Austria`s engagement in the IEA

Theodor Zillner

Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology

April 2015

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Austria in the IEA (I)

- 17 Implementing Agreements in 3 Working Parties, 1 expert group EGRD

(R&D Priority Setting and Evaluation)

- around 55 projects (tasks /annexes) with Austrian participation in the

Renewable Energy Working Party and the End-Use Working Party

- 4 cost shared – Implementing Agreements in the Fossil Fuel Working Party

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NON MEMBER COUNTRIES

INTERSECTORAL IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENTS

Climate Technology Initiative

IMPLEMENTING

AGREEMENTS

Bioenergy

Photovoltaic Power

Solar Heating & Cool.

Solar PACES

Wind Energy Systems

Renewables Working Party

IMPLEMENTING

AGREEMENTS

Advanced Fuel Cells

Advanced Motor Fuels

Demand-Side Mgmt.

Eff. Electric End-Use

Energy in Buildings

Heat Pump Centre

Hybrid a. Electric Veh.

Smart Grids A.Network

End Use

Working Party

Fusion Power

Co-ordination

Committee

Fossil Fuel

Working Party

IMPLEMENTING

AGREEMENTS

Enhanced Oil Recov.

Fluidized Bed

IEA GHG R&D

Clean Coal Centre

•Oil&Gas Expert Group

Hydrogen

Coordination

•Group (03-05)

Ad-Hoc-Group

on Science & T.

R&D Priority

Expert Group

INDUSTRY

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IEA GOVERNING BOARD (BMWFJ)

IEA

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ETA

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CERT - Committee on Energy Research and Technology (bmvit)

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Fossil Fuel Working Party

- Enhanced Oil Recovery

- Fluidized Bed Conversion

- Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme

- Clean Coal Centre

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Renewable Energy Working Party

- Bioenergy

- Photovoltaic Power Systems

- Solar Paces

- Solar Heating and Cooling

- Wind Energy Systems

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End-Use Working Party

- Demand Side Management

- Advanced Fuel Cells

- Advanced Motor Fuels

- Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

- Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems

- Heat Pump Programme

- Efficient Electrical End-Use Equipment

- International Smart Grids Action Network

Annex 31: Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Annex 33: Stationary Applications

Annex 34: Transport Applications

Annex 35: Portable Applications

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Public R&D expenditure

- In 2013, Austria’s public expenditure for

energy-related research and development

amounted to 124,545,848 euros, increasing

the expenditures of 2012 by 3.7%

- The research areas of energy efficiency,

renewables, smart grids and storage define

the priorities of the publicly financed energy

research within Austria

- Survey carried out by the Austrian Energy

Agency on behalf of the Federal Ministry of

Transport, Innovation and Technology

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Public energy R&D expenditure

in Austria 1977–2013

- During the last years, the high

levels of R&D expenditure as

experienced in the 1970s in

consequence of the oil crises have

(inflation-adjusted) again been

reached and were even doubled

since 2010

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Who was financing?

- About three quarters of this expenditure

were provided by governmental authorities

(federal, regional, funding organizations)

- The remaining part came from (publicly

funded) research institutions and

universities provided in equity capital

- No third party financing or EU projects

were covered in this survey

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Hydrogen and fuel cells

- 2012: RD&D focussing on fuel cells

- 2013: RD&D focus on production of hydrogen

(primarily financed by the Climate and Energy

Funds)

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BMVIT research and innovation programme

“City of Tomorrow”

- Development of resilient cities and districts with high resource and energy efficiency, increased use of

renewable energy and high quality of life

- Optimisation and adaptation of the urban infrastructure and extension of urban services

- Strengthening Austrian technology leadership and international competitiveness

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Special features of the programme

- Focus on neighbourhoods, districts and cities

- Strategic choice of key areas and topics

- Technologies and parts of technological systems

- Development of contributions to planning and processes

- Interdisciplinary methods and ways of working

- Connectivity: national (Climate and Energy Fund, aws,…), international (SET-Plan, JPI Urban Europe,…),

thematic (mobility, ICT, …)

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Topics

- Multitude of topics for the city of tomorrow

- System technologies and necessity of development in regard to

energy

- 3 thematic areas for 1st call:

• System design and urban services

• Built infrastructure

• Technologies for urban energy

systems

- Participation and inclusion of residents

and users

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Energy research programme 2015

- 35 million EUR budget according to the annual programme

• 3 million EUR for emerging technologies (basic research)

- Start of the programme: May 2015

- Submission deadlines (12 h via https://ecall.ffg.at):

• 2015-09-23: requested funding max. 2 million EUR

• 2016-02-25: lead projects (requested funding >2 million EUR)

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Focus FC/H2

- Objectives:

• Reduction of the production costs by increasing the power density and life span

• System optimisation and optimised production of H2/CH4 along the entire chain

- Funding topics:

• new materials,

• efficient and flexible electrolysers,

• fuel cell components (e.g. stacks, electrolytes, membranes, sensors),

• simulation tools,

• measuring and test systems,

• (high dynamic) test rigs and

• accelerated aging tests

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FC/H2 – research at a glance (I)

• 22 projects

• 15 million EUR funding

• 25 million EUR overall costs

• 692,000 EUR average funding

• 1.2 million EUR average overall costs

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FC/H2 – research at a glance (II)

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funding sum

sum of the overall costs

Further information

www.HAUSderZukunft.at

www.smartcities.at

Email: theodor.zillner@bmvit.gv.at

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