Technical Media Briefing

Research Activities in the European Recovery Package

Focus on Public and Private Partneships (PPPs)

Brussels, 26 March 2009

Public Private Partnership:Factories of the Future

European Commission – Research DGJosé-Lorenzo Vallés

Head of Unit - New Generation of Products

Key Key PlayersPlayers

PUBLIC: THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

PRIVATE:• Large Companies:DAIMLER, SONAE, ALSTHOM, SIEMENS, DANFOSS, COMAU, IDEKO-MONDRAGON, ABB, ROLLS-ROYCE etc.

• Large Industrial Associations representing SMEs:ORGALIME, VDMA, AGORIA, FIM, TEKNIKFOERETAGEN etc.

• European Technology Platform:Manufuture umbrella: over 100 organisations, from more than 20 countries, incl. large OEMs, SMEs, Industrial Associations, Research Institutes, Universities – linked to other ETPs

Challenges

The crisis is severely affecting the manufacturing sector

Manufacturing is a pillar of the European economy28 % of the persons employed in the EU32 % of the value added in European GDP

Manufacturing activity has a big environmental impact28 % of the total energy consumption 33 % of the overall waste generated

Objective

• Developing enabling technologies to support EU manufacturing industry across many sectors, to adapt to global competitive pressures by boosting their technological base.

• 25 industrial sectors, largely dominated by SMEs

Budget: € 1.2 billion in 4 yearsIn 2010: ~ € 190 million

Expected results

Sustainable Manufacturingquiet, clean and safe green production machines

Intelligent Manufacturingintelligent machines capable of interacting with operators, self-

monitoring and self-correct smart production lines

High quality and high performance manufacturingtowards 0 defects, lean and adaptive manufacturing processes

Manufacturing processes for new materialslight-weight/high-performing materials and micro/nano

manufacturing (‘portable factory’)

Public Private Partnership:Energy-efficient Buildings

European Commission – Research DGJosé-Lorenzo Vallés

Head of Unit - New Generation of Products

Key players

PUBLIC:THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

PRIVATE:

• Major Industries:ARUP, BOUYGUES, EDF, ACCIOANA, MOSTOSTAL, PHILIPS, STIEBEL ELTRON

• European Technology Platform:Construction Platform (ECTP) connected to other ETPs: Solar Thermal, Photo Voltaic, Steel, Sustainable Chemistry, Wood, Hydrogen….

Challenges

40% Responsible of EU energy consumption

The present rate of construction of new buildings is below 2%, destruction rates are even lower, in the range of 0,5%

Refurbishing is key!!!

Big sector (32 million jobs) heavily effected by the crisis

Citizens energy use to be reduced by 20% by 2020 (lower energy bills!)

Objectives

• Reducing the energy consumption of buildings and itsnegative impacts on environment.Integration of innovative technologies. Towards the low carbon economy.

• Buildings cover their own energy needs contributing to EUenergy independenceand on long term may become even energy provider

Budget: € 1 Billion over 4 yearsIn 2010: ~ € 130 million

Expected results

Monitoring tools: Rapid on-site measurement of actual performances

The building envelope:Highly efficient and smart windows

Systems and equipments:Integrated photovoltaic (PV) solutions and

ICT for energy efficiency

Environmental technologies: Retrofitting of historic buildings

Standardisation: Pre-normative research, standards

Demonstration: Integration of innovative technologies

Public Private Partnership:Green Cars

European Commission – Research DGArnoldas Milukas

Head of Unit Transport Horizontal Aspects and Coordination

Research & technological Innovation for breakthroughs in:

The use of renewable & non-polluting energy sources

Safety

Logistics & traffic management

European Green Cars InitiativeWhat is it about?

€ 5 billion combining EC, EIB and Member State funding:

€ 500 million EC support through participation in FP7Cross thematic programme initiative: Transport, NMP, ICT, Environment, Energy

EIB loans to finance innovation

Demand side measures: e.g. lower registration taxes, incentives for scrapping old cars, and public procurement

European Green Cars InitiativeHow will it be funded?

Scope:

Road vehicles: passenger cars, buses, urban vehicles, trucks

Infrastructures: smart grid, distribution, recharging

Optimisation of the overall transport system

European Green Cars InitiativeWhat Research?

Research avenues:

Road & urban transport electrification

Heavy-duty vehicles

Logistics & co-modality

European Green Cars InitiativeWhat Research?

Information

Manufuture Technology Platformwww.manufuture.org

European Construction Technology Platformwww.ectp.org

Energy Efficient Buildings Associationwww.e2b-jti.eu

ERTRAC - Road Transport Technology Platformwww.ertrac.org

EU Transport Research ec.europa.eu/research/transport/

FP7 Research programmes and projectscordis.europa.eu