IB-POWER Kick-off meeting

Slide 1 PERFORMANCE 2nd General Assembly, Aix Les Bains, 17 January 2008IBPOWER Kick-off Meeting, IES-UPM Madrid, 7 February 2008

David Anderson

DG ResearchEuropean Commission

IB-POWERKick-off meeting


1) FP7 (2007-2013)

2) Contractual issues

3) PV & Energy Policy


FP7 (2007-2013)


FP7 (2007 – 2013)Total budget €50bn

Cooperation; 32.413

JRC (non-nuclear);

1.751

Capacities; 4.097

People; 4.750

Ideas; 7.510

(Fusion, fission & JRC nuclear activities covered in separate Euratom treaty €2.7bn)


Cooperation (€32.4 bn)

6.100

1.935

9.050

3.475

2.350

1.890

4.160

0.623

1.430

1.400

0 2 4 6 8 10

1. Health

2. Food, Agriculture, Fisheries,Biotechnology

3. Information & CommunicationTechnologies

4. Nano-sciences, Nano-technologies,Materials & New Production Technologies

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities

9. Space

10. Security


FP7: 2007 call

ultra-thin silicon wafers & processing DG TREN

improved production equipment DG TREN

thin-film crystalline silicon on glass DG RTD

heterojunctions (a-Si, c-Si) DG RTD

concentration photovoltaics DG RTD

intermediate bandgap cells DG RTD

dye-sensitised solar cells DG RTD


FP7: 2008 call

• smaller call because budget partially spent in 2007

• published 30 Nov 2007 (all info www.cordis.lu)

• deadline 26 Feb 2008 17:00 (1st stage)

Topics of potential interest for PV:

• ENERGY.2008.2.1.1: Enhancing strategic international cooperation initiatives in the field of concentration photovoltaics

• ENERGY.2008.10.1.2: Novel materials for energy applications

• ENERGY.2008.10.1.1: Future emerging technologies (FET)


FP7 Contractual Issues

Slide 9 PERFORMANCE 2nd General Assembly, Aix Les Bains, 17 January 2008

Maximum reimbursement

rates

Research and technological development activities (*)

Demonstration

activities

Management

of the consortium

activities

Other

activities

Network of excellence

50%

75% (**)

100%

100%

Collaborative project (****)

50%

75% (**)

50%

100%

100%

Coordination and support

action

100% (***)

100% (***)

(*) Research and technological development includes scientific coordination. (**) For beneficiaries that are non profit public bodies, secondary and higher education establishments, research organisations and SMEs (***)The reimbursement of indirect eligible costs, in the case of coordination and support actions, may reach a maximum 7% of the direct eligible costs, excluding the direct eligible costs for subcontracting and the costs of reimbursement of resources made available by third parties which are not used on the premises of the beneficiary. (****) Including research for the benefit of specific groups (in particular SMEs).

Upper funding limits


Eligible Costs

Eligible • Actual/average personnel costs• Incurred during duration of project• In accordance with the usual accounting and management

principles of beneficiary• Recorded in the accounts of beneficiary• Used for the sole purpose of achieving the objectives of the

project• Indicated in the estimated overall budget annexed to the

GA

Non-eligible (identifiable indirect taxes including VAT…)


Direct costs

• No cost models • All beneficiaries report all their real direct

costs• Those in AC in FP6 can claim their permanent

personnel costs


Indirect Costs

1) Real indirect costs / Simplified method2) Standard flat rate of 20% of direct costs3) Special transitional flat rate of 60% of direct costs for

Non-profit Public Bodies, Secondary and Higher Education establishments, Research Organisations and SME unable to identify real indirect costs for funding schemes with RTD until 31/01/2009

* For CSA limit of 7% of direct costs

Calculation = Flat rate * Direct costs - (subcontracting +

resources from 3rd parties not used on the premises of the beneficiary)


Average personnel costs

Average personnel costs accepted if :

Consistent with the management principles and accounting practices of beneficiary

Identified according to a methodology approved by the Commission

They do not significantly differ from actual personnel costs


Certificate on financial statements

•Mandatory for a beneficiary when its cumulative EC contribution exceeds 375,000€ •When the EC contribution is less than 375.000€, no CFS not even at the end of the project •For projects of 2 years or less, no intermediate CFS. Obligation of submission only at the end if contribution ≥ 375.000€ and covering all eligible costs•If a certification on the methodology is provided, no intermediate CFS, only at the end if contribution ≥ 375.000€ and covering all eligible costs


Payment modalities

Pre-financing (45 days after entry into force of GA=date of signature by EC)

Interim payments based on financial statements (EC contribution= amounts justified & accepted * funding rate)

Final payment


Prefinancing

• Article 6 of GA: 45 days delay after entry into force of GA

• As indication, 160% of estimated average EU funding per reporting period (=max EC contribution/n° of periods)

• 5% of maximum EC contribution (Art. 5.1 GA) is transferred from the prefinancing to Guarantee Fund

• Coordinator is deemed to have received full prefinancing


Interim payments

• Based on submission of periodic reports within 60 days after the end of each reporting period including:

1. Overview of the progress of work2. Report on the use of the resources3. Form C for each beneficiary (financial statement)4. Summary Financial Report consolidating claimed EC contribution of all

beneficiaries5. Certification of costs if needed (cumulative EC contribution ≥ 375,000€)

• Community financial contribution corresponding to the amount accepted for each reporting period

• Prefinancing+Interim payments≤ 90% of max. EC contribution

• EC has 105 days after reception of reports to evaluate and execute the payment: EC may approve, suspend the time limit, reject (possible termination of the project) or suspend the payment


Final payment

• Final reports to be submitted by coordinator 60 days after end of project:

1. Publishable summary report, conclusions and socioeconomic impact

2. Report on wider societal implications and a plan on use and dissemination of foreground

3. Forms C for each participant + Summary Financial Report4. Report on the distribution of the EC contribution 30 days

after receipt of final payment• Final amount recovers 10%retention+5% to GF (if

possible)• Final total Community contribution ≤ Total eligible

costs + Receipts


Guarantee Fund

• No financial but technical collective liability• Establishment of a participant’s Guarantee Fund to cover risks

• Amount of 5% of EC contribution• GF covers operations with interests generated• If interests are not sufficient, EC keeps 1% of EC contribution at final payment not from public bodies, legal entities guaranteed by a ME or Ac or secondary or higher education establishments


ExampleProject duration: 3 yearsReporting periods:

P1: Months 1-12 P2: Months 13-24 P3: Months 25-36

Maximum EC contribution: 3,000.000 €Average EU funding per period: 1,000.000 €Prefinancing+Interim payments≤ 90% of EC contribution

= 2,700.000€• Pre-financing (160%) → 1.6 Mio€ - 150,000€ to GF = 1,450.000€• 1st Interim payment 1Mio€ accepted, payment → 1,000.000€• 2nd Interim payment 1Mio€ accepted but paid already

2,600.000€ → Retention 10%=>2,700.000€ → 100,0000€

• Final payment really paid 2,550.000€:150,000+300,000+2,550.000 = 3,000.000€


Amendments

• Coordinator requests amendments on behalf of the consortium

• Coordinator can accept an amendment proposed by the Commission

• For addition/withdrawal of partner: tacit approval after 45 days


Energy Policy and Photovoltaics


• GHG emissions reduced by 20%

• Renewable energy to 20% of consumption

• Bio-fuels to supply 10% of all transport fuel

• Energy efficiency increase of 20%

EU Energy Policy: 2020 Targets

Presidency Conclusions, Brussels European Council8/9 March 2007


EU 2020 Targets:A closer look






EU GHG: Progress so far

20% GHG by 2020

“Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2006”, EEA Report 09/2006


Sustainable Emission Pathways

20% by 2020

“UN Human Development Report 2007/2008”, November 2007


EU 2020 Targets:A closer look






EU Renewable Energies: Progress so far

19902010

targets

RES 4.4% 12%

RES-e 12.2% 21%

biofuels <0.3% 5.75%

2020

target

20%

-

10%

2010

expected

9%

18%

<4.2%






PV and GHG Emissions

“Environmental impacts of PV electricity generation - a critical comparison of energy supply options, E. A. Alsema”, et al, 21st European PV Solar Energy Conference, Dresden, 4-8 September 2006.


PV Deployment in EU

2020: 50 to 150 GW: 1.5 to 4.5% EU ELC

Future prospects: 10% in 2030, 30% in 2040


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