Transcript Guidelines for the Technical Group experts

Introduction to the
the Research Programme of the
Research Fund for Coal and Steel
(RFCS)
Michel Andrieu
Deputy Head of Unit
DG RTD Directorate Energy
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What is the RFCS Programme?
1. Overview
2. Practical aspects for applicants
3. Evaluation Procedure
4. Useful tips & weblinks
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What is the RFCS Programme?
1. Overview
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The ECSC Treaty
The ECSC Treaty
1952
• European Coal and Steel
Community Treaty
(ECSC)
• Duration: 50 years
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COAL
is and will remain a key component in
the fuel mix
40% of the world electricty production
28% of the EU 27 electricity production
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Coal Production and Import in Europe 2002
country
coal
production
lignite
production
coal import
in Mt
EU-15
74,5
262,7
177,8
EU-10 new
member states
117,2
128,6
11,1
EU-25
191,7
391,3
188,8
Mainly for power plants
Less than 10% for coking plants and briquettes
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Coal's Significance to Power Supply
EU 15
EU+10
EU 25
2,599 TWh
327 TWh
2,926 TWh
Hydro/other
generation in the EU 15
Oil
Gas
 In the EU Accession Countries
Nuclear
 Steel and base material
67
%
27 %
 Coal is a crucial pillar of power
67% of power generation is
based on coal
industries depend on coal
32 %
Coal
Gross power generation
Source: EU Commission, 2000 figures
Coal is a crucial pillar of European energy supply
With the EU's extension to the east, coal's significance will increase
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Power Requirements of EU 15
on the Increase
How are they covered?
3,531
TWh
2,599
16 %
2%
Renewables
16 %
Oil
Gas
6%
17 %
37 %
Nuclear
33 %
22 %
27 %
23 %
2000
2020
Coal
Source: EU Commission
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 Power generation of EU 15 will
be up 36 % until 2020
 Gas use will increase
significantly in absolute and
relative terms
 Coal-based generation will
remain a major player
STEEL :
The growing influence of Asia
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Crude Steel Production by Region
2002
2003
2004
2004
2004/2003
Mt
Mt
Mt
share in %
variation in %
CHINA
182
222
272
25,8
22,5
EU25
181
184
193
18,3
5,2
JAPAN
108
111
113
10,7
2,0
OTHER ASIA
105
109
114
10,8
4,4
USA
92
94
99
9,4
5,6
OTHER AMERICA
72
76
80
7,6
6,2
RUSSIA
60
61
66
6,2
6,7
UKRAINE
34
37
39
3,7
4,9
REST OF THE WORLD
71
76
80
7,6
6,5
WORLD
904
969
1057
100,0
9,0
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Main steel producers in the world
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Mittal Steel (Nederland)
Arcelor (Luxemburg)
Nippon Steel (Japan)
JFE (Japan)
POSCO (South Korea)
Shanghai Bao Steel (China)
Corus (Great Britain)
US Steel (USA)
ThyssenKrupp Stahl (Germany)
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Steel from ores
in million of tons
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Steel from ores
• 70% of seaborne trade in
iron ore is in the hands of
3 companies:
– Companhia Vale do Rio
Doce (CVRD) – Brazil
– Broken Hill Proprietary
Company Billiton (BHP
Billiton) – Australia +
England
– Rio Tinto Group Australia
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Steel
Producers
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The decisions :
to transfer the ECSC assets
to the European Community
to create the Research Fund
for Coal and Steel (RFCS)
are enshrined in
a Protocol to the Treaty
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WHY the RFCS Programme?
A SMART FINANCIAL DESIGN
1 February 2003: creation of the RFCS
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Assets left in 2002 at the expiry
of the European Coal Steel Community Treaty (ECSC) :
~ 1600 Million €
– The management of these ECSC assets results in
yearly returns (~60 M€)
now used to support industrial R&D
in the coal & Steel
– This R&D support is cost-free for the EU tax-payer!
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WHAT is the RFCS Programme?
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A research programme with a budget of ~60 M€/year
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Promoting industrial research in the field of
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Coal
–
Steel
Coal
27.2%
~ 16 M€/y
Steel
72.8%
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Open & continuous call for proposals for
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Research projects (60% funding)
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Pilot & Demonstration projects (40% funding)
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Accompanying measures
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Deadline: 15 September of each year
~ 44 M€/y
RFCS funding allocation
Separate from the FP…yet closely co-ordinated &
complementary
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RFCS research priorities - Coal
Improving the competitive
position of Community Coal
Health and Safety
in Mines
Efficient protection
of the Environment
& improvement
of the use of coal
as a clean energy source
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Management of external
dependence on
energy supply
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RFCS research priorities - Steel
New and improved
steel making &
finishing techniques
RTD and the utilisation
of steel
Conservation of resources
and improvement
of working conditions
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The Commission
RFCS Programme Management
Programme Committee
COSCO
CAG/SAG
Technical Groups
Representatives of the
Member States (1)
Coal / Steel Advisory Group
Senior Experts (2)
12 Technical Groups
Highly qualified experts for
project monitoring & review (2)
+ independent Evaluation Experts for selection of projects 2)
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(1) Appointed by the Member States
(2) Appointed by the EC
Project monitoring by Technical Groups
• Project monitoring (review) is based on a
peer review mechanism
• Technical Group consisting of highly
qualified experts appointed by the
Commission
• Project co-ordinators present the progress
& results of their project to Technical Group
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Coal technical groups
•TGC 1 – Coal mining operation, mine
infrastructure and management,
unconventional use of coal deposits
•TGC 2 – Coal preparation,
conversion and upgrading
•TGC 3 – Coal combustion, clean and efficient
coal technologies, CO2 capture
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Coal Technical Groups
SOURCING
CONVERSION
• Coal mining
• Mine infrastructure & Mgt.
• CO2 geol. storage
• Underground gasification
• CBM, ECBM,
•…
•Coal preparation
• Coal gasification
• Hydrogen from coal
• Synfuels
•…
35%
22%
COMBUSTION
• Clean & efficient coal combustion
• Carbon management strategies
• CO2 capture
• Zero emissions & high efficient PG
• Co-combustion coal & biomass/waste
• CHP from coal
•…
43%
Average RFCS funding allocation for COAL projects (2005-2007)
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A flagship project - Coal: COMTES700
Component Test Facility for a Power Plant operating at700°C
• Component Test Facility
• advanced materials
• 20,000h testing
• July 2004 – Dec 2009
• Host Plant: E-ON Scholven F,
Gelsenkirchen (D)
• Budget: 15.2M€
• 57% by power producers
• 40% by RFCS
• 3% by equipment suppliers
• Final Objective:
η > 50% Coal Power Plant
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TGS - Technical Groups Steel
TGS 1: Ore agglomeration and iron making
TGS 2: Steel making processes
TGS 3: Casting, reheating and direct rolling
TGS 4: Hot and cold rolling processes
TGS 5: Finishing and coating
TGS 6: Physical metallurgy and design of new generic steel grades
TGS 7: Steel products and applications for automobiles, packaging
and home appliances
TGS 8: Steel products and applications for building, construction and
industry
TGS 9: Factory-wide control, social and environmental issues
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A flagship project - Steel: ULCOS
EC support to ULCOS is twofold:
5.1 Million € from RFCS
20 Million € from RTDFP
THYSSEN, AirLiquide, Arcelor, BFI, Corus, CRM, Kuttner,
LKAB, Paul Wurth, ILVA, Dillinger, Voest Alpine
• Objective(RFCS part): Develop a new blast furnace process
route able to operate with very low CO2-emissions, based on
drastically reduced consumption of carbon containing input
materials.
• Preparatory work for a large size pilot demonstration unit with
new CO2 reduced iron making process
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Example of project having an
impact on Standards
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RFS-PR-07033-Analysis of fitting noise propagation in steel lightweight
constructions and design solutions for their prevention-AFINOPRO (Requested
funding approx. 500.000Euro)
The proposal concerns the correct measurement of noise propagation conform
to the EN ISO 38221" Laboratory tests on noise emission from applications and
equipment used in water supply installation" and the development of design
rules for the lightweight steel walls bearing the fittings.
The deliverables of the work in term of industrial interest, prospects and
strategic relevance can be summarised in the following items:
Optimised and validated solutions for industrial lightweight steel based dry
construction for fitting noise ≤30dB
Design rules for low excitation pipe systems
Design rules for secondary vibratory systems to annihilate the vibration energy
of dry construction compounds
Supplementary document" Advanced Solutions for Silent Plumbing Design in
Dry Construction Buildings"
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What is the RFCS Programme?
2. Practical Aspects
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WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Principles of participation
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Any undertaking, research institute, university or
natural person established in the EU
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No threshold & no limit on budget & consortium size
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Third country partners are welcomed
(though not eligible for EC funding)
Nota: Applicants may not be directly connected to the coal
and steel industries but the objectives of the proposal
has to be within the scope of the programme
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WHAT CAN BE FUNDED?
2 main categories of proposals:
• Research (funding up to 60 %)
• Pilot & Demonstration (funding up to 40 %)
• Accompanying measures
• (1) Information exchange & dissemination activities
• (2) Promotion of knowledge gained
• [ (3) Training & mobility of researchers ]
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What is the RFCS Programme?
3. Evaluation Procedure
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Evaluation: 3 steps
Each proposal is read and
evaluated independently by
3 evaluators
A meeting is convened by
a Commission officer
Outcome is summarised in
a consensus report
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Consensus meeting
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Evaluation criteria
5 CRITERIA SCORED 0 TO 5:
1. Scientific and technical approach
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Eliminating threshold : if mark < 3, proposal is rejected
2. Innovative content
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Eliminating threshold: if mark < 3, proposal is rejected
3. Industrial interest and scientific / technical prospects
4. Community added value and contribution to EU-Policies
5. Consistency of resources and quality of partnership
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Bonus explanation
Criterion 4 - Industrial interest,
scientific/technical prospects:
Which of the current priority(ies)
listed in the Information Package are
addressed in the proposal?
Priority addressed: scoring range 0 to 5
Priority not addressed: scoring range 0 to 4
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The consensus meeting
…is meant to share views and
reach agreement!
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The consensus meeting
does not lead
to an averaging of marks :
(1+3+5)/3 is not = 3 !
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4,5
4
3,5
3
2,5
2
1,5
1
0,5
0
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John Smith
Helmut Muller
Paolo Salieri
criteria criteria criteria criteria
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The consensus meeting
• does
not lead to a vote !
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Consensus Outcome
• Should be an agreed text which experts
believe reflects their common assessment
• Consequently experts should be ready to
change their score to mirror their shared
views
• The final score should reflect the
agreed text !
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A successful
consensus meeting !
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Statistics: Number of proposals
received per year
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Total
156
177
208
190
179
118
coal
40
116
34
143
35
173
36
154
36
143
21
97
steel
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Projects funded since the start of
the programme for period 20032007
• 48 Coal projects Total EC support : 77 M€
• 237 Steel projects Total EC support : 350 M€
• Average size of project support :
Coal: 1.6 M€
Steel: 0.95 M€
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Proposals recommended for
funding
in 2008- Country distribution of all
Coal
successful applicants
Origin of applicants
DE FR IT BE NL LUX UK EI DK GR ES PT AT SE FI PL HU CZ SK SI EE LI LT CY MT BG RO CAN NO CH
S
14
58
4
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1
-
11
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-
11
-
1
2
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9
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2
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1
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1
1
12 (21%)
Steel
Origin of applicants
DE FR IT BE NL LUX UK EI DK GR ES PT AT SE FI PL HU CZ SK SI EE LI LT CY MT BG RO CAN NO CH
60
17 30 20
6
6
11
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1
4
27
6
7
24
8
1
1
3
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4 (1,7%)
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TYPICAL SUCCESS RATE
• approx. 30% for steel
• between 25% and 30% for
coal
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Overall funding in the coal
area since the start of the
programme
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Overall funding in the steel
area since the start of the
programme
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What is the RFCS Programme?
4. Useful tips & weblinks
for applicants
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SOME REMARKS
&
ADVICE TO APPLICANTS
• Strong competition
• Proposals are of high quality level
• Long process: start early with experienced partners!
• Descriptions should be short & concise
• Test your application via ‘neutral’ proof-readers
• Make use of the project synopsis
• Where appropriate, do not hesitate to volunteer as an
expert (TG or Evaluator)
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Useful information on RFCS
• RFCS dedicated website: http://cordis.europa.eu/coal-steel-rtd/
• Information Package
→ available as hard copies
→ download from website
http://cordis.europa.eu/coal-steel-rtd/infopack.htm
• Latest published technical reports:
http://bookshop.europa.eu/
http://cordis.europa.eu/library/
• Synopsis of ongoing RFCS projects (2003-2006):
ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/coal-steel-rtd/docs/synopsisrfcs_2003-2006_en.pdf
• Register as Technical Expert:
•http://cordis.europa.eu/experts
• European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP):
http://cordis.europa.eu/estep/
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• COMTES700 demonstration project:
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http://www.comtes700.org/index.xhtml
Should you have any further queries
Please contact a Scientific Officer
listed on our website
&
Thank you for your attention!
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