EnergiBasque Technological and Industrial Development Strategy. Deployment of the Energy area RIS3 Basque Country

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1 EnergiBasque Technological and Industrial Development Strategy Deployment of the Energy area RIS3 Basque Country

2 Background The Basque RIS3, embedded in the Basque Science, Technology and Innovation Plan 2020, selects three priority areas being Energy one of them Deployment of the smart specialization strategy in the Basque Country Territory Leisure and culture Planification and urban regeneration Ecosystems Food Biosciences Human Health Advanced Manufacturing Energy Capital goods Metal Transport Autom. Aeronaut. Railw. Naval Multi Sectorial Inteligence, materiala and processes, efficiency, services RIS3 Priorities Niches Markets with Export Potential BUNESS SECTORS / CLUSTERS Internal Demand Source: Strategic priorities for Basque Country's intelligent specialization. Basque Government. March

3 Background The Energy priority is based on the EnergiBasquestrategy designed in 2011 that focused on eight strategic areas Smart grids Strategic areas of the first version of EnergiBasque Wind energy Offshore Electro mobility Wave energy Storage ALM Management of energy services Solar thermos electric PRIMARY ENERGY Unconventional gas exploration The selected areas addressed primarily electricity as energy vector and their connection through smart grids, with storage as enabling technology. 3

4 Background At the end of 2015 the Energy Steering Group was created as one of the public-private collaboration spaces for the deployment of Basque RIS3... Composition of the Energy Steering Group PREDENCY Companies Government and Public Agencies Scientific and technological agents Technical secretariat 4

5 Background... in charge of the definition and implementation of the Energy strategy in four areas of activity Challenges for implementing EnergiBasque Coordination of the Basque agents in the field of Energy International positioning and promotion of the Basque Country in Energy Assessment and promotion of policies and funding mechanisms Monitoring and evaluation of policies and actions 5

6 Design process The evolution and detailed design of Energibasquewas defined during the first half of 2016 based on the dynamics of the Energy Cluster Working Groups, counting with the participation of numerous agents, R&D agents Working Groups 234 participants 136 organisations 47 companies from other clusters 3 public agencies 6

7 Design process including the participation of several clusters and their partners in issues where there are common interests Wind energy Energy Efficiency Electric vehicles Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency Oil&Gas Energy Efficiency 47 companies from other clusters Electricity grids Electric vehicles Energy Efficiency Oil&Gas Wave energy Wind energy Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency 7

8 Design process The agents involved contributed with more than 600 ideas that form the basis for the updating of the strategy... Global figures in the identification and prioritization of proposals IDEAS PROVIDED WORK IN DETAIL FINAL SELECTION ~600 ideas ~90 papers 8

9 Design process... contributions that have been complemented with other elements of interest to obtain the final definition of Energibasque Elements used for the definition of the strategy Technological Lines from the previous EnergiBasque strategy Contributions made in the Working Groups New proposal for contents in each energy area Major projects of Basque companies in R&D programmes Technological capabilities of Basque companies in the field of energy Technological prospective for each of the energy areas considered The contributions made in the Working Groups are complemented by other sources such as the R&D projects by Basque companies or technology foresight exercises 9

10 Design process All these inputs have allowed progress in the detail of each strategic area in three levels Detail of elements in each strategic area of EnergiBasque TL Technological Lines They deploy in detail the technology areas where it is considered that the promotion of R&D will generate greater value for the sector in the Basque Country, based on the available capacities and potential market opportunities DA Dynamisation Actions These are actions focused on the global development of the sector These actions can belong to several areas, the most common being training, promotion and internationalisation, networking and support for the development of nontechnological innovation, among others cross-cutting activities work as facilitators and have a significant impact Strategic Initiatives A Strategic Initiative represents a qualitative, differential step forward for the sector, is a collaborative activity with the involvement of all relevant agents requires a significant effort from public and private resources, and has a significant impact that benefits a large number of organisations. 10

11 EnergiBasque Strategy This design process has endorsed the definition of mission, vision and global objectives,... Mission To consolidate the network of scientific and technological agents and companies in the energy sector and reinforce their competitiveness worldwide, so that they contribute to the Smart Specialisation of the Basque Country and become a source of wealth, employment and quality of life. Vision Turn the Basque Country into a reference region in Europe for its level of technological and industrial development in the energy sector Global Objectives OG1: To consolidate the leading Basque companies as technological references in their respective energy areas, generating a pull effect through their value chains based on high added-value products and services OG2: To develop business activities in new emerging areas of energy, in which industry and scientifictechnological partners have already get competitive advantages that give them a sound starting position. OG3: To foster the development of new value chains that boost innovation processes and new business models 11

12 EnergiBasque Strategy... objectives that are deployed around 7 Strategic Areas and 2 Key Enabling Technologies, which give continuity to the bet made on the previous EnergiBasque Power Grids CSP Energy Efficiency in Industry Wind Energy Electric Mobility Wave Energy Oil & Gas 12

13 EnergiBasque Strategy Each strategic area and KET is defined in a document with specific details in the three activity levels considered Renewable generation TL Technological Lines DA Dynamisation Actions Intelligent networks Efficient consumption Strategic Initiatives Enabling technologies Primary energy 13

14 EnergiBasque Strategy The analysis of results in the design process has allowed to identify synergies between the different areas and define three areas of integration or NEW VALUE CHAINS (NVC), in order to concentrate and align the efforts in innovation New Value Chains (NVC) They arise from the interconnection of several traditional value chains, both in the energy sector and in other related sectors They integrate technological lines, cross-cutting activities and strategic initiatives that are of interest to several strategic areas and facilitate the orientation of companies to new business opportunities, especially in the case of SMEs, with less capacity to dedicate resources to new approaches Their development usually implies the generation of knowledge outside the traditional scope of the companies They foster access to new markets and business models through the systematic collaboration between organizations of different value chains, favoring an entrepreneurial discovery process NVC Offshore Energy NVC Smart Grids NVC Resource Efficient Manufacturing 14

15 EnergiBasque Strategy The three New Value Chains are Offshore Energy, Smart Gridsand Resource Efficient Manufacturing, Wave Energy Wind Energy CSP Smart Grids Power Grids Energy Efficiency in Industry Wind Energy Electric Mobility Energy Efficiency in Industry Power Grids Offshore Energy Wave Energy Oil & Gas Resource Efficient Manufacturing CSP Wind Energy Oil & Gas 15

16 EnergiBasque Strategy... that have been selected from the confluence of three critical factors, which identify them as high potential bets Reasons for NVC selection 1 New business oportunities in high potential markets 2 Relevant capabilities in Basque Country in the related areas New Value Chains 3 Common challenges that can be solved by joint technological solutions 16

17 EnergiBasque Strategy: NVC Offshore Energy The NVC Offshore Energy integrates technology lines, cross-cutting activities and strategic initiatives that are common to the areas of Wind, Wave Energy and Oil & Gas Wind Energy Offshore Energy Wave Energy Oil & Gas The Basque Country has capacities in the three key energy areas for the offshore domain, in addition to an important presence of the naval industry 17

18 EnergiBasque Strategy: NVC Offshore Energy This area addresses the challenges that are common to marine energy sources NVC Offshore Energy INDUSTRIAL CHALLENGE Development of high added value solutions at competitive costs Impact on investment costs Impact on operating costs TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES Corrosion and degradation of materials Manufacture of large components Transmission and power conversion Sensors, instrumentation and remote monitoring Optimization of O&M activities Validation in real environment The strategy identifies, completes and prioritizes the common challenges of greatest interest to Basque companies 18

19 EnergiBasque Strategy: NVC Offshore Energy... and is dealing with some of the main strategic bets developed in recent years in the region Infrastructure available to technology and product developers, enabling realscale research and demonstration of wave energy capture and conversion devices and systems Created in 2011, with the participation of the Basque Energy Agency EVE (92%) and the Spanish Energy Agency IDEA (8%) Infrastructure dedicated to the integration and validation of wind power subsystems, inaugurated in 2015 thanks to the collaboration of the Energy Cluster, a group of eight Basque companies from the wind sector and IK4, with the support of the Basque Government and the Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa Offshore laboratory to carry out on-site experiments during the development stages of those products and services for energy installations in the marine environment At the design stage (R&D project) through the collaboration of 11 companies and 5 technology agents IN OPERATION PHASE IN DEPLOYMENT PHASE IN DEGN PHASE Also noteworthy is the Basuqe co-leadership of the Vanguard Initiative pilot of Advanced Manufacturing of Energy applications in Harsh Environments 19

20 EnergiBasque Strategy : NVC Smart Grids NVC Smart Grids integrates technology lines, cross-cutting actions and strategic initiatives common to virtually all strategic areas Wave Energy Wind Energy CSP Smart Grids Power Grids Energy Efficiency in Industry Electric Mobility The Smart Grids are an element for the integration of generation, transport and consumption areas 20

21 EnergiBasque Strategy : NVC Smart Grids The common challenges are framed in all phases of generation, transport, distribution and energy consumption Key Challenges of the NVC Smart Grids Intelligent networks Automation and digitization of electrical networks User-centric digital solutions Integration of renewable generation Renewable generation Development of storage and power electronics applications Efficient consumption Integration and charging infrastructure for the Electric Vehicle Advanced measurement systems The strategy identifies, completes and prioritizes the common challenges of greatest interest to Basque companies 21

22 EnergiBasque Strategy : NVC Smart Grids Among the factors for its selection, it is worth mentioning the initiative of BidelekSareak, which has been an important effort in the technological development of the Basque supply in smart grids Bidelek Sareak Overview Bidelek Sareak is a joint initiative of the Basque Government (through EVE) and Iberdrola Distribution, to provide intelligent networks to urban and rural areas with the aim of increasing the efficiency and security of electricity supply. It involves an investment of 60M to implement the concept of smart grids with the following scheme: - 400,000 smart meters in Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa - Introduction of intelligence in 2,400 transformation centers and 3 high voltage substations - Development and implementation of additional services for the efficient operation of the network The project has generated advantages at different levels: -... consumers, with significant savings and greater information, quality and management capacity -... society, reduction of consumption and emissions and generation of employment and income -... industrial fabric, improvement of international competitiveness, turnover and R&D activity -... and for electricity companies in particular, reduction of costs and number of incidents, optimization of investments and higher quality of supply 22

23 EnergiBasque Strategy : NVC Resource Efficient Manufacturing The NVC Resource Efficient Manufacturing integrates technological lines, cross-cutting activities and strategic initiatives common to the areas with greater weight of industrial factors Energy Efficiency in Industry Power Grids Resource Efficient Manufacturing CSP Wind Energy Oil & Gas The area of Energy Efficiency in the Industry has in this case a specific supply profile 23

24 EnergiBasque Strategy : NVC Resource Efficient Manufacturing NVC Resource Efficient Manufacturing focuses on two challenges of special interest to the Energy sector Development and implementation of solutions aimed at improving the energy efficiency of transformation processes in energy-intensive industries Ecodesign of equipment and components Energy efficiency in manufacturing processes Design that considers actions aimed at minimizing the use of resources (materials, energy, water, etc.) both in the manufacture of equipment and components and throughout its life cycle within a concept of circular economy 24

25 EnergiBasque Strategy : NVC Resource Efficient Manufacturing Among the factors for its selection, it is worth highlighting the important mobilization around two initiatives launched in the last years The Initiative is focused on developing, implementing and marketing innovative solutions (technologies with their respective business models) that reduce the intensity of energy consumption and the environmental impact of manufacturing processes through the efficient and costeffective use of residual heat The Basque Ecodesign Center is an entity formed in a framework of collaboration between private companies and the Basque Government for the conceptualization and execution of innovative ecodesign projects The strategic initiatives proposed in the framework of this NVC seek to promote and consolidate these two cross-cutting activities 25

26 Strategic initiatives As a consequence of the design process, EnergiBasqueproposes eleven strategic initiatives, six of them linked to NVCs NVC Offshore Energy Infrastructure testing and validation of products for the Offshore environment Business Intelligence Unit for Offshore Windbox, Advanced test center for the integration and validation of wind power subsystems Floating offshore wind power demonstrator project NVC Smart Grids NVC Resource Efficient Manufacturing Integral platform for the digital transformation of products and services in Smart Grids Project demonstrating the capabilities of the industrial value chain in the field of storage Platform for the incorporation of ecodesign techniques in supply chains Deployment of the project Calor for the use of residual heats "Living Lab" for integrating Electric Vehicle- Charging Infrastructures - Information Management Strengthening bimep capacities as a research, testing and validation center CSP Storage components and systems verification facilities 26

27 Monitoring For monitoring, global goals are aligned with the objectives set by the 2020 Science, Technology and Innovation Plan, both in global dimension and by source of funding,... Basque investment scenario in R&D in 2020 STIP (M, ) Energy ,6% annual ,3% annual 82% % RIS3 Areas +7,6% annual M (18% of total) 373M (20% of total) 84% of R&D expenditure is financed by companies Note: International and public data according to financing committed in the year in question (sources: Innobasque and public information)

28 Monitoring... gathered in a specific scoreboard that includes indicators of process, effort in R&D and evolution of the sector During 2017 details of the scoreboard and goals for the indicators will be sorted out 28

29 Monitoring Some strategic areas of EnergiBasquehave clear links with other areas and niches of Basque RIS3 and collaborations are being sought Connection with other RIS3 areas and niches Efficient and cost effective systems for the use of residual heat in productive processes (Energy Efficiency in the Industry) Advanced manufacturing for energy applications in harsh environments (Wind energy, Wave energy, Oil&Gas) Deployment of the Electric Vehicle (Electric Mobility) Advanced Manufacturing Energy Energy-efficient and intelligent buildings (Energy Efficiency in Industry) Ecosystems Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles for Smart Cities (Electric Mobility) Urban planning and regeneration 29

30 Interregional collaboration The international positioning of Basque Country as a reference region in Energy is being worked out around three European initiatives... European Strategic Cluster Partnership on Smart Specialisation Investments 30

31 Interregional collaboration VanguardInitiative, in which Basque Country leads the ADMA Energy pilot, directly linked to the EnergiBasque strategy,... Vanguard Initiative( is a network of regions pursuing the alignment of policies and instruments at European, national and regional level as an effective growth strategy in Europe. The Initiative proposes new ways of mobilizing and aligning resources on the basis of regional smart specialization principles and cluster-based interregional cooperation. The pilot action of "Advanced Manufacturing for Energy applications in Harsh Environments (ADMA Energy)" is one of the 5 pilots currently underway within the Vanguard Initiative, with the aim of making the EU the world leader in the manufacture of robust components and reliable solutions for offshore energy applications (Offshore Wind, Wave Energy and Oil&Gas). 31

32 Interregional collaboration... the S3 Platform of the European Commission, Smart Specialization Platform on Energy, S3PEnergy,... S3PEnergy is a joint initiative of DG REGIO, DG ENER and DG JRC and its mission is to support the optimal and efficient use of European Cohesion Funds in sustainable energies Basque Country coordinates the activity of the working groups of the platform (S3 Energy Partnerships) OFFSHORE y SMART GRIDS 32

33 Interregional collaboration and alliances between European Clusters as European Strategic Cluster Partnerships on Smart Specialisation Investments Linked to the previous initiatives, the Energy Cluster has launched two strategic alliances of European Clusters, one around NVC Offshore, with the participation and institutional commitment of the current partners of the Vanguard Initiative ADMA Energy Pilot, and another one around the NVC Smart Grids, Smart Grids in S3 33

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