lunchcolloquim 2/11/2012 Advanced cross-border cluster collaboration in the field of energy towards an European Region of Energy Excellence A presentation by Dr. Koos Lok Eur.Ing. MBA ; Energy Valley mngr Research/Education & internationalisation ; Prof. Energy & Management at the Hanze University for Applied Sciences Groningen And Paulien Koostra MSc Senior Project Manager and EU lobby coordinator
WHAT ARE THE ACTIVITIES IN THE REGION?
Energy Related Investments Energy Valley Region Conventional energy 15.240 billion euro Energy transition/sustainable energy 6.480 billion euro Knowledge & Innovation 556 billion euro
Energy Valley Foundation
Gas Hub Concentration of the gas value chain: exploration, transport and trade Domestic gas reserves: 1.500 bcm - Annual gas transport: 80 bcm, > 50% export - Underground Gas Storage: 8 bcm installed, Cross border connections - Balgzand Baction/UK - Gasunie Deutschland - Nordstream Russia
Power Hub Cross border connections - NorNed 1 & 2 Norway - Tennet Germany - Cobra Denmark
WHAT ARE THE EU DIMENSIONS?
EU DIMENSIONS :WHERE DO WE START?
Hansa Energy Corridor Governement Companies Energy Corridor Hanseatic League NGO s Science
Cross Border Coöperation Clusters & Knowledge Institutes
WHAT IS OUR FOCUS?
Groene Gasrotonde Power Balancing Energy Academy Europe Bio Based Energy Smart Energy Systems
EU confirmation of the of the Hansa Energy Corridor USP,s related to Energy System Integration and formalized networking CO2 Power Plants Decentralized energy development PV/Blue Energy/CHP Biomass Legal Issues/social acceptance Wind Power Electricity Decentralized energy development Flexinet/ clean mobility Renewables/ Fossil Gas Balancing LNG Upstream gas production Underground Gas Storage Co2 re-use W.L. Kling. Intelligence in Power Networks (adjusted by author Dr. Koos Lok Eur.Ing MBA). Inaugural address at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands (in Dutch), 2002.
SOME OF OUR INTEGRATED SYSTEM PROJECTS!
Stroming Wind Offshore Biomass Manure Blue Energy Groen Gas LNG Hydrogen BioLNG Coal Biomass Power Vergassing BioSNG Import/ Export Indirect Bio syn gas Smart Grids solar Direct Torrefactie Industry HRe Gas storage 2012, Stichting Energy Valley
Biomass & LNG Feedstock -Organic fraction -Agricultural waste -Algae / Weeds Conversion -Pyrolyse -Torrefactie -Next-gen Biofuels Green Gas -Fermentation / Waste Gas -Gasification / BioSNG -Green Gas Hubs
Energy Knowledge Hub Scientific Research & Education - Energy research Centre Netherlands (ECN) - Energy Delta Gas Research (EDGaR) Program University of Groningen - Energy Delta Institute. Energy Business School Centers for Applied Science - Hotspot Sustainable Energy Leeuwarden (NHL / VHI) - Energy Knowledge Centre Hanze University Groningen Expert Centers -RenQi Institute for Decentralized Energy Systems -Wind Energy Center WMC
ENERGY ACADEMY CONCEPT
Development Energy Academy Europe (MBO/HBO/WO) ENTRANCE
EnTranCe test and research facilities
Sustainable energy and levee reinforcement: Case Afsluitdijk
Planning transformation Afsluitdijk to Energy dyke Tidal Energy Kornwerderzand 2020: 2,5 MW + pumping station(?) Tidal Energy in ESA: 2015: 5 MW Solar Power: 2012-2014: Pilot ca 300 kw After 2015: Power plant 18 MW Blue Energy Breezanddijk: 2011-2014: Pilot plant 50 kw 2015-2020: Demonstration site 0,5-1 MW After 2020: Power plant 50-200 MW Tidal Energy Den Oever Since 2006: Pilot plant 80kW 2020: 4 MW + pumping station(?) 24
Energy Innovation and Energy Challenges
WHAT ARE THE EU OPPORTUNITIES?
KP7 - Horizon 2020 The basis for the Energy Valley International program http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=press Ref: Agentschap NL
Horizon 2020 Objectives and structure Europe 2020 priorities International cooperation European Research Area Shared objectives and principles Tackling Societal Challenges Health, demographic change and wellbeing Food security and the bio-based economy Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Supply of raw materials, resource efficiency and climate action Inclusive, innovative and secure societies EIT will contribute to addressing these challenges Creating Industrial Leadership and Competitive Frameworks Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Access to risk finance Innovation in SMEs Excellence in the Science Base Frontier research (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Skills and career development (Marie Curie) Research infrastructures Simplified access Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes Coherent with other EU and MS actions Ref: Agentschap NL
Wind developments up to 2030 DK: 4000 Mw Total windpower development offshore approx between 20000 and 100000 Mw? UK: 15000 MW BEL: 2000 MW GER: 40000 MW?? NL: 6000 MW
What will be our challenge? Source: Howard V. Rogers The impact of import dependency and wind generation on UK gas demand and security of supply to 2025 The oxford institute for energy studies (p.67 en p.71).
The 10 Energy themes of the Hansa Energy Corridor based on Energy System Integration as the basis for international EU program applications 9 Power Plants 10 Legal Issues/social acceptance 1 centralized energy development Wind Power 2 Electricity/ Balancing of infrastructures 3 Decentralized energy development e.g. developmentflexinet / clean mobility PV/Blue Energy/CHP 4 Biomass 5 renewables/ Fossil Gas 8 LNG 6 Upstream gas production Underground Gas Storage 7 Co2 re-use W.L. Kling. Intelligence in Power Networks (adjusted by author Dr. Koos Lok Eur.Ing MBA). Inaugural address at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands (in Dutch), 2002.
Ideal harbour locations Esbjerg Eemshaven Den Helder Harlingen Vlissingen
HOW DO WE GROW?
Building a European Energy Region of Excellence
Development Energy Region of Excellence Norway Schotland North Netherlands Niedersachen
Scale International level European North Sea Energy Alliance World-class energy hot spot Synergy with EU energy policy, EU regional policy and EU research agenda Concrete solutions for the development of cross-border energy systems European Energy Region of Excellence Scottish regional cluster Rogaland Energy Valley Ems Achse Binding sustainable structure for crossborder cluster collaboration Building on synergies and opportunities for mutual learning Integrated research agendas BUT! It s not an end in itself, it is an intermediary step towards European Region of Excellence Inter-regional level Energy Valley Ems Achse Hansa Energy Corridor (HEC) Other organisations Advanced cross-border cluster collaboration in the field of energy Growth of innovation-related activities Higher competitiveness of cross-border energy sector with specific emphasis on SMEs BUT! Lack of critical mass
Regions of Knowledge energy call 2012-2015: is the basis for the next step towards a region of excellence the ENSEA project Key theme: Trans-national cooperation of regional research-intensive clusters Duration: up to 36 months Budget: ( ca 3 M EUR) Financing rate: up to 100 % of eligible costs Participants: Research driven clusters from Norway, Scotland, Germany and the Netherlands and China as a Associated Country Award criteria: scientific and technological excellence, potential impact, quality and efficiency of the implementation and management Start project October 2012
Activities Funded by the Call Analysis, development and implementation of research agendas for regional or cross-border clusters Initiatives to improve integration What will be funded? Mentoring of regions with a less-developed research profile by highly developed ones Dissemination activities
Next steps wrt the EU Work Programme KP/7 Energy related activities / applications in on: -ENSEA project -North Sea Vision project -Smart Grids application -Asset Management and Logistics wind offshore application -Storage application -Energy Dike application -Data storage application -etc Next steps: - to become a recognized European Region of Energy Excellence based on a HEC cooperation between the EV region and Lower Saxony - anlysis/discusion/lobby on EU applications within the Horizon 2020 programme,based on the ENSEA project - anlysis/discusion/lobby on EU applications within the Interreg 5B programme,based on the Energy Vision project
Energy Valley Internationalisation: -EU strategy based on system integration -Lobby -Project Management & Project support -Consortium development over triple Helix -EU and Interreg applications -Reporting
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