EU Funding Opportunities for Bio-fuel sector

Funding and Legislation WorkshopsGlasgow, 26 May 2011

Francesca Giannini |Scotland Europa

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Scotland Team Team of EU Funding

specialists – strategic EU funding support, project development and compliance

Close collaboration with National Contact Points

Working in partnership with Enterprise Europe Scotland for R&D funding activities

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on EU policy – early warning, interpretation and analysis

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Funding Opportunities

Structural Funds Annual focussed calls, and strategic projects procedure

Interreg 2 calls per programme per annum

ELENA, EEE-F Open call

FP7 Annual calls, usually issued July

Eureka-Eurostars 2 calls per annum

Eco-Innovation Annual call – September deadline

Intelligent Energy Europe Annual call – 2011 just closed – next deadline May 2012

Structural Funds 2007-13

Lowlands European Regional Development Fund:

ERDF P1 (R&D, Commercialisation) – low carbon - proposal to target marine offshore wind and tidal technologies £15m remaining

ERDF P2 (Enterprise) – complimentary to Business Gateway / low carbon £4m remaining

ERDF P3 (Urban Regeneration) – clean sustainable public transport, decontamination and servicing of brownfield sites linked to ERDF eligible activity £20m remaining, + £10m to complement JESSICA

ERDF P4 (Rural Development) – low carbon focus – energy efficiency, renewables in construction, sustainable transport - £21m remaining, likely to be vired may be used to match broadband

For Info: ESEP Ltd : European Structural Fund Programmes for Lowlands and Uplands Scotland 2007-2013 - http://www.esep.co.uk/

Interreg IVA: Scotland/Ireland/Northern Ireland Cross Border Programme

Eligible Areas: Northern Ireland, Border Region of Ireland, Western Scotland (Ayrshire, DG, H&I)

Priority 1: Co-operation for a more prosperous cross-border region:enterprise and tourismcall for strategic project –approx £10m – early 2012 – scope to look at energy

Priority 2: Co-operation for a sustainable cross-border region:cooperation in policy developmentimprove access to services and quality of lifetransport call (£10m) - expected Sept 2011 - Hybrid Ferry shore infrastructurefurther call for collaboration in 2011

Projects must involve 3 jurisdictions, 75% grant in Scotland, 100% in Ireland

Scotland Europa contact person: Caroline Coleman, Interreg IVA National Contact Point for Scotland – Caroline.Coleman@scotent.co.uk

Interreg IVA: Scotland/Ireland/Northern Ireland Cross Border Programme

Current projects*:

ISLES – feasibility of off-shore electricity grid – Scottish Government Bio-mara – research project marine algae for bio-fuels - SAMS Hybrid ferry -CMal Renewable energy supply chain - HIE

*All projects funded under the Energy call. At the moment no money left for the Energy call but opportunities for Energy projects may be available under other areas of the Programme.

Interreg IVB – Transnational Programmes

North West Europe: Belgium; France; South-Western Germany; Ireland; Luxembourg; Netherlands; UK; Switzerland, All of Scotland

Atlantic: Ireland, France, Portugal, Spain, UK - in Scotland, Highlands & Islands, Western Scotland (greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway)

North Sea: Belgium, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK regions with a North Sea coastline

Northern Periphery: Parts of Finland, Norway, Ireland, Sweden, Highlands & Islands, Dumfries & Galloway, Northern Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland

Interreg IVB - Transnational Programmes

Common Priority Themes from the EU Regulation Innovation Environment Accessibility Sustainable (urban) development

Energy can be relevant to all of these

Eligible activity – common issues, joint working, research, best practice, small scale infrastructure – must involve minimum two partners in two countries

Grant rate – 50-60%

Info: http://www.nweurope.eu/

Technical Assistance – energy efficiency, sustainable transport and integration of renewable

ELENA Aims to cluster decentralised projects in energy efficient buildings; renewable energy; clean transport and local infrastructure to create local “teams” to make bankable projectsStaff and consultancy for development of investment programmes and projects Grants up to 90% technical assistance to get projects “investment ready” Local authorities and other public bodies

European Energy Efficiency Facility (EEE – F) – Technical Assistance Grants for technical and financial preparation of investment projects, to be financed by the EEE – Fund Public authorities, preferably local and regional, or Companies (public or private) acting on their behalf e.g. local energy utilities, ESCOs, CHP companies, transport operators

Technical assistance grants looking for high leverage of actual investment

Info: Energie help-line: http://www.energiehelpline.co.uk/

The Seventh Framework Programme 2007-2013 (FP7) - Collaborative R&D

Purpose: Transnational collaboration in R&D and demonstration projects

Funding: FP7 - total budget allocation of over €53Billion R&D 50-75%, demonstration 50%, coordination 100%

Eligibility: Minimum three partners, three member states Public and private sector

Structure Thematic: top-down (Cooperation Programme) € 30Billion Non-thematic: bottom-up for SMEs only (Capacities Programme)

The Seventh Framework Programme 2007-2013 (FP7) - Collaborative R&D

Large companies: With existing R&D activity or that which could be stimulated and leveraged

through FP7.

Hi-tech SMEs: Spin outs from universities or firms with hi-tech and knowledge based

products and in-house R&D capability.

Mid-tech SMEs: With some R&D activity or that which could be stimulated and leveraged

through FP7.

The Seventh Framework Programme 2007-2013 (FP7) - Collaborative R&D: Calls

Thematic Calls

FP7 - Cooperation - Energy

FP7 - Cooperation – Food, Agriculture & Fisheries, Biotechnology

FP7 – Cooperation – Transport

Non-Thematic Calls (particularly targeting SMEs)

FP7 – Research for SMEss / SME Association

Eurostar (non-FP7)

FP7 Thematic Calls – Cooperation: Energy - total budget: 23billion

ACTIVITY ENERGY.3 - RENEWABLE FUEL PRODUCTION:

• Area 1: First Generation Bio-fuel from Biomass

• Area 2: Second Generation Fuel from Biomass

• Area 3: Biorefinery (this topic was closed in the past 2 calls)

• Area 4: Biofuels from Energy Crops

• Area 5: Alternative Routes to Renewable Fuel Production

• Area 6: Biofuel Use In Transport

National Contact Point: Energie help-line: http://www.energiehelpline.co.uk/

FP7 Thematic Calls – Cooperation: Food, Agriculture & Fisheries, Biotechnology (KBBE) – total budget: 19.3billion

ACTIVITY 1- Sustainable Production and Management of Biological Resources from Land, Forest And Aquatic Environment

• Area 1: Enabling Research (may be relevant for bio-fuel) • Area 2: Activity 2.1 Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environment

ACTIVITY 3 - Life Sciences, biotechnology & biochemistry for sustainable non-food products & processes• Area 1: Novel sources of biomass and bio-products• Area 2: Marine and fresh-water biotechnology (blue biotechnology)• Area 3: Industrial biotechnology: novel high added-value bio-products and bio-processes• Area 4: Bio-refinery•Area 5: Environmental bio-technology•Area 6: Emerging trends in biotechnology

National Contact Point: Jane Watkins at Beta-technology: www.betatechnology.co.uk/

FP7 Thematic Calls – Cooperation: Transport - total budget: 41.8billion

Sustainable Surface Transport Activities addressed:

1. The greening of surface transport

2. Encouraging modal shift and decongesting transport corridors (co-modality)

3. Ensuring sustainable urban mobility

4. Improving safety and security

5. Strengthening competitiveness

6. Cross-cutting actions for implementing the sub-theme

“Green Cars Initiative”- one of the three Public Private Partnerships

National Contact Point: Cliff Funnel - Tel: 01243-552921- https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/fp7uk

FP7 Non-Thematic Calls – Capacities: R4SMEs & SME Association

Beneficiaries: SMEs and SME Association

Aim: To strengthen the 'innovation capacity' of SMEs in Europe and their contribution to the development of new technology based products and markets, by supporting them to outsource research

Funding: usual FP7 rates – However, total funding cannot exceed 110% of total R&D sub-contracted to RTD performers

Participants: min 3 SMEs from 3 different MS or AC + 2 independent RTD performers from 2 different MS or AC – Other organisations may also participate but they MUST be independent from any other participant.

National Contact Point: Steve Bradley - Beta-technology – Tel 44-1302322633 https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/fp7uk

Other Non-Thematic R&D Programmes – EUREKA's Eurostars

Beneficiaries: R&D-performing SMEs [A company that invests 10% or more of turnover or full-time equivalent to research activities].

Aim: to provide SMEs with funding and support for market-oriented research and development

Funding: Partly funded by EC and TSB (in the UK) - National rules apply: Contribution: up to 50% funding of eligible costs Maximum amount of grant per UK participant: 300K Euros in any single

project Academics and large companies are welcome to participate in Eurostars

projects, but funding has to be secured from other sources

Minimum no of partners: 2 organisations from 2 different M.S. or AC

National Contact Point: Graham Mobbs- Technology Strategy Board- graham.mobbs@tsb.gov.uk http://www.innovateuk.org/deliveringinnovation/internationalprogramme/eurekaeurostars.ashx

Purpose: Supports energy efficiency, adoption of new and renewable energy sources, greater market penetration for these energy sources, energy and fuel diversification, reduction in final energy consumption.By tackling non technological barriers.‐

Activities funded:

Capacity building, spreading of know how, exchanges of experience, policy input, awareness raising, ‐education and training. Setting up of local or regional energy agencies. No capital investments or technical R&D

Eligibility: Any legal organisation, public or privateAt least three partners from at least three different countries

Grant rate: 75%

National Contact Point: Energie help-line: http://www.energiehelpline.co.uk/

Eco - Innovation Programme

Purpose: supports businesses with new ‘green’ solutions to find a place on the market for their innovations.

- New production processes, products or services - New management and business methods

Funding: In 2009 40 projects shared around €30 million of funding, grant up to 50% of eligible costs

Eligibility: targeted on SMEs but large companies and public sector can participate, single applicant possible, but need EU added value

2011 call open – closes September

National Contact Point: Ewa Bloch - West Midlands European Service - e.bloch@wmeuropeanservice.eu

ContactsScottish Enterprise

Scotland Europa: www.scotland.europa@scotent.co.uk

Francesca.Giannini@scotent.co.uk - Richard.Buxbaum@scotent.co.uk

Enterprise Europe Scotland www.enterprise-europe-scotland.com

Ken.Gordon@scotent.co.uk - Anis. Mourad@scotent.co.uk

UK

UK National Contact Point: fp7uk@innovateuk.org

KTNs https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/guest/home

Europe

Cordis: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html

European Technology Platforms: http://cordis.europa.eu/technology platforms/individual_en.html