European Platform of Universities Engaged in Energy Research, Education and Training (EPUE) Developing the Platform: from Concept to Implementation Plenary Session 2: EPUE Capacity on Research and Education Main results of the EPUE survey on university research and education capacity Dr. John Smith, EUA Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Lidia Borrell-Damian, EUA Senior Programme Manager (with the assistance of Ulrich Beuter, EUA Project Officer) Research and Innovation Unit Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands 23-24 February 2012
Overview Overview of EPUE in the EU SET-Plan Policy Context Mobilising evidence from university as the basis for EPUE as an effective platform Gathering first evidence of research, doctorates and Masters - The EPUE Questionnaire EPUE activity since 2009 Main outcomes of the EPUE Survey: Cooperation with businesses and other external partners Knowledge areas and interdisciplinarity Funding sources and financial attributions to energy-related research Research, Doctorate programmes and Master Programmes in the SET Plan Energy Education and Training priority areas 2
Overview of EPUE in the EU SET-Plan policy context EUA joined the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) in an observer capacity (October 2008) EPUE was born in the First meeting of the expert delegates selected by the EUA National Rectors Conferences (March 2009) The platform of universities created by EUA was acknowledged officially in EC Communication (October 2009) EPUE was recognised to take a leading role in the SET Plan Energy Education and Training Initiative (December 2011) 3
EUA-EPUE within the SET-Plan Structure Steering Group (EC + Member States) Steer the implementation of the SET-Plan European Industrial Initiatives (wind, solar, bioenergy, CCS, grids, fission, smart cities) EERA European Energy Research Alliance EUA EPUE European Platform of Universities Engaged in Energy Research
Mobilising Evidence from universities as the Basis for EPUE as an effective platform Internally Cooperation between basic research groups Cooperation in applied research and innovation Cooperation in education Coordination of input for policy development and external dialogues Externally Advocacy and dialogue with the European Commission and other European policy stakeholders Part of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) Dialogue with other research and educational bodies and structures Assisting development of international (outside-eu) cooperation 5
Gathering First Evidence of Research, Doctorates and Masters The EPUE Questionnaire For energy research activity, Doctoral Programmes and Master Programmes: Fields of knowledge (classified in three broad areas): Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Biotechnology, Medical, Life Sciences (BML) Economic, Social Sciences, Humanitities (ESSH) Master Programmes: Human resources capacity in research Partnerships: academic and non-academic Budget: Funding sources and ratio devoted to energy-related research topics. Interest on EERA research fields 6
EPUE Activity since 2009 (1) Nine EPUE Steering Group meetings, to agree on action lines and positions/opinions in policy developments at European level Participation in EERA Executive Committee meetings in an observer capacity, representing the university sector, and in SET Plan Conferences EPUE Questionnaire design and launch (November 2009): to identify university research and training capacity in the field of energy with the objective to build the EPUE Questionnaire outcomes analysis Input to the public consultation Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 20011-2020 (July 2010) 7
EPUE Activity since 2009 (2) First public presentation of EPUE with 148 respondent universities at the SET Plan Conference (Brussels, November 2010) Input to the public consultation on the Energy Roadmap 2050 (March 2011) Initial input, recommendations and nomination of experts and rapporteurs to the working groups of the SET Plan Energy Education and Training Initiative (December-January 2012) Organisation of the Inaugural Event in cooperation with TU Delft 8
EUA-EPUE Steering Group Chair: Prof. Torbjørn Digernes, Rector, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Prof. Hester Bijl, Chairman Delft Energy Initiative, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Prof. Dr. Vaclav Havlicek, Rector, Czech Technical University, CRC Vice-President for economic and social affairs, Czech Republic Prof. Peter Lund, Aalto University, Finland Dr. Tom Markvart, Director, Solar Energy Laboratory, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, United Kingdom Prof. Dr. Michael Muhr, Graz University of Technology, Austria Prof. Juan Pascual Martínez Pastor, Instituto de Ciencia de los Materiales, University of Valencia, Spain Prof. Dr. Ulrich Stimming, Professor of Physics and Chemistry, Technical University Munich, Germany (resigned July 2011) Prof. Grégoire Winckelmans, Président Institute de Mécaniques, Matériels et Civil Engineering, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium Dr. John Smith, Deputy Secretary General, EUA Dr. Lidia Borrell-Damian, Senior Programme Manager, EUA 9
Others EU 27 and Associated Countries EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA Status of the EPUE respondents as of 17/02/2012 Country Number of institutions by country Austria 4 Belgium 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Czech Republic 4 Denmark 5 Estonia 1 Finland 6 France 6 Germany 17 Greece 1 Hungary 2 Iceland 1 Ireland 3 Italy 20 Lithuania 1 Netherlands 4 Norway 5 Poland 18 Portugal 3 Slovakia 3 Slovenia 2 Spain 21 Sweden 3 Turkey 4 UK 19 Azerbaijan 1 Georgia 1 Russia 1 Ukraine 1 Total 165
Based on responses to the EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA EUA-EPUE in a Snapshot 165 universities, 29 countries (February 2012) University Research Areas in the Energy Field - Specific topic areas, Total Number 1.551 areas - Research Staff(*), Total Number 20.678 persons - Average group size (FTE) per specific research area 13 persons (*) Professors, faculty, doctoral holders, doctoral candidates, other researchers, technical assistants Total approximated university research budgets: 8.5 Billion Energy-related estimated research budgets: 1 Billion Doctoral Areas in the Energy Field 607 Master Programmes in the Energy Field 904 11
General Characteristics of the Responses to the EPUE Questionnaire Identification of Energy-related research topics, doctorate and master programmes Varied selection and volume of information (departmental, institute, laboratory, institutional levels) Titles of the research areas and doctorate and master programmes Financial data available (some made an effort in generating new data or consulting at institutional level) 12
EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA EPUE - Partnerships in Research and Doctoral Areas, and Master Programmes 60% Responses received until 10/01/2012 Total number of respondents: 165 50% 51% 47% 51% 40% 41% 33% 30% 26% 28% 20% 21% 10% 2% 0% Single University - no external partners University partnerships - no external partners University(ies) + external partner(s)* Research Areas (1551) Doctorate Areas (607) Master Programmes/Themes (904) * External partner: Industry/Enterprise partners, non-university research institution partners, governments (national, regional), Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) etc.
EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA EPUE - Knowledge Areas in Research, Doctorate and Master Programmes 100% 95% 7% 6% 3% 2% 90% 2% 4% ESSH 85% BML 80% SET 75% 95% 70% 65% 90% 90% ESSH: Economics, Social Sciences and Humanities 60% BML: BioScience, Medical/Life Sciences 55% 50% Research Areas (1504) Doctorate Areas (578) Master Programmes/Themes (863) SET: Science, Engineering and Technology Responses received until 10/01/2012 Total number of respondents: 165
EPUE - Partnerships with external partners EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA 100% 90% 80% 70% 34% 31% 46% Collaborations involving one university and external partner(s)* 60% Collaborations involving several universities and external partner(s)* 50% 40% 30% 20% 66% 69% 54% * External partner: Industry/Enterprise partners, nonuniversity research institution partners, governments (national, regional), Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) etc. 10% 0% Research Areas (1551) Doctorate Areas (607) Master Programmes/Themes (904) Responses received until 10/01/2012 Total number of respondents: 165
EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA EPUE - Cross-Cutting Knowledge Areas in Research, Doctorate and Master Programmes 12% Research Areas (1551) 10% 8% 6% Doctorate Areas (607) Master Programmes/Themes (904) 4% 2% 0% ESSH: Economics, Social Sciences and Humanities BML: BioScience, Medical/Life Sciences SET: Science, Engineering and Technology SET-BML SET-ESSH BML-ESSH Responses received until 10/01/2012 Total number of respondents: 165 SET-BML-ESSH
EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA EPUE - University Interest in European Energy Research Alliance (SET-Plan) Priority Research Areas Marine Energy Materials for Nuclear Clean Coal CO2 storage Clean Coal other aspects Clean Coal CO2 capturing Geothermal Energy Concentrated Solar Power Fuel Cells Wind Energy Transmission and distribution Electric power storage BioFuels Solar Photovoltaic 37% 42% 43% 43% 51% 51% 60% 68% 70% 71% 72% 74% 80% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Responses received until 10/01/2012 Total number of respondents: 165
EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA EPUE - Financial Attributions to Energy-related Research 16% Proportions of institutions devoting: 7% 25% 52% Between 0 and 10% (52% of respondents) Between 10 and 20% (25% of respondents) Between 20 and 30% (7% of respondents) More than 30% (16% of respondents) of overall university research budget. Total number of respondent institutions included: 165
EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA EPUE - Funding Sources of total budget devoted to energy research Internal university budget allocation (26%) 20% 7% 26% External National/Regional competitive public funding sources (37%) 9% 37% External European competitive public funding sources (9%) Private funding sources: contract research with external partners (e.g. industry) (20%) Total number of respondent institutions included: 165 Total overall research budgets: 8,5 Billion Total energy-related research budgets: 1 Billion Private funding sources: private foundations and other private competitive schemes (7%) Average overall university research budget: 56 M Average energy research budget: 7 M Responses received until 10/01/2012 Total number of respondents: 165
EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA Overview of EPUE Institutions activity matching EC Education & Training Inititative Working Groups Working-groups Number of Research/Doctorat e Areas Number of Master Programmes Total Number of Programmes Number of Institutions BioEnergy 206 30 236 97 Concentrated Solar Power 101 4 105 57 Nuclear Energy 72 32 104 47 Wind and Ocean Energy 67 5 72 45 Photovoltaics 64 6 70 50 Energy Storage 59 0 59 41 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 38 10 48 36 Energy Efficient Buildings 37 8 45 32 Energy Grids 28 5 33 25 Geothermal Energy 23 5 28 19 Carbon Capture and Storage 26 1 27 24 Total Number of Programmes 721 106 827 Overall EPUE members energy research programmes (as of January 2012) University Research Areas in the Energy Field Total number of research and Doctorate areas 2 158 Master Programmes in the Energy Field Total number of specific programmes 904 20 Responses received until 17/02/2012 Total number of respondents: 165
EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA Involvement of EPUE Institutions in areas matching SET- Plan Education & Training Initiative Working Groups Carbon Capture and Storage Geothermal Energy Energy Grids Energy Efficient Buildings Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Number of Institutions Energy Storage Photovoltaics Wind and Ocean Energy Nuclear Energy Concentrated Solar Power Number of Master Programmes Number of Research/Docto rate areas BioEnergy 0 50 100 150 200 Responses received until 10/01/2012 Total number of respondents: 165
EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA Sample Areas in EPUE research collaborations Specific area of research in energy field Research personnel (Full Time Equivalent) General Areas of Knowledge involved Professors, Faculty, Doctorate Holders Doctoral Candidates Biofuels, catalysis, fuel cells membranes 5 8 1 Others SET BML ESSH Optimization of heating and emission parameters of small heat sources heating chambers on biomass combustion 4 6 0 Development of co-generation systems based on metal powder combustion in water. Alternative combustions (HCCI and/or PCCI) combined to bio-fuels and innovative fuel mixtures (both liquid and gaseous ones). 6 n/a n/a Soil and water resources (Biofuel) 4 5 0 Biogas, bio-hydrogen and biofuels 5 6 3 Biofuels / biomass 6 12 2 Enzymatic bioremediation and biodiesel synthesis 3 3 1 Bioenergy 2 1 2 Efficient Production of Fuels from Biomass 10 10 6 Life Cycle Assessment of biofuels 2 1 2 Biofuels 31 n/a n/a Biomass 5 2 1 Responses received until 17/02/2012 Total number of respondents: 165
EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA Research and Doctorate Areas in BioEnergy 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 No cooperation Responses received until 17/02/2012 Total number of respondents: 165 Cooperation with only academic partners Cooperation with both academic and nonacademic partners
EPUE 2009 Questionnaire to EUA Overview of Non-Academic Partnerships in BioEnergy Research Themes Companies (for-profit) (198) 19 24 19 Research Institute/Organisation (42) 13 22 Funding Bodies (Public and Private) (22) 42 198 Public/ Private Companies (13) Entitites set by Ministries / Regional governments (19) Consortia / Associations (24) Unspecified (19) Responses received until 17/02/2012 Total number of respondents: 165
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