THE EU FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND...
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European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
HORIZON 2020
THE EU FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Enabling the decarbonisation of the use of fossil fuels during the transition to a low-carbon economy 15 September2015
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Challenge ● Fossil fuels will be used in Europe's power generation as well as in industrial
processes for decades to come.
● Meeting our 2050 climate target requires an evolution towards a decarbonised yet robust and secure energy system.
● A forward-looking approach to carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and use (CCU) for the power and industrial sectors will be critical to reaching the 2050 climate objectives in a cost-effective way.
● Shale gas can contribute to our energy security, provided that issues of public acceptance and environmental impact are adequately addressed.
● The integration of (fluctuating) renewable electricity generation in our energy system requires new solutions for fossil fuel power plants to provide highly flexible yet efficient back-up power to stabilise the grid.
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Fossil fuel related research in the Energy Work Programme
● Focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS) as key fossil fuel
decarbonisation technology
● CO2 utilisation for production of chemicals, products and fuels will be
addressed in collaboration with the SPIRE PPP
● Flexible power plant technology
● Environmental aspects of unconventional hydrocarbons development
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LCE 24 (2016): International cooperation with South Korea on new generation high-efficiency capture processes
● Development of high-potential novel technologies or processes for post-
and/or pre-combustion capture, for example dry sorption, wet sorption or
membranes
● Proposals must foresee specific actions and budget for cooperation activities
with endorsed South Korean project(s)
● Focus on progressing technologies from TRL 2-3 to TRL 4-5
● Expected EC contribution EUR 2-5 million per project
● Ring-fenced budget EUR 17 million; deadline 16/02/2016
● Please check complementary activity under topic NMBP 22-2017 on high-
performance materials for optimising CO2 capture 4
LCE 29 (2017): CCS in industry, including Bio-CCS
● Piloting of CCS in industrial sectors other than power (steel, cement,
refining…)
● Key challenge is to integrate CCS with minimal process efficiency loss, achieve
suitable CO2 purity for transport and storage, and maintain quality of
industrial end product
● International cooperation is encouraged, in particular with China
● Collaboration with end-users is essential
● Expected EC contribution EUR 4-9 million per project
● Budget p.m. ; deadline 05/01/2017
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LCE 30 (2017): Geological storage pilots
● Development and demonstration of best practices for the entire storage cycle
● From site characterisation to operation, including key components of the CO2
transport infrastructure, monitoring and mitigation/remediation of leakage
● Should include education and training; knowledge sharing; interactions with
societal actors
● International cooperation is encouraged, in particular with Australia and North
America
● Topic conditional to publication of ERA-NET for Commercial-scale
demonstration of CCS under activity B3.2 (2017), see later slide
● Expected EC contribution EUR 9-16 million per project
● Budget p.m. ; deadline 05/01/2017 6
LCE 25 (2016): Utilisation of captured CO2 as feedstock for the process industry
● Address the specific technology needs for capture and purification of CO2
emitted by the power sector and/or process industry to deliver the desired
concentration and purity for the subsequent conversion process
● CO2 should come from flue gas of fossil fuel power plants and/or from the
process industries e.g., cement, steel and other energy intensive industries
● Consider the energy balance, the CO2 abatement potential (in terms of time-
scale and volume) and process sensitivity to flexible (intermittent) operation
● Technology developments must be accompanied by a Life-Cycle-Assessment,
appropriate business model and measures to support market up-take
● Expected EC contribution EUR 6-10 million per project
● Ring-fenced budget EUR 10 million; deadline 16/02/2016 7
LCE 26 (2016): Cross-thematic ERA-NET on Applied Geosciences
● Key challenge is the increasing use of the subsurface resulting from the
growing demand for energy, water and raw materials
● Integrated database and map of the European subsurface through resource
assessments and mapping; improved tools and models; GIS-databases…
● Produce reliable scientific information on geo-energy resources, potential
impacts related to their exploitation, conflicts of use…
● Develop the knowledge and predictive capacity to assess the impact of climate
change and human activity on groundwater resources
● Pan-European inventory and database of mineral deposits
● Ring-fenced budget EUR 10 million; deadline 05/04/2016
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LCE 28 (2017): Highly flexible and efficient fossil fuel power plants
● Projects should lead to innovative and cost-effective solutions for highly
flexible new and existing fossil fuel power plants,
● Capable of meeting fast load changes at minimal fuel consumption and
emissions,
● While mitigating the effects of cycling operation to avoid excessive service
life expenditure,
● And not impeding the potential CO2 capture readiness of the power plant
● Solutions with lowest GHG emissions are preferred
● Expected EC contribution EUR 3-6 million per project
● Ring-fenced budget EUR 15 million; deadline 05/01/2017
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B3.2 (2017): Specific Grant Agreements for ERA-NET Cofund actions
● Follows the conclusion of the Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA)
between the EC and MS programme owners
● Example: Commercial-scale demonstration of CCS
● Supports the operation of a post-combustion capture plant coupled to a
commercial-scale coal-fired power plant with subsequent transport and
permanent offshore geological storage
● Demonstrate the full CCS cycle in a real-life operational environment, i.e. bring
the technology to TRL7 or above
● Earmarked budget for CCS ERA-NET EUR 20 million; no specific deadline
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LCE 27 (2017): Measuring, monitoring and controlling the risks of CCS, EGS and unconventional hydrocarbons in the subsurface
● CCS, EGS and shale gas development share some of the same challenges and
risks
● Groundwater contamination is an important public concern
● Research is needed to better understand natural and engineered leakage
pathways
● Highly sophisticated measuring and monitoring are required to manage the
subsurface processes, and to mitigate and remediate any negative
environmental impacts
● Earmarked budget EUR 15 million; deadline 05/01/2017
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