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Regional Strategies for Renewable Energies: European Financial Instruments and Public Private Partnerships
AER Summer School
Exeter, UK, August 2007
Juan Manuel Revuelta
General Director of the Valencian Regional Office in Brussels
Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea Delegación de la Comunidad Valenciana en Bruselas www.uegva.info
Outline of the presentation:
1. Valencian Region
: 1. Facts and figures of growth and sustainability 2. 20 years managing European Funds.
3. Relevant bodies in the energy field .
2. European partnerships
as an instrument for added value.
3. Best practices
: Ecobus, Procura, Perspective 2007-2013
4. Call for proposals
: IEE, INTERREG IVC, FP7.
5. Pre-project proposals
: Management of straw, bioethanol, Pawlonie.
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Project Valencia Towers
Port of Valencia
1. The Valencian Region:
Facts and figures of growth and sustainability
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1.- VALENCIAN REGION
The
Region of Valencia
is located on the Mediterranean coast of Spain and is part of the so-called Mediterranean Arch, an axis which has experienced one of the fastest economic growth rates in the European Union With
4,8 Millions of inhabitants,
the population of the region accounts for 10.5 % of the total Spanish population Valencia is the
third largest city in Spain
In our Region, Spanish and Valencian are the co-official languages.
In Spain:
1 official language , Spanish , plus 4 co-official languages:
Basque, Catalan, Galician and Valencian.
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1.1.- VALENCIA REGION IN FIGURES:
SURFACE km² POPULATION 2006 GDP (per capita US dollars, 2006) Hotel occupation 2006 GDP (gross domestic product, Billion US dollars, 2006) Unemployment 2006 Imports ( Million € ) 2006 Exports ( Million € ) 2006 Valencian Region 23,255 4,800,000 28.724
58.3% 105 8.8% 16,911 18,294 Spain 505,182 45,197,684 30.820
53.5% 1.086
9.2% 231,371 153,559
Source: 2006 Valencian Statistical Institute and Ministry of Economy
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1.2.- VALENCIA REGION IN FIGURES: ECONOMIC STRUCTURE - GDP per economic sectors, 2006
Services 62,3% Agriculture 4% Industry 23,3% Construction 10,4%
Source: IMPIVA – Valencian Institute for SMEs
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1.3.- VALENCIA REGION - 20 YEARS MANAGING EUROPEAN FUNDS
Convergence towards the competitiveness objective:
The
Valencian Region
leaded the
NATURAL EFFECT REGIONS
group.
Regions that
have successfully reached full convergence
with the most developed regions of the European Union, thanks to their own economical growth.
Part of the
Objective Competitiveness
for the new programming period .
2007-2013.
Group of
9 regions
, created in 2004: Burgerland (A); Castilla y León (E); Central Hungary; Merseyside (UK); Notio Aigaio (GR); South Yorkshire (UK); Sterea Ellada (GR); Assembly of regions of Ireland; Comunitat Valenciana (Spain).
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1.3.- VALENCIA REGION - 20 YEARS MANAGING EUROPEAN FUNDS
Convergence towards the competitiveness objective:
Before 2007 the Valencian Region was included in the former
Objective 1
.
After January 2007 our Region was included in the
Objective competitiveness and employment
(formerly Obj. 2) The Valencian Region created in 2003 the
Fundación Comunidad Valenciana Región Europea
to tackle this transition: • Broker of partnerships and spreading results of
projects
at a European level.
• Activating
main economic areas
of our Region.
.
Key source
RENEWABLE ENERGIES
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1.3.- VALENCIA REGION - 20 YEARS MANAGING EUROPEAN FUNDS
ENVIRONMENT AND HYDRIC RESOURCES TRANSPORT AND ENERGY NETWORKS COMPETITIVENESS AND PRODUCTIVE FABRIC IMPROVEMENT KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY (Innovation, I+D, INFSO) LOCAL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea Delegación de la Comunidad Valenciana en Bruselas www.uegva.info
1.4.- VALENCIAN REGION – RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ENERGY FIELD
A) Valencia Energy Agency (AVEN) B) Energy Agency of La Ribera (AER) C) Local Energy Agency of Vila-Real
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1.4.- VALENCIAN REGION – RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ENERGY FIELD
A) Valencian Energy Agency
www.aven.es
Implementation of the
Energy Saving Plan
in the Valencian Region Objective To
decrease the energetic primary intensity
in a
1 ’1%
interannual,
Energetic intensity
= Amount of energy needed to produce every GDP unit This aim is
higher than the EU goal
(1% interannual reduction).
This reduction would represent primary energy and of
savings of 4.296.700 tep 3.521.300 tep
(equivalent tons of oil) of of final energy in the period 2001-2010.
Economic savings in the study period, 2001-2010, higher than
2 ’4 billion €
.
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Valencian Energy Agency -
Objectives : http://www.aven.es
To
reduce the energy final consumption
in the Valencian Region in order to diminish the energy final intensity in the economic sectors.
To
reduce the energy primary consumption
in the Valencian Region in order to diminish the ratio of total primary energy per GDP unit.
To
improve the competitiveness
of the Valencian companies, diminishing its energetic costs by means of the introduction of the most efficient technologies.
To
reduce the energetic dependence
regard to other regions.
of the Valencian Region with To
reduce the environmental impact
, using less pollutant energies in order to expire with the commitments acquired by European Union in the summit of Kyoto.
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Valencian Energy Agency - Financing and grants: Grants in the
AVEN
Energy Plan Framework and in the 2005-2007 Saving Strategy and Energy Efficiency in Spain Action Plan Framework during 2006. Objectives •To
strengthen
the implementation of renewable energies projects •To
enhance
new technologies installations that imply a reduction of the energetic consumption •To
promote
the substitution of fuels by another with more efficiency in all the economical sectors such as agriculture, services, industry and transports. Beneficiaries •Individuals •Public companies •Administrations •Non profits Institutions and organizations •Communities of neighbors •Mancomunidades
http://www.aven.es
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1.4. VALENCIAN REGION – RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ENERGY FIELD
B) Energy Agency of La Ribera: www.aer-ribera.com
The Agència Energètica de La Ribera is an
Consortium of La Ribera
.
autonomous organism of the Environmental
It is a SAVE Agency that is working from July 2001. The funds of the Agency correspond to the
SAVE Program
of the TREN DG of the European Commission and the County
Council of La Ribera Alta
and
La Ribera Baixa.
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1.4. VALENCIAN REGION – RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ENRGY FIELD
Energy Agency of La Ribera: www.aer-ribera.com
Objectives: 1. To establish in the region a
culture of energy saving
. 2. Use of
endogenous energy resources
. 3. Use of
renewable energies
, contributing to the sustainable development of the region Project
“La Ribera in biodiesel”
a project that consists in recycling domestic waste vegetable oil into biodiesel.
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1.4. VALENCIAN REGION – RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ENERGY FIELD
Energy Agency of La Ribera
:
www.aer-ribera.com
High priority activities of the Agency: In energy saving:
Homes, buildings and transport. Public buildings. Agriculture. Tourism, commercial and industrial sector.
In renewable energies:
Energy from the biomass. Solar energy. Wind energy.
In conventional energies:
To promote the installation of advanced systems of co-generation. To improve and to optimize the network of gas distribution and electricity.
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1.4. VALENCIA REGION – RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ENERGY FIELD
C) Local Energy Agency Vila- Real
The aim of this project, which has been recently approved, is the creation of a Local Energy Agency to
coordinate and promote
the initiatives related with renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency
.
The proposal will be applied in the areas of
industry, construction, public buildings,
of the zone.
urban transportation and the habits of domestic energy consumption
. The project intends to cover a region that includes determined municipalities from La Plana de Castellón, which interact in the energy framework The total budget for the creation of this body is 450.000 euros, and 200.000 will be financed for the European Commission.
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Declaration of Wels (Austria) – European Regions for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources Valencian Region signature – March 2006 www.wsed.at
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2.- EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIPS: AN INSTRUMENT FOR ADDED VALUE Permanent structures for European partnerships
Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea Delegación de la Comunidad Valenciana en Bruselas www.uegva.info
2.1. - VALENCIAN REGIONAL DELEGATION IN BRUSSELS
The Valencian Regional Office in Brussels is part of the Regional Ministry for Cooperation and Participation which depends on the Presidency of the Valencian Region.
The Delegation aims to disseminate the image of the Valencian Region in Brussels through region marketing, as well as to promote the training to the young of the Valencian Region by means of the promotion of public programs and private grants.
Main Objective
Represents, defend and promotes the Valencian Region interest before the European Union.
In order to achieve this goals the Delegation works closely with the different European institutions, the Spanish Permanent Representation before the EU, the Regional Offices and other permanent representations of other European Members.
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Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea A tool for public-private partnership to achieve Lisbon goals:
Permanent structure for European consortia, Interregional cooperation, Regional marketing and FDIs, Innovation-Technology transfer
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A new instrument for the Valencian Region Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Public sector Regional and local administrations Public organizations
Private sector Energy, saving banks, chambers of commerce, universities, pro associations FCVRE Foundation Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea
(created in 2003)
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A new instrument for the Valencian Region FCVRE Foundation Comunidad Valenciana Región Europea
Regional Partnerships
CoR - Open Days
European projects
TAIEX Methodology
Networks
Lisbon Regions network www.lisbonregionsnetwork.eu
European Projects network
ERRIN
www.errin-brussels.org
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Number of approved projects per programme (2004-2006) 10 9 8 2 1 0 7 4 3 6 5
Leonardo e-Ten Life Env Nbr Projects 6 2 9 Life N 1 Interreg III C Interact 8 1 Equal 1
Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea
52,2
Total projects: 41
6FP 5 Intelligent Energy for Europe 2 INTI 1 PE 1
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M €
Asuntos 1
Delegación de la Comunidad Valenciana en Bruselas
European projects with the involvement of the FCVRE
Number of approved projects
41
Valencian budget of approved projects
54.0 Mo €
Total budget of approved projects
109.2 Mo €
Projects under evaluation
10 projects
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2.2. Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea
The
Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea
, created in November 2003, is a non-profit organization, based at the Valencian Regional Office in Brussels.
The Foundation bases its work on the strategically tool
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Public Private Partnership.
The Foundation was created with the purpose of helping the civil society in the
transitional participation on European funding
as the Valencian Region will be entering Competitiveness Objective into 2007.
This entity facilitates
the participation of
the Valencian civil society, industrial groups, chambers of commerce, financial institutions, local development agencies, educational organizations (research and development institutions), and other stakeholders
in European policies and projects .
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Public Private Partnership
P
ublic
P
rivate
P
artnership, the tool of the Fundación Comunidad Valenciana - Región Europea to promote and provide European service to social and economic bodies in our region.
In 1999, the first policy on
PPP
was approved to develop innovation projects on the framework of the urban management by means of the research of new technologies solutions:
VALENCIA INNOVA
. A tool for funding.
www.valenciainnova.info
The Valencian Government has identified
PPP
as a priority and collaborates with the Foundation on the expenses: location, infrastructure …
12%
of operational expenses are financed by the Valencian Government
48%
other entities support: Intercitrus, IMPIVA, FEPORTS, Saving Banks Association, Feria Valencia, Feria de Alicante …
40%
Self – financing: European projects, allowance, services to third parties…
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The engagement of the FCVRE at local and regional level is to promote the relations between municipalities and provinces with other European regions
• Objetive:
promote the participation of municipalities
among the transnational cooperation, participation in European projects, agreements in technological and innovation transfer between municipalities, as well as signature of agreements in technical assistance or regional networks.
• Local and regional governments can
participate in the new strategic objectives of the EU
• The local and regional governments can be an
example of change
innovating directly in municipal structures and improving the services for citizens.
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Project Management: Methodology
PROJECT
Pre-projects data sheet Consortium Reports and discussions Administrative documentation Info Days
CONTRACT NEGOTATION EVALUATION SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS CALL FOR PROPOSALS
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36 MONTHS Delegación de la Comunidad Valenciana en Bruselas
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Project Managment: Organization of events
Open Days Green Week European Agenda • The FCVRE organizes and participates in many events in collaboration with European institutions, regional offices and local adminstrations. • Events are a great chance to discuss best practices and to promote European projects and the Valencian Region in Europe.
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Project Valencia Towers
Port of Valencia
3. Best Practices:
•
Ecobus
•
Procura
•
Perspective 2007-2013
Full hydrogen fuel cell system for boats
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4.1. PROJECT
ECOBUS
LIFE - Environment 2002
1.000.000
€ System of withdrawal and recycling of vegetable oils of domestic use for its reutilization as biocombustible in the public fleet of buses in the municipality of Valencia
http://www.ecobus.net
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Delegación de la Comunidad Valenciana en Bruselas
http://www.ecobus.net
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Objectives
PROJECT
ECOBUS The main objective is the elimination of used cooking oils that are generated in a great scale at the city of Valencia (Spain) and to employ them in substitution of more polluting combustibles,
reducing the emission of CO2 in public transport
.
The project is intended to establish a pilot experience whose results serve as starting to set up an adequate collecting system for those waste vegetable oils coming from domestic and catering sector, and their chemical processing to produce bio-fuel to be used in Valencia’s buses municipal service
http://www.ecobus.net
Programme
: LIFE-Environment www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/life
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4.2. PROJECT
PROCURA
IEE - SAVE 2004
The overall objective of the Procura-proposal is:
to promote the acquisition of Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) in the short term.
Procura will do so by tackling fleet owners.
market barriers
for the large-scale procurement of AFVs. Procura will focus on developing innovative
procurement models
(e.g.
GreenLease, second-hand market development of AFVs) for private and public Procura intends to carry out
the following activities
: (i) Collecting and disseminating best practices (ii) Setting up dedicated procurement models (iii) Setting up a large-scale procurement schemes
Programme
: IEE www.europa.eu.int/comm/energy/intelligent/index_en.html
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Hydrogen Community: Valencia Horizon 2006-2015
•
Large Scale Initiative
in the Region of Valencia on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for sustainable development •
Technological demonstrations
Applications for Stationary, Transport and Portable • Identification of market
entry barriers
• Showcase for public education efforts:
environmental benefits
• Consolidation of Valencia as an
international leader
hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in the deployment of • Establishment of a
Public-Private Partnership
: – Covers entire value chain – Brings together all stakeholders, i.e: institutions, private companies, universities, research centres, etc.
www.procura-fleets.eu
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4.3. PROJECT
PERSPECTIVE
2007-2013
Perspective 2007-2013 is a
cooperation project
of the regions of Comunidad Valenciana,Saxony Anhalt, Région Centre and North Great Plain within the framework of the Community initiative INTERREG III C Regional Framework Operation (RFO).
Performance areas
: The project will study the
five different sectors
identified as top priorities: that the partners have 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
regional competitiveness and innovation in the automotive industry; human resources and training in tourism; regional marketing as a way to attract investments;
renewable energy
waste management.
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4.3. Perspective –Goals:
To enhance competitiveness
within the involved Region Centre (France) Valencian Community (Spain) Saxony Anhalt (Germany) North Great Plains (Hungary) regions through common projects in the areas of automotive industry supply, human resources, tourism and region marketing.
To promote sustainable development
within involved regions through common projects in the areas of renewable energies and waste management.
To have an impact on the programming of next generation structural funds
programmes especially through the measures foreseen regarding regional foresight and inter-regional benchmarking.
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4.3. PROJECT
PERSPECTIVE
2007-2013
Area of renewable energies:
The promotion of the renewable energies is an
integral part of the development strategies
of the participating regions. That includes activities in the area of research, economic development, climatic policy and industry. Fields of the cooperation 1.
Comparison of the individual policies and
energies promotion of the renewable 2.
3.
Exchange of concepts
Highlighting the importance of renewable energies for the
development.
for an improved use of the renewable energies
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4.3.1. SUBPROJECT
PERSPECTIVE
:
INSTALATION OF A
FULL HYDROGEN FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR BOATS
IN THE NATURAL PARK OF ALBUFERA (VALENCIA) • The proposal aims to establish a
Hydrogen station for the boats
in the area of “El Palmar” with an independent energy character. This will be accomplished through a solar
photovoltaic installation
. It will provide electricity for the visitor’s centre and for the generation of hydrogen fuel. • On the other hand, the actual boats of the natural park will be adapted for the new available technology. The project will finish with the noise, the oil and will make the boats work with totally clean energy.
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Project Valencia Towers
Port of Valencia
4. Calls for proposals:
•
INTELLIGENT ENERGY EUROPE - 2007
•
INTERREG IVC
•
VIIFP
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It’s a part of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) (2007-2013) which encourages the use of information technologies, environmental technologies and renewable energy sources.
The intelligent Energy – Europe Programme helps speed up effort to achieve the objectives in the field of sustainable energy.
Budget:
52 MEUR
Project Average:
1 MEUR Each annual work programme will set a number of more specific, action related objectives. Closure date for 2007: 28/09/207
Maximum duration:
3 years
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Kind of projects
: Non Lucrative Projects
Funding rate
: up to 75% of the eligible costs
Eligibility criteria
: Pulblic and Private Legal Entities.
This specific programme is structured in three specific fields promoting: 1.
energy efficiency
and the rational use of energy resources; 2.
new and renewable energy sources
and to support energy diversification.
3. energy efficiency and the use of new and renewable energy sources
in transport. (SAVE, ALTENER and STEER) Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea Delegación de la Comunidad Valenciana en Bruselas www.uegva.info
New and renewable energy resources
(ALTENER), including:
1. promoting new and renewable energy sources
for centralised and decentralised production of electricity, heat and cooling and thus supporting the diversification of energy sources;
2. integrating new and renewable energy sources
environment and the energy systems; into the local
3. supporting
the preparation and application of
legislative measures
.
IEE II projects are of a "soft" nature: they normally aim to trigger market mechanisms or to induce third parties to take action in line with the Programme's objectives.
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Indicative timetable :
• • • • • Closing date for submission of applications:
28 September 2007
Date of opening of applications: mid October 2007 Estimated date of completion of the evaluation: End of February 2008 Estimated date for the notification of applicants: from March 2008 onwards Estimated date for signature of contracts from June 2008 onwards
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3.2. FP7 2007 –2013 | Specific Programmes
DG RESEARCH
Cooperation
– Collaborative research
Ideas
– Frontier Research
People
– Marie Curie Actions
Capacities
– Research Capacity + JRC (non-nuclear) JRC (nuclear) Euratom Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea www.uegva.info
Delegación de la Comunidad Valenciana en Bruselas
FP7 - Funding Schemes:
1.
Collaborative projects
– Consortia with participants from different countries – New knowledge, technology, products or common resources for research – Size, scope and internal organisation of projects can vary: 75% SME, Public Institutions 2.
Networks of Excellence
– Joint programmes by organisations integrating activities in a given field – Longer term co-operation – Formal commitment to integrate resources
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FP7 - Funding Schemes (continued) 3. Coordination and support actions
– Networking, exchanges, trans-national access to research infrastructures, studies, conferences, etc. 100% financed.
4. Training and career development of researchers:
100 %
5. Research for the benefit of specific groups
(in particular SMEs) 75 % (SME, Public institutions) Generally based on calls for proposals
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FP7 Cooperation – Collaborative Research
Nine themes
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Health Food, agriculture and biotechnology Information and communication technologies Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies
Energy
Environment (including climate change) Transport (including aeronautics) Socio-economic sciences and the humanities Security and space + Euratom: Fusion energy research, nuclear fission and radiation protection
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1.
2.
• 3.
FP7 – Energy:
Renewables, clean energy, C02 emissions, efficiency, etc.
Nuclear fission and radiation protection (under Euratom FP) Fusion energy research (under Euratom FP) Key Challenges: – – – –
Global energy
demand predicted to increase by 60% over the next 30 years EU
energy dependency
could rise from 50% to 70% by 2030; damaging volatility of oil prices and geopolitical instability Over 90% of EU CO2 emissions, causing
climate change
, are attributable to energy
Global energy investments
of € 12 trillion required up to 2030 – potential, but EU under severe threat from global competitors huge market
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FP7 – Energy: Hydrogen and fuel cells Renewable electricity generation Renewable fuel production Energy savings and energy efficiency CO 2 capture and storage technologies for zero-emission power generation Clean coal technologies Renewables for heating and cooling Smart energy networks Knowledge for energy policy-making Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea Delegación de la Comunidad Valenciana en Bruselas www.uegva.info
FP 7 – Energy:
Call for Proposals:
Coming soon. Available on the website: www.cordis.europa.eu
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3.3. INTERREG IVC:
Overall objectives:
• Improve the
effectiveness of regional development policies
• Contribute to
economic modernisation
and increased competitiveness of Europe
By
Enabling exchange of experiences and knowledge
Matching less experienced with more advanced regions
Ensuring transfer of good practice identified into mainstream programmes
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INTERREG IIIC versus IVC…
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INTERREG IIIC
• • • • • 315 MEUR Cofinancing 50/75 % Four programmes: four Managing, four Paying and four Audit Authorities Four JTS All themes of regional and local public activities Three types of operations
INTERREG IVC
• • • • • • 321 MEUR Cofinancing 75/85 % One programme: one Managing, one Certifying and one Audit Authority Four Information Points Focus on Innovation and Knowledge Economy Environment and Risk Prevention Two types of interventions
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INTERREG IVC - Priorities:
Priority 1: Innovation and the knowledge economy (177 M € ERDF) – Innovation, research and technology development – Entrepreneurship and SMEs – – The information society Employment, human resources and education Priority 2: Environment and risk prevention (125 M € ERDF) – – – Natural and technological risks Water and waste management Biodiversity and preservation of natural heritage – –
Energy
and sustainable transport Cultural heritage and landscape Priority 3: Technical Assistance (19 M € ERDF )
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INTERREG IVC - Types of interventions:
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Regional Initiatives projects
– Exchange of experience and good practice, development of tools and instruments of regional policies
Capitalisation projects, including Fast Track projects
– Capitalisation projects: optimise results achieved, transfer of good practices identified into main stream programmes – Fast Track projects: Specific European Commission assistance and expertise offered to certain capitalisation projects with reference to the “Regions for Economic Change (RFEC)” initiative Aim: detailed action plan to transfer best practices identified into mainstream programmes
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INTERREG IVC - Eligible Partners:
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Public authorities
(local, regional and national level if relevant)
Bodies governed by public law
– Legal personality and – Set-up to meet general interests (no commercial character) and – At least one of the following criteria is fulfilled Financed by public authorities Management supervision by public authorities more than 50 % of management or supervisory board members appointed by public authorities
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INTERREG IVC - Provisional time frame:
April 2007 September 2007 20/21 September 2007 November 2007 March 2008 Submission of the operational programme to the EC Expected approval of the programme Launch event in Lisbon (PT) and opening of first call for project proposals Deadline for submission of project proposals Approval of first project proposals
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Project Valencia Towers
Port of Valencia
4. Pre-project proposals:
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Managment of straw Bioethanol Biomass
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4.1. Management of straw:
The project is an
innovative model of recycling of the straw of cereals,
one of the principal waste generated in the withdrawal of the cereals instead of the incineration. In this way,
burning
and the subsequent environmental impact will
be avoided.
Valencia focuses on the
rice straw.
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4.1. Management of straw- Objectives:
• • • • Creation of a
Transectoral Centre for waste reuse
and recycling of rice straw and other organic waste.
Generate
organic blankets
: To be used in soils which are in the process of desertification or used for dry farming.
Savings in water consumption for irrigation.
Studies of alternative solutions and BATs.
No polluted air
in the ecosystem.
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4.2. Bio-ethanol production from citrus waste:
Goals:
– Development of
clean energies
from orange pulp and peel –
Reduction
of CO2 Emissions – Create a
new development field
for the citrus sector
Activities:
– Research and Development.
– Exchange of scientific knowledge – Analysis of existing techniques and benchmarking.
– Establishing working networks between enterprises and research institutes
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4.3. Biomass – Paulownia:
• The project includes
growing trees for biomass production
and processing vegetal by-products for receiving ecological fuel to be sed in thermo power plants.
• The manufacturing activity will be organized in the region of the town of Turn; some other regions have been currently explored too.
Fast-growing trees of Paulownia
genus, suitable for biomass production, will be grown.:
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4.3. Further initiatives:
http://www.uegva.info/fundacioncv/dinweb/index.php?pagId=190
• Daily updated • Topics:
– Ecobuilding – Solar Energy – Training projects – Local and regional agents
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PROJECT INITIATIVES TO SHARE
Publish your project initiatives and find ours at:
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We want to cooperate with you and we are open to discuss new ideas for future initiatives You may find further information on our website:
www.uegva.info
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Thank you for your kind attention [email protected]
Juan Manuel Revuelta Pérez
General Director of the Valencian Regional Office in Brussels
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