Funding opportunities under the EC- RFCS Programme

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1 Funding opportunities under the EC- RFCS Programme COAL2GAS Workshop 27/6/2017 Craiova Bjorn Debecker European Commission DG Research and Innovation Research Fund for Coal and Steel

2 History of the RFCS Programme From the past European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) 1952: ECSC Treaty of Paris (validity 50 years, expired in 2002) Levy from coal and steel production Assets left : ~ 1.6 billion 2

3 History of the RFCS Programme to the present: Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS): Treaty of Nice: Decision to transfer the ECSC assets (originally paid by industry) to the European Community and utilise the interests generated by these assets (now ~ 2,0 billion ) to co-finance research in coal and steel Creation of the RFCS: 1 February

4 The RFCS Programme A research fund with a budget of ~ M / year, no taxpayer money Promoting industrial research in the field of Coal and Steel Yearly call with deadline 15 September for proposals for Research projects (60% funding) Pilot & Demonstration projects (50% funding) Accompanying measures (100% funding) Outside the FP/H2020 yet closely co-ordinated & complementary (e.g. paperless Grant Agreements, use of EU Participant Portal, ) since 1984 FP5 ( ) FP6 ( ) FP7 Horizon 2020 ( ) ---- since 1955 ECSC Research Programme Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) 4

5 RFCS Facts & Figures Approx. 350 Grant Agreements running at any one time Mixture of industry, academia and research centres Steel 72.8% Coal 27.2% Technical, innovative projects, well defined objectives Can be complimentary to other funding (e.g. national funding) RFCS funding allocation 5

6 Who can participate? Simple rules Any legal entity established in the EU28 Member States Partners outside EU28 are entitled to participate but without receiving financial contribution Typical projects (indicative, non restrictive) Focused on industrial participation Dedicated and manageable consortium (5/8 partners) Average funding 1 2 M per project Duration typically 3 4 years 6

7 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 Coal Research Objectives Improving the Competitive position of European Union Coal. Health and Safety in Mines. Efficient Protection of the Environment and improvement of the use of coal as a clean energy source. Management of External Dependence on Energy Supply. 7

8 Annual Research Priorities The long-term strategy of the RFCS is based on annually updated priorities identified by stakeholders (CAG) adressing an annual research priority = 1 extra point in evaluations 5 Annual Steel Priorities in 2017 : 1.1 Addressing health or environmental risks during OR after mine operation 1.2 Improved monitoring of coke oven conditions; 1.3 Innovative energy conversion cycles to increase revenue streams from coal power generation or steel industry while reducing carbon footprint 1.4 Pilot projects validation of emerging AND innovating technologies leading to efficiency improvements AND CO2 emission reduction. 1.5 Pilot/Demonstration projects improving the competitiveness of coal excavating techniques worldwide 8

9 Project timeline First prefinancing (40%) Second prefinancing (40%, under conditions) Balance payment (20%, under conditions) PROJECT START 1st Annual presentation Mid term report TG advice on report approval n Annual present PROJECT END Draft Final Report TG advice on report approval Publishable Report Technical Group Monitoring (Yearly meetings, continuous assistance) 9

10 Proposals received per year 10

11 Past & ongoing RFCS projects Online RFCS projects synopsis (comprehensive overview on all RFCS projects) 11

12 RFCS UCG projects RFCR-CT UCG & CO2 STORAGE Study of deep underground coal gasification and the permanent storage of CO² in the affected areas RFCR-CT COGAR Underground Coal Gasification in operating mine and areas of high vulnerability RFCR-CT HUGE Hydrogen oriented underground coal gasification for Europe RFCR-CT HUGE2 Hydrogen oriented underground coal gasification for Europe - Environmental and Safety Aspects RFCR-CT COAL2GAS Enhanced Coal Exploitation through UCG Implementation in European Lignite Mines + several conventional gasification projects under TGC2 12

13 How can you take part? By submitting a proposal 2017 deadline is 15/9/2017 Updated 2017 Infopack available on the RFCS website As an expert evaluator Help us evaluate proposals. Register on the expert web site Next Coal Evaluations in Brussels, Oct-Nov

14 RFCS website n.html (or Google "Research fund for Coal and Steel") Register as Technical Expert /experts/index.html Contact 14

15 Thank you for your attention! Questions? 15