FP6 - 515738 ERA-NET Bioenergy

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Type of Project	Coordination Action
Contract No	FP6 - 515738
Total Cost	2,650 KEuro
EC Contribution	2,650 KEuro
Start Date	10-8-2004
Duration	50 Months

Abstract

Renewable energy provides a strategic alternative to fossil fuels, which helps to support the EU's energy policies on environment and security of energy supply. Bio energy the largest energy contributor for the EU-15's renewable energy consumption, has diversified resources, complex technologies, a wide range of products and diversified markets (power, heat, bio-fuels and gases). This makes bio energy a challenging development with great potential and worldwide impact.

The 24 European countries spent around 220 million on Research and Development in Bioenergy in 2001, of which 80% of this hudget was from the six ERA-NET partner states. It was recognised that public funds could be used more effectively and efficiently, and development accelerated, if strong co-operation and co-ordination of national research activities can be achieved through networking.

The objective of the project is to establish structural co-operation between national bioenergy research programmes in the member states. To support the implementation of the co-operation a step-by-step, pragmatic and flexible approach will be followed, leading towards transnational research pilots. The following activities will be carried out:

• Set up common strategic issues to analyse research activities that could lead to multinational schemes and identify administrative or legal barriers that could hinder transnational co-operation, practical networking activities and mutual opening mechanisms
• Joint activities to develop multinational evaluation procedures, common programme monitoring and evaluation, enable personnel exchange at programme manager level, and develop a joint bioenergy research strategy
• Implementation of transnational research activities: to set up pilots of joint work programmes

The expected results of ERA-NET Bioenergy are:

• An agreement on the umbrella structure of ERA-NET Bioenergy, ratified by the partners;
• A platform for information exchange between program managers and pilots of transnational bioenergy research in joint work programmes;
• An agreement between the participants (i.e. existing and new partners) on the continuation of ERA-NET Bioenergy beyond the duration of the project.

Dissemination of project results to stakeholders, research institutes, industry and politicians in other EU states will help establish the approach of co-ordinated international research. For the duration of the project new partners will actively be encouraged to participate in ERA-NET Bioenergy and expand the consortium.

Coordinator

SenterNovem, Netherlands

Partners

• Department of Trade and Industry, United Kingdom
• Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe E.V., Germany
• Energieverwertungsagentur - The Austrian Energy Agency (E.V.A.), Austria
• Swedish Energy Agency, Sweden
• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom
• Bundesministerium Für Verkehr, Lnnovation Und Technologie, Austria
• Ministerie Van Economische Zaken, Netherlands
• National Technology Agency of Finland, Finland
• Bundesministerium Für Verbraucherschutz, Ernährung Und Landwirtschaft, Germany
• Forschungsförderungsfonds Für Die Gewerbliche Wirtschaft, Austria

Contacts

Contact

• Kees KWANT / SenterNovem NETHERLANDS