Programa infravation

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Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER)

Una manera de hacer Europa

Javier Romero

Dirección Promoción y Cooperación - CDTI

Barcelona, 6 de mayo de 2014

Infravation Transnational Call

Oportunidades de financiación de

proyectos de Innovación en

Infraestructuras

Advanced systems, materials and techniques

for next generation road infrastructure

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ÍNDICE

1. Introduction

2. Topics: level of scoping

3. Infravation 2014 Call

4. Formal Conditions for projects

5. Submission of Proposals

6. Evaluation of Proposals

7. Further Issues

8. Information and Support

Fuente: Rijkswaterstaat (NL) - brokerage event

(20/03/2014)

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ERA-NET Plus on

‘Advanced systems, materials and techniques for next generation infrastructure’. (Road infrastructure: pavements, bridges, tunnels)

through

cost‐effective advanced systems, materials and techniques in road

infrastructure construction and maintenance, including repair, retrofitting and revamping

using

materials technology, methods and processes, and supporting systems,

such as monitoring, communication and energy.

Introduction

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ERA-Net Plus Infravation

EC Grant agreement

Payments

Reporting

Dissemination

Project management

Infravation Call

Announc. Evaluation Selection Negotiation Monitoring

Infravation: 2 components Introduction

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Infravation partners

• TÜV Rheinland/DE • FEHRL • BMVBS/DE • Danish Road

Directorate/DK • Trafikverket/SE • Norwegian Public

Roads administration/NO • Icelandic Road

Administration/IS • MEDDE/FR • CDTI/ES • ANAS/IT

• Israelian National Transport Infrastructure Company/IL • Federal Highway Administration/US • European Commission (EC)

Introduction

Rijkswaterstaat/NL (coordinator)

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• The call follows as H2020 the Nasa TRL

• The Infravation transnational call encourages ´near market-ready research´, between TRL 5-7

• Promising technologies/services at a lower level are appreciated as well, provided they include a convincing approach to reach at least level 6 within the project duration of 30 months.

• Proposals shall clarify that the demonstration (TRL 7) of its technology readiness level will be achieved within the time frame of an Infravation project.

• Proposals should demonstrate the applicability of specific technologies and services techniques at existing road infrastructure.

• Operational tests can take place on the infrastructure network of funding provider countries only.

• All applicants will have the same rights and access to demonstration sites, but feasibility and employability will only be judged from the submitted proposals.

Type of research Introduction

Nasa Technology Readiness Levels

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ÍNDICE

1. Introduction






7. Further Issues

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Topics: 1st level of scoping

Setting the framework EN Plus SST.2013.1-3. call text:

• Advanced Systems, Materials and Techniques for next generation infrastructure

• Surface transport

• Road infrastructure

Topics: 2nd level of scoping Setting the priorities • Scoping Team/scoping study

o Team of experts • Workshops in participating

countries/regions • Scanning tours, e.g. in US Resulting in 7 priorities/challenges

Topics: level of scoping

Topics: 3rd level of scoping

Elaboration contents Infravation priorities/challenges by Scoping Team/scoping study

• In close interaction with Infravation partners

• In consultation with EC (H2020 Infrastructure Call)

• Output: Contents for Guide for Applicants Infravation 2014 call

See next slide

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A. Advanced predictive infrastructure performance processes

B. Enhanced durability and life-time extension

C. Rapid and non-destructive methods for routine quality and performance checks of materials and construction

D. Keeping freight routes open through zero-intrusive maintenance

E. Ensuring infrastructure performance under all weather conditions

F. Resource and energy efficiency in road construction and maintenance (Eco-design)

G. Virgin material reduction by substitution or recycling

Infravation challenges


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Challenge A

Research Questions

A.1 Next generation predictive models for infrastructure performance and deterioration, including updating leaps in current models.

Advanced predictive infrastructure performance processes

To accommodate the performance of current and novel materials and/or design and construction techniques, as well as different conditions (such as different climatic and/or traffic conditions), a better prediction of how infrastructure assets will perform is needed.

This requires the development and integration of performance and deterioration models into asset management systems.

The role of advanced accelerated testing techniques to complement such models should be considered.


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Research Questions

B.1 Surface repair methods.

B.2 Strengthening for increased bearing capacity.

B.3 Extending the capacity of road infrastructure by geometric modification.

B.4 Novel materials for increased durability and lifespan of new road infrastructures.

B.5 Rapid, non‐intrusive construction and maintenance systems and techniques.

Enhanced durability and life-time extension Extending the life‐time of infrastructure contributes to reducing both resource use and

congestion.

Materials and techniques that provide the cost‐effective upgrading and rehabilitation of infrastructures will be developed.

This could include maintenance equipment, coating and/or strengthening materials as well as the systems for retrofitting components.

Challenge B


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Research Questions

C.1 Performance indicators &systematic design for quality in the production phase.

C.2 Next generation testing and monitoring in the exploitation stage.

Rapid and non-destructive methods for routine quality and performance checks of materials and construction.

Traditionally, on‐site controls of materials, mixes, compaction and other pavement and structure characteristics have been based on single‐point, partly or fully destructive measurements.

Innovative methods that result in a step‐change will be developed that replace these tests.

This could include self‐monitoring materials and equipment (e.g. robotics), non‐intrusive observation techniques or other methods of ensuring quality and performance control more safely, quickly and/or to a higher degree of accuracy and precision.

The demonstration of the benefits in comparison to existing standards and specifications is needed.

Challenge C


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Research Questions

D.1 Rapid repair, maintenance, retrofitting and revamping.

Keeping freight routes open through zero-intrusive maintenance

Projects will focus on novel products/techniques with the specific objective of ensuring reliable corridors for heavy freight, also during infrastructure maintenance.

This will provide systems and techniques that better cope with increased heavy‐vehicle volumes.

It could provide ways of overcoming current limitations on infrastructure usage, coping with bottlenecks and, where necessary, include links with other modes.

Specific attention may be given to the challenges of infrastructure maintenance in heavily freight‐used sections where alternative routes are not practical.

Robotic techniques, prefabrication and the use of adaptive/temporary structures can be considered.

Challenge D


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Research Questions

E.1 Next generation of weather‐resistant materials for road infrastructure.

E.2 Weather resilience in design, construction and repair.

E.3 Real time observation of critical weather events.

Ensuring infrastructure performance under all weather conditions

Novel materials and techniques will be developed and demonstrated that allow roads to provide full service under wide‐ranging weather conditions.

These might include materials that are highly resistant to cold weather (e.g. freeze‐thaw), survive extended flooding and other extreme events.

Techniques and processes that reduce the adverse impacts of snow, icing, flooding, wind or heat effects can also be considered.

Challenge E


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Research Questions

F.1 Eco‐balanced design.

F.2 Energy neutral operations.

Resource and energy efficiency in road construction and maintenance (Eco-design)

Techniques and systems may be developed that allow considerably lower environmental impact during the construction and maintenance of infrastructure.

This will focus on processes that do not compromise the required performance and affordability, whilst reducing resource use, energy consumption, water pollution, etc.

Challenge F


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Research Questions

G.1 Advanced techniques and procedures for reuse, recycling and substitution.

G.2 Labelling for re‐use and re‐cycling.

Virgin material reduction by substitution or recycling The development of innovative approaches to utilising advanced materials and techniques in

products/services will result in a reduction in the usage of virgin materials and/or the maximization of the recycling of waste and end‐of‐life materials.

This could include the application of material processing techniques or additives which require the use of substantially less existing materials or which enable the use of substitute materials currently deemed as inadequate by enhancing their quality and performance characteristics.

Challenge G


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ÍNDICE

1. Introduction






7. Further Issues

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Infravation 2014 Call

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Characteristics

• Real common pot

• Participation US (FHWA)

• Applicants non-funding EU countries can apply too

• Central negotiation, funding + monitoring

• Funding Infravation partners 100% spent to research projects

• Instrument FP7 + H2020 based, light version

Country/region contribution 6,350 MEURO

EC top-up (50%) 2,675 MEURO*

Total 9,025 MEURO

* US contribution will not be topped-up by EC. Therefore EC contribution is a bit less than 50% of country contributions

Call budget


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Open call for (light) proposals 3 March 2014

Information and Brokerage event

Deadline for submission of light proposals

Evaluation of light proposals

20 March 2014

30 June 2014

July - September 2014

Call for full proposals (on invitation only)

Invitation to submit full proposals until

Deadline to submit full proposals

End of September 2014

End of November 2014

Evaluation of full proposals by international peer review Until end of February 2015

Negotiation of grant agreements March - August 2015

Start of transnational projects July - September 2015

End of transnational projects (project duration is 30 months max.) Until March 2018

Call Timeline


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Evaluation

Submission proposals to Call Management Tool (CMT)

• 1st step: light proposals o Delegated national experts

Eligibility (financial, legal, complete, criteria GfA)

FP7 criteria: S/T Quality, Implementation, Impact

Outcome: rejection or invitation to full proposal submission

• 2nd step: full proposals o Independent international experts/peer-review

Same as for light proposals

Outcome: ranking list proposals for decision Infravation partners + EC

• Selection list (for negotiation and funding)


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Negotiation, contracting + monitoring

• Negotiation o Contract negotiations Rijkswaterstaat with project

coordinators (from funding countries only)

• Contracting o Grant Agreement Rijkswaterstaat to project coordinators

• Monitoring o Quarterly reports (brief)

o Reporting (comprehensive) mid + end duration projects Monitoring reports by project coordinators

Submission to Call Management Tool (CMT)

• Continuous monitoring through Scientific Panel


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Duration

03/03/2014

31/03/2018

ERA-NET Plus Infravation


01/01/2014

31/12/2018


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ÍNDICE

1. Introduction






7. Further Issues

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Eligible countries

Applicants from …

can be coordinator

funding restrictions apply

The Netherlands, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and USA (i.e. countries that are funding providers to Infravation call)

YES NO

The remaining EU28 countries

NO

For partners from these countries the funding is limited to max one-third (all together) of the requested funding of the respective project proposal.

Further countries associated to FP7:

i.e. Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Turkey, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Albania and Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Republic of Moldova

Formal Conditions for projects

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• Consortia have to be composed of applicants from at least two eligible countries.

• Applicants in one consortium have to be from different + independent organisations.

• No single applicant may claim more than 70% of the total costs per project.

• Applicants from one country may in sum not claim more that 70% of the requested total funding of the project.

• There is no limit to the maximum number of consortium partners.

• The involvement of industry partners, infrastructure owners and/or operators is recommended.

• The scientific quality and other indicated evaluation criteria met by the proposal (cf. “evaluation criteria”) are essential for any proposal.


Composition of consortia

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• The common pot of the Infravation Consortium will co-finance projects according to maximum funding rates depending on the type of organisation.

• The reimbursement of indirect costs is based on a flat rate.

• The funding rates shall be applied for the whole duration of the project

• The amount of pre-financing will be determined during contract negotiations.

• The project duration may not exceed 30 months in total.

• The maximum amount of requested funding from Infravation is 1,5 Million EUR per proposed project.

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Type of cost

Maximum funding rates

Industry, SME Non-profit legal

entities

Direct Cost 70% 100%

Indirect Cost (Flat Rate) 25% 25%


Funding conditions

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Infravation - First level audit

• Mandatory per every €375.000 requested funding

• Eligible costs of first level audit: max. €3.000 per audit certificate

Infravation - Second level audit

• The funding body may conduct at any time a second level audit

• Own personnel or delegated external auditors

EC - audit

• The EC can conduct audits at the ERA-NET Plus Infravation, which may reach into the funded projects from the Infravation call

Audits

• The beneficiaries of the R&D projects funded by the Infravation Call may copyright any work that is subject to copyright and was developed, or for which ownership was purchased, under the Infravation Grant Agreement.

• The Infravation Funding Providers reserve a royalty-free, non-exclusive and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work for non-commercial purposes, and to authorize others (third parties) to do so.

Intellectual Property Rights


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ÍNDICE

1. Introduction






7. Further Issues

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Submission of Proposals

• The Infravation call follows a two-step submission and evaluation procedure.

• Step 1 “Light proposals”

– Deadline for submission of light proposals: 30 June 2014. 17:00 (Brussels time)

– Evaluation of light proposals until September 2014

• Step 2 “Full proposals”

– Invitation of full proposals by end of September 2014

– Deadline for submission of full proposals by end of November 2014

– International peer review until end of February 2015.

Two-step Process

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Light Proposals

Light Proposals – Preparation and submission

• Template for light proposals consisting of 2 parts (part A and B).

• Preparation & submission by means of the web based Call Management Tool (CMT)

– The CMT will comprise entry masks and functions to prepare and submit the proposal.

– It will also provide necessary information, call documents for download and technical guidance.

– The CMT and a user manual will be available via the Infravation webpage www.infravation.net

– The Call Secretariat will assist on request.

• Only those proposals that have been submitted in the CMT system before the closure of the call will be considered for evaluation.


http://www.infravation.net/

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Light Proposals – Preparation and submission

• A proposal for the Infravation call consists of two parts: part A and B

• Proposals must be submitted in English

Light Proposals


CMT will be available early

May (www.infravation.net)

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Submitting the light proposal

• All proposals have to be submitted through the Call Management Tool (CMT)

• Only the proposal coordinator is authorised to submit the proposal.

• Completing the web-forms in the CMT does not yet mean that your proposal is submitted. You have to press the button "SUBMIT" available in section "SUBMISSION".

• The CMT then performs an automatic validation check of the proposal.

– Problems will lead to a "validation error message" and a submission is blocked.

– If successfully submitted, the proposal coordinator will be informed by an e-mail.

• The coordinator may continue to modify / correct the proposal and submit revised versions overwriting the previous one right up until the deadline.

Light Proposals


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Light Proposals – Part A

• Includes administrative data of the project proposal and the consortium, e.g.:

– the challenge(s) addressed

– duration

– proposal summary

– contact details and characteristics of the applicants

– information related to the funding requested as well as

– a Letter of Intent, which is mandatory to be submitted by each applicant at the light proposal stage.

• The overall data in part A will be filled in by the proposal coordinator on behalf of the consortium.

• In addition, all applicants have to enter specific administrative information concerning their organisation themselves into the CMT.

Light Proposals


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Section

1.1 Concept and objectives

1.2 Progress beyond the state-of-the-art

1.3 Scientific and/or Technical (S/T) methodology and associated work plan

i) Overall strategy of the work plan

ii) Work description broken down into work packages:

Work package list

Deliverables list

Description of each work package

Summary effort table

iii) Cost-Benefit Analysis

iv) Risk Management

2.1 Management structure and procedures

2.2 Individual applicants

2.3 Consortium as a whole

2.4 Resources to be committed

3. Impact

4. Ethics Issues

5. Consideration of gender aspects

Light Proposal – Part B

• Describes the work to be carried out and the roles of the consortium members

• Mandatory template is provided to structure your project proposal (see GfA Annex 1 or download as DOC at Infravation website)

• Part B is uploaded to the CMT by the proposal coordinator on behalf of the consortium

• To be uploaded to CMT exclusively as PDF

• Adapts the templates used in the FP7, with reduced page limits

• Further instructions are provided in the GfA

Light Proposals


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ÍNDICE

1. Introduction






7. Further Issues

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Step 1 - Light

proposals

Open call for light proposals (Deadline 30/06/2014)

Evaluation of light proposals by national experts (until Sep. 2014)

Step 2 – Full

proposals

Invitation of full proposals (by Sep. 2014)

Evaluation of full proposals by international peer review (until Feb.

2015)

Two step process

Evaluation of Proposals

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Step 1 - Evaluation of light proposals by national experts

• The Infravation Steering Group members will delegate national experts, who will then jointly assess the proposals.

• Light proposals will be assessed in terms of:

– Relevance and scientific quality of the proposal and the Consortium as a whole, technical capacity and competence of the applicants (corresponding to the FP7 evaluation criteria)

– Financial and legal eligibility of the applicants

• At the end of this process, the most successful project proposals will be invited to submit a full proposal. This may be made under the conditions of adjustments as identified during the evaluation of the light proposal.

• The selection process may further consider a balanced thematic and geographical coverage as well as a significant oversubscription of the available common funding pot.


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Step 2 - Evaluation of full proposals – International Peer Review

• In the second step international experts will evaluate the project proposals that have successfully passed step1.

• Each proposal will be evaluated by three independent experts

• Neither national interests nor principles of geographical return will influence the evaluation process at this stage.

• The evaluation process will be observed by one independent expert and one EC officer

• At the end of the evaluation process the international experts will decide on one final ranking list of proposals


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• Adapted from FP7 Criteria (see next slide)

• Evaluation scores will be awarded globally for each of the three criteria, but not at the level of sub-criteria

• Each criterion will be scored out of 5; half marks can be given.

• No weightings.

• The threshold for individual criteria will be 3.

• The overall threshold, applying to the sum of the three individual scores, will be 10

0 - The proposal fails to address the criterion under examination or cannot be judged due to missing or incomplete information.

1 - Poor. The criterion is addressed in an inadequate manner, or there are serious inherent weaknesses.

2 - Fair. While the proposal broadly addresses the criterion, there are significant weaknesses.

3 - Good. The proposal addresses the criterion well, although improvements would be necessary.

4 - Very good. The proposal addresses the criterion very well, although certain improvements are still possible.

5 - Excellent. The proposal successfully addresses all relevant aspects of the criterion in question. Any shortcomings are minor.

Evaluation of Proposals Scoring system

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S/T QUALITY

“Scientific and/or technological excellence - Quality of the

transnational project” (Threshold 3/5)

IMPLEMENTATION

“Quality and efficiency of the implementation and the

management” (Threshold 3/5)

IMPACT

“Potential impact” (Threshold 3/5)

Sound concept, and quality of objectives Progress beyond the state-of-the-art Quality and effectiveness of the S/T methodology and associated work plan

Appropriateness of the management structure and procedures Quality and relevant experience of the individual applicants Quality of the consortium as a whole (including complementarity, balance) Appropriateness of the allocation and justification of the resources to be committed (budget, staff, equipment …)

Contribution, at the European and/or international level, to the expected impacts listed in the call text under the relevant challenges Appropriateness of measures for the dissemination and/or exploitation of trans-national projects results and management of intellectual property

Criteria in accordance with FP7


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Selection of proposals to be funded

• Subsequent to the evaluation process, and with regard to the ranking list from the international peer review, the Infravation Steering Group will decide on a common selection list of project proposals to be funded.

• Once achieved, the resulting selection list will be submitted to the European Commission that will take this as the basis for their funding decision (topping-up).

After selection

• As soon as the final selection list is formally approved by the European Commission, the process of negotiation of grant agreements of the selected proposals will start.

• Proposal coordinators will be informed by the Call Secretariat, if their proposal will be retained for funding or rejected.

• Further information in GfA chapter 8 “What happens next”

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1. Introduction






7. Further Issues

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Further Issues

Reporting

• Common reports in English

– Quarterly report (max. 5 pages)

– Mid-term report (max. 25 pages)

– Final report (max. 35 pages)

• Submitted by the coordinator through CMT

• Content: progress; deviations from plan, deliverables, financial progress, corrective measures ...

Dissemination

• Presentation of project and results of the project at relevant events and in publications

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Documents

• Guide for Applicants

• Light proposal part B template

• CMT user manual for proposal preparation (available soon)

Website

• www.infravation.net

CMT Helpdesk

• User manual available at the time of opening of the CMT.

• For further questions regarding the CMT contact [email protected]

Infravation Call Secretariat

• Ms Miriam Stephan, T: +49 221 806 4253, [email protected]

• Mr David Doerr, T: +49 221 806 4156, [email protected]

Information and Support

Further Issues

http://www.infravation.net/

mailto:[email protected]



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