its versatility in the concept of grid equivalents, will allow an accurate analysis of the complex network, by considering local active elements in the grid."





Topic: LCE-05-2017 Acronym: PLANET


Title: Planning and operational tools for optimising energy flows and synergies between energy networks



Coordinator: POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Participants:



IREN SPA ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI

TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS ITM POWER (TRADING) LIMITED MERIT CONSULTING HOUSE

SPRL

VAASAETT LTD AB OY FORSCHUNGSGEMEINSCHAFT

FUER ELEKTRISCHE ANLAGEN UND STROMWIRTSCHAFT E.V.

SOREA SOCIETE DES REGIES DE L'ARC

ISTITUTO SUPERIORE MARIO BOELLA SULLE TECNOLOGIE DELL'INFORMAZIONE E DELLE TELECOMUNICAZIONI ASSOCIAZIONE

Countries: IT;FI;EL;UK;DE;FR;BE

Objectives:

The future electricity generation mix evolution, EU projects 97% generation from variable RES by 2050, will render current solutions for grid balancing and stability insufficient. Intermittent generation will require extensive electricity demand flexibility - beyond conventional solutions - to alleviate the unpredictable grid stresses in high VRES times. This flexibility cannot only come from electricity end-uses, the volatility and variability of RES generation is too high. Energy system decarbonisation will necessitate the use of novel conversion and storage in alternative energy carriers and their networks to achieve the avoidance of RES generation curtailment.

The PLANET aim is to design and develop a holistic Decision Support System for grid operational planning and management in order to explore, identify, evaluate and quantitatively assess optimal strategies to deploy, integrate and operate conversion/storage systems on the distribution grid of several energy carriers within boundary constraints of real deployments outlined in the future energy system scenarios. Such tools are crucial for policy makers and network operators who need support in decision making process.

The simulation of the integration between electricity, gas and heat networks models, together with conversion/storage technologies models for power-to-gas, power-to-heat and virtual thermal energy storage, will help to understand and quantify how these conversions can affect network stability, reliability and responsiveness as well as to optimize these metrics across networks.

The PLANET tools will be demonstrated and validated using information from the actual premises and customers of two distribution network operators in Italy and France. They manage electricity, natural gas and district heating networks, hence they provide a solid testbed corresponding to real-world solution deployments to evaluate the actual benefits of PLANET solutions.





Topic: LCE-05-2017 Acronym: Plan4Res


Title: SYNERGISTIC APPROACH OF MULTI-ENERGY MODELS FOR AN EUROPEAN OPTIMAL ENERGY SYSTEM MANAGEMENT TOOL



Coordinator: ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE

Participants:


SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

CRAY COMPUTER GMBH Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für

Informationstechnik Berlin


CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER L'OTTIMIZZAZIONE E LA RICERCA OPERATIVA

Countries: FR;UK;DE;CH;IT

Objectives:

Plan4RES is a collaborative research and innovation project which aims at developing an end-to-end planning tool to successfully increase the share of renewable energy into the European Energy system without compromising on system reliability. The targeted platform will account for the Pan-European interconnected electricity system, potential synergies with other energy systems, emerging technologies and flexibility resources, providing a fully integrated modelling environment.

Moving away from a monolithic approach will enable to overcome mathematical and computational challenges. The objective is to strive towards a system where a multiplicity of models, properly organized in a functional hierarchy, synergistically contribute to the analysis of such complex systems.

Targeting all main stakeholders of the power system, from generation to retail through grid operators, this innovative modelling platform will deliver a full system planning capability while considering a large set of future uncertainties, thus acting as a decision making tool for future investments. Allocation of multi-energy resources, system flexibility, assets portfolio assessment, advanced ancillary services or impact assessment of regulation are among the key features that the tool will deliver.

Three case studies will provide the necessary validation of the platform, showing the adequacy and relevance of the developed modelling framework, especially key advances included in Plan4Res (multi-energy integration, investment planning under uncertainties, TSO/DSO flexibility Cost integration…) and data base. Those studies, performed on a European scale, will also demonstrate the efficiency of the modelling and solving of the tool. Moreover, the case studies will demonstrate the benefit of using tailored versions of Plan4Res for various stakeholders: multi technology provider, TSO, utility or energy provider.





Topic: LCE-05-2017 Acronym: MAGNITUDE


Title: Bringing flexibility provided by multi energy carrier integration to a new MAGNITUDE




Participants:

CYBERGRID GMBH & CO KG CARDIFF UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING - INGEGNERIA

INFORMATICA SPA REGENERA LEVANTE SL VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR

TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.


MAELARDALENS HOEGSKOLA EUROHEAT & POWER


N-SIDE EIFER EUROPAISCHES INSTITUT

FUR ENERGIEFORSCHUNG EDF KIT EWIV

EFFICACITY ARTTIC EMPRESA MUNICIPAL DE AGUAS

Y SANEAMIENTO DE MURCIA SA A2A CALORE & SERVIZI SRL

Countries: FR;AU;UK;IT;ES;BE;SE;DK;DE

Objectives:

In the framework of the achievement of the EU Climate and Energy packages for the decarbonisation of the energy sectors, the integration of variable renewable energy sources will put at stake the stability and provision security of the electricity system: there is a growing need for flexibility provision to ensure a reliable and stable electric system.

MAGNITUDE addresses the challenge to rise flexibility in electricity systems, by increasing the synergies between electricity, heating/cooling and gas networks and associated systems. MAGNITUDE will bring technical solutions, market design and business models, to be integrated on ongoing policy discussions.

MAGNITUDE will define technological and operational means for maximising flexibility provision to the electricity network. It will identify the regulatory framework to bring such flexibility service to the energy markets and will provide enhanced market designs and related business mechanisms.

MAGNITUDE is built upon 7 real life case studies of multi energy systems, located in different European countries, under different regulatory and geopolitical environments and with different technological development levels. It will:

1. Simulate the multi energy systems in the case studies and optimise their operation strategies maximising the provision of specific flexibility services

2. From existing regulations, propose improved market designs, and integrate them in a market simulation platform for evaluating its performance among the case study countries

3. Quantify the benefit of pooling flexibilities from decentralized multi energy systems for energy markets through an aggregation platform.

MAGNITUDE results will define policy strategies and recommendations in a pan-European perspective. Achievements will be spread among stakeholders to raise awareness and foster higher collaboration among the electricity, heating and gas sectors to achieve the common goal of a less carbon intensive, yet reliable energy system.





Topic: LCE-05-2017 Acronym: TDX-ASSIST


Title: Coordination of Transmission and Distribution data eXchanges for renewables integration in the European marketplace through Advanced, Scalable and Secure ICT Systems and Tools



Coordinator: BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON

Participants:

ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT


CENTRO DE INVESTIGACAO EM ENERGIA REN - STATE GRID SA

OFFIS EV EUROPEAN NETWORK OF

TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATORS FOR ELECTRICITY AISBL

REN - REDE ELECTRICA NACIONAL SA

EDP DISTRIBUICAO ENERGIA SA Elektroinstitut Milan Vidmar ELES DOO SISTEMSKI

OPERATOR PRENOSNEGA ELEKTROENERGETSKEGA OMREZJA

ELEKTRO GORENJSKA PODJETJE ZA DISTRIBUCIJO ELEKTRICNE ENERGIJE DD

INESC TEC - INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES, TECNOLOGIA E CIENCIA

Countries: UK;FR;DE;PT;BE;SI

Objectives:

This project aims to design and develop novel Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools and techniques that facilitate scalable and secure information systems and data exchange between Transmission System Operator (TSO) and Distribution System Operator (DSO). The three novel aspects of ICT tools and techniques to be developed in the project are: scalability – ability to deal with new users and increasingly larger volumes of information and data; security – protection against external threats and attacks; and interoperability –information exchange and communications based on existing and emerging international smart grid ICT standards.

The project focuses on TSO-DSO interoperability. While TSO-TSO interoperability is currently well established by ENTSO-E through implementation of the Common Grid Model Exchange System, TSO-DSO interoperability will also benefit future TSO-TSO interoperability. In this context the project will also consider DSO to other Market-participants (DSOs, Aggregators, Distributed Energy Resource Operators, Micro-grid Operators) and information or data access portals that enable business processes involving relevant actors in the electrical power sector.

Beyond state-of-the-art progress that will be achieved:

Fully defined interface specifications for TSO-DSO information exchange interfaces based on Use Case analysis and IEC 61970/61968/62325 standards to support highly automated information exchange and network analysis.

Fully defined interface specifications for information exchange between DSOs and market participants based on Use Case analysis and IEC 61850 and IEC 62325 standards to support highly automated information exchanges.

Role-based access control that securely accommodates new data requirements and unbundling processes.

A specified suite of ICT protocols and integration with the defined interfaces.

Proof of Concept using field tests and demonstration with industry specification at both TSO and DSO levels.





Topic: LCE-05-2017 Acronym: Spine


Title: Open source toolbox for modelling integrated energy systems



Coordinator: Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy

Participants:

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN

ENERGY REFORM LIMITED



Countries: FI;IE;BE;SE

Objectives:

Spine project will create a toolbox for modelling integrated energy systems. The Toolbox will be modular and adaptable, making the toolbox suitable for both detailed modelling of complex features in energy systems as well as for large-scale problems. This is a novel approach to energy system modelling, which allows a much broader set of problems being addressed within a single modelling tool.

The adaptability comes from a design where the input data defines the temporal, spatial, technological, regulatory and sectoral dimensions of the model instance. Model instances can also be chained in order to allow iterative approaches for solving especially large problems (e.g. planning a large system while considering high operational detail).

The Spine Toolbox will support the full modelling chain from data acquisition to processing of results. Through automated features of the toolbox it will be easy to generate a large number of scenarios from user-defined data collections. It can connect to different tools and models, both external and internal. The internal tools developed in the project include an input data verification tool, a tool to post-process outputs, parallelization service and the actual Spine Model.

The Spine Toolbox and the Spine Model will be deployed by open sourcing all the developments. The project will initiate, grow and support a user community where the project partners will participate as they will replace many of their existing tools with the Spine Toolbox.

The Spine project will use the toolbox to contribute to the expected impacts of the call. A series of case studies will help the project to expand specific modelling capabilities in the Spine Model, deploy the Toolbox to potential users, and produce analysis relevant to the expected impacts of the call. Policy and business relevant results will be communicated to the relevant stakeholders, demonstrating the future uses of the toolbox in policy-support and business decision-support.






Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: HiEff-BioPower

Call: H2020-LCE-2016-RES-CCS-RIA Type of Action: RIA

Title: Development of a new highly efficient and fuel flexible CHP technology based on fixed-bed updraft biomass gasification and a SOFC



Coordinator: BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GMBH

Participants:

VIESSMANN HOLZFEUERUNGSANLAGEN GMBH

KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE

CALIDA CLEANTECH GMBH FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT


AVL LIST GMBH WUPPERTAL INSTITUT FUR

KLIMA, UMWELT, ENERGIE GMBH

UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT BOSAL EMISSION CONTROL

SYSTEMS NV

Countries: AU;DE;NL;BE

Objectives:

Within the project a new highly efficient biomass CHP technology consisting of a fuel-flexible fixed-bed updraft gasifier, a novel compact gas cleaning system and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) shall be developed for a capacity range of 1to 10 MW (total energy output). The technology shall distinguish itself by a wide fuel spectrum applicable (wood pellets, wood chips, SRC, selected agricultural fuels like agro-pellets, fruit stones/shells), high gross electric (40%) and overall (90%) efficiencies as well as equal-zero gaseous and PM emissions. The system shall consist of a fuel-flexible updraft gasification technology with ultra-low particulate matter and alkali metal concentrations in the product gas (which reduces the efforts for gas cleaning), an integrated high temperature gas cleaning approach for dust, HCl and S removal and tar cracking within one process step as well as a SOFC system which tolerates certain amounts of tars as fuel. It is expected to achieve at the end of the project a TRL of 5 and a MRL of at least 5.

To fulfill these goals a methodology shall be applied which is divided into a technology development part (process simulations, computer aided design of the single units and the overall system, test plant construction, performance and evaluation of test runs, risk and safety analysis) as well as a technology assessment part covering techno-economic, environmental and overall impact assessments and market studies regarding the potentials for application. Moreover, a clear dissemination, exploitation and communication plan is available.

The novel technology shall define a new milestone in terms of CHP efficiency and equal-zero emission technology in the medium-scale capacity range and shall contribute to a stronger and future-oriented EU energy supply based on renewables. Its fuel flexibility shall ensure high attractiveness and market application potential and thus strengthen the industrial base in the EU as well as the technological leadership.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: SOCRATCES


Title: SOlar Calcium-looping integRAtion for Thermo-Chemical Energy Storage



Coordinator: UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA

Participants:

POLITECNICO DI TORINO UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI

TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS CALIX (EUROPE) LIMITED AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO

SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

ATRIA SMART ENERGY SOLUTIONS SOCIEDAD LIMITADA

ISITEC GMBH ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO

THESSALONIKIS

VEREIN ZUR FORDERUNG DES TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN EV

BIOAZUL CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE

RICERCHE VERTECH GROUP SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE INOVACAO - CONSULTADORIA

EMPRESARIAL E FOMENTO DA INOVACAO S.A.

Countries: ES;IT;EL;UK;DE;FR;PT

Objectives:

Lime (CaO) has been long proposed as an energy intensive material for the storage of energy in a chemical form by means of carbonation/calcination cycles. This Calcium-looping process (CaL) is the basis of a proven pilot-scale technology for CO2 capture, which is accomplished by carbonation of CaO and its regeneration in a calciner reactor operated under high CO2 partial pressure and high temperature. The wide availability of limestone (<10€/ton) is a key factor for the feasibility of the CaL process. However, the huge potential for lime also to store energy has been inhibited by its propensity to sinter at the high temperatures of the standard CaL cycle for CO2 capture, which reduces dramatically its multicycle conversion. SOCRATCES will be built on previous R&D results of the partners indicating that the CaL process can be integrated into CSP plants for thermochemical energy storage and power generation by means of a simple closed CO2 loop. High global efficiencies (>45%) are achieved under new CaL conditions implying carbonation under high temperature (>850ºC) at high CO2 partial pressure compatible with high efficiency power blocks. Moreover, fast calcination is carried out at temperatures < 700ºC by the Flash Calcination technology, which allows using mature and inexpensive solar receiver technology. Circulating Fluidized Bed reactors of proven efficiency. The new CSP-CaL integration yields high storage energy density (3.2 GJ/m3) with possible long time gaps between load and discharge. SOCRATCES is aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of this integration by erecting a pilot-scale plant that uses cheap, abundant and non-toxic materials as well as mature solar and fluidized bed reactor technologies. SOCRATCES will confer the EU a leading role on the development of efficient and non-toxic CSP with low cost storage (<12€/kWh) and LCOE <7c€/kWh.

The consortium involves the full value chain, in a well balanced distribution between R&D groups and companies





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: GRIDSOL


Title: SMART RENEWABLE HUBS FOR FLEXIBLE GENERATION: SOLAR GRID STABILITY



Coordinator: COBRA INSTALACIONES Y SERVICIOS S.A

Participants:

INVESTIGACION DESARROLLO E INNOVACION ENERGETICA SL

SBP SONNE GMBH FUNDACION TECNALIA

RESEARCH & INNOVATION DANMARKS TEKNISKE

UNIVERSITET CESI - CENTRO

ELETTROTECNICO SPERIMENTALE ITALIANO 'GIANCINTO MOTTA' SPA



EA ENERGIANALYSE AS ETRA INVESTIGACION Y

DESARROLLO SA

Countries: ES;DE;DK;IT;EL

Objectives:

Fight against climate change has its main battlefield at the energy sector. Electricity and transport are the largest contributors to GHG emissions; the trend in transport toward electric vehicle will increase pressure on the electricity system and fundamentally change its dynamics. With producers focused on their legitimate business targets, and consumers focused on security of supply and low prices, the burden of decarbonizing electricity falls on policy makers as driving force, and on transport system operators (TSOs) as technical managers that ensure the safety and stability of supply.

Grid stability is a delicate equilibrium, where some agents provide stability via ancillary services (regulating voltage and frequency) and others rely on that stability (consuming energy and/or disturbing the frequency due to embedded capacitors/impedances); power producers are usually stabilizers (synchronous turbines that provide inertia against sudden changes). Penetration of non-synchronous renewables such as Wind and PV threatens to disrupt the balance, especially in islands and poorly interconnected areas, as they provide power but rely on stability provided by others; this forces the system to have lots of synchronous generators idle just for stability, which is inefficient and costly.

GRIDSOL wants to change the approach: we propose Smart Renewable Hubs, where a core of synchronous generators (CSP and biogas combined cycle HYSOL) is integrated with PV under a dynamic control system (DOME), self-regulating and providing ancillary grid services thanks to firm, flexible generation on a single output, tailored to a specific location, relieving pressure on the TSO.

The project will research an advanced control (DOME) to ensure operation efficiency and grid stability with higher RES penetration, and a multi-tower concept for CSP cost reduction and efficiency improvement, to provide secure, clean and efficient electricity by getting the most of each renewable primary source.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: MOSAIC


Title: MOdular high concentration SolAr Configuration



Coordinator: FUNDACION TEKNIKER

Participants:

AMIRES SRO COCKERILL MAINTENANCE &

INGENIERIE COBRA INSTALACIONES Y

SERVICIOS S.A FUNDACION CENER-CIEMAT

POLITECNICO DI TORINO RIOGLASS SOLAR SA SENIOR FLEXONICS GMBH SOCIETE D'INGENIERIE DE

REALISATIONS ELECTRIQUES ET D'AUTOMATIS_MES

Countries: ES;CZ;BE;IT;DE;FR

Objectives:

MOSAIC project aims to exceed the goal of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan - European Commission of producing CSP electricity at a cost below 0.10 €/kWh. To exceed this goal a commercial CSP plant of > 1GW of nominal capacity is foreseen, in which high nominal capacity of CSP plant is reached in a modular way where each MOSAIC module delivers thermal energy to linked thermal energy storage systems that supply their energy to a high capacity power block (>1GW). This modular configuration guarantees reliability, flexibility and dispatchability according to the needs of the electrical grid while reduces significantly the specific cost of the Power block (€/MW installed).

Each MOSAIC module consists of an innovative fixed spherical mirror concentrator arranged in a semi-Fresnel manner and an actuated receiver based on a low cost closed loop cable tracking system. This configuration reduces the moving parts of the whole system decreasing solar field cost while keeping high concentration ratios. This will assure high working temperatures thus high cycle efficiencies and a cost effective use of thermal storage systems.

Energy from the sun is collected, concentrated and transferred to the heat transfer fluid at module level where, due to the modular concept, distances from the solar concentrator to the receiver are much shorter that those typical from solar tower technologies. As a result, the efficiency of energy collection is maximized, atmospherical attenuation is minimized and accuracy requirements can be relaxed.

All these technical benefits contribute to a much lower capital cost of the whole system while keeping efficiency and reliability. This has consequently a strong impact in the final cost of electricity production. First figures show LCOE estimated values below 0.10€/kWh for CSP power plants of 100 MW nominal power based in MOSAIC concept, additional cost reductions are expected for greater capacities (>1GW) exceeding the goal of the SET plan





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: TAOIDE


Title: Technology Advancement of Ocean energy devices through Innovative Development of Electrical systems to increase performance and reliability



Coordinator: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK

Participants:


SKF (U.K) LIMITED

ORPC IRELAND LIMITED LETTERKENNY INSTITUTE OF

TECHNOLOGY

Countries: IE;DE;UK

Objectives:

Life cycle cost of electricity generated by marine renewable technologies is determined by multiple factors including energy production capability, capital costs, and operating and maintenance (O&M) costs, as well as multiple other logistical, permitting, environmental, and finance cost factors. ORPC’s direct experience has been that operating and maintenance costs are dominant in the cost structure. It is clear that for marine renewable energy systems to be commercially viable they must demonstrate exceptionally high reliability and availability. ORPC is now addressing these cost, efficiency and reliability issues in order to achieve commercial status. This Project is a critical next step in commercialization of ORPC’s hydrokinetic power system technology for the European market. Ultimate Project goals are to develop a complete power transfer system from prime mover to electrical grid with normal maintenance intervals of greater than five years, and availability of greater than 98%. Intermediate goals are to deliver a system with design maintenance intervals of greater than five years, and availability greater than 96%. The projects primary objectives are listed below:

1. Develop wet gap electrical generator design capable of operating in seawater flooded condition

2. Develop advanced bearings and seal designs for hydrokinetic machines

3. Develop and implement control strategies to maximize power output and power quality for multiple prime mover designs

4. Develop and implement advanced health monitoring system

5. Validate the system design work by integrated full scale lab testing of system

6. Integrate these components into a baseline ORPC hydrokinetic turbine and assess associated economic improvements

7. Disseminate Project results and findings.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: CL-Windcon


Title: Closed Loop Wind Farm Control



Coordinator: FUNDACION CENER-CIEMAT

Participants:

GENERAL ELECTRIC DEUTSCHLAND HOLDING GMBH

ENEL GREEN POWER RAMBOLL IMS

INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT MBH GARRAD HASSAN & PARTNERS

LTD TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT

DELFT UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET

MUENCHEN

STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND

POLITECNICO DI MILANO IKERLAN S COOP AALBORG UNIVERSITET QI ENERGY ASSESSMENT SL UL INTERNATIONAL GMBH ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE

ENERGY LLC

Countries: ES;DE;IT;UK;NL;DK;US

Objectives:

Current practice in wind turbines operation is that every turbine has its own controller that optimizes its own performance in terms of energy capture and loading. This way of operating wind farms means that each wind turbine operates based only on the available information on its own measurements. This gets the wind farm to operate in a non-optimum way, since wind turbines are not operating as players of a major system.

The major reasons for this non-optimum approach of wind farms operation are based on the lack of knowledge and tools which can model the dynamics of the flow inside the wind farm, how wind turbines modifies this flow, and how the wind turbines are affected by the perturbed flow. In addition, this lack of tools deals to also a lack of advanced control solutions, because there are not any available tool which can help on developing and testing virtually advanced control concepts for wind farms.

CL-WINDCON will bring up with new innovative solutions based on wind farm open and closed loop advanced control algorithms which will enable to treat the entire wind farm as a unique integrated optimization problem. This will be possible thanks to the development of appropriate dynamic tools for wind farm simulation, at a reasonable computing effort. These tools for wind farm dynamic modelling of wind farm models will be fully open source at the end of the project, while control algorithms will be extensively validated simulations, in wind tunnel tests. Some open loop validations will be performed at wind farm level tests.

Proposed control algorithms, useful for future but also for already existing wind farms. Then these will improve the LCOE, as well as the O&M costs will decrease, and improves in terms of reliability the wind turbine and wind farm. These performance improvements will be evaluated for both, wind turbine operation and wind farm operation.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: RE-SERVE


Title: Renewables in a Stable Electric Grid



Coordinator: ERICSSON GMBH

Participants:

COMPANIA NATIONALA DE TRANSPORT ALENERGIEI ELECTRICE TRANSELECTRICA SA

CENTRUL ROMAN AL ENERGIEI - CRE

ESB NETWORKS LTD FLEXIBLE ELEKTRISCHE NETZE

FEN GMBH GRIDHOUND UG

(HAFTUNGSBESCHRANKT) POLITECNICO DI TORINO


UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI


WATERFORD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Countries: DE;RO;IE;IT

Objectives:

Future energy systems will use renewable energy sources to minimise CO2 emissions. Currently large generators powered by fossil fuel turbines maintain the stability and quality of energy supplies through their inertia. The inertia of these generator-turbine groups gives providers a significant time window in which to react to network events. We urgently need to find ways to stabilise energy systems with up to 100% RES (where inertia is often lost due to power converter mediated energy transfer) to generate “RE-SERVEs” so that society can relax in the knowledge that it has a stable and sustainable energy supply.

RE-SERVE will address this challenge by researching new energy system concepts, implemented as new system support services enabling distributed, multi-level control of the energy system using pan-European unified network connection codes. Near real-time control of the distributed energy network will be enabled by innovative 5G based ICT. Energy system use case scenarios supplied by energy providers will form the basis of energy system models. Performance characteristics of the new control mechanisms will be investigated through integration of energy simulations and live 5G communications. We will create a pan-European multi-site simulation test-bed, bringing together the best facilities in Europe.

RE-SERVE results include published models of system support services, innovative architectures for the implementation of the services, performance tests on our pan-European real-time simulation, and live, test-beds, a model for pan-European unified network connection codes and actions to promote results to standardisation organisations, all of which maintain the RE-SERVE in energy systems. Commercialisation of results will result in breakthroughs in the efficient utilisation of use of RES, a spin-off and a wide range of enhanced professional solutions and services.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: SiTaSol


Title: Application relevant validation of c-Si based tandem solar cell processes with 30 % efficiency target




Participants:

TOPSIL GLOBALWAFERS AS AIXTRON LIMITED AIXTRON SE JOANNEUM RESEARCH

FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH

AZUR SPACE SOLAR POWER GMBH

UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN

Countries: DE;DK;UK;AU;NL

Objectives:

Crystalline silicon wafer solar cells have been dominating the photovoltaic market so far due to the availability and stability of c-Si and the decades of Si technology development. However, without new ways to improve the conversion efficiencies further significant cost reductions will be difficult and the c-Si technology will not be able to maintain its dominant role. In the SiTaSol project we want to increase conversion efficiencies of c-Si solar cells to 30 % by combining it with III-V top absorbers. Such a tandem solar cell will result in huge savings of land area and material consumption for photovoltaic electricity generation and offers clear advantages compared to today’s products. The III-V/Si tandem cell with an active Si bottom junction with one front and back contact is a drop-in-replacement for today’s Si flat plate terrestrial PV. To make this technology cost competitive, the additional costs for the 2-5 µm Ga(In)AsP epitaxy and processing must remain below 1 €/wafer to enable module costs <0.5 €/Watt-peak. It is the intention of the SiTaSol project to evaluate processes which can meet this challenging cost target and to proof that such a solar cell can be produced in large scale. Key priorities are focused on the development of a new growth reactor with efficient use of the precursor gases, enhanced waste treatment, recycling of metals and low cost preparation of the c-Si growth substrate. High performance devices will be demonstrated in an industrial relevant environment. The project SiTaSol approaches these challenges with a strong industrial perspective and brings together some of the most well-known European partners in the field of Si PV and III-V compound semiconductors. Furthermore SiTaSol will support the competitiveness of the European industry by providing innovative solutions for lowering manufacturing costs of III-V materials which are essential in today’s electronic products including laptops, photonic sensors and light emitting diodes.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: NextBase


Title: Next-generation interdigitated back-contacted silicon heterojunction solar cells and modules by design and process innovations



Coordinator: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH

Participants:


INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM BERLIN FUR MATERIALIEN UND ENERGIE GMBH


TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

FYZIKALNI USTAV AV CR V.V.I Meyer Burger Research AG ENEL GREEN POWER DSM Advanced Surfaces BV NORWEGIAN CRYSTALS AS UNIRESEARCH BV ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE

FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE

Countries: DE;CH;BE;NL;FR;CZ;IT;NO

Objectives:

The NextBase project, involving 8 research institutions and 6 companies, deals with the development of innovative high-performance c-Si solar cells and modules based on the interdigitated back-contacted silicon heterojunction (IBC-SHJ) solar cell concept targeting cells with efficiency above 26.0% and corresponding solar modules with efficiency above 22.0%. In particular, a number of new design and process innovations throughout the wafer, cell and module fabrication that go beyond the state-of-the-art will be introduced into the device to achieve the targeted efficiency values. At the same time, the NextBase project pursues the development of a new industrial manufacturing tool and low-cost processes for the IBC-SHJ solar cells enabling a competitive IBC-SHJ solar module cost of < 0.35 €/Wp.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: DISC


Title: Double side contacted cells with innovative carrier-selective contacts



Coordinator: INSTITUT FUR SOLARENERGIEFORSCHUNG GMBH

Participants:





MEYER BURGER AG

TOTAL MARKETING SERVICES UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI VON ARDENNE GMBH MECO EQUIPMENT ENGINEERS

BV ECOSOLIFER MODULGYARTO

FOTOVILLAMOS TECHNOLOGIAK KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG

AYMING ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES

MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Countries: DE;CH;FR;SI;NL;HU;UK

Objectives:

The DISC project addresses the need to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels by developing key technologies for the next generation of high-performance photovoltaic (PV) solar cells and modules, allowing ultra-low solar electricity costs with minimum environmental impact.

DISC focuses on the only way to fully exploit the potential of silicon to its maximum: through the use of carrier selective junctions, i.e., contacts which allow charge carriers to be extracted without recombination. Such contacts allow for simple device architecture as considered in DISC - non-patterned double-side contacted cells – which can be fabricated within a lean process flow, either by upgrading existing or within future production lines. In DISC, a unique consortium of experienced industrial actors will collaborate with a set of institutes with demonstrated record devices and worldwide exceptional experience in the R&D field of carrier selective contacts. DISC will target efficiencies >25.5% on large area cell and >22% at module level while demonstrating pilot manufacturing readiness at competitive costs.

Together with a reduction of non-abundant material consumption (Ag, In), with an enhancement of the energy yield, with modern module design ensuring outstanding durability, DISC will provide the key elements for achieving in Europe very low Levelized Costs of Electricity between 0.04 – 0.07$/kWh (depending on the irradiation), with mid-term potential for further reduction, making solar one of the cheapest electricity source. The high efficient PV modules developed in DISC are predestined for rooftop installations, i.e., neutral with respect to land use aspects. A life cycle approach applied in DISC prevents the shifting of environmental or social burdens between impact categories.

DISC has a chance to contribute towards mitigating the impacts of climate change, improving energy access and towards bringing Europe back at the forefront of solar cell science, technology and manufacturing.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: PEGASUS


Title: Renewable Power Generation by Solar Particle Receiver Driven Sulphur Storage Cycle



Coordinator: DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV

Participants:



BALTIC CERAMICS SPOLKA AKCYJNA

PROCESSI INNOVATIVI SRL BRIGHTSOURCE INDUSTRIES

ISRAEL LTD

Countries: DE;EL;PL;IT;IL

Objectives:

PEGASUS (Renewable Power Generation by Solar Particle Receiver Driven Sulphur Storage Cycle) will investigate a novel power cycle for renewable electricity production applying a solar particle receiver with a sulphur storage system for baseload operation. The proposed process combines solid particles as heat transfer fluid that can also be used for direct thermal energy storage with indirect thermochemical storage of solar energy in solid sulphur, rendering thus a solar power plant capable of round-the-clock renewable electricity production. Concepts of solar sulphur power plants will be developed and a flowsheet analysis in conjunction with a techno-economic study will be carried out to simulate the performance of the process. Prototypes of the key components (i.e. solar centrifugal particle receiver, sulphuric acid evaporator, sulphur trioxide decomposer and sulphur combustor) will be developed, constructed and operated at relevant scale. On-sun testing of the particle receiver will be carried out in the newly constructed high-flux solar simulator of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Juelich, Germany. Furthermore, an integrated operation of the receiver together with the evaporator and the decomposer will be realised in this facility to demonstrate the suitability of the concept. In addition, materials to be used simultaneously as solar heat capture, transfer and storage media as well as catalytic particles in the solar receiver, evaporator and decomposer will be developed, tested and analysed with respect to reaction kinetics and long-term stability. Moreover, system models of the key components will be implemented, validated with experimental data and applied to simulate the performance of the process components. These models will be integrated into the developed flowsheets for the above mentioned process simulations and techno-economics to predict the prospects of the technology.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: GEOCOND


Title: Advanced materials and processes to improve performance and cost-efficiency of Shallow Geothermal systems and Underground Thermal Storage



Coordinator: UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA

Participants:

AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS

RISE CBI BETONGINSTITUTET AB SABANCI UNIVERSITESI SILMA SRL EXTRULINE SYSTEMS S.L.

CARMEL OLEFINS LIMITED CIMSA CIMENTO SANAYI VE

TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI UBEG DR ERICH MANDS U MARC

SAUER GBR EXERGY LTD

Countries: ES;SE;TR;IT;IL;DE;UK

Objectives:

The 75% of the EU building stock is energy inefficient. Buildings hold a large untapped potential for renewables and energy efficiency in order to decarbonise the EU economy, to ensure security of supply and to provide cost savings to EU households and businesses alike. In this context, Shallow Geothermal Energy Systems (SGES) are a stable, reliable and renewable energy source with some key features compared to many other RES: being available everywhere and being capable of providing not only heating, but also cooling with unparalleled efficiency. Amongst SGES, closed loop systems with vertical Borehole Heat Exchangers enjoy the widest deployment in the EU where the total installed number of GSHP units amounts nowadays to about 1,4 million, representing an installed capacity of about 16.500 MWth. Against this background, there is still a need to remove market barriers and gain competitiveness, but also to develop the next generation of geothermal systems with new materials for penetrating further the market of building construction and renovation. Also the area of District Heating and Cooling needs improved heating and cooling storage technologies which could largely benefit from enhanced Underground Thermal Energy Storage (UTES) technologies. By a smart combination of different material solutions under the umbrella of sophisticated engineering, optimization, testing and on-site validation, GEOCOND will develop solutions to increase the thermal performance of the different subsystems configuring an SGES and UTES. An overall cost reduction of about 25% is the overall aim, leading to a substantial gain in competitiveness. GEOCOND, with a unique consortium of Companies and leading Reseach Institutions in the area of SGES and Materials, will focus on four key development areas in a synergeic and system-wide approach: development of new pipe materials, advanced grouting additives and concepts, advanced Phase Change Materials and system-wide simulation and optimization.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: WaveBoost


Title: Advanced Braking Module with Cyclic Energy Recovery System (CERS) for enhanced reliability and performance of Wave Energy Converters



Coordinator: CORPOWER OCEAN AB

Participants:

THE EUROPEAN MARINE ENERGY CENTRE LIMITED

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

WAVEC/OFFSHORE RENEWABLES - CENTRO DE ENERGIA OFFSHORE ASSOCIACAO

PMC CYLINDERS AKTIEBOLAG EDP INOVACAO SA RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF

SWEDEN AB G S HYDRO AKTIEBOLAG

Countries: SE;UK;PT

Objectives:

WaveBoost aims at providing a step-change improvement to the reliability and performance of PTOs (Power-Take-Offs), by developing and validating an innovative braking module with a Cyclic Energy Recovery System (CERS). While built and tested on the platform of the existing CorPower technology, the CERS braking module can be integrated in many types of Wave Energy Converters (WECs). Especially for point absorbers - undisputedly the WEC type with best prospects for large-scale development - WaveBoost will solve a central reliability challenge, the so-called 'end-stop' problem (excessive, uncontrolled forces when linear movement reaches end of stroke). Further, dedicated reliability assessment methods will be developed and applied.

CERS is an energy redistribution system that will allow WECs to absorb more energy from high energy wave cycles, temporarily storing excessive energy in the first step of the PTO chain, then releasing it for conversion through the remaining steps of the PTO in low energy wave cycles. Similar systems are being used in other sectors (e.g. automotive) but have not been applied to ocean energy. The additional damping force required to safely stop the motion of WECs in storm waves may be several times larger than the PTO force used to convert wave motion into electricity. By providing the extra damping needed from the CERS module, system survivability and reliability of critical components are significantly improved. Another consequence is a size reduction of the PTO for the same power rating, and an increase of the Annual Electricity Production (AEP). The technology allows WECS to operate at higher average loading, increasing average conversion efficiency. Further, the grid compliance of electricity produced is significantly improved through this new energy storage concept. The improvements described above are expected to significantly reduce shock loads on WECs, increase in AEP of 25% and reduce LCOE more than 30% compared to the state of art.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: Biofficiency


Title: Highly-efficient biomass CHP plants by handling ash-related problems



Coordinator: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

Participants:

DONG ENERGY THERMAL POWER AS



VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY ABO AKADEMI NATIONAL TECHNICAL

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS - NTUA


MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS EUROPE GMBH

BELGISCH LABORATORIUM VAN DE ELEKTRICITEITSINDUSTRIE

METSA FIBRE OY

Countries: DE;DK;FI;EL;NL;BE

Objectives:

Medium- to large-scale bioenergy utilisation for electricity and combined industrial or district heating is predicted to increase by 160% in 2020 compared to 2010, while carbon emission quotas are becoming stricter. Finding new ways to efficiently utilise cheap and currently unused feedstocks are necessary in order to meet these challenges.

Within the project Biofficiency we will investigate how to handle ash-related problems in order to increase steam temperatures up to 600°C in biomass-based CHP plants, including pulverised fuel and fluidised bed systems. The major aspects are fly ash formation, the use of additives, and pre-treatment technologies for difficult fuels. This leads to highly reduced emissions, in particular CO2 and fine particulates, as well as a secure and sustainable energy production. Biofficiency gathers a unique consortium of excellent academic facilities and industrial partners, providing an exceptional platform for the development of new, highly-efficient CHP plants in order to significantly expand their potential in the fast-growing field of renewable energies. By sharing our collective experience, we will strengthen European bio-energy technologies and help solving global climate and energy challenges. The project approach addresses current bottlenecks in solid biomass combustion, namely enhanced deposit formation, corrosion and ash utilisation by a variety of new, promising technologies. Our goal is to deepen the understanding of fly ash formation, to improve current biomass pre-treatment technologies, as well as to contribute to the field of biomass ash utilisation. Through our strong collaboration with industry and academic partners, we want to pave the way for highly-efficient, low-emitting biomass CHP plants, capable of firing low-grade fuels. This benefits industry, communal partners and public authorities by providing sustainable heat and electricity at significantly decreased emissions.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: TotalControl


Title: Advanced integrated supervisory and wind turbine control for optimal operation of large Wind Power Plants



Coordinator: DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

Participants:


SINTEF ENERGI AS GARRAD HASSAN & PARTNERS

LTD VATTENFALL AB

OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT

SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY AS

STATOIL ASA

Countries: DK;BE;NO;UK;SE

Objectives:

Cost of energy (COE) is the most important single factor in deployment of renewables in the energy system. Reduction of COE is, among other things, directly related to operational control of Wind Power Plants (WPP) as a whole and the individual wind turbines (WT) within them. In the Total Control project the COE reduction will be pursued by developing and validating advanced integrated WPP/WT control schemes, where all essential interactions between the WPP WT’s are accounted for including both production and load aspects.

Optimal WPP control is traditionally formulated as a one-parameter optimization problem focusing on the WPP production only. However, ultimately the optimal WPP performance should result from a multi objective optimization problem, where the optimal economic performance of a WPP is pursued over the WPP life time, conditioned on external grid demands. This is what Total Control is about.

The suggested integrated WPP/WT control approach seeks the optimal economical WPP revenue – i.e. the optimal economic balance between WPP power production and WPP operational costs. This is done by developing hierarchically coupled WPP and WT control schemes conditioned on a set of superior grid operator demands.

In the WPP control design phase information is only fed from the WPP controller to the individual WT controllers, whereas in on-line operational control available WT and WPP flow field information will be assimilated into the WPP control for optimal system performance. Furthermore, the WPP controller will also make use of current market information (e.g. energy price, demand for ancillary services etc.) as well as information about the state of individual turbines (e.g. current operational state, maintenance requirements and component lifetime consumption) to allow COE objectives to be optimised dynamically.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: RealTide


Title: Advanced monitoring, simulation and control of tidal devices in unsteady, highly turbulent realistic tide environments



Coordinator: BUREAU VERITAS - REGISTRE INTERNATIONAL DE CLASSIFICATION DE NAVIRES ET D'AERONEFS

Participants:


EnerOcean S.L. SABELLA 1-TECH

INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER

INGETEAM POWER TECHNOLOGY SA

Countries: FR;UK;ES;BE

Objectives:

Recent advances in the measurement of flow in highly energetic tidal currents allows the effects of both turbulence and ocean waves to be characterised. This provides improved understanding of the causes of failure in tidal devices, including blades, seals, bearings, PTO & other critical components. Combining this new understanding with state-of-the-art condition monitoring systems will allow fault-tolerant, resilient, components to be designed.

The project will combine innovation in flow measurement, condition monitoring and turbine

components with tide-to-wire modelling to design reliable power take off & control systems delivering grid compliant energy. This is only possible by the inclusion of partners with:

(1.) a proven track record of high resolution flow measurements in the highly energetic waters of the EMEC tidal site,

(2.) access to open- sea pilot test site and turbine data,

(3.) world leading capabilities in testing of materials for the marine environment, in design, construction, installation and operation of tidal devices, condition monitoring / condition-

based maintenance, world leading tank test facilities, and a detailed understanding of technology verification & certification in offshore energy.

Machines using the outputs of the project will be a key part of new bankable projects to deliver electricity at a highly competitive LCE.

Through the design of reliable intelligent blades and components with integrated condition monitoring, for the first time, provide [...know how...] for Real Turbines, operating in Real Seas and under Real Conditions.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: NEXT-CSP


Title: High Temparature concentrated solar thermal power plan with particle receiver and direct thermal storage



Coordinator: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

Participants:

ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE SBP SONNE GMBH Fundacion IMDEA Energia WHITTAKER ENGINEERING

(STONEHAVEN) LIMITED EUROPEAN POWDER AND

PROCESS TECHNOLOGY BVBA


INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE

EURONOVIA COMESSA SA

Countries: FR;DE;ES;UK;BE

Objectives:

According to the Integrated Roadmap of the Set-plan, and to reach the new EU target of 27% of renewable energies in 2030, there is the need to rapidly expand the use of all renewable energy sources in Europe to accelerate the fight against global climate change. This requires the acceleration of development of new options that are emerging today, particularly, technologies that solve the key issue of energy storage.

The next-CSP Project is a response to this need and addresses significant improvements in all three elements targeted by the LCE-07-2016 call related to concentrated solar power: heat transfer fluids, which can be used for direct thermal energy storage; the solar field; and high temperature receivers allowing for new cycles. The proposed fluidized particle-in-tube concept is a breakthrough innovation that opens the route to the development of a new generation of CSP plants allowing high efficiency new cycles (50% and more) and 20% improvement of CSP plant efficiency.

The Next-CSP technology that cumulates the know-how acquired during the CSP2 FP7 EU project on the particle-in-tube technology can be rapidly cost-competitive and introduced in the market. A cost reduction by 38% is expected with respect to current CSP electricity cost.

The project will demonstrate at industrial pilot scale (TRL5) the validity of the particle-in-tube concept atop the Themis facility solar tower. A 4-MWth tubular solar receiver able to heat particles up to 800°C will be constructed and tested as well as the rest of the loop: a two-tank particle heat storage and a particle-to-pressurized air heat exchanger coupled to a 1.2 MWel gas turbine.

A commercial scale power plant (150 MWel) will also be designed on the basis of experimental and simulation results and associated costs assessed. The consortium includes 6 companies that will lead the development of the first worldwide demonstration of this innovative technology and pave the way for future commercial exploitation.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: TIPA


Title: Tidal Turbine Power Take-Off Accelerator



Coordinator: NOVA INNOVATION LTD

Participants:


SKF GMBH SIEMENS PLC WOOD GROUP FRANCE SAS



Countries: UK;DE;FR;NL

Objectives:

In this project we will design, build and test an innovative Direct Drive Power Take-Off (PTO) solution for tidal turbines.

The consortium’s aim in this project is to reduce the lifetime cost of tidal power by 20%, demonstrated by accelerated life testing of a next-generation tidal turbine power take-off (PTO) solution. Project outputs will be independently verified, and will enable:

1. Improved performance: 20% Lifetime Cost of Energy improvement over a conventional PTO

2. Improved reliability: extending service intervals from less than 1 year to over 2 years

3. Verified survivability: PTO design lifetime greater than 20 years

The results will be disseminated and exploited to maximise the benefit of this project to the ocean energy sector, and to raise investor and market confidence in the emerging tidal energy industry.

In order to verify the technology, we will conduct accelerated onshore and in-sea testing of a prototype PTO and achieve third party validation of the design and the test results. In parallel we will develop a commercialisation strategy for selling and licensing the product to tidal energy technology developers, and explore potential uses outside the tidal sector, such as wave power and marine propulsion.

The project is led by Nova Innovation, a world-leading tidal energy technology and project developer. Project partners are: SKF, Siemens, The University of Edinburgh, Delft Technical University, Wood Group and the Center for Wind Power Drives RWTH Aachen University.

This proposal is being submitted to the call LCE-07-2016-2017: Developing the next generation technologies of renewable electricity and heating/cooling, and is perfectly aligned with the scope of the call: to increase the performance and reliability of ocean energy subsystems.





Topic: LCE-07-2016-2017 Acronym: FIThydro


Title: Fishfriendly Innovative Technologies for Hydropower



Coordinator: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

Participants:

ASSOCIACAO DO INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO PARA A INVESTIGACAO E DESENVOLVIMENTO

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

CENTRO TECNOLOGICO AGRARIO Y AGROALIMENTARIO ASOCIACION

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN EV


SINTEF ENERGI AS TALLINNA TEHNIKAULIKOOL UNIVERSITY OF HULL ECOLOGIC INSTITUT

gemeinnützige GmbH

SJE ECOHYDRAULIC ENGINEERING GMBH

EIGEN VERMOGEN VAN HET INSTITUUT VOOR NATUUR- EN BOSONDERZOEK

AF CONSULT SWITZERLAND AG BAYERISCHE

ELEKTRIZITATSWERKE GMBH BKW Energie AG HIDROERG-PROJECTOS

ENERGETICOS LTD FLUSSBAU IC GESMBH LIMMATKRAFTWERKE AG PETER ARMIN C H SALTO DE VADOCONDES SA STATKRAFT AS UNIPER KRAFTWERKE GMBH VERBUND HYDRO POWER GMBH VOITH HYDRO HOLDING GMBH &

CO KG SWECO NORGE AS

Countries: DE;PT;FR;ES;CH;NO;EE;UK;BE;AU;





Objectives:

FIThydro addresses the decision support in commissioning and operating hydropower plants (HPP) by use of existing and innovative technologies. It concentrates on mitigation measures and strategies to develop cost-efficient environmental solutions and on strategies to avoid individual fish damage and enhancing population developments. Therefore HPPS all over Europe are involved as test sites.

The facilities for upstream and downstream migration are evaluated, different bypass systems including their use as habitats and the influence of sediment on habitat.

In addition existing tools and devices will be enhanced during the project and will be used in the experimental set-ups in the laboratories and at the test sites for e.g. detection of fish or prediction of behavior. This includes sensor fish, different solutions for migration as e.g. trash rack variations, different fish tracking systems, but also numerical models as habitat and population model or virtual fish swimming path model.

Therefore a three-level-based workplan was created with preparatory desk work at the beginning to analyze shortcomings and potential in environment-friendly hydropower. Following the experimental tests will be conducted at the different test sites to demonstrate and evaluate the effects of the different options not covered by the desk-work. Thirdly, these results are fed into a risk based Decision Support System (DSS) which is developed for planning, commissioning and operating of HPPs. It is meant to enable operators to fulfill the requirements of cost-effective production and at the same time meet the environmental obligations and targets under European legislation and achieve a self-sustained fish population.






Topic: LCE-08-2016-2017 Acronym: BioMates


Title: Reliable Bio-based Refinery Intermediates




Participants:


VYSOKA SKOLA CHEMICKO-TECHNOLOGICKA V PRAZE


BP EUROPA SE

IFEU - INSTITUT FUR ENERGIE UND UMWELTFORSCHUNG HEIDELBERG GMBH

HYDROGEN EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES (HYET) BV

RANIDO, S.R.O.

Countries: DE;EL;CZ;UK;NL

Objectives:

The EU targets at replacing 10% of all transport fossil fuels with biofuels by 2020 to reduce the dependence on petroleum through the use of nationally, regionally or locally produced biofuels, while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, the EU is concerned with the questionable sustainability of the conventional biofuels and the unattractive production costs of second and third generation biofuels. The BioMates project aspires to contribute to the drastic increase of non-food/feed biomass utilisation for the production of greener transportation fuels via an effective and sustainable new production pathway. The project will validate the proposed innovative technology which has the potential of over 49 million tons CO2-eq savings, at least 7% crude oil imports reduction which corresponds to over 7 billion € savings for EU, while indicating its socio-economic, environmental and health expected benefits.

The main premise of the BioMates project is the cost-effective and decentralized valorization of residual (straw) and nonfood (Miscanthus) biomass for the production of bio-based products of over 99% bioenergy content. The bio-based products’ targeted market is the EU refining sector, utilizing them as a bio-based co-feed of reliable, standardizable properties for underlying conversion units, yielding high bio-content hybrid fuels which are compatible with conventional combustion systems. The BioMates approach is based on innovative non-food/feed biomass conversion technologies, including ablative fast pyrolysis and mild catalytic hydrotreating, while incorporating state-of-the-art renewable H2-production technology as well as optimal energy integration. The proposed pathway for decarbonizing the transportation fuels will be demonstrated via TRL5 units, allowing the development of an integrated, sustainability-driven business case encompassing commercial and social exploitation strategy.





Topic: LCE-08-2016-2017 Acronym: COMSYN


Title: Compact Gasification and Synthesis process for Transport Fuels




Participants:

INERATEC GMBH GKN SINTER METALS FILTERS

GMBH RADEVORMWALD UNIPETROL VYZKUMNE

VZDELAVACI CENTRUM AS

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV

AMEC FOSTER WHEELER ITALIANA SRL

AF-CONSULT OY

Countries: FI;DE;CZ;IT

Objectives:

The aim of the COMSYN project is to develop a new BTL production concept that will reduce biofuel production cost up to 35 % compared to alternative routes. This means < 0,80 €/l production cost for diesel. The production concept is based on distributed primary conversion of various kinds of biomass residues to intermediate liquid products with small-to-medium scale (10-50 kt/a FT products) units located close to biomass resources. The primary conversion will be integrated to local heat and power production resulting in 80 % energy efficiency in biomass utilization. The FT products will be refined to high quality drop-in liquid transport fuels at existing oil refineries. The novel gasification technology will enable the use of wider feedstock basis than the current gasification processes. In addition to woody residues, the process is able to utilize straw and other agricultural residues, and various waste-derived materials which create new job opportunities and stimulate economy also close to the production sites. The produced FT-wax will be transported to existing large scale oil refinery, which will be gradually converted into biofuel refinery as the number of primary conversion plants increases.

The new technology enables decentralized production of FT-wax. All the LCE-08-2016 call objectives with respect to increased conversion efficiency, significant biofuel cost reduction, diversification of raw material base, reduction of emissions, creation of job opportunities and the flexibility and productivity of industrial processes are met.

COMSYN brings together Participants representing all competences that are needed to fulfil the project objectives. The project consortium uniquely combines top-level European SME and large industrial companies and research institutes. The expertise of all of the partners includes strong engineering, equipment and component manufacturing as well as techno-econom





Topic: LCE-08-2016-2017 Acronym: 4REFINERY


Title: Scenarios for integration of bio-liquids in existing REFINERY processes



Coordinator: STIFTELSEN SINTEF

Participants:


B.T.G. BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY GROUP BV

MOL HUNGARIAN OIL AND GAS PLC


REPSOL SA AALBORG UNIVERSITET E4TECH (UK) LTD

Countries: NO;FR;NL;FI;ES;DK;UK;HU

Objectives:

There is a strong need to develop new biofuels production technologies that can be integrated into existing infrastructures, leading to biofuels that are cost competitive compared to existing ones and conventional fuels, with the same level of performance and a lower carbon footprint.

The 4REFINERY project will develop and demonstrate up to pilot, routes to the production of next generation biofuels from more efficient primary liquefaction processes integrated with upgraded downstream (hydro)refining processes, to achieve overall increased carbon yields of >45%. The strong consortium covering the full process value chain, will identify risk-mitigation pathways for successful implementation into existing refineries, including delivering a comprehensive toolbox for interfacing with existing refinery models.

4REFINERY will focus on optimal pathways for the transformation of bio-liquids from fast pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction into advanced biofuels, through intermediate process steps (fractionation, stabilisation) combined with downstream co-processes technologies at different levels of severities (temperature, hydrogen consumption, carbon yield): co-Fluid Catalytic Cracking, co-hydrodeoxygenation and co-hydrotreating. The project will establish relations between product’s properties, the quality of renewable feedstocks and the main process parameters.

The study of these combinations will allow a full understanding of the influence of feedstock and treatment processes on product characteristics, describing, analysing and providing insight into synergetic effects. Tangible results include add-ons to existing flow sheeting programs/unit model, with the objectives to analyze different scenarios for further implementation into existing archetype refineries, and to be deployed in existing in-house programming tools used by the oil companies.

The financial resources mobilized by the 8 partners represent a total grant of 5 965 474 € with a global effort of 549 PM.





Topic: LCE-08-2016-2017 Acronym: FLEDGED


Title: FLExible Dimethyl ether production from biomass Gasification with sorption-enhancED processes



Coordinator: POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Participants:


AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART LAPPEENRANNAN TEKNILLINEN

YLIOPISTO QUANTIS

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT ET DES RISQUES INERIS

AMEC FOSTER WHEELER ENERGIA OY

ECOHISPANICA I MAS D MEDIOAMBIENTAL SL

FRAMES RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS B.V.

Countries: IT;NL;ES;DE;FI;CH;FR

Objectives:

The FLEDGED project will deliver a process for Bio-based dimethyl Ether (DME) production from biomass. The FLEDGED project will combine a flexible sorption enhanced gasification (SEG) process and a novel sorption enhanced DME synthesis (SEDMES) process to produce DME from biomass with an efficient and low cost process.

The primary aim of FLEDGED project is to develop a highly intensified and flexible process for DME production from biomass and validate it in industrially relevant environments. This objective will be accomplished by:

- Experimental validation of the flexible SEG process at TRL5;

- Experimental validation of the flexible SEDMES process at TRL5;

- Evaluation of the full biofuel production chain from energy, environmental, economic, socio-economic and risk point of view;

- Preparation of the ground for future exploitation of the results of the project beyond FLEDGED, by including in the consortium industrial partners along the whole biofuel production chain.

By combining the SEG and the SEDMES processes, the FLEDGED project will validate a plant concept that:

- is characterized by a tremendous process intensification: sorption of CO2 in the gasifier and of water in the DME reactor allows designing an overall process for DME production with only two fundamental steps and with reduced units for syngas conditioning

- allows operating with a wide range of biomass feedstocks

- will be more efficient than competitive processes and expected to have a lower cost, thanks to the reduced number of components, the avoidance or significant reduction of recycles and the avoidance of energy consuming and costly air separation and CO2 separation units

- is capable of producing syngas with tailored composition by adapting the SEG process parameters, which allows coupling with an electrolysis system for converting excess intermittent renewable electricity into a high value liquid fuel





Topic: LCE-08-2016-2017 Acronym: Heat-To-Fuel


Title: Biorefinery combining HTL and FT to convert wet and solid organic, industrial wastes into 2nd generation biofuels with highest efficiency



Coordinator: GUSSING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES GMBH

Participants:

FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE RECERCA DE L'ENERGIA DE CATALUNYA

CONSORZIO PER LA RICERCA E LA DIMOSTRAZIONE SULLE ENERGIE RINNOVABILI


JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC SKUPINA FABRIKA RAZISKAVE IN

RAZVOJ DOO

POLITECNICO DI TORINO TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET

WIEN BIOENERGY 2020+ GMBH INSTYTUT CHEMICZNEJ

PRZEROBKI WEGLA BETA RENEWABLES SPA ATMOSTAT CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA R2M SOLUTION SPAIN SL

Countries: AU;ES;IT;FR;UK;SI;PL;

Objectives:

Heat-to-Fuel will deliver the next generation of biofuel production technologies towards the de-carbonisation of the transportation sector. Heat-to-fuel will achieve competitive prices for biofuel technologies (<1€/l) while delivering higher fuel qualities and significantly reduced life-cycle GHG reductions. Heat-to-fuel will result in increased Energy production savings (>20%) and enhanced EU’s energy security by the use of local feedstocks which in turn ensured local jobs are preserved and increased. The benefit of combining technologies like in Heat-to-Fuel is, that the drawbacks of the single technologies are balanced. FT and APR are promising technologies for the efficient production of 2nd generation fuels. But currently the economic border conditions don't allow the implementation, similar to many other biofuel technologies. The radical innovation of combining an APR with a FT reactor is the basis to overcome this barrier. The large organic wastes (from HTL or other streams) can be conveniently treated with APR to produce H2. Both dry and wet organic wastes can be integrated, with mutual advantages, i.e. steam production for gasification, HTL and APR preheating; FT heat cooling without external utilities. Using the synergies between these technologies maximizes the total process efficiency. Heat-to-fuel aims will be met thanks to the diversification of the feedstock for biofuels production, reducing the supply costs and upgrading the efficiencies of promising and flexible conversion.





Topic: LCE-08-2016-2017 Acronym: HyFlexFuel


Title: Hydrothermal liquefaction: Enhanced performance and feedstock flexibility for efficient biofuel production



Coordinator: BAUHAUS LUFTFAHRT EV

Participants:

AARHUS UNIVERSITET AALBORG UNIVERSITET PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT DBFZ DEUTSCHES

BIOMASSEFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEMEINNUETZIGE GMBH

UNIVERSITAET HOHENHEIM ORGANIC WASTE SYSTEMS NV ENI S.p.A. HALDOR TOPSOE AS ARTTIC

Countries: DE;DK;CH;BE;IT;FR

Objectives:

Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is emerging as innovative technology to produce renewable transportation fuels. The advantages of HTL are reflected in its high feedstock versatility, its ability to convert wet materials and its advantageous environmental and economic performance. Bio-crude, the primary HTL product, can be upgraded to high-quality fuels. The objectives of HyFlexFuel include: 1) Demonstrating HTL conversion compatibility with diverse advanced biomass feedstocks. 2) Maturing HTL-based fuel production from TRL 2-4 to TRL 5. 3) Increasing heat integration and product recovery at TRL 5. 4) Understanding of relation between feedstock and process conditions vs. product yield and quality. 5) Efficient valorisation of residual process streams. 6) Quantification of techno-economic and environmental performance potentials, risks and benefits. 7) Demonstrating drop-in capability of HyFlexFuel products from diverse feedstocks. 8) Quantification of potential technology gaps of a full-scale production plant.

HyFlexFuel will assess the potential availability of feedstocks specifically suitable for HTL at European, national and local scale. Local feedstock supply chains will be analysed. HTL conversion will be optimised utilizing diverse feedstocks in a relevant environment at TRL 5. The currently less mature process step of catalytic hydrotreatment of bio-crude will be further developed through a parametric study of process conditions, targeted catalyst development and demonstrated on a continuous system. The energetic valorisation of the remaining soluble organics in the HTL water phase will be achieved through catalytic hydrothermal gasification (cHTG). Inorganic salts will be recovered from residual process streams to produce marketable fertilisers. Finally, the techno-economic and environmental performance of the entire HyFlexFuel production chain will be evaluated, focusing on social, technological, economic and environmental risks and potential benefits.






Topic: LCE-09-2016 Acronym: AMPERE

Call: H2020-LCE-2016-RES-IA Type of Action: IA

Title: Automated photovoltaic cell and Module industrial Production to regain and secure European Renewable Energy market



Coordinator: 3SUN SRL

Participants:

ENEL GREEN POWER Meyer Burger Research AG MEYER BURGER AG COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE


AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE



NORSUN AS ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES

MANAGEMENT LIMITED JONAS & REDMANN

AUTOMATIONSTECHNIK GMBH SEMILAB FELVEZETO FIZIKAI

LABORATORIUM RESZVENYTARSASAG

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

RISE TECHNOLOGY SRL FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT


Countries: IT;CH;FR;NO;UK;DE;HU

Objectives:

Today’s world PV market is dominated by standard crystalline solar cells (so-called Al-BSF cells) and part of the market is shifting to PERC solar cells. The shift is obtained by introducing three additional process steps to the standard process (rear side cleaning, passivation and laser opening), and allows a gain of typically 1% absolute in efficiency. Next generation c-Si technologies should feature higher voltage solar cells with higher efficiency and less processing steps in the manufacturing, allowing for further cost reduction, both at the PV panel level and for the final cost of solar electricity. AMPERE focuses on technologies with such a potential and capitalizes on the high tech investments made in Europe over the last decade for establishing advanced manufacturing processes for crystalline silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells and modules, on the development of hardware capable of coating at high speed and low cost homogeneous materials of high electronic quality. It also bases on the unique expertise gained in production of thin film modules, and in all hardware issues related to large area coatings in production environment, which can applied for the production of SHJ cells and modules. The final goal of the project is t the setting-up of a 100 MW full-scale automated pilot line in production environment at the 3Sun fab, while preparing the next steps to 300 MW and GW scale. The project will operate with the support of full technology platforms for solar cells at CEA and the platform for advanced module technologies at MBS. It will demonstrate practically the ultra-low cost potential of such manufacturing approaches, as well as the even more impressively low solar electricity generation costs thanks to high efficiency and/or intrinsic bifaciality of the selected technologies.






Topic: LCE-13-2016 Acronym: ROMEO


Title: Reliable OM decision tools and strategies for high LCoE reduction on Offshore wind



Coordinator: IBERDROLA RENOVABLES ENERGIA SA

Participants:

ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE ADWEN OFFSHORE S.L. SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE

ENERGY AS RAMBOLL IMS

INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT MBH IBM RESEARCH GMBH

INDRA SISTEMAS SA UPTIME ENGINEERING GMBH BACHMANN MONITORING GMBH LAULAGUN BEARINGS SA CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY ZABALA INNOVATION

CONSULTING, S.A.

Countries: ES;FR;DK;DE;CH;AU;UK

Objectives:

Emerging technologies as Offshore Wind Energy, demand new advanced solutions for reducing Operation & Maintenance (O&M) costs, as well as for performing the reliability and extended life-time of wind turbines (WT) and farms (WF).

In this sense, ROMEO is a 5 years project whose main objective is to develop and demonstrate an O&M information management and analytics platform capable of improving the decision making processes of offshore WF operators allowing the transition from calendar base maintenance to condition-based maintenance strategies reducing significantly O&M costs. Thus, a flexible and interoperable IoT platform will provide an advanced analytics ecosystem to better understand the real time behaviour of the main components of the WTs under operation conditions; maximizing their life-time and reducing the need for maintenance, thus minimizing the OPEX which drastically impact on LCoE of offshore Wind Energy.

The project has been structured in three phases:

1st phase “specifications” will pave the way for other phases, defining the specifications and requirements in order to develop a health monitoring strategy for the most relevant and critical components to be further considered.

-nd phase “models/tools/database” will be devoted to the development of health monitoring systems, diagnosis and prognosis tools for failure detection both at WTG components and support structures level, feeding the development of a data acquisition and advanced analytics ecosystem.

3rd phase “O&M/rollout” will develop and deploy an O&M platform to be validated in three pilot scenarios, data that will serve as input for impact assessment with a special focus on LCoE and replicability.

ROMEO consortium is formed by a well-balanced set of experts (12 entities from 7 countries) representing the whole offshore value chain (from WT components manufacturers and service providers through to WF operators) together with IT market leaders, thus ensuring that results will reach the market.






Topic: LCE-15-2016 Acronym: OCTARRAY


Title: Scaling up to the Normandie Hydro Open-Centre Tidal Turbine Pilot Array



Coordinator: THE EUROPEAN MARINE ENERGY CENTRE LIMITED

Participants:

CRIST OFFSHORE SPOLKA Z ORGANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA


DCNS ENERGIES OPENHYDRO TECHNOLOGY

FRANCE

Countries: UK;FR;PL;DK

Objectives:

OCTARRAY is part of an an ambitious 3-year tidal array demonstration programme located in North Western French territorial waters of the Raz Blanchard, a 15 km strait situated between Cap de la Hague and Alderney Island. The array (known as the Normandie Hydro array) will consist of 7 x 2.0MW Open-Centre Turbines (OCT) designed and constructed by the OpenHydro Group which will be installed at depths of between 30 and 40 meters with a total capacity of 14MW. The turbines will be connected by inter-array cabling via a subsea connector and exported onto the grid via an export cable and substation. The project is scheduled to commence operations and begin exporting grid compliant power to the French National Grid in 2019. The objectives of the project are to develop, construct and operate a tidal turbine array in real conditions and to test and confirm the technical and economic viability of tidal energy in preparation for developments on an industrial and commercial scale. The successful demonstration of the pilot array will achieve several technical, industrial, economic and commercial ‘firsts’ which will facilitate and accelerate the development and growth of the tidal industry. OCTARRAY will establish new knowledge and capability to enable the scale up to future commercial arrays (up to 300MW), Levelised Cost of Energy reduction and will provide valuable data and learning on array effects and performance for the benefit of future tidal array projects in the rest of Europe and strategic locations in the world for renewable energy development. Through projects such as OCTARRAY and the Normandie Hydro array, Europe has the opportunity to significantly build its reputation as a world leader in the development and integration of tidal energy, and benefit from the diversity that the technology brings to the overall energy generation portfolio.





Topic: LCE-15-2016 Acronym: EnFAIT


Title: Enabling Future Arrays in Tidal



Coordinator: NOVA INNOVATION LTD

Participants:


SKF GMBH HMK TECHNICAL SERVICES

LIMITED WOOD GROUP FRANCE SAS

ELSA OFFSHORE RENEWABLE

ENERGY CATAPULT RSK ENVIRONNEMENT MOJO MARITIME LIMITED

Countries: UK;DE;FR;BE

Objectives:

In this flagship project, the EnFAIT (Enabling Future Arrays in Tidal) Team, a partnership of leading European companies, will demonstrate a grid-connected tidal energy array that:

- demonstrates a step change in the lifetime cost of energy for tidal power;

- proves that high array reliability & availability can be achieved with best practice maintenance regimes;

- captures and disseminates substantial learning on fundamental issues for the ocean energy industry;

- builds investor confidence;

- takes a huge step towards creating a commercial, bankable tidal energy sector; and

- at 6 turbines, will be the largest number of devices ever deployed in an ocean energy array.

This project will build upon an existing operational site, minimising development risk and allowing the generation of real-world results from day one. The technology used in the array has 100% EU content. The layout of the turbines will be adjusted within the project, enabling array interactions and optimisation to be studied for the first time at a real tidal energy site.






Topic: LCE-19-2016-2017 Acronym: TO-SYN-FUEL


Title: The Demonstration of Waste Biomass to Synthetic Fuels and Green Hydrogen




Participants:

ENGIE SERVICES NEDERLAND NV

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

ENI S.p.A. THE UNIVERSITY OF

BIRMINGHAM ETA - ENERGIA, TRASPORTI,

AGRICOLTURA SRL ACONDICIONAMIENTO

TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION

SUSTEEN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH

WRG EUROPE LTD VERFAHRENSTECHNIK

SCHWEDT GMBH (VTS-GMBH) HYGEAR TECHNOLOGY AND

SERVICES BV SLIBVERWERKING NOORD-

BRABANT NV

Countries: DE;NL;IT;UK;ES

Objectives:

TO-SYN-FUEL will demonstrate the conversion of organic waste biomass (Sewage Sludge) into biofuels. The project implements a new integrated process combining Thermo-Catalytic Reforming (TCR©), with hydrogen separation through pressure swing adsorption (PSA), and hydro deoxygenation (HDO), to produce a fully equivalent gasoline and diesel substitute (compliant with EN228 and EN590 European Standards) and green hydrogen for use in transport . The TO-SYN-FUEL project consortium has undoubtedly bought together the leading researchers, industrial technology providers and renewable energy experts from across Europe, in a combined, committed and dedicated research effort to deliver the overarching ambition. Building and extending from previous framework funding this project is designed to set the benchmark for future sustainable development and growth within Europe and will provide a real example to the rest of the world of how sustainable energy, economic, social and environmental needs can successfully be addressed. This project will be the platform for deployment of a subsequent commercial scale facility. This will be the first of its kind to be built anywhere in the world, processing organic industrial wastes directly into transportation grade biofuels fuels which will be a demonstration showcase for future sustainable investment and economic growth across Europe. This project will mark the first pre-commercial scale deployment of the technology processing up to 2100 tonnes per year of dried sewage sludge into 210,000 litres per year of liquid biofuels and up to 30,000 kg of green hydrogen. The scale up of 100 of such plants installed throughout Europe would be sufficient to convert up to 32 million tonnes per year of organic wastes into sustainable biofuels, contributing towards 35 million tonnes of GHG savings and diversion of organic wastes from landfill. This proposal is responding to the European Innovation Call LCE-19.





Topic: LCE-19-2016-2017 Acronym: Torero


Title: TORrefying wood with Ethanol as a Renewable Output: large-scale demonstration



Coordinator: ARCELORMITTAL BELGIUM NV

Participants:


TORR-COAL INTERNATIONAL BV

CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB

VAN GANSEWINKEL NV

Countries: BE;SE;AU;NL

Objectives:

Torero will demonstrate a cost-, resource-, and energy-efficient technology concept for producing bioethanol from a wood waste feedstock, fully integrated in a large-scale, industrially functional steel mill:

- Wood waste is converted to biocoal by torrefaction

- Biocoal replaces fossil powdered coal in a steel mill blast furnace

- Carbon monoxide in blast furnace exhaust fumes is microbially fermented to bioethanol

- Material and energy loops of the process are closed to a very large degree

Every steel mill that implements this concept will be able to produce at least 80 million litres of bioethanol per year. This project creates a value chain for wood waste, which currently has no attractive applications. The technology concept is open ended: in the future, stakeholders may replicate the concept with other feedstocks and for producing other types of fuels.

The business case the Torero project will produce a competitive process for non-food feedstock bioethanol production. Compared with the current first generation production based cellulosic bio-ethanol solution the Torero innovation the OPEX of Torero is 1/3 lower with a same CAPEX. This will allow scale up of torrefaction technology when successfully demonstrated.

Most importantly, together with sister project Steelanol, Torero will be the only H2020 project to demonstrate a biofuel production process that is integrated in an existing, fully functional large-scale industrial facility. All other H2020 solutions will need to be newly built if they ever reach full industrial scale. Torero is add-on technology that can be used to upgrade existing facilities of the steel sector, an industry that is actively scouting for technological solutions to make its production processes more sustainable. The consortium consist of full value chain, industry ArcelorMittal and Van Gansewinkel, two expert research organisations Joanneum Research and Chalmers Technical University and torrefaction technology supplier Torr-Coal.






Topic: LCE-21-2017 Acronym: iDistributedPV

Call: H2020-LCE-2017-RES-CSA Type of Action: CSA

Title: Solar PV on the Distribution Grid: Smart Integrated Solutions of Distributed Generation based on Solar PV, Energy Storage Devices and Active Demand Management



Coordinator: ASOCIACION DE EMPRESAS DE ENERGIAS RENOVABLES - APPA

Participants:

INSTYTUT ENERGETYKI ENEA OPERATOR SP ZOO EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH KOSTAL SOLAR ELECTRIC

IBERICA S.L. FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT


DELOITTE ADVISORY SL



LIETUVOS ENERGETIKOS INSTITUTAS

UAB RENERGA NOVARECKON SRL

Countries: ES;PL;DE;EL;LT;IT

Objectives:

iDistributedPV´s aim is developing affordable integrated solutions to enhance the penetration of distributed solar PV (buildings) based on the effective integration of solar PV equipment, energy storage, monitoring and controlling strategies and procedures, active demand management, smart technologies and the integration of procedures in the power distribution system according to market criteria.

The project will develop the concept of “prosumer”: a player that consumes and produces electricity in his facilities (solar PV).

iDistributedPV will be the EU common place for enhancing the distributed solar PV: promoters, equipment manufacturers, DSOs, energy policy experts and R&D players will work together to develop affordable solutions, and produce business and management models for these solutions.

The most promising solutions will be validated according to technical and economic criteria (for every solution a cost-benefit analysis will be elaborated) in five different European real distribution grids (Greece, Lithuania, Spain, Poland and Germany) considering different climatic, regulatory and technical frameworks.

The validation process will be a relevant argument to convince the power stakeholders (DSOs, equipment manufacturers, energy authorities, policy makers, etc.) about the suitability of the most effective distributed solar PV solutions such as smart electricity supply.

iDistributedPV will provide technical and regulatory recommendations, mainly focused on enhancing an effective and active renewable energy contribution and effective demand management to the security and reliability of the electricity networks: evolution from a power system with a centralized electricity generation to a new one that also includes production/demand units (prosumers) based on renewable energy and smart technologies.





Topic: LCE-21-2017 Acronym: MUSTEC


Title: Market uptake of Solar Thermal Electricity through Cooperation



Coordinator: CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS-CIEMAT

Participants:

UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS RESEARCH CENTER


EUROPEAN SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRICITY ASSOCIATION

COBRA INSTALACIONES Y SERVICIOS S.A

FUNDACION REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO DE ESTUDIOS INTERNACIONALES Y ESTRATEGICOS


AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS


Countries: ES;EL;CH;AU;BE;DE

Objectives:

IIn the light of the EU 2030 Climate and Energy framework, MUSTEC aims to explore and propose concrete solutions to overcome the various factors that hinder the deployment of concentrated solar power (CSP) projects in Southern Europe capable of supplying renewable electricity on demand to Central and Northern European countries. To do so, the project will analyze the drivers and barriers to CSP deployment and renewable energy (RE) cooperation in Europe, identify future CSP cooperation opportunities and will propose a set of concrete measures to unlock the existing potential. To achieve these objectives, MUSTEC will build on the experience and knowledge generated around the cooperation mechanisms and CSP industry developments building on concrete CSP case studies. Thereby we will consider the present and future European energy market design and policies as well as the value of CSP at electricity markets and related economic and environmental benefits. In this respect, MUSTEC combines a dedicated, comprehensive and multi-disciplinary analysis of past, present and future CSP cooperation opportunities with a constant engagement and consultation with policy makers and market participants. This will be achieved through an intense and continuous stakeholder dialogue and by establishing a tailor-made knowledge sharing network. The MUSTEC consortium consists of nine renowned institutions from six European countries and includes many of the most prolific researchers in the European energy policy community, with very long track records of research in European and nationally funded energy policy research projects.





Topic: LCE-21-2017 Acronym: WinWind


Title: Winning social acceptance for wind energy in wind energy scarce regions



Coordinator: FREIE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN

Participants:

SEECON INGENIEURE GMBH AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE

NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE

ECOAZIONI SNC ARCHITETTI BASTIANI M. E VENERUCCI V.

FIZIKALAS ENERGETIKAS INSTITUTS

VIDES INVESTICIJU FONDS SIA CICERO SENTER

KLIMAFORSKNING STIFTELSE

NORGES VASSDRAGS- OG ENERGIDIREKTORAT

KRAJOWA AGENCJA POSZANOWANIA ENERGII SPOLKA AKCYJNA

ECORYS ESPANA SL ASOCIACION CANARIA DE

ENERGIAS RENOVABLES, ACER ICLEI EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT

GMBH (ICLEI EUROPASEKRETARIAT GMBH)*

Countries: DE;IT;LV;NO;PL;ES

Objectives:

The overall objective of WinWind is to enhance the socially inclusive and environmentally sound market uptake of wind energy by increasing its social acceptance in 'wind energy scarce regions' (WESR). The specific objectives are: screening, analysing, discussing, replicating, testing & disseminating feasible solutions for increasing social acceptance and thereby the uptake of wind energy. The proposal considers from a multidisciplinary perspective the case of WESR in DE, ES, IT, LV, PL and NO. These selected countries represent a variety of realities ranging from large (but with WESR) to very scarce wind energy penetration. WinWind analyses regional and local communities´ specificities, socioeconomic, spatial & environmental characteristics and the reasons for slow market deployment in the selected target regions. Best practices to overcome the identified obstacles are assessed and – where feasible – transferred. The operational tasks are taken up by national/regional desks consisting of the project partners, market actors and stakeholders in each country.

The project´s objectives will be reached by: i) analysing the inhibiting and driving factors for acceptance, ii) developing a taxonomy of barriers to identify similarities and differences in development patterns , iii) carrying out stakeholder dialogues in all participating regions, iv) developing acceptance-promoting measures that are transferable to specific local, regional and national contexts, and v) transferring feasible best practice solutions via learning labs. WinWind develops concrete solutions. The activities focus on novel informal/voluntary procedural participation of communities, direct and indirect financial participation & benefit sharing. Finally, policy lessons with validity across Europe are drawn and recommendations proposed. Already 62 stakeholders and market actors provided letters of support showing their commitment in supporting the WindWind activities and in implementing useful results.





Topic: LCE-21-2017 Acronym: PV-Prosumers4Grid


Title: Development of innovative self-consumption and aggregation concepts for PV Prosumers to improve grid load and increase market value of PV



Coordinator: BSW - BUNDESVERBAND SOLARWIRTSCHAFT E.V.

Participants:

ECLAREON GMBH EUROPEAN RENEWABLE

ENERGIES FEDERATION-FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES


Ambiente Italia s.r.l. ASSOCIACAO PORTUGUESA

DAS EMPRESASDO SECTOR FOTOVOLTAICO


Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia I.P.

ICARES CONSULTING UNION ESPANOLA

FOTOVOLTAICA UNEF ASOCIACION

FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBH UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT

Countries: DE;BE;AU;IT;PT;ES;NL

Objectives:

The aim of the PV-Prosumers4Grid project is to develop and implement innovative self-consumption and aggregation concepts and business models for PV prosumers that will help integrating sustainable and competitive electricity from PV in the electricity system.

The benefits of the PV-Prosumers4Grid action will be therefore threefold:

• To identify the necessary regulatory changes and the business opportunities for PV prosumers and grid operators

• To further support the deployment PV systems for electricity generation with focus on physical and financial grid interactions

• To provide PV Prosumers (households and industries) with competitive and sustainable electricity

Innovative self-consumption and aggregation concepts and business models for PV generation are extremely needed nowadays. At the time being many EU Member States have drastically reduced measures to further support the development of the RES sector, even though several projects have clearly demonstrated the need to maintain the policies to support RES until when a consolidated competitiveness has been achieved.

Such competetiveness for variable RES will depend on the ability of the existing or future electricity markets to provide them with adequate revenues, whatever the size of the plant.

In addition, the variable aspect of PV doesn’t allow them by nature to bid on the market at chosen times, with a possible and already visible impact on the market prices. The consequence could be that under such conditions, their competitiveness will become more difficult to achieve unless the consumers could become more responsive to price signals and allow to displace the load.

Moreover, the new state aid guidelines published in April 2014 by the European Commission are pushing for further integration of renewable sources into the electricity markets, which will require from RES to cope with market integration, more constraining grid codes and balancing regulations.





Topic: LCE-21-2017 Acronym: ADVANCEFUEL


Title: Facilitating market roll-out of RESfuels in the transport sector to 2030 and beyond



Coordinator: Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V.

Participants:




Greenovate! Europe LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER

AGRARTECHNIK UND BIOOEKONOMIE EV

AALTO-KORKEAKOULUSAATIO UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT

Countries: DE;NL;UK;SE;BE;FI

Objectives:

ADVANCEFUEL aims at enabling the commercialization of advanced and liquid renewable alternative fuels (RESfuels) to meet the renewable energy targets set at European level for 2020 and 2030. Under the coordination of FNR, 8 authoritative (yet neutral) players (ATB, ECN, Imperial College, Aalto University, Utrecht University, Chalmers University and Greenovate!Europe), with the assistance of an Advisory Board, propose a systemic approach to address RESfuel market roll-out in road, marine and aviation applications. The project objectives cover all the call challenges, viz.:

1. Monitoring, within and beyond Europe, activities slowing or accelerating RESfuels commercial uses.

2. Detailing innovative approaches to improve biomass availability and suitability for its conversion into advanced biofuels, with a special focus on new cropping schemes.

3. Assessing innovative biomass conversion technologies and their efficient integration in existing infrastructures.

4. Delivering a tool to assess current and future lifecycle environmental (GHG) performances of RESfuels based upon harmonized sustainability schemes.

5. Recommending measures to increase market acceptance and end use of RESfuels based on detailed market segmentations accounting for the role of fuel and fuel blend properties;

6. Providing stakeholders with merit analyses of critical innovations (cropping, conversion, system integration, sustainability and market development), using practical decision-making tools for a systemic assessment of RESfuels production costs based on scenarios for biomass development, fuel blending issues, etc.

7. Providing value-chain stakeholders with recommendations enhancing RESfuels market roll-out thereby emphasizing the plausibility and usefulness of RESfuels by 2030.

8. Maximizing the project visibility through communication and dissemination activities which promote knowledge sharing and dialogue between relevant national and EU platforms and the SET Plan activities on RES.





Topic: LCE-21-2017 Acronym: EU HEROES


Title: EU routes for High pEnentration of solaR PV into lOcal nEtworkS



Coordinator: MINISTERIE VAN ECONOMISCHE ZAKEN

Participants:

CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND SAVING FONDATION

DEUTSCHE ENERGIE-AGENTUR GMBH

THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST LIMITED

PERSPEKTYVINIU TECHNOLOGIJU TAIKOMUJU TYRIMU INSTITUTAS

KRAJOWA AGENCJA POSZANOWANIA ENERGII SPOLKA AKCYJNA

CREARA CONSULTORES SL

Countries: NL;EL;DE;ES;UK;LT;PL

Objectives:

The overall aim of the project is to enable the continued development of community-owned PV by developing viable business models that address the concerns of network operators. The project will work with communities and network operators to develop approaches that will enable subsidy-free solar PV projects that have a neutral or positive impact on network management. The project will:

1. Identify and develop social enterprise models that enable increased deployment of solar PV in grid-constrained areas.

2. Carry out cost-benefit analysis and economic feasibility assessment and develop business models that enable community groups to store, utilise, aggregate and trade solar electricity within localities as well as simply exporting excess energy to the grid.

3. Empower citizens to have greater ownership over their energy supply, through removing key barriers to community PV, democratising energy and recycling profits from energy generation into host communities.






Topic: LCE-22-2016 Acronym: BECOOL

Call: H2020-LCE-2016-RES-IA Type of Action: RIA

Title: Brazil-EU Cooperation for Development of Advanced Lignocellulosic Biofuels



Coordinator: ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Participants:

BIOCHEMTEX SPA B.T.G. BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY

GROUP BV CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES

ENERGETICAS, MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS-CIEMAT

CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND SAVING FONDATION

CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA IN AGRICOLTURA E L'ANALISI DELL'ECONOMIA AGRARIA

DBFZ DEUTSCHES BIOMASSEFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEMEINNUETZIGE GMBH


ETA - ENERGIA, TRASPORTI, AGRICOLTURA SRL

INTERNATIONALES INSTITUT FUER ANGEWANDTE SYSTEMANALYSE

CONSORZIO PER LA RICERCA E LA DIMOSTRAZIONE SULLE ENERGIE RINNOVABILI

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH


Countries: IT;NL;ES;EL;DE;AU;FI

Objectives:

The main objective of the BECOOL (EU) and BioVALUE (Brazil) projects is to strengthen EU-Brazil cooperation on advanced lignocellulosic biofuels. Information alignment, knowledge synchronization, and synergistic activities on lignocellulosic biomass production logistics and conversion technologies are key targets of both projects and will bring mutual benefits. Both projects are structured in 3 main pillars covering in a balanced way the whole range of activities of the biofuels value chain (biomass production, logistics, conversion and exploitation). The BECOOL consortium is composed by 14 partners from universities, research institutes, large industries/SMEs, from 7 EU countries. Together with improved logistics, the establishment of the BECOOL innovative cropping systems will enable to increase biomass feedstock availability by at least 50% without negatively impacting food production, soil quality, and customary land uses. The improvements in gasification process efficiency of new feedstocks will allow to achieve an optimal gas quality from non-conventional sources (e.g. lignocellulosic crops and residues). The use of energy carrier in gasification will allow to overcome a major logistics barriers for low-energy density feedstock, while the valorization of lignin-rich residues will dramatically improve the energy efficiency of the overall value chain. Technological breakthroughs on pre-treatment, hydrolysis and enzymatic saccharification and fermentation steps will increase the competitiveness of biochemical advanced ethanol. The cross-project model benchmarking, carried out between EU and Brazil, will decrease present limitations on growth, logistics and process academic models, making them more reliable, opening opportunities for business, new jobs, reduced land pressure, and enhanced environmental benefits in EU and Brazil.






Topic: LCE-23-2016 Acronym: GEMex


Title: GEMex: Cooperation in Geothermal energy research Europe-Mexico for development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems and Superhot Geothermal Systems



Coordinator: HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM POTSDAM DEUTSCHESGEOFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GFZ

Participants:

ISLENSKAR ORKURANNSOKNIR NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE

VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI BARI ALDO MORO

UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE



TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES

INSTITUTT FOR ENERGITEKNIKK CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE

ENERGY SOURCES AND SAVING FONDATION

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE

UNI RESEARCH AS

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI ROMA TRE


SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA


NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

HOCHSCHULE BOCHUM UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI

TORINO PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT

GEOLOGICZNY - PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY

EUROPEAN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY COUNCIL

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUER UMWELTFORSCHUNG GMBH - UFZ

IGA SERVICE GMBH

Countries: DE;IS;NL;IT;FR;NO;EL;UK;PL;BE





Objectives:

The GEMex project is a complementary effort of a European consortium with a corresponding consortium from Mexico, who submitted an equivalent proposal for cooperation. The joint effort is based on three pillars:

1 – Resource assessment at two unconventional geothermal sites, for EGS development at Acoculco and for a super-hot resource near Los Humeros. This part will focus on understanding the tectonic evolution, the fracture distribution and hydrogeology of the respective region, and on predicting in-situ stresses and temperatures at depth.

2 – Reservoir characterization using techniques and approaches developed at conventional geothermal sites, including novel geophysical and geological methods to be tested and refined for their application at the two project sites: passive seismic data will be used to apply ambient noise correlation methods, and to study anisotropy by coupling surface and volume waves; newly collected electromagnetic data will be used for joint inversion with the seismic data. For the interpretation of these data, high-pressure/ high-temperature laboratory experiments will be performed to derive the parameters determined on rock samples from Mexico or equivalent materials.

3 – Concepts for Site Development: all existing and newly collected information will be applied to define drill paths, to recommend a design for well completion including suitable material selection, and to investigate optimum stimulation and operation procedures for safe and economic exploitation with control of undesired side effects. These steps will include appropriate measures and recommendations for public acceptance and outreach as well as for the monitoring and control of environmental impact.

The consortium was formed from the EERA joint programme of geothermal energy in regular and long-time communication with the partners from Mexico. That way a close interaction of the two consortia is guaranteed and will continue beyond the duration of the project.






Topic: LCE-24-2016 Acronym: ROLINCAP


Title: Systematic Design and Testing of Advanced Rotating Packed Bed Processes and Phase-Change Solvents for Intensified Post-Combustion CO2 Capture



Coordinator: ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS

Participants:


UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE


THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE

OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

PROCESS SYSTEMS ENTERPRISE LIMITED

JULIUS MONTZ GMBH CAO HELLAS MAKEDONIKI

ASVESTOPOIIA ANONIMI ETAIRIA PARAGOGIS KAI EMPORIAS ASVESTOY KAI LOIPON DOMIKOICHIMIKON ILON

COWI AB ELPEDISON PARAGOGI

ILEKTRIKIS ENERGEIAS AE

Countries: EL;UK;SE;KR;DE

Objectives:

ROLINCAP will search, identify and test novel phase-change solvents, including aqueous and non-aqueous options, as well as phase-change packed bed and Rotating Packed Bed processes for post-combustion CO2 capture. These are high-potential technologies, still in their infancy, with initial evidence pointing to regeneration energy requirements below 2.0 GJ/ton CO2 and considerable reduction of the equipment size, several times compared to conventional processes. These goals will be approached through a holistic decision making framework consisting of methods for modeling and design that have the potential for real breakthroughs in CO2 capture research. The tools proposed in ROLINCAP will cover a vast space of solvent and process options going far beyond the capabilities of existing simulators. ROLINCAP follows a radically new path by proposing one predictive modelling framework, in the form of the SAFT-γ equation of state, for both physical and chemical equilibrium, for a wide range of phase behaviours and of molecular structures. The envisaged thermodynamic model will be used in optimization-based Computer-aided Molecular Design of phase-change solvents in order to identify options beyond the very few previously identified phase-change solvents. Advanced process design approaches will be used for the development of highly intensified Rotating Packed Bed processes. Phase-change solvents will be considered with respect to their economic and operability RPB process characteristics. The sustainability of both the new solvents and the packed-bed and RPB processes will be investigated considering holistic Life Cycle Assessment analysis and Safety Health and Environmental Hazard assessment. Selected phase-change solvents, new RPB column concepts and packing materials will be tested at TRL 4 and 5 pilot plants. Software in the form of a new SAFT-γ equation of state will be tested at TRL 5 in the gPROMS process simulator.





Topic: LCE-24-2016 Acronym: GRAMOFON


Title: New process for efficient CO2 capture by innovative adsorbents based on modified graphene aerogels and MOF materials



Coordinator: AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS

Participants:


UNIVERSITE DE MONS FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT


GRAPHENEA SA PROCESS DESIGN CENTER BV TELEDYNE E2V (UK) LIMITED MOF TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE

OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

Countries: ES;FR;BE;DE;NL;UK;KR

Objectives:

Global warming resulting from the emission of greenhouse gases has received widespread attention with international action from governments and industries, including a number of collaborative programs, such as SET-Plan, and very recently the International Climate Change hold 2015 in Paris. Key European Commission roadmaps towards 2030 and 2050 have identified Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a central low-carbon technology to achieve the EU’s 2050 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction objectives, although there still remains a great deal to be done in terms of embedding CCS in future policy frameworks.

The selective capture and storage of CO2 at low cost in an energy-efficient is a world-wide challenge. One of the most promising technologies for CO2 capture is adsorption using solid sorbents, with the most important advantage being the energy penalty reduction during capture and regeneration of the material compared to liquid absorption.

The key objectives of GRAMOFON projects are:

(i) to develop and protoype a new energy and cost-competitive dry separation process for post-combustion CO2 capture based on innovative hybrid porous solids Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and Graphene Oxide nanostructures.

(ii) to optimize the CO2 desorption process by means of Microwave Swing Desorption (MSD) and Joule effect, that will surpass the efficiency of the conventional heating procedures.

This innovative concept will be set up by world key players expert in synthesis, adsorption, characterization and modelling, as well as process design and economic projections.





Topic: LCE-24-2016 Acronym: NanoMEMC2


Title: NanoMaterials Enhanced Membranes for Carbon Capture



Coordinator: ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Participants:



THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD BP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED COLACEM SPA

FUJIFILM MANUFACTURING EUROPE BV

SUPREN GMBH GNext S.A.S. DI SIMONE LIGI & C INOFIB SAS CIAOTECH Srl

Countries: IT;UK;NO;NL;DE;FR

Objectives:

Membrane separation processes can be applied to many capture processes from Pre-Combustion ( CO2-H2 / CO2-CH4 separation) to Post-Combustion (CO2-N2) and Oxyfuel (O2-N2) and are generally endowed with high flexibility and potentially low operative costs with respect to other capture methods. However the current materials are still lacking of separation performance and durability suitable for an efficient and economically feasible exploitation of such technology.

The Project NANOMEMC2 aims in overcoming the current limitation focusing on the development of innovative CO2 selective membranes with high flux and selectivity suitable for application to both Pre and Post-combustion Capture processes.

To that aim nanocomposite or mixed matrix membranes will be considered with particular focus on facilitated transport mechanisms promoted by carrier attached to the polymer or the filler.

Graphene based nanosheets and cellulose nanofibres will be studied in detail considering their possible modification to improve polymer compatibility and affinity with CO2.

A new generation of Facilitated Transport Mixed Matrix ( FTMM) membranes for CCS applications will be developed with increased CO2 flux and selectivity beyond the current target for industrial deployment of carbon capture membrane technologies






Topic: LCE-25-2016 Acronym: FReSMe


Title: From residual steel gasses to methanol



Coordinator: I-DEALS INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY VENTURING SERVICES SL

Participants:


SWEREA MEFOS AB CRI EHF KEMIJSKI INSTITUT UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI

SSAB EMEA AB Stena Rederi AB KISUMA CHEMICALS BV TATA STEEL NEDERLAND

TECHNOLOGY BV ARRAY INDUSTRIES BV POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Countries: ES;NL;SE;IS;SI;RO;IT

Objectives:

The FReSMe project, From Residual Steel gases to Methanol, will produce a methanol that will be demonstrated in ship transportation. This green fuel will be produced from CO2, recovered from an industrial Blast Furnace, and H2 recovered both from the blast furnace gas itself, as well as H2 produced by electrolysis. The two different sources of H2 will enable (i) maximum use of the current residual energy content of blast furnace gas, while at the same time (ii) demonstrating a forward technology path where low carbon or renewable H2 become more ubiquitous.

The project will make use of the existing equipment from two pilot plants, one for the energy efficient separation of H2 and CO2 from blast furnace gas, and one for the production of methanol from a CO2-H2 syngas stream. This can be realised with a small amount of extra equipment, including supplemental H2 production from an electrolyser and a H2/N2 separation unit from commercially available equipment.

Methanol is a high volume platform chemical of universal use in chemical industry as well as applicable for fuelling internal combustion engines. As such it provides a promising pathway for the large scale re-use of CO2 to decarbonize the transportation and chemical sectors in Europe and decrease the dependence on fossil fuel imports. Production of methanol from CO2 offers the unique combination of scale, efficiency and economic value necessary to achieve large scale carbon reduction targets.

The pilot plant will run for a total of three months divided over three different runs with a nominal production rate of up to 50 kg/hr from an input of 800 m3/hr blast furnace gas. This size is commensurate with operation at TRL6, where all the essential steps in the process must be joined together in an industrial environment. The project will address the new integration options that this technology has within the Iron and Steel industry and contains supplementary and supporting research of underlying phenomena.






Topic: LCE-26-2016 Acronym: GeoERA

Call: H2020-LCE-2016-ERA Type of Action: ERA-NET-Cofund

Title: Establishing the European Geological Surveys Research Area to deliver a Geological Service for Europe



Coordinator: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO

Participants:

PER SHERBIMIN GJEOLOGJIK SHQIPTAR

GEOLOGISCHE BUNDESANSTALT

INSTITUT ROYAL DES SCIENCES NATURELLES DE BELGIQUE

VLAAMS GEWEST VLAAMSE MILIEUMAATSCHAPPIJ FEDERALNI ZAVOD ZA

GEOLOGIJU SARAJEVO HRVATSKI GEOLOSKI INSTITUT MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE,

RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT OF CYPRUS

CESKA GEOLOGICKA SLUZBA Geological Survey of Denmark and

Greenland GEOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS BUREAU DE RECHERCHES

GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES BUNDESANSTALT FUER

GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE

REGIERUNGSPRASIDIUM FREIBURG

BAYERISCHES LANDESAMT FUR UMWELT

LANDESAMT FUER BERGBAU, GEOLOGIE UND ROHSTOFFE BRANDENBURG

Landesamt für Bergbau, Energie und Geologie

LANDESAMT FUR GEOLOGIE UND BERGWESEN SACHSEN-ANHALT

INSTITOUTO GEOLOGIKON KAI METALLEFTIKON EREVNON

HUNGARIAN OFFICE FOR MINING AND GEOLOGY

MAGYAR FOLDTANI ES GEOFIZIKAI INTEZET

ISLENSKAR ORKURANNSOKNIR COMMUNICATIONS, CLIMATE

REGIONE TOSCANA Regione Umbria REGIONE AUTONOMA VALLE

D'AOSTA LATVIJAS VIDES, GEOLOGIJAS

UN METEOROLOGIJAS CENTRS SIA

Lietuvos geologijos tarnyba prie Aplinkos ministerijos

ADMINISTRATION DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEES DIRECTION

MINISTRY FOR TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE

NORGES GEOLOGISKE UNDERSOKELSE

PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT GEOLOGICZNY - PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY


INSTITUTUL GEOLOGIC AL ROMANIEI

STATNY GEOLOGICKY USTAV DIONYZA STURA

GEOLOSKI ZAVOD SLOVENIJE INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y

MINERO DE ESPAÑA INSTITUT CARTOGRAFIC I

GEOLOGIC DE CATALUNYA SVERIGES GEOLOGISKA

UNDERSOKNING STATE RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE STATE INFORMATION GEOLOGICAL FUND OF UKRAINE

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

LANDESAMT FUER UMWELT, NATURSCHUTZ UND GEOLOGIE MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF





ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTS Istituto Superiore per la Protezione

e la Ricerca Ambientale REGIONE EMILIA ROMAGNA REGIONE MARCHE

SERBIA AGENZIA REGIONALE PER LA

PROTEZIONE AMBIENTALE DEL PIEMONTE

Countries: NL;AL;AU;BE;BA;HR;CY;CZ;DK;FI;FR;DE;EL;HU;IS;IE;IT;LV;LT;LU;MT;NO;PL;PT;RO;SK;SI;ES;SE;UA;UK;MK;RS

Objectives:

The GeoERA proposal is put forward by the national and regional Geological Survey Organisations (GSO) of Europe. Its overall goal is to integrate the GSO’s information and knowledge on subsurface energy, water and raw material resources, to support sustainable use of the subsurface in addressing Europe’s grand challenges. The GeoERA consortium will organise and co-fund together with the EC a joint call for transnational research projects that address the development of 1) interoperable, pan-European data and information services on the distribution of geo-energy, groundwater and raw material resources; 2) common assessment frameworks and methodologies supporting better understanding and management of the water-energy-raw materials nexus and potential impacts and risks of subsurface use; 3) knowledge and services aimed at European, national and regional policy makers, industry and other stakeholders to support a more integrated and efficient management and more responsible and publicly accepted exploitation and use of the subsurface. The transnational projects selected in the call will be implemented by the consortium partners themselves, who provide their co-funding in-kind. GeoERA will contribute to the overall EU objective of building the ERA through enhanced cooperation and coordination of national and regional Geological Survey research programmes. GeoERA will also include forward looking activities, including the creation of opportunities for future collaborative research, and the feasibility assessment of an Article 185 initiative in Applied Geoscience as follow-up to the GeoERA ERA-NET towards the development of the ultimate goal of delivering a Geological Service for Europe.






Topic: LCE-27-2017 Acronym: S4CE


Title: Science for Clean Energy



Coordinator: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

Participants:

UNIVERSITE LYON 1 CLAUDE BERNARD

HAELIXA GMBH IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE MIRICO LTD GEOTHERMAL ENGINEERING

LTD TWI LIMITED GEOMECON GMBH ITA-SUOMEN YLIOPISTO UNIVERSITE DE BRETAGNE

OCCIDENTALE Scientific Computing & Modelling

N.V. STADT ST. GALLEN ORKUVEITA REYKJAVIKUR SF HASKOLI ISLANDS

INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS

NIS AD NOVI SAD ASSOCIATION POUR LA

RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS


UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SALERNO

Instytut Geofizyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk

GEOTHERMAL ENGINEERING GMBH

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II.

Countries: UK;FR;CH;DE;FI;NL;IS;RS;IT;PL

Objectives:

Science4CleanEnergy, S4CE, is a multi-disciplinary consortium, of world-leading academics, research laboratories, SMEs and industries. S4CE will develop a project that includes fundamental studies of fluid transport and reactivity, development of new instruments and methods for the detection and quantification of emissions, micro-seismic events etc., lab and field testing of such new technologies, and the deployment of the successful detection and quantification technologies in sub-surface sites for continuous monitoring of the risks identified by the European Commission. S4CE leverages approximately 500M EUR in existing investments on 4 scientific field sites. S4CE will utilize monitoring data acquired during the project in these field sites on which (a) it will be possible to quantify the environmental impact of sub-surface geo-energy applications; (b) new technologies will be demonstrated; (c) data will be collected during the duration of the project, and potentially after the end of the project. Using reliable data, innovative analytical models and software, S4CE will quantify the likelihood of environmental risks ranging from fugitive emissions, water contamination, induced micro-seismicity, and local impacts. Such quantifications will have enormous positive societal consequences, because environmental risks will be prevented and mitigated. S4CE set up a probabilistic methodology to assess and mitigate both the short and the long term environmental risks connected to the exploration and exploitation of sub-surface geo-energy. S4CE will maintain a transparent dialogue with all stakeholders, including the public at large, the next generation of scientists, academics and industrial operators, including training of young post-graduate students and post-doctoral researchers. S4CE will deliver the independent assessment of the environmental footprint related to geo-energy sub-surface operations, having as primary impact the assistance to to policy making.






Topic: LCE-28-2017 Acronym: TURBO-REFLEX


Title: TURBOmachinery REtrofits enabling FLEXible back-up capacity for the transition of the European energy system



Coordinator: GENERAL ELECTRIC DEUTSCHLAND HOLDING GMBH

Participants:

ANSALDO ENERGIA SPA ANSALDO ENERGIA

SWITZERLAND AG DOOSAN SKODA POWER SRO GENERAL ELECTRIC

(SWITZERLAND) GMBH MAN DIESEL & TURBO SE MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER

SYSTEMS EUROPE GMBH MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER

SYSTEMS EUROPE LTD SIEMENS

AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT GAS NATURAL SDG SA ARTTIC ASINCO GMBH COMTES FHT AS ZAPADOCESKA UNIVERZITA V

PLZNI

KAPELANCZYK PAWEL MICHAL T - ELEKTRONIK SRO CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY CESKE VYSOKE UCENI

TECHNICKE V PRAZE DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER

LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER

TECHNOLOGIE LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET INSTYTUT MASZYN

PRZEPLYWOWYCH IM ROBERTA SZEWALSKIEGO POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK - IMP PAN

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

Countries: DE;IT;CH;CZ;UK;ES;FR;PL;SE





Objectives:

The energy sector accounts for two thirds of the global CO2 emissions and is therefore crucial to ensure future green growth and to achieve the global emission reduction targets. Substantial reduction of CO2 emissions can only be achieved by large scale deployment of renewable energy sources, including in particular the most abundant energy sources, wind and sun. Their intermittent nature however poses significant challenges for the energy system as peak demand from the system and peak production form those intermittent sources do not overlap. As there are no large scale storage solutions available yet, other backup capacities are needed. The installed fossil capacity is large enough to provide this back-up power. However, the plants were designed for baseload operation, which results in increased wear and costs through cyclic operation and unnecessarily high emissions in the start-up phase.

Providing technology upgrades to retrofit the installed power plants to enable flexible operation without penalties on life, cost and emissions is an opportunity to quickly provide the necessary backup capacity to keep the energy system stable and resilient and at the same time enabling higher renewable shares.

TURBO-REFLEX will follow this approach and has selected technologies for retrofitting critical parts of thermal power plants which have already seen experimental proof-of-concept and are expected to significantly contribute to flexible operation. The technologies will reduce the minimum load, increase the ramp rates and reduce the costs per cycle. This will be achieved by new compressor designs for off-design operability, technologies in the hot gas path, in combustor and turbine, and by new materials, models and sensors to monitor and ensure the mechanical integrity in flexible operation. An integrated assessment will provide not only the technological but also the economic benefits for plant operators, thus ensuring a swift implementation of TURBO-REFLEX technologies.





Topic: LCE-28-2017 Acronym: sCO2-Flex


Title: SUPERCRITICAL CO2 CYCLE FOR FLEXIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE SUPPORT TO THE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM




Participants:

UJV REZ, a. s. NUOVO PIGNONE SRL POLITECNICO DI MILANO FIVES CRYO RINA CONSULTING - CENTRO

SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA

UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART CENTRUM VYZKUMU REZ S.R.O. ZABALA INNOVATION

CONSULTING, S.A.

Countries: FR;CZ;IT;DE;ES

Objectives:

Current fossil-fuel power plants have been designed to operate in base-load conditions, i.e to provide a constant power output. However, their role is changing, due to the growing share of renewables, both in and outside the EU. Fossil-fuel plants will increasingly be expected to provide fluctuating back-up power, to foster the integration of intermittent renewable energy sources and to provide stability to the grid. However, these plants are not fit to undergo power output fluctuations.

In this context, sCO2-Flex consortium addressees this challenge by developing and validating (at simulation level the global cycle and at relevant environment boiler, heat exchanger(HX) and turbomachinery) the scalable/modular design of a 25MWe Brayton cycle using supercritical CO2, able to increase the operational flexibility and the efficiency of existing and future coal and lignite power plants.

sCO2-Flex will develop and optimize the design of a 25MWe sCO2 Brayton cycle and of its main components (boiler, HX, turbomachinery, instrumentation and control strategies) able to meet long-term flexibility requirements, enabling entire load range optimization with fast load changes, fast start-ups and shut-downs, while reducing environmental impacts and focusing on cost-effectiveness. The project, bringing the sCO2 cycle to TRL6, will pave the way to future demonstration projects (from 2020) and to commercialization of the technology (from 2025). Ambitious exploitation and dissemination activities will be set up to ensure proper market uptake.

Consortium brings together ten partners, i.e academics (experts in thermodynamic cycle/control/simulation, heat exchanging, thermoelectric power, materials), technology providers (HX, Turbomachinery) and power plant operator (EDF-coordinator) covering the whole value chain, constituting an interdisciplinary group of experienced partners, each of them providing its specific expertise and contributing to the achievement of the project’s objectives.





Topic: LCE-28-2017 Acronym: PUMP-HEAT


Title: Performance Untapped Modulation for Power and Heat via Energy Accumulation Technologies



Coordinator: UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA

Participants:

RINA CONSULTING SPA KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA

HOEGSKOLAN ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO

THESSALONIKIS LIMMAT SCIENTIFIC AG ANSALDO ENERGIA SPA POLSKI KONCERN NAFTOWY

ORLEN SA

MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS EUROPE GMBH

NOVENER NV MAYEKAWA EUROPE SA SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE

SAS CLAUGER ALFA LAVAL LUND AB IREN SPA

Countries: IT;SE;EL;CH;PL;DE;FR;BE

Objectives:

Natural gas fired Combined Cycle (CC) power plants are currently the backbone of EU electrical grid, providing most of regulation services necessary to increase the share of non-programmable renewable sources into the electrical grid. As a consequence, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Utilities are investigating new strategies and technologies for power flexibility. On the other hand, existing cogenerative CCs are usually constrained by thermal user demand, hence can provide limited services to the grid. At the same time, CHP plants are highly promoted for their high rate of energy efficiency (> 90%) and combined with district heating network are a pillar of the EU energy strategy.

To un-tap such unexploited reserve of flexibility, and to further enhance turn-down ratio and power ramp capabilities of power oriented CCs, this project proposes the demonstration of an innovative concept based on the coupling of a fast-cycling highly efficient heat pump (HP) with CCs. The integrated system features thermal storage and advanced control concept for smart scheduling. The HP will include an innovative expander to increase the overall efficiency of the HP. In such an integrated concept, the following advantages are obtained:

- the HP is controlled to modulate power in order to cope with the CC primary reserve market constraints;

- the high temperature heat can be exploited in the district heating network, when available; low temperature cooling power can be used for gas turbine inlet cooling or for steam condenser cooling, thus reducing the water consumption;

- in both options, the original CC operational envelope is significantly expanded and additional power flexibility is achieved.

In general, the CC integration with a HP and a cold/hot thermal storage brings to a reduction of the Minimum Environmental Load (MEL) and to an increase in power ramp rates, while enabling power augmentation at full load and increasing electrical grid resilience and flexibility.






Topic: LCE-29-2017 Acronym: CHEERS


Title: Chinese-European Emission-Reducing Solutions



Coordinator: SINTEF ENERGI AS

Participants:

IFP Energies nouvelles STIFTELSEN SINTEF TOTAL RAFFINAGE CHIMIE SA DONGFANG BOILER GROUP CO

LTD

Zhejiang University POLITECHNIKA SLASKA BELLONA EUROPA AISBL TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

Countries: NO;FR;CN;PL;BE

Objectives:

OBJECTIVES: Within five years and with the available monetary resources:

A) To demonstrate on system-prototype level a new innovative 2nd generation CCS technology, verified by testing at relevant size and in operational environment, aimed at an efficiency penalty and a capture cost that are significantly lower than alternative technologies.

B) To advance the development of this technology, i.e. chemical-looping combustion with integrated CO2 capture (CLC-CCS), from TRL4 via TRL5 and 6 to TRL7 in joint collaboration with industrial end users. This involves

a) realising the potentiality of the technology (present at TRL4),

b) system prototype demonstration, modified from prior experience (TRL4), taken through all stages, from synthesising via systems integration to demonstration and testing in an operational environment typical of a modern petroleum refinery (TRL7), and

c) integrated assessment, including a plausible model case extending the CO2 capture system to (shared) local/regional transport and storage needs.

PURPOSE: To reveal emerging opportunities for the technology with the prospective avenues for its wider deployment in energy-intensive industry, initially via steam generation and auxiliary systems in petroleum refineries in Europe and China.

In order to fulfil the stated objectives and the related scientific and technological goals, technological frontiers will be pushed through three stages of development with specific milestones (TRL5,6,7) .

Pursuant to budgetary constraints and the prerequisites compatible with TRL7, the demonstration of the CLC-CCS system will be carried out in China.

The CONSORTIUM forms a strong alliance of high-ranking industries, with the involvement of two major oil companies and a world-class boiler company specialised in fluidised bed technology, matching with the most reputable universities in China, and European research institutions exhibiting extensive track records pertaining to CCS.





Topic: LCE-29-2017 Acronym: CLEANKER


Title: CLEAN clinKER production by Calcium looping process



Coordinator: LABORATORIO ENERGIA AMBIENTE PIACENZA

Participants:

BUZZI UNICEM SPA AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO

SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

ITALCEMENTI FABBRICHE RIUNITE CEMENTO SPA

IKN GMBH INGENIEURBURO-KUHLERBAU-NEUSTADT

TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

LAPPEENRANNAN TEKNILLINEN YLIOPISTO

POLITECNICO DI MILANO QUANTIS TALLINNA TEHNIKAULIKOOL UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART VDZ gGmbH AMICI DELLA TERRA ONLUS

Countries: IT;ES;DE;FI;CH;EE;CN

Objectives:

Calcium looping (CaL) is one of the most promising technologies for CO2 capture in cement plants. The process comprises two basic steps: (1) “carbonation” of CaO to form CaCO3 in a reactor operating around 650°C; (2) oxyfuel calcination in a reactor operating at 920-950°C, which makes the CaO available again and generates a gas stream of nearly-pure CO2.

The CLEANKER project aims at demonstrating at TRL7 the CaL concept in a configuration highly integrated with the cement production process, making use of entrained flow reactors. The highly integrated configuration allows achieving high energy efficiencies, with CO2 capture efficiency over 90%. The adoption of entrained flow gas-solid reactors is particularly suitable - and familiar - to the cement industry.

The core activity of the project is the design, construction and operation of a CaL demonstration system comprising the entrained-flow carbonator (the CO2 absorber) and the entrained-flow oxyfuel calciner (the sorbent regenerator). This demonstration system will capture the CO2 from a portion of the flue gas of the cement plant in Vernasca (Italy) operated by Buzzi Unicem, using as CO2 sorbent the same raw meal used for clinker production. Other activities will include: (i) screening of different raw meals to assess their properties as CO2 sorbent, (ii) reactors and process modelling, (iii) scale-up study, (iv) economic analysis, (v) life cycle assessment, (vi) CO2 transport, storage and utilization study (vii) demonstration of the complete value chain, including mineral carbonation of waste ash with the CO2 captured at Vernasca; (viii) exploitation study for the demonstration of the technology at TRL>7 and for its first commercial exploitation based on CO2 transport and storage opportunities.






Topic: LCE-30-2017 Acronym: CarbFix2


Title: Upscaling and optimizing subsurface, in situ carbon mineralization as an economically viable industrial option



Coordinator: ORKUVEITA REYKJAVIKUR SF

Participants:


HASKOLI ISLANDS AMPHOS 21 CONSULTING SL CLIMEWORKS AG

Countries: IS;FR;ES;CH

Objectives:

This CarbFix2 proposal builds upon the success of the recently completed 7th framework CarbFix EC project. The original CarbFix received worldwide recognition for developing novel, safe, and efficient geologic carbon storage method, which successfully converted injected CO2 into stable carbonate rocks within two years. This CarbFix2 project has been designed to make the CarbFix geological storage method both economically viable with a complete CCS chain, and to make the technology transportable throughout Europe. This will be done through a comprehensive project consisting of 1) the co-injection of impure CO2 and other water-soluble polluting gases into the subsurface, 2) developing the technology to perform the CarbFix geological carbon storage method using seawater injection into submarine basalts, and 3) by integrating the CarbFix method with novel air-capture technology. This novel CarbFix2 project is described in detail in this document.






Topic: LCE-31-2016-2017 Acronym: ECHOES


Title: Energy CHOices supporting the Energy union and the Set-plan



Coordinator: NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU

Participants:



UNIVERSITET PO ARCHITEKTURA STROITELSTVO I GEODEZIJA

IZMIR EKONOMI UNIVERSITESI ENERGIEINSTITUT AN DER

JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITAT LINZ VEREIN

Enel S.p.A.

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI ROMA TRE


UNIVERSITAET LEIPZIG Elektrik Uretim Anonim Sirketi ENERGY EFFICIENCY CENTER -

ENEFFECTFOUNDATION ASOCIACION PLAN DE ACCION

GLOBAL PARA LA TIERRA GAP ESPANA

LAND STEIERMARK

Countries: NO;AU;ES;BG;TR;IT;FI;DE

Objectives:

ECHOES is a multi-disciplinary research project providing policy makers with comprehensive information, data, and policy-ready recommendations about the successful implementation of the Energy Union and SET plan. Individual and collective energy choices and social acceptance of energy transitions are analysed in a multi-disciplinary process including key stakeholders as co-constructors of the knowledge. To account for the rich contexts in which individuals and collectives administer their energy choices, ECHOES utilizes three complementary perspectives: 1) individual decision-making as part of collectives, 2) collectives constituting energy cultures and life-styles, and (3) formal social units such as municipalities and states.

To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create a better Energy Union, system change is required. While technological change is a key component in this change, successful implementation of that change relies on the multi-disciplinary social science knowledge that ECHOES produces. Therefore, three broad technological foci which will run as cross-cutting issues and recurrent themes through ECHOES: smart energy technologies, electric mobility, and buildings. All three technology foci address high impact areas that have been prioritised by national and international policies, and are associated with great potential savings in greenhouse gas emissions.

ECHOES’ uniquely comprehensive methodological approach includes a representative multinational survey covering all 28 EU countries plus Norway and Turkey, syntheses of existing data and literature, policy assessments, as well as quantitative experiments, interviews, netnography, focus groups, workshops, site visits and case studies in eight countries. All data collected in the project will be systematised in a built-for-purpose database that will serve both as an analytical tool for the project and as a valuable resource for stakeholders and researchers after the project’s lifetime.





Topic: LCE-31-2016-2017 Acronym: ENABLE.EU


Title: Enabling the Energy Union through understanding the drivers of individual and collective energy choices in Europe



Coordinator: ISTITUTO DI STUDI PER L'INTEGRAZIONE DEI SISTEMI (I.S.I.S) - SOCIETA'COOPERATIVA

Participants:

NOTRE EUROPE - INSTITUT JACQUES DELORS ASSOCIATION

CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF DEMOCRACY

CICERO SENTER KLIMAFORSKNING STIFTELSE

ASOCIACION BC3 BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE - KLIMA ALDAKETA IKERGAI

CAMBRIDGE ECONOMETRICS LIMITED

REKK ENERGIAPIACI TANACSADO KFT

EKONOMSKI INSTITUT AD BEOGRAD

WESTFAELISCHE WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAET MUENSTER

CENTRE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES STRATEGY XXI

POLSKI INSTYTUT SPRAW MIEDZYNARODOWYCH

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

Countries: IT;FR;BG;NO;ES;UK;HU;RS;DE;UA;PL

Objectives:

The Energy Union Framework Strategy laid out on 25 February 2015 has embraced a citizens-oriented energy transition based on a low-carbon transformation of the energy system. The success of the energy transition pillar in the Energy Union will hinge upon the social acceptability of the necessary reforms and on the public engagement in conceptualizing, planning, and implementing low carbon energy transitions. The ENABLE.EU project will aim to define the key determinants of individual and collective energy choices in three key consumption areas - transportation, heating & cooling, and electricity – and in the shift to prosumption (users-led initiatives of decentralised energy production and trade). The project will also investigate the interrelations between individual and collective energy choices and their impact on regulatory, technological and investment decisions. The analysis will be based on national household and business surveys in 11 countries, as well as research-area-based comparative case studies. ENABLE.EU aims to also strengthen the knowledge base for energy transition patterns by analysing existing public participation mechanisms, energy cultures, social mobilisation, scientists’ engagement with citizens. Gender issues and concerns regarding energy vulnerability and affluence will be given particular attention. The project will also develop participatory-driven scenarios for the development of energy choices until 2050 by including the findings from the comparative sociological research in the E3ME model created by Cambridge Econometrics and used extensively by DG Energy. The findings from the modelling exercise will feed into the formulation of strategic and policy recommendations for overcoming the gaps in the social acceptability of the energy transition and the Energy Union plan. Results will be disseminated to relevant national and EU-level actors as well as to the general public.





Topic: LCE-31-2016-2017 Acronym: ENERGISE


Title: European Network for Research, Good Practice and Innovation for Sustainable Energy



Coordinator: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY

Participants:

AALBORG UNIVERSITET KINGSTON UNIVERSITY HIGHER

EDUCATION CORPORATION UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITE DE LAUSANNE GREENDEPENDENT INTEZET

NONPROFIT KOZHASZNU KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG

LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

FOCUS DRUSTVO ZA SONARAVEN RAZVOJ

APPLIED RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS FUND

HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO

Countries: IE;DK;UK;NL;CH;HU;DE;SI;BG;FI

Objectives:

Considerable challenges remain today regarding Europe´s transition towards a decarbonised energy system that meets the economic and social needs of its citizens. Rebound effects, that is, a full or partial cancelling-out of efficiency gains over time through increased overall energy use, highlight the centrality of consumption in multi-scalar decarbonisation efforts, urgently requiring attention from scientists and policy makers. Calls also abound for innovative, research-led programmes to enhance the social acceptability of energy transition initiatives and technologies. Understanding how culture-specific views and practices and energy policy and governance both shape and reflect individual and collective energy choices is of paramount importance for the success of the Energy Union.

ENERGISE responds directly to these challenges by engaging in frontier energy consumption scholarship. Recognising the persistence of diverse energy cultures, both within and between countries, ENERGISE offers an ambitious social science programme to enhance understanding of changes in energy consumption practices across 30 European countries. Moving beyond state-of-the-art research, ENERGISE theoretically frames and empirically investigates socio-economic, cultural, political and gender aspects of the energy transition. It also examines how routines and ruptures (re)shape household energy consumption practices. Adopting a cutting-edge Living Labs approach, designed specifically to facilitate cross-cultural comparisons, ENERGISE fuses tools for changing individual- and community-level energy consumption with a novel method for energy sustainability assessment. ENERGISE will open new research horizons and greatly enhance Europe’s capacity for high-impact, gender-sensitive consumption research. It also offers timely support for public- and private-sector decision-makers who grapple with the design and implementation of measures to effectively reduce household energy consumption.






Topic: LCE-32-2016 Acronym: SHAPE-ENERGY

Call: H2020-LCE-2016-ERA Type of Action: CSA

Title: Social Sciences and Humanities for Advancing Policy in European Energy



Coordinator: ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION

Participants:


POLITECNICO DI TORINO ECOLE NATIONALE DES

TRAVAUX PUBLICS DE L'ETAT NORGES TEKNISK-

NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU

MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

UNIVERZITA TOMASE BATI VE ZLINE

DUNEWORKS BV

SDRUZHENIE CHERNOMORSKI IZSLEDOVATELSKI ENERGIEN TSENTAR

ENERGY CITIES/ENERGIE-CITES ASSOCIATION

FRIENDS OF EUROPE - LES AMIS DE L'EUROPE

ACENTOLINE COMUNICACION EDITORA SL

EUROPEAN COUNCIL FOR AN ENERGY EFFICIENT ECONOMY FORENING - ECEEE

Countries: UK;DE;IT;FR;NO;TR;CZ;BG;BE;NL;ES;SE

Objectives:

SHAPE-ENERGY “Social Sciences and Humanities for Advancing Policy in European Energy” will develop Europe’s expertise in using and applying energy-SSH to accelerate the delivery of Europe’s Energy Union Strategy.

Our consortium brings together 7 leading academic partners and 6 highly respected policy, industry and communications practitioners from across the Energy, Social Sciences and Humanities (energy-SSH) research field, to create an innovative and inclusive Platform. Our partners are involved in numerous European energy projects, have extensive, relevant networks in the energy domain, and represent exceptional coverage across SSH disciplines across Europe. These enable us to maximise the impact of our Platform delivery within an intensive 2-year project.

SHAPE-ENERGY brings together those who ‘demand’ energy-SSH research and those who ‘supply’ that research to collaborate in ‘shaping’ Europe’s energy future. A key deliverable will be a “2020-2030 research and innovation agenda” to underpin post-Horizon 2020 energy-focused work programmes. It will highlight how energy-SSH can be better embedded into energy policymaking, innovation and research in the next decade.

Our SHAPE-ENERGY Platform activities will involve >12,114 stakeholders and begin with scoping activities including: an academic workshop, call for evidence, interviews with business leaders and NGOs, online citizen debates and multi-level policy meetings. We will build on our scoping to then deliver: 18 multi-stakeholder workshops in cities across Europe, an Early Stage Researcher programme, Horizon 2020 sandpits, interdisciplinary think pieces, a research design challenge, and a pan-European conference. Our expert consortium will bring their considerable expertise to overcome difficulties in promoting interdisciplinary and cross-sector working, and reach out to new parts of Europe to create an inclusive, dynamic and open Platform. SHAPE-ENERGY will drive forward Europe’s low carbon energy future.






Topic: LCE-33-2016 Acronym: SmILES

Call: H2020-LCE-2016-ERA Type of Action: RIA

Title: Smart Integration of Energy Storages in Local Multi Energy Systems for maximising the Share of Renewables in Europe’s Energy Mix



Coordinator: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE

Participants:



VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.

ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE ALLIANCE EUROPEENNE DE

RECHERCHE DANS LE DOMAINE DE L'ENERGIE

Countries: DE;AU;DK;FR;BE

Objectives:

SmILES zooms in simulation and optimisation of smart storage in local energy systems for increasing the understanding and transparency of innovative multi-energy projects. Setting up a shared data and information platform and effective dissemination of related results will contribute to competence building.

The objective is to obtain fundamental knowledge about linking and optimising heterogeneous energy carriers and systems including storage and renewable energy technologies from local to national level. Furthermore guidelines for modelling and optimising such systems on European level are developed. These guidelines are derived from knowledge of different energy system configurations (SC), which combine heat and electrical power with storage. The SCs are selected to favour a high relevance for replication throughout Europe including e.g. urban quarters, rural township or industrial environment.

This requires the development of a harmonised rich format describing hybrid energy systems and study cases for various scenarios. Different technologies are used to exchange models, allow cross-checks and validate results of simulation and optimisation. A catalogue of best practices of modelling, operating and integrating multi-energy systems is compiled and intended to serve as guideline for stakeholders. Key success factors and barriers from a socio-technical point of view are identified aiming at the reduction of technological gaps and successful implementation of best practices in a socio-economic context. Thus, SmILES will proof the benefit of a hybrid combined heat- and electrical power systems with storage capabilities and deploy the added value of storage integration in future energy systems.

Supplementing the research activities, a long-lasting framework across EERA JP borders is set up by the consortium for extending storage integration technologies by linking other EERA members, stakeholders, energy supplier and industry.





Topic: LCE-33-2016 Acronym: BALANCE


Title: Increasing penetration of renewable power, alternative fuels and grid flexibility by cross-vector electrochemical processes




Participants:




THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM



INSTYTUT ENERGETYKI

Countries: FI;FR;DK;IT;UK;NL;CH;PL

Objectives:

The main goal of the BALANCE proposal is to gather leading research centres in Europe in the domain of Solid Oxide Electrolysis (SOE) and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) to collaborate and accelerate the development of European Reversible Solid Oxide Cell (ReSOC) technology. ReSOC is an electrochemical device that converts electrical energy into hydrogen (electrolysis mode) or alternatively fuel gas to electrical energy (fuel cell mode). It is characterised by its very high efficiency compared to competing technologies. ReSOC enables to store renewable electricity when it is produced in excess or to convert it into a CO2-free transport fuel. Therefore, it is considered as a key technology to allow the broad penetration of renewable electricity into the European energy system.

Fragmented national research efforts are currently impeding quicker development and deployment of next-generation fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. Therefore, BALANCE will identify, quantify and analyse national activities dealing with the diverse aspects of ReSOC technology. This analysis will result in an integrated European research agenda for ReSOC technology to gain synergies and to generate breakthroughs in this highly promising but currently low-TRL technology. Close communication with the advisory board will enable alignment of the proposed agenda with the roadmaps and activities of EERA, IEC and IEA on the topic of hydrogen technologies.

Technical development will cover the development of the next generation of ReSOC cells, their integration in the optimised stack assembly, and investigation of the constraints from reversible operation at system level and integration with the grid. Cost will be addressed by using low-cost materials and improving manufacturability. The experimental work will be supported by modelling and simulation at all scales and by the techno-economic analysis of different integration of the ReSOC technology in industrial applications.





Topic: LCE-33-2016 Acronym: Ambition


Title: Advanced biofuel production with energy system integration



Coordinator: STIFTELSEN SINTEF

Participants:





ASTON UNIVERSITY FUNDACION CENER-CIEMAT AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE

NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE

Countries: NO;PT;NL;DK;DE;UK;ES;IT

Objectives:

The ECRIA project AMBITION aims to develop a long-term joint European Community Research and Innovation Agenda on the integration of biofuels production and surplus grid electricity valorisation. AMBITION brings together eight partners from eight different countries into a European wide lasting research partnership, which is closely linked to EERA Bioenergy. The current fragmentation in energy systems and an increasing share of intermittent energy ask for solutions providing integration and flexibility in the system. AMBITION targets the challenge of system flexibility by integrating (i.e. creating a bridge between) two forms of energy carriers, e.g. grid electricity and biofuels. Further, CO2 from current energy systems and industrial production can to be utilized as an alternative carbon source as an alternative to sequestration. The project targets a limited set of specific aspects (topics) of the integration challenge, which are in line with the priority areas identified in the SET plan Integrated Roadmap. Based on a short-term RIA, several key bottlenecks in biomass conversion technologies such as energy-efficient, low-temperature biomass pre-treatment, gasification and gas cleaning/conditioning to valorize lignin-rich biorefinery residue feedstock and syngas fermentation for the sustainable production of biofuels and chemicals are eliminated through transnational and integrated multidisciplinary research. AMBITION improves the overall material and energy efficiency of the conversion processes and simultaneously reduces capital and operation costs to facilitate implementation in an innovative and integrated European Energy system.





Topic: LCE-33-2016 Acronym: INSHIP


Title: Integrating National Research Agendas on Solar Heat for Industrial Processes




Participants:

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS-CIEMAT

AEE - INSTITUT FUR NACHHALTIGE TECHNOLOGIEN

FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER UNIVERSIDADE DE EVORA THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE

ENERGY SOURCES AND SAVING FONDATION



MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

ALLIANCE EUROPEENNE DE RECHERCHE DANS LE DOMAINE DE L'ENERGIE


DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV


UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II.

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE


ASSOCIACAO DO INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO PARA A INVESTIGACAO E DESENVOLVIMENTO

FUNDACION CENER-CIEMAT Fundacion IMDEA Energia FUNDACION CENTRO

TECNOLOGICO AVANZADO DE ENERGIAS RENOVABLES DE ANDALUCIA


FUNDACION TEKNIKER UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION

COOPERATIVADE ENERGIAS ALTERNATIVAS FUNDACION

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE

RICERCHE

Countries: DE;ES;AU;IT;PT;CY;EL;CH;FR;TR;BE;UK





Objectives:

Despite process heat is recognized as the application with highest potential among solar heating and cooling applications, Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP) still presents a modest share of about 0.3% of total installed solar thermal capacity. As of today’s technology development stage – economic competitiveness restricted to low temperature applications; technology implementation requiring interference with existing heat production systems, heat distribution networks or even heat consuming processes - Solar thermal potential is mainly identified for new industrial capacity in outside Americas and Europe. In this context, INSHIP aims at the definition of a ECRIA engaging major European research institutes with recognized activities on SHIP, into an integrated structure that could successfully achieve the coordination objectives of: more effective and intense cooperation between EU research institutions; alignment of different SHIP related national research and funding programs, avoiding overlaps and duplications and identifying gaps; acceleration of knowledge transfer to the European industry, to be the reference organization to promote and coordinate the international cooperation in SHIP research from and to Europe, while developing coordinated R&D TRLs 2-5 activities with the ambition of progressing SHIP beyond the state-of-the-art through: an easier integration of low and medium temperature technologies suiting the operation, durability and reliability requirements of industrial end users; expanding the range of SHIP applications to the EI sector through the development of suitable process embedded solar concentrating technologies, overcoming the present barrier of applications only in the low and medium temperature ranges; increasing the synergies within industrial parks, through centralized heat distribution networks and exploiting the potential synergies of these networks with district heating and with the electricity grid.






Topic: LCE-34-2016 Acronym: GEOTHERMICA

Call: H2020-LCE-2016-ERA Type of Action: ERA-NET Cofund

Title: GEOTHERMICA - ERA NET Cofund Geothermal



Coordinator: ORKUSTOFNUN

Participants:

MINISTERIE VAN ECONOMISCHE ZAKEN

FEDERAL DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORTS ENERGY AND COMMUNICATION

MINISTERO DELL'ISTRUZIONE, DELL'UNIVERSITA' E DELLA RICERCA

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH

AGENCE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE LA MAITRISE DE L'ENERGIE

RANNSOKNAMIDSTOD ISLANDS TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE

TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU

MINISTRSTVO ZA INFRASTRUKTURO

FUNDO REGIONAL PARA A CIENCIA E TECNOLOGIA

MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, INDUSTRIA Y COMPETITIVIDAD

DIRECAO-GERAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA

ENERGISTYRELSEN Unitatea Executiva pentru

Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii

VLAAMS GEWEST MINISTERE DE

L'ENVIRONNEMENT, DE L'ENERGIE ET DE LA MER

CENTRO PARA EL DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO INDUSTRIAL.

COMMUNICATIONS, CLIMATE ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTS

Countries: IS;NL;CH;IT;DE;FR;TR;SI;PT;ES;DK;RO;BE;IE

Objectives:

Europe is challenged to increase the share of renewable energy for heating and cooling, industrial processes, power generation and energy storage. Geothermal energy is a vastly under-utilized indigenous, clean, low footprint and continuously available energy resource, and thus uniquely positioned to substantially contribute to a safe and secure energy supply of Europe’s Energy Union. Hitherto only utilized in choice markets and in only a few geographical regions, GEOTHERMICA’s objective is to combine the financial resources and know-how of 16 geothermal energy research and innovation programme owners and managers from 13 countries, to launch joint actions that demonstrate and validate novel concepts of geothermal energy utilization within the energy system and that identify paths to commerciality. Joint actions comprise joint calls and coordination activities, which will strengthen Europe’s geothermal energy sector by building a tightly interconnected and well-coordinated network of European funding agents. For a first joint call, some € 30 million will be made available for a small number of major demonstration projects. Joint calls will have a strong industry participation with a targeted 50% contribution towards work programs and budgets of successful proposals. In addition to joint programming and joint calls, a number of additional activities will be undertaken to develop shared and deep knowledge, to promote operational excellence, to exchange good practices in the realm of support policies, and to define strategic recommendations related to long-lasting and durable joint pursuits of research and innovation. Ultimately, a strong public sector will complement the research and innovation community as well as Europe’s geothermal industry sector to build an overall strong European geothermal energy sector ready to contribute to the European Energy Union, the implementation of the SET Plan as specified by the SET Plan Roadmap





Topic: LCE-34-2016 Acronym: OCEANERA-NET COFUND

Call: H2020-LCE-2016-ERA Type of Action: ERA-NET Cofund

Title: Ocean Energy ERA-NET Cofund



Coordinator: SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE

Participants:

The sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

FUNDACAO PARA A CIENCIA E A TECNOLOGIA

REGION BRETAGNE

STATENS ENERGIMYNDIGHET ENTE VASCO DE LA ENERGIA CENTRO PARA EL DESARROLLO

TECNOLOGICO INDUSTRIAL. Région des Pays de la Loire

Countries: UK;SE;ES;IE;PT;FR

Objectives:

Abstract

OCEANERA-NET COFUND aims at coordinating the efforts of 8 agencies, in 4 Member states and 4 regions, in the ocean energy area. The joint action will focus on the demonstration and validation of innovative technologies for the generation of electricity from waves, tidal current, tidal range, salinity gradient and ocean thermal energy conversion, which will lead to improved performance, reliability and survivability of ocean energy conversion devices and arrays, and reduction in the levelised cost of energy (LCOE). The project will comprise:

• A Co-funded Joint Call to support transnational, collaborative demonstration projects

• A second joint call to support transnational, collaborative research, development, demonstration and innovation projects

• Joint activities to improve coordination between national / regional research programmes, coordinate with key stakeholders and promote knowledge transfer and exploitation of results

The project aims to build on European industrial leadership to help create a new industrial sector, which has potential to make a significant contribution to the decarbonisation of Europe’s energy system, economic growth, job creation, particularly in peripheral regions.

The consortium represents the leading countries and regions in the European ocean energy sector – Scotland (UK), Sweden, Spain, Basque Country (Spain), Ireland, Portugal and Bretagne and Pays de la Loire (France).






Topic: LCE-36-2016-2017 Acronym: ETIP PV - SEC

Call: H2020-LCE-2016-ETP Type of Action: CSA

Title: Support to all stakeholders from the Photovoltaic sector and related sectors to contribute to the SET-Plan


Total Cost: 596,812.50 € EU max. contribution: 596,812.50 €

Coordinator: WIRTSCHAFT UND INFRASTRUKTUR GMBH & CO PLANUNGS KG

Participants:

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOVOLTAIC EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATION EV

EUREC EESV

Countries: DE;BE

Objectives:

The European Technology and Innovation Platform Photovoltaics (ETIP PV), hereinafter the Platform, is an independent organization of solar energy experts and professionals with a full coverage of relevant backgrounds. It develops joint European strategies and plans in the fields of research & innovation and education as well as market development. It also serves as the recognised point of reference for key decision and policy makers and provides high quality analyses and background documents on photovoltaic technology, economics, applications, system integration and other aspects that are important for the development of a competitive industry sector and growing markets.

The Platform recognises the paramount importance and potential impact of the strategy for a European Energy Union and the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) and contributes to its activities.

The main role of the ETIP PV Secretariat is to coordinate the activities of the Platform and to provide support to their Members in:

• Collecting, developing, maintaining and communicating high-quality, up-to-date information and insights on all important aspects related to photovoltaic solar energy.

• Communicating intensively with European Institutions, EU Member State governments, relevant national platforms and other relevant stakeholders to promote a harmonized approach towards accelerated development and large-scale deployment of photovoltaic solar energy.

• Proactively establishing working contacts and cooperation with other Technology and Innovation Platforms, international organizations, interest groups and networks where appropriate in particularly with those related to photovoltaics.

• Assisting the European Commission and Member States in defining research programmes and financial instruments, and addressing technical and non-technical barriers to the delivery of innovation to the energy market.





Topic: LCE-36-2016-2017 Acronym: ETIP OCEAN


Title: European Technology and Innovation Platform for Ocean Energy



Coordinator: EUROPEAN OCEANENERGY ASSOCIATION EU OEA

Participants:


Countries: BE;UK

Objectives:

For ocean energy to grow it is essential that all stakeholders provide a unified approach, together. ETIP Ocean will create a platform for such an approach, and will encourage and promote collective development of stakeholder networks. Through transfer of experience and lessons learnt, duplication of effort will be avoided, helping the sector overcome barriers and challenges efficiently.

ETIP Ocean will support the Technology Platform for ocean energy, and assist the EC and Member States in defining research programmes, financial instruments and addressing barriers to the development of the sector. This in turn will provide the SET-Plan with input from a wide range of stakeholders, facilitating development and roll-out of its activities.

ETIP Ocean will create cohesion amongst stakeholders through a series of webinars, interview sessions, surveys, workshops and conferences, specific to the priority needs of the sector. These will be determined at the beginning of the project. The project activities will look at technical and non-technical barriers, with specific focus on technology development, environmental and socio-economic issues, and financial issues affecting the sector.

Activities will be aligned with events of existing initiatives to maximise the number of participants engaged. These activities will feed into a single integrated strategy report, which will be the result of the work carried out over the project lifetime. The document will present a united vision of the sector and provide recommendations to take the ocean energy industry to commercialisation. In addition to sector specific activities, the project will engage civil society through guest speaker, conference attendance opportunities, and through interactive and downloadable educational materials.

It is through the engagement with a range of stakeholders that ETIP Ocean will act as a one-stop-shop for the ocean energy sector to create a cohesive approach to identifying and overcoming challenges





Topic: LCE-36-2016-2017 Acronym: ETIP Bioenergy-SABS


Title: European Technology and Innovation Platform Bioenergy – Support of Advanced Bioenergy Stakeholders 2016 - 17



Coordinator: Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V.

Participants:

BIOENERGY 2020+ GMBH ETA - ENERGIA, TRASPORTI,

AGRICOLTURA SRL

INCE INIZIATIVA CENTRO EUROPEA - SEGRETARIATO ESECUTIVO

Countries: DE;AU;IT

Objectives:

The overarching aim of the Energy Union by 2030 and 2050 is a secure, affordable, competitive, efficient and decarbonised European energy system. Bioenergy is flexible and storable has a key role in providing all forms of energy in such a system.

This project aims to support the contributions of biofuel and bioenergy stakeholders to the Energy Union and, more specifically, the Strategic Energy Technology (SET)-Plan. The project will assist the European Biofuels Technology Platform (EBTP), which, following decisions taken in the frame of the new SET-Plan governance in 2015, is currently preparing for the transition to a European Technology and Innovation Platform Bioenergy (ETIP Bioenergy), in providing these contributions. Key elements are to facilitate

• contributions to the SET-Plan activities and strategy, e.g. on renewable energy integration, technology cost reduction and upscaling

• defining priorities, strategies, R&I investment decisions and programmes;

• collaboration between stakeholders in addressing energy system integration challenges;

• identification of technical and non-technical barriers to the delivery of innovation to the energy market;

• assistance to the European Commission and Member States in defining the research programmes, financial instruments, and addressing the mentioned barriers

for the areas of advanced biofuels and bioenergy.

Building on a 10 year track of support to EBTP, the ETIP Bioenergy-SABS project will aim at an increased cohesion of bioenergy stakeholders by motivating discussion and interaction on hot topics related to advanced and innovative bioenergy.

Key instruments to achieve this aim will be the ETIP Bioenergy website, factsheets, reports, newsletters and networking events at different scales. The project will compile scientifically sound, fact based information on technical and non-technical bioenergy issues.





Topic: LCE-36-2016-2017 Acronym: SESZEP


Title: Support to Energy Stakeholders of the Zero Emission Platform



Coordinator: THE CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE ASSOCIATION

Participants: -

Countries: UK

Objectives:

The SESZEP project aims to draw together a broad, effective and inclusive network of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) stakeholders to support the development of zero emission fossil fuel power plants and energy intensive industries. Supporting the coordination of diverse stakeholders - including the private and public sectors and civil society - will contribute to a common agreement on the role that CCS technologies can play in the continued transformation of the European Union (EU) to a low-carbon economy. This will enable stakeholders to contribute effectively towards the SET-Plan activities and strategy.

The project will build on the existing European Technology Platform (ETP) for CCS, the Zero Emission Platform (ZEP), which was established in 2005 with 3 main goals:

1) Enable CCS as a key technology for combating climate change.

2) Make CCS technology commercially viable by 2020 via an EU-backed demonstration programme.

3) Accelerate R&D into next-generation CCS technology and its wide deployment post-2020.

Over a period of 17 months, the project would provide support to the energy stakeholders of the ZEP as it transitions to become a European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP). In particular, the project proposes the provision of secretariat, communications services and a contracted Chairperson to the ZEP. It would also seek to expand the ZEP membership to ensure a greater participation of energy intensive industries and EU Member States. The project would build on the existing structure, governance and operational framework of the ZEP to ensure that the organisation works most effectively and delivers robust, reliable and transparent recommendations to policy makers.





Topic: LCE-36-2016-2017 Acronym: DG ETIP


Title: Support to the activities of the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Deep Geothermal



Coordinator: EUROPEAN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY COUNCIL

Participants:

VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.


Countries: BE;IT

Objectives:

The overarching objective of the new ETIP-“Deep Geothermal” is to enable deep geothermal technology, in particular Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), to proliferate and move from the current European R&D and pilot-sites to other European countries and different geological situations. The primary objective is overall cost reduction, including social, environmental and technological costs.

The Geothermal ETIP is an open stakeholder group, including representatives from industry, academia, research centres, and sectoral associations, covering the entire deep geothermal energy exploration, production and utilization value chain.

The European Technology and Innovation Platforms (ETIPs) have been recently recognised by the EC as a tool to strengthen cooperation with Stakeholders under the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan), as part of the H2020 programme.

The geothermal sector created an European Technology and Innovation Platform on Deep Geothermal in March 2016, and the European Commission, DG RTD, officially recognised it as an ETIP in July 2016.

A Geothermal Forum of stakeholders, including large companies, SMEs, academia and research institutions has been convened in March 2016.

Terms of Reference (ToR) to establish the governance and procedures of the Geothermal ETIP were adopted in June 2016.

This proposal aims at assisting the mission of Deep geothermal ETIP.






Topic: LCE-37-2017 Acronym: EN SGplusRegSys

Call: H2020-LCE-ERANET Type of Action: ERA-NET Cofund

Title: A European joint programming initiative to develop integrated, regional, smart energy systems enabling regions and local communities to realize their high sustainable energy ambitions



Coordinator: BUNDESMINISTERIUM FUER VERKEHR, INNOVATION UND TECHNOLOGIE

Participants:

OESTERREICHISCHE FORSCHUNGSFOERDERUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH

KLIMA - UND ENERGIEFONDS FEDERAL DEPARTMENT FOR

ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORTS ENERGY AND COMMUNICATION

EIDGENOESSISCHES DEPARTEMENT FUER WIRTSCHAFT, BILDUNG UND FORSCHUNG

FOND ZA ZASTITU OKOLISA I ENERGETSKU UCINKOVITOST

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH

INNOVATIONSFONDEN CENTRO PARA EL DESARROLLO

TECNOLOGICO INDUSTRIAL. MINISTERO DELL'ISTRUZIONE,

DELL'UNIVERSITA' E DELLA RICERCA

NORGES FORSKNINGSRAD NARODOWE CENTRUM BADAN I

ROZWOJU SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE STATENS ENERGIMYNDIGHET

MINISTERE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT, DE L'ENERGIE ET DE LA MER

FONDS FLANKEREND ECONOMISCH EN INNOVATIEBELEID

AGENCE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE LA MAITRISE DE L'ENERGIE

NEMZETI KUTATASI FEJLESZTESI ES INNOVACIOS HIVATAL

NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK

The sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

SERVICE PUBLIC DE WALLONIE Unitatea Executiva pentru

Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii

TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU

Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources

Countries: AU;CH;HR;DE;DK;ES;IT;NO;PL;UK;SE;TR;IL;FR;BE;HU;NL;IE;RO





Objectives:

The action will set up a joint programming initiative to develop Smart, Integrated, Regional Energy Systems that enable regions and local communities to realize their high ambitions of moving towards decarbonised energy systems and at the same time link them to a secure and resilient European energy system. This shall include solutions that allow for a high proportion of renewables up to and beyond 100% in the local or regional supply. The initiative will coordinate relevant RDD programs in the involved European, associated countries and regions represented in the consortium connecting them with other funding and financing partners. It will accelerate the deployment of latest resource-efficient and decarbonising energy system solutions, thus strengthening the competitiveness in relevant markets and lerveraging sustainable structures already established by ERA-Net Smart Grids Plus . The latter is focussing on the broad involvement of a large number of countries and regions in order to implement European smart electricity grids research agendas, while the ERA-Net SG+ RegSys will build on this with a new approach, developing integrated, regional energy systems, including the full spectrum of energy carriers and infrastructures. A highly ambitious consortium will pilot new formats of collaboration with regional and local stakeholders as well as supply and demand side oriented technology policy.





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List of Calls Low Carbon Energy

Topic Title Number of

funded projects

Total EU-contribution

[€]

LCE-01 Next generation innovative technologies enabling smart grids, storage and energy system integration with increasing share of renewables: distribution networkNext generation innovative technologies enabling smart grids, storage and energy system integration with increasing share of renewables: distribution network

15 57,310,754.75 €

LCE-02 Demonstration of smart grid, storage and system integration technologies with increasing share of renewables: distribution system

7 86,719,551.27 €

LCE-03 Support to R&I strategy for smart grid and storage 1 3,998,284.95 €

LCE-04 Demonstration of system integration with smart transmission grid and storage technologies with increasing share of renewables

4 76,427,807.17 €

LCE-05 Tools and technologies for coordination and integration of the European energy system

6 22,624,046.25 €

LCE-07 Developing the next generation technologies of renewable electricity and heating/cooling

19 86,812,435.68 €

LCE-08 Development of next generation biofuel technologies 6 33,227,236.21 €

LCE-09 Increasing the competitiveness of the EU PV manufacturing industry

1 14,952,065.14 €

LCE-13 Solutions for reduced maintenance, increased reliability and extended life-time of off-shore wind turbines/farms

1 9,999,812.88 €

LCE-15 Scaling up in the ocean energy sector to arrays 2 29,914,599.50 €

LCE-19 Demonstration of the most promising advanced biofuel pathways

2 23,723,443.76 €

LCE-21 Market uptake of renewable energy technologies 6 13,588,471.13 €

LCE-22 International Cooperation with Brazil on advanced lignocellulosic biofuels

1 4,999,955.00 €

LCE-23 International Cooperation with Mexico on geothermal energy

1 9,999,792.50 €

LCE-24 International Cooperation with South Korea on new generation high-efficiency capture processes

3 12,268,914.00 €

LCE-25 Utilisation of captured CO2 as feedstock for the process industry

1 11,406,725.00 €

LCE-26 Cross-thematic ERA-NET on Applied Geosciences 1 10,000,000.00 €





LCE-27 Measuring, monitoring and controlling the potential risks of subsurface operations related to CCS and unconventional hydrocarbons

1 9,785,730.00 €

LCE-28 Highly flexible and efficient fossil fuel power plants 3 18,747,376.25 €

LCE-29 CCS in industry, including Bio-CCS 2 18,699,306.25 €

LCE-30 Geological storage pilots 1 2,200,318.00 €

LCE-31 Social Sciences and Humanities Support for the Energy Union

3 10,513,594.25 €

LCE-32 European Platform for energy-related Social Sciences and Humanities research

1 1,996,573.75 €

LCE-33 European Common Research and Innovation Agendas (ECRIAs) in support of the implementation of the SET Action Plan

4 9,934,926.25 €

LCE-34 Joint Actions towards the demonstration and validation of innovative energy solutions

2 14,569,351.83 €

LCE-36 Support to the energy stakeholders to contribute to the SET-Plan

5 2,878,626.75 €

LCE-37 ERA-NET Co-Fund Enhanced cooperation in Smart Local and Regional Energy Networks of the European Energy System

1 12,415,542.48 €

Total 99 609,715,240.99 €





List of Abbreviations

Type of Action

CSA: Coordination and Support Action

IA: Innovation Action

RIA: Research and Innovation Action

Topics

EE: Efficient Energy

FCH: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen

LCE: Low Carbon Energy

SCC: Smart Cities and Communities

Others

H2020: Horizon 2020

NCP: National Contact Point

PDA: Project Development Assistance

PPP: Public Private Partnership



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