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MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
Date : 11 Sep 2012
Mediterranean innovation and research coordination action (MIRA) : activities promoting EU-MPC collaboration on Energy
C-Energy+ Workshop “Euro-Mediterranean Energy cooperation: working together for a better policy and sustainable energy”
Malta
1) Create a dialogue platform to connect and facilitate the interaction between the dispersed S&T cooperation initiatives already existing supported by the Member States, the European Commission and other political bodies;
2) Address training activities to improve the quality of the participation and management of the partners of FP7 from the MPC; create an IP in Palestine
3) Create discussion platforms and organizing meetings to monitor and discuss the content of the Thematic priorities of FP7 in term of the common interest of the EU and MPC;
4) Create an Observatory of the EU-MPC S&T cooperation, which will agree indicators for the monitoring of RTD cooperation activities;
5) Create a “Gateway for EU-MPC Cooperation in RTD”
6) Create networks of research institutions and technological transfer services from both sides of the Mediterranean, to provide a reference element for the development of the Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space (EMIS).
7) Support the functioning of the Monitoring Committee for Euro-Mediterranean Scientific Cooperation ( MoCo) in order to provide a strong institutional basis for the EU-MPC S&T cooperation.
MIRA Concrete Objectives/Activities
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (1-15)
Participant no. Participantshort name
Participant organisation name Country
1 (Coordinator) CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Spain
2 (Deputy Coord.)
DT-MENESFCRS Direction de la Technologie. Ministere de la education Superieur, de la Formation des Cadres et de la
recherché Scientifique
Morocco
3 IRD Institut de Recherche pour le Developement France
4 DGSRT Direction Generale de Recherche Tunisia
5 MHESR Ministry of Higher education and State for Scientific Research
Egypt
6 PT-DLR International Bureau of theGerman Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Germany
7 CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Italy
8 NHRF National Hellenic Research Foundation Greece
9 DRSDT Direction de la Recherché Scientifique et du Developpement Technologique
Algeria
10 TUBA Turkish Academy of Sciences Turkey
11 MCST Malta Council for Science and Technology Malta
12 HCST Higher Council for Science and Technology Jordan
13 CIHEAM Centre International Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Mediterraneennes
Italy
14 TETHYS Euro-Mediterranean Universities Network France
15 WIP WIP GmbH und Co. Germany
16 CDER Centre de developement des Energies Renouvelables Algeria
17 ISERD Israel-Europe R&D Directorate Israel
18 ASRT Academy of Scientific Research & Technology Egypt
19 CNRS Conseil National de la Recherche Scientifique Lebanon
21 MADRI+D Autonomous Government of Madrid Spain
22 AOU Arab Open University Lebanon
23 TUBITAK The Scientific & Technological research Council of Turkey
Turkey
25 MEC Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia Spain
26 DGDSC Directorate General of Development & Scientific Research
Palestine
27 ONST Observatoire National des Scienceset de la Technologie
Tunisia
28 CNRST National Centrefor Scientific and Technological
Research
Morocco
30 BC British Council U.K.
31 FCT Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia Portugal
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (16-30)
The policy context
Euro-MEDPartnership
Barcelona process 1995 : creation of (EMFTA) by 2010
Association Agreements : transfer of new technologies + dissemination of know how + industrial cooperat
ERA & FP7 (EMRA?) , Lisbon Strategy 2000: A series of schemes and initiatives
European Neighbourhood Policy (Instruments): ENPI
Relevant Projects & initiatives :ASBIMED, MED7, ESTIME, MEDA, Medibtikar, ANIMA etc
The UfM / UpM : Horizons 2020,
The instrument: the Monitoring Committee of the EU-MPC cooperation in RTD (MoCoMoCo),
• Create discussion platforms and organizing meetings to monitor and discuss the content of the Thematic priorities of FP7 in term of the common interest of the EU and MPC:
Phtovoltaic (PV):
•Advancement of PV system components including cells, storage devices, inverters, and
•Controllers for micro grid applications
•Integration of PV/CPV systems in industrial grid connected applications
•Development of operation and maintenance training programs to support deployment of PV technology
•Policy research and legislation development and awareness building for integration of PV technology application in energy management and resource planning .
Example of MIRA Activities : results of thematic workshop on energy
• Create discussion platforms and organizing meetings to monitor and discuss the content of the Thematic priorities of FP7 in term of the common interest of the EU and MPC:
Concentrating Solar power (CSP):
•Local manufacturing of components
•Advanced materials and surfaces
•Improved weather forecasts models for direct normal Irradiation
•New joint test facilities for CSP in the MENA region collocated to pilot power plants
•CSP Dissemination and Education Program “Educate the Educators”
•Evaluation of Hybrid Concepts
.
Example of MIRA Activities : results of thematic workshop on energy
• Create discussion platforms and organizing meetings to monitor and discuss the content of the Thematic priorities of FP7 in term of the common interest of the EU and MPC:
Energy Efficiency:
Energy Efficiency Road Map (Prospects and Challenges)Develop optimized energy efficient buildings for the regionIncreasing efficiency and reliability of the solar collectors through developing new materials, specific coating materials & cleaning techniquesLarge energy intensive industries: Energy intensity improvements through Energy Efficiency
.
Example of MIRA Activities : results of thematic workshop on energy
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
EMIS
Rational for EMIS:
Innovation is a must : KBE, globalisation, MPCs?
Worrying situation in MPC’s: Euro-Mediterranean region as an area of sustainable development and shared prosperity (Barcelona declation)
Why EU-MPCs cooperation on innovation?:
1. RDI are, by nature, widely internationalized activities
2. The existence of common problems and shared challenges
3. Big research and innovation programs require Critical mass & Resources, not available in MPCs
Objective of EMIS: The mobilization of innovation stakeholders in common framework and mutually beneficial partnership to develop a more intelligent and competitive Euro-Med space
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
EMIS
MPC INNOVATION ANALYSIS
NETWORKINGRESEARCH
DRIVEN CLUSTERS
INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION
EMIS WEBSITEEMIS WG
Water Clusters
RTD projects (FP7-WP2011)
Mapping actors /
stakeholders
EMIS Fora 2010-2011
-TT / EEN
-ANIMA- Invest
-Tech Platforms
-Diasporas
Twinning
- Organisation
- Procedures
- Nat. Corresp.
EMIS Charter (poiltical /strategic
documents)
DGENTR, …
MIRA FP7 Training
EMIS WP –
IA, RN, AM, …
RA, AM, …
JMG, AM, …
IA, RN, …
IA, RN, …
IA, AM, HZ, …
IA, RN, JH, YK, …
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
MIRA-EMIS Forum
Within the Framework of EMIS activities MIRA Organised a Forum on Solar Energy and Efficient use of Energy (FORSEE) in Tunis 25-26th June 2012. FORSEE was structured around relevant cross cutting issues including Innovation and industrial and capacity building in MPCs, Euro-Med RDI Collaboration, Market design and incentives.
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
MIRA-EMIS Forum
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
Rational for the forum
Both sides face major energy and climate challenges. Energy demand is projected to rise significantly, while fossil fuel prices will most likely continue to follow an unstable and rising trend.
MPCs dispose of vast solar power resources which could tackle Europe’s most pressing issues & can at the same time fix complementary issues for MPCs .
Several ambitious initiatives bringing together stakeholders around the Mediterranean (Mediterranean Solar Plan, Desertec,….)
Why EU-MPC collaboration on energy?
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
Rational for the forum
All the ingredients for a Win-win situation :
EU motivations: EU has an interest in speeding up the uptake of sustainable technologies to mitigate the global environmental problems + new Market opportunities for EU firms
MPCs Motivations: more vulnerable to climate change + Prospects of revenues from energy exports + opportunity to access new technologies and build their indigenous innovation capabilities
Why EU-MPC collaboration on energy?
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
Rational for the forum
Policy discussions addressing technology transfer at international focus on providing developing countries with access to existing technology on the basis of consuming technological hardware .
This attitude fails to recognize the vital importance of building innovation capabilities (absorptive capacity) to promote the diffusion of innovation within developing countries
Environmentally sound technologies must fit with the conditions faced by developing countries. which is not the case with imported technologies combined with lack of absorptive capacity.
Building Indigenous Innovation Capabilities in MPC : relevant issues
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
Rational for the forum
“Innovation” can be characterised as including points 1, 2 and 3 in the following typology:
1.Innovations ‘new to the world’: Where a firm is the first to introduce innovation for all markets & industries, domestic and international.
2.Innovations ‘new to the market’: Where a firm is the first to introduce innovation in its particular market.
3.Innovations ‘new to the firm’: Where a firm introduces a product, process or method new to that firm, or significantly improved by it, even if it has already been implemented by other firms.
Building Indigenous Innovation Capabilities in MPC : relevant issues
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
Rational for the forum
Often, it is type I innovation (radical: New to the world) that captures the focus of policy discussions .
type I innovation is more likely to be associated with more radical innovations that are the results of deliberate R&D and it requires the existence of a strong knowledge base
in developing countries context (such as MPCs), where rapid adoption and diffusion is a central concern, incremental and adaptive innovations that are often underpinned by type II (new to the market) and type III (new to the firm) are often of more relevance and importance.
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Building Indigenous Innovation Capabilities in MPC : relevant issues
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
Rational for the forum
Incremental innovation has often played a critical role in technology “leapfrogging” in developing countries, where countries have moved towards, and then surpassed the international technological frontier.
the most successful latecomers to the wind energy market (e.g. Spain and China) took the first steps in developing their industry through joint partnerships technology transfer via licensing agreements and associated royalty fees with manufacturers in Germany and Denmark (MacLaglin et al., 2009)
Building Indigenous Innovation Capabilities in MPC : relevant issues
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
The MIRA-EMIS Forum organised its debates along the following thematic lines:
1.Overview on the Euro-Mediterranean potential, challenges, opportunities and Programmes of Solar Energy 2.concentrated solar thermal (CSP)3.PV & Solar Architecture (PV)4.Industry, Market design and needed policies for solar energy in the Mediterranean5.Capacity building and Innovation
MIRA-EMIS Forum
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
• A renewed partnership in RDI should be based on co-ownership, mutual interest and shared benefit as driving principles
•The cooperation agenda should cover the whole chain from research to innovation, involving all stakeholders
•Investment in RDI should be recognised as a priority in national economic policy.
•The cooperation needs to move away from bilateral approaches to a “region-to-region” approach, more strategic approach.
Key messages from the Forum
EU-MPC New framework for collaboration Barcelona Conference 2&3 April 2012
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
• The EC will support this new partnership and prepare the way for even more substantial cooperation in the future, involving all EU Member States and Mediterranean countries.
• DG Research and Innovation will launch activities in 2013 including ERA-NET calls; activities could lead towards more & better Mediterranean cooperation.
Key messages from the Forum
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
• Water and Energy issues are interlinked and should be integrated in the RDI approach towards MPCs.
• CSP with desalination is a good combination since both are proven technologies and there are various options to couple them effectively.
• Dust resistant coatings, dry cleaning, test facilities, durability, standards development could serve as good starting point for reducing cost of RE technology and building Indigenous Innovation Capabilities in MPCs by developing solutions tailor made to MPCs conditions..
Key messages from the Forum
Win-Win EU-Med RDI collaboration Opportunities and priorities For MPCs
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
• Solar Energy is a key option for MPCs, both those having hydrocarbon resources and having not + opens future opportunities for energy exports to the neighbour European countries
• Opportunities entailed by development of domestic RE indust ries:
Investment impulses (+ on economy), spillovers effects on related industrial sectors, Employment , Trade revenues, Enhanced technological development/innovation
Key messages from the Forum
Industry, Capacity building, Market design and needed polices for MPCs
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
Challenges for RE in MPCs are two folds:
RE Deployment: Subsidization of conventional energy sources Monopolistic structures in the energy sector Insufficient grid infrastructure Unfavorable framework conditions for project finance High cost of technologies
Key messages from the Forum
Industry, Capacity building, Market design and needed polices for MPCs
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
Challenges for RE in MPCs are two fold:
RE industries: Lack of technological know-how (e.g. licenses, specific skills & techniques) Lack of skilled employees Investment requirements Partly insufficient quality assurance & standards might reduce competitiveness of Products
Key messages from the Forum
Industry, Capacity building, Market design and needed polices for MPCs
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
Social sciences and humanities have a key role to play (RE adoption, favourable culture, evidence-based policies, foresight, capacity building studies, etc.)
Integrated policies for RE deployment, RE industrialisation are needed and should be supported by adequate education and RDI policies.
Key messages from the Forum
Industry, Capacity building, Market design and needed polices for MPCs
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012
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