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The Research Fund for Coal and Steel Information seminar in Estonia on 14 -15 February 2006

The Research Fund for Coal and Steel Information seminar in Estonia on 14 -15 February 2006 by Michel Andrieu & Patricio Ortiz de la Torre European Commission. Background. From 1952 to 2002: the European Coal and Steel Community : ECSC treaty signed for 50 years

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The Research Fund for Coal and Steel Information seminar in Estonia on 14 -15 February 2006

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  1. The Research Fund for Coal and Steel Information seminar in Estonia on 14 -15 February 2006 by Michel Andrieu & Patricio Ortiz de la Torre European Commission

  2. Background • From 1952 to 2002: the European Coal and Steel Community: • ECSC treaty signed for 50 years • Activities funded through a levy paid by industries • About € 1 billion invested in coal and steel research • Coal and steel research still needed • 1st February 2003: set up of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel

  3. The Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) • Objectives: to support competitiveness and to contribute to sustainable development of the Community sectors related to the coal and steel industry • Principles: financial assistance mainly for RTD projects by promoting co-operation between undertakings, research centres and universities • Outside the 6th RTD Frame Work programme • Complementing the RTD Frame Work programme

  4. The RFCS A maverick financial design • ECSC left assets in 2002 ~ € 1,6 billion • The RFCS budget, about € 60 million / year, isgenerated by the interests produced by the ECSC assets. • Funding allocation:27,2% coal & 72,8% steel • An open call for proposals with 15 September as the yearly deadline.

  5. Coal research priorities • Coal 1 • Improving the competitive • position of Community Coal • Coal 2 • Health and Safety • in Mines • Coal 3 • Efficient Protection • of the Environment • and improvement • of the use of coal • as a clean energy source • Coal 4 • Management of External • Dependence on • Energy Supply

  6. Steelresearch priorities • Steel 1 • New and improved • Steel making • and finishing techniques • Steel 2 • RTD and the utilisation • of steel • Steel 3 • Conservation of resources • and improvement • of working conditions

  7. RFCS management COSCO The Commission CAG/SAG Technical Groups

  8. RFCS management The European commission is assisted by: • 1 programme committee (COSCO): representatives of the Member States • 2 advisory groups: - Coal advisory group (CAG) - Steel advisory group (SAG) • 12 technical groups: senior experts in the relevant fields for the monitoring of the projects.

  9. Technical Groups • The monitoring of projects is based on a peer review mechanism • project co-ordinators present the progress and results of their project to a Technical Group consisting of a number of highly qualified experts appointed by the Commission

  10. Steel technical groups TGS 1: Ore agglomeration and ironmaking TGS 2: Steelmaking processes TGS 3: Casting, reheating and direct rolling TGS 4: Hot and cold rolling processes TGS 5: Finishing and coating TGS 6: Physical metallurgy and design of new generic steel grades TGS 7: Steel products and applications for automobiles, packaging and home appliances TGS 8: Steel products and applications for building, construction and industry TGS 9: Factory-wide control, social and environmental issues

  11. Coal technical groups TGC 1: Coal mining operation, mine infrastructure and management, unconventional use of coal deposit TGC 2: Coal preparation, conversion and upgrading TGC 3: Coal combustion, clean and efficient coal technologies, CO2 capture

  12. What can be funded ? • 2 main categories of proposals : • Research, Pilot & Demonstration • Accompanying measures

  13. RTD actions are co-financed • Research projects (funding up to 60 %) • Pilot projects (funding up to 40 %) • Demonstration projects (funding up to 40 %)

  14. Participation • Budget & size of the consortium no threshold nor limits • Third country partner welcomed But on an ad hoc basis only and without EC funding

  15. Accompanying measures • Type 1 - Information exchange and dissemination activities (events, conferences) funding max. €20 000 not more 20% total cost • Type 2 - Promotion of knowledge gained possible funding up to 100% • Type 3 - Training and mobility of the researcher mobility allowance €2000/ month + yearly travel allowance • Clearly distinct from the Marie Curie actions (6 FP) • http://europa.eu.int/mariecurie-actions • http://www.cordis.lu/improving/fellowships/home.htm • a mobility bursary concerning researchers and/or engineers who are already employed and must stay employed by their organisation of origin during their expatriation

  16. Evaluation process • Evaluation by independent external experts • Advisory groups • COSCO • Commission decision

  17. Evaluation scheme • Each proposal is read and evaluated independently by 3 evaluators • A meeting is subsequently convened by a Commission officer • Outcome is summarised in a consensus report

  18. Evaluation criteria • RTD actions  5 criteria • AM 1 Conferences  6 criteria • AM 2 Valorisation  4 criteria • AM 3 Mobility  4 criteria

  19. RTD actions evaluation criteria (5 CRITERIA SCORED 0 TO 5) • Scientific and technical approach • Eliminating threshold : if mark < 3, proposal is rejected • Failure to provide the reference of previous EC or ECSC projects related, even partly, with the objectives of the proposal may result in the rejection of the proposal • Innovative content • Eliminating threshold: if mark < 3, proposal is rejected • Industrial interest and scientific / technical prospects • Community added value and contribution to EU-Policies • Consistency of resources and quality of partnership • Failure to provide a realistic estimate of the budget deemed necessary may result in the rejection of the proposal

  20. The consensus meeting is meant to share views and reach agreement!

  21. The consensus meetingno averaging of marks ! (1+3+5)/3 is not = 3

  22. The consensus meeting does not lead to a vote !

  23. The consensus meeting No horse trading !

  24. A successful consensus meeting !

  25. RTD actions must relate either: • to the production and/or processing of iron and/or steel or to their properties, manufacture and/or utilisation of steel products, or • to the production, preparation, conversion or utilisation of coal • Proposals should demonstrate the ability to solve the specific scientific/technical problems to be addressed as well as demonstrate the economic and/or scientific technological impact of the expected results.

  26. Principles of participation • Any undertaking, research institute or natural person established in any of the Member States • Not necessarily directly connected with the coal, the iron and steel industry but the RTD proposal has to be within the scope of the programme • Third countries can participate if bringing substantial added value to the programme objectives but always without EC financial support

  27. How to submit a proposal? Read carefully the information package, composed of 2 parts: • Practical information • Forms which should be downloaded from the website and fulfilled

  28. Useful links • RFCS website: http://www.cordis.lu/coal-steel-rtd/ • Sixth Framework Programmehttp://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/home.cfm • To identify exact ECSC or RFCS project number and title: • - http://www.cordis.lu (then select databases and web services) • or • - http://dbs.cordis.lu • To access to the last published technical reports: • http://www.cordis.lu/library • To purchase technical reports from the Publications Office: • http://publications.eu.int/general/obtain_en.html

  29. Some advices • High competition • High quality level of proposals • Long process: start early with experienced partners! • Make use of the project synopsis

  30. Number of proposals received yearly 156 in 2002, 177 in 2003, 208 in 2004, 190 proposals in 2005 • for steel : 116 in 2002,143 in 2003, 173 in 2004, 154 in 2005 • for coal : 40 in 2002 , 34 in 2003, 35 in 2004, 36 in 2005 Success rate: • about 30% for steel • between 25% and 30% for coal

  31. A typical strategic pilot project ULCOS € 5.1 Million EC support THYSSEN, AirLiquide, Arcelor, BFI, Corus, CRM, Kuttner, LKAB, Paul Wurth, ILVA, Dillinger, Voest Apline • The objective is to develop a new blast furnace process route able to operate with very low CO2-emissions, based on drastically reduced consumption of carbon containing input materials. • Preparatory work for a large size pilot demonstration unit with new CO2 reduced ironmaking process

  32. A typical strategic pilot project COMTES 700 € 6 Million EC support VGB Power, ALSTOM, BHE, BWE, SIEMENS, Elsam Engineering • Component test facility for a 700°C power plant • The objective is to design, manufacture, erect and operate a component test facility to test durable new materials needed to realise a coal based plant with efficiencies above 50%

  33. Thank you for your attention !

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