Current rail research priorities and policies

&Horizon 2020

EU – Russia rail research workshop, Moscow 16-17 October 2012

Liam BRESLINHead of Unit

European Commission, DG RTD, Unit H2 - Surface Transport

Overview

• • Rail research in FP6 & FP7- Policy aspects

• • WP2013 Draft topics

• • Horizon 2020: - Key features- Railway transport focus- Further steps

• • Rail PPP: Shift2Rail

Railways are Transport of the Future !!!

Why ?

Green !Transport accounts for 25% of EU C02 emissions, yet electrified trains can emit zero C02

Fast !Fast !High speed trains compete with air planes on short haul

Efficient !Trains operate to time, even within congested cities. Each train can carry the freight of several hundred Trucks !

Rail in theWhite Paper on Transport

A vision for rail transport 2050Passenger traffic

. Triple the length of the existing high-speed rail network. By 2050 the majority of medium-distance passenger transport should go by rail

.High-speed rail outpacing the increase in aviation for journeys up to 1000 km – +176 billion pass-km (rail) versus +67 billion pass km (aviation) compared to 2005

.By 2050, connect all core network airports to the rail network

A vision for rail transport 2050Freight traffic

.Greater use of more energy-efficient modes – 30% of road freight over 300 km should shift to other modes by 2030, and more than 50% by 2050

.Rail freight almost doubled – +360 billion ton-km (+87%) compared to 2005

.Deployment of ERTMS

.By 2050, connect all seaports to the rail freight system

.Rail Freight Corridors as the backbone of the EU freight transport system

Rail research in FP6 and FP7

• Funding FP6: €117M• Funding FP7: currently €130M, with a budget of €22M in the last call• RUSSIA – main collaborator from INCO countries in FP7

Track

Wheels/Axles

Rail/Wheel Dynamics

Noise & VibrationTrain Construction

Aerodynamics

Brakes

Train Intelligence

Bridges

Safety

Energy SavingsElectric Current/Overhead Line

Cab Design

Signalling

Key rail-research projects SUSTRAIL (FP7)

The sustainable freight railway: Designing the freight vehicle - track system for higher delivered tonnage with improved availability at reduced cost

EC funding: € 6.6M (RU Participants Petersburg State Transport University )

Key rail-research projects SECURE STATION (FP7)

Research to improve passenger station and terminal resilience to terrorist attacks and safety incidents

technologies and methodologies

enabling design to reduce the impact of blast, fire and the dispersion of toxic agents on passengers, staff and infrastructure.

EC funding: € 2.2 M

•• Date of publication: 10 July 2012

•• Deadline: 14 November 2012 at 17.00.00 (Brussels local time)•• Indicative budget Surface Transport (including the ‘European Green Cars Initiative’): EUR 107.63 million

••Total indicative budget Rail: 22 M€ Less topics, emphasis on market uptake

Funding schemes : • CP: Collaborative Projects

CP –FP = Small & medium scale < 3M€ EC fundingCP-IP = Large scale > 3M€ EC funding

• CSA: Coordination Support ActionCoordinating (Also CP’s): min 3 partners, 2 MS or AC

FP7-SST-2013-RTD-1FP7-SST-2013-RTD-1- - Last call in FP7 -Last call in FP7 -

Overview FP7-SST-2013-RTD-1Overview FP7-SST-2013-RTD-1

• EUR 22.00 million for Group of topics (GT) Nº 1: Increasing railway capacity

• • EUR 16.00 million for Group of topics Nº 2: Ensuring safe, green and competitive waterborne transport

• • EUR 37.63 million for Group of topics Nº 3: Implementing research for the ‘European Green Car Initiative’

• • EUR 20.00 million for Group of topics Nº 4: Sustainable urban mobility, improving surface transport through ITS, infrastructures, safety and security

• • EUR 8.00 million for Group of topics Nº 5: Cross-cutting activities for implementing the sub-theme programme

• • EUR 4.00 million for Group of topics Nº 6: Horizontal activities for implementing the Transport programme

Overview of Topics for Group Nº 1 Increasing railway capacity

• SST.2013.1-1. Railway infrastructure optimisation and monitoring for further noise reduction – CP-FP level 2

• SST.2013.2-1 CP-IP. Next generation of train control systems in the domain of urban and main line European railway systems - CP-IP level 2

• SST.2013.2-2. New concepts for railway infrastructure and operation: adaptable, automated, resilient and high-capacity - CP-IP level 2

• SST.2013.5-1. Technical requirements for the certification of new materials for railway rolling stock - CP-FP level 2

The next Framework Programme:

• Previously known as FP8 or Common Strategic Framework (CSF)

HORIZON 20203 MAIN COMPONENTS

•SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE

• INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS

• SOCIETALCHALLENGES

Horizon 2020 – Objectives and structure

Industrial Leadership and Competitive Frameworks

Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (ICT, nano, materials, bio, manufacturing, space)

Access to risk finance

Innovation in SMEs

Excellent Science Base European Research Council Future and Emerging Technologies Marie Curie actions on skills, training and career development Research infrastructures

Shared objectives and principles

Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes

Supporting the objectives:

European Institute for Innovation and Technology

Joint Research Centre

Europe 2020 priorities European Research Area

Simplified access

International cooperation

Dissemination & knowledge transfer

Tackling Societal Challenges Health, demographic change and wellbeing Food security, sustainable agriculture and

the bio-based economy Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate action & Resource Efficiency

including Raw Materials Inclusive, innovative and secure societies

“HORIZON 2020”: MAIN FEATURES

DURATION: · 7 years (2014-2020)

BUDGET: · 88 billion € (current prices)

SMART, GREEN AND INTEGRATEDTRANSPORT: · 7.2 billion € (current prices)

SCOPE: · from research to innovation

IMPLEMENTATION: · continued stakeholder engagement:

maintaining and possibly extending JTIs and PPPs

FUNDING SCHEMES: · fewer, more flexible and user-friendly

· covering research and innovation

SMART, GREEN AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT IN “HORIZON 2020”

The challenge:to achieve a transport system that is• resource efficient• environmentally friendly• safe and seamlessfor the benefit of citizens, economy and society

The logic:• a holistic approach…• …that recognises modal specificities;• that is focused on the societal challenges…• …and takes into account the imperatives of competitiveness.

STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE

• policy objectives/industry goals/user needs

• TRANSPORT WHITE PAPER

• holistic approach/modal specificities

• competitiveness/sustainability

• technology integration/socio-economic dimension

• means/infrastructures/systems/services

• aviation/road/rail/waterborne/urban/cross-cutting

SUSTAIN

ABL

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RESOURCE EFFICIENT TRANSPORTTHAT RESPECTS THE ENVIRONMENT – railway

research and innovation• Cleaner and quieter vehicles

- energy storage and energy supply infrastructure

- lighter vehicles, new materials, innovative design

• Smart equipment, infrastructures and services:

- efficient use and management of the rail infrastructure

- autonomous and efficient maintenance and inspection systems

- climate resilience of infrastructures

- accessibility and social inclusiveness

• Improved transport and mobility in urban areas

SEAM

LESS• Substantial reduction of traffic congestion - ‘door-to-door’

transport system

- multimodal transport management

- information and payment system

- accesibility

• Improved mobility of people and freight

- optimisation of the railway network management

- Interoperability, efficient use of the infrastructure

- new positioning, navigation and timing applications (Galileo and

EGNOS satellite navigation systems)

- rapid responses to crisis events and extreme weather

BETTER MOBILITY, LESS CONGESTION, MORE SAFETY AND SECURITY - railway research

and innovation (1)

SEAM

LESS• new concepts of freight transport and logistics

- combine high performance and low environmental impact vehicles with

smart, secure on-board and infrastructure-based systems

- e-Freight vision of a paperless freight transport process

• reducing accidents and casualties, improving security

- passive and active safety, preventive safety, and enhanced automation

and training processes to reduce the impact of human errors

- integration of security aspects in the planning and management of

passenger and freight flows

BETTER MOBILITY, LESS CONGESTION, MORE SAFETY AND SECURITY - railway

research and innovation (2)

COMPET

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GLOBAL LEADERSHIP FOR THE EUROPEAN TRANSPORT INDUSTRY - railway research and

innovation• next generation of transport means

- development of innovative vehicles incorporating intelligent control systems

• on board, smart control systems

- vehicle/infrastructure communication

• advanced production processes

- lower lifecycle cost, facilitate vehicle standardisation and certification; fast and cost efficient design and manufacturing (including assembly, maintenance and automation)

• new transport concepts

- innovative transport systems, incl. automated vehicles

SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND FORWARD LOOKING ACTIVITIES FOR POLICY

MAKING

RESPONSIV

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• actions to support policy analysis and development

• user behaviour, social acceptance, mobility patterns

• business models

• impact of policy measures

• long term scenarios and prospective studies

• transport and spatial planning

• accessibility issues

• transport economics

STRONG PARTICIPATION BY SMES

• Integrated approach - around 15% of the total budget for societal challenges and LEITs to go to SMEs

• Simplification of particular benefit to SMEs (e.g. single entry point)

• A new SME instrument, will be used across all societal challenges as well as for the LEITs

• A dedicated activity for research-intensive SMEs in 'Innovation in SMEs'.

• 'Access to risk finance' will have a strong SME focus (debt and equity

facility)          

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

• main drivers for international cooperation in transport R&I:

- global challenges, common problems

- cross-border interoperability: Eur- Asian landbridge

- international standards and global systems

- access to knowledge, access to markets

• mutual benefit, without hampering competition

• primarily with leading partner countries and neighbouring

countries

Main funding schemesmax 100% of eligible costs

(70% for demos and close to market activities)• Collaborative projects

whole range of R&D activities, carried out by transnational consortia

• Support actions

e.g.: dissemination, coordination, expert support, studies, etc.

• Dedicated instrument for innovative SMEs

3 stages: feasibility/ main grant/ follow up

• Programme co-funding

grants to national programmes for coordination and joint actions

• Cash prize contests

to stimulate breakthroughs in science, research and innovation

• Financial engineering

NEXT STEPS H2020 (TENTATIVE)

30 Nov. 2011 – Commission proposals adopted

2012-2013 – EP and Council deliberations

2013 – EP and Council decisions

2nd semester 2013 – Preparation of 1st Work Programme

Rail Public-Private Partnership Proposal (Shift²Rail)

Current situation

• Proposal led by UNIFE (rail manufacturer’s association)

• Initiative in line with Transport White Paper objectives, in which rail plays a significant role

• Strong technology focus, centered around 2 main objectives (increasing capacity and competitiveness)

• Initial proposal (version July 2012) being reviewed by DG RTD and DG MOVE

• Official feedback to follow this week

Further information• CORDIS: http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html

• Call for experts (evaluators and reviewers): PLEASE REGISTERhttp://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7

• Transport web site: • RTD: http://ec.europa.eu/research/transport/index_en.html• MOVE: http://ec.europa.eu/research/transport/index_en.cfm

• Helpdesk: http://ec.europa.eu/research/new_hp/index.cfm?pg=enquiries

• IPR helpdesk • http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org/

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ERRAC history

A unique body bringing together:

Railway undertakings Infrastructure companies Urban and regional transport operators Manufacturing industry Representatives of the EU Member

States Customer groups Academics institutions Member States European Commission

With the aim of achieving consensus on priorities for railway research and guiding research efforts towards common strategy

Set up in 2001 with the ambitious goals of :

• embracing the Transport White Paper objectives

• creating a single European body able to contribute to

• and the revitalisation and the competitiveness of the European rail sector through more

innovation and more co-ordinated research activities.

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ERA

ETPs

NTPs

Other bodies

Plenary

Extended support group and Management (WP)

WP01 The greening of

surface transport

Approach was based on the main priorities of the updated 2007 SRRA:

1. Energy and Environment2. Personal Security 3. Test, Homologation and Safety 4. Competitiveness and enabling technologies 5. Strategy and Economics 6. Infrastructure

These have been “translate” to the 6 priorities of the EC FP7 priorities for Transport Research (Cross reference/Matrix) + adding an Evaluation and Rail research Database and a Management WP.

WP02 Encouraging modal shift and decongesting transport

corridors

WP03 Ensuring sustainable

urban transport

WP04

Improving safety and

security

WP05

Strengthening competitiveness

WP06 Evaluation and rail

research data base

ERRAC- ROADMAP Project 2009 – 2012 (ended 31 July)

Supporting the ERRAC Adivisory Council tasks

WP07 Communication

The project has produced 9 Roadmaps with research priorities, an integrated Roadmap, A Railroute 2050 document and the evaluation of 75 + EU funded Rail Research projects

Rail Vision for 2050

Business perspective

ERRAC“Rail Route 2050”

•Draw together the current route mapping initiatives – give them a 2050 slant

•Develop strategic and measurable research objectives taking account of Cost, Capacity,

Carbon, Customer, Co-Modality, Communication, Culture

R&D projectsdevelop the objectives, new technology

JTI, UIC...

Challenge 2050: The Rail Sector

Vision

Documents existing or in preparation

• Rail Route 2050• ERRAC Route Maps

• ERRAC SRRA

• Shift²Rail – proposal and action plan

• Projects proposed/being

delivered by the • Rail Stakeholders

New strategic approach of ERRAC

ERRAC Governance

ERRAC Plenary

Operational Steering UnitChaired by Vice Chair Operators

Meetings4 x year

Strategic Board of ERRAC and Strategic Council for JTI

2 Chairs + Max 8 High-level persons+ Customers (pass and freight) + EC

(observers)

AcademiaUser

groups

Railway UndertakingsInfra ManagersUrban Rail operatorsSupply IndustryUniversitiesR&D InstitutesCustomer OrganisationsMember StatesEuropean Commission

Effective April 2012Vice Chair Academia

Chair: Manufacturers

Vice Chair: OperatorsVice Chair

MS

Updated Dec 6th 2011

NTP’s

ETP’s