dg rtd k.4 – research fund for coal & steel (rfcs) 1 introduction to the the research...

DG RTD K.4 – Research Fund for Coal & Steel (RFCS)DG RTD K.4 – Research Fund for Coal & Steel (RFCS)

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Introduction to thethe Research Programme of the

Research Fund for Coal and Steel(RFCS)

Michel Andrieu Deputy Head of Unit

DG RTD Directorate Energy


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What is the RFCS Programme?

1. Overview

2. Practical aspects for applicants

3.Evaluation Procedure

4. Useful tips & weblinks


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1. Overview


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The ECSC Treaty

1952• European Coal and Steel

Community Treaty (ECSC)

• Duration: 50 years

The ECSC Treaty


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COALis and will remain a key component in

the fuel mix40% of the world electricty production28% of the EU 27 electricity production


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Coal Production and Import in Europe 2002

countrycoal

productionlignite

productioncoal import

in Mt

EU-15 74,5 262,7 177,8

EU-10 new member states

117,2 128,6 11,1

EU-25 191,7 391,3 188,8

Mainly for power plants Less than 10% for coking plants and briquettes


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Coal's Significanceto Power Supply

Hydro/other

Nuclear

Coal

Gas

Oil

Grosspower generation

EU 152,599 TWh

EU 252,926 TWh

Coal isa crucial pillarof European energy supplyWith the EU's extensionto the east, coal's significancewill increase

32 %27 %

Coal is a crucial pillar of power generation in the EU 15

In the EU Accession Countries 67% of power generation is based on coal

Steel and base material industries depend on coal

Source: EU Commission, 2000 figures

EU+10327 TWh

67%


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STEEL :The growing influence of Asia


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Crude Steel Production by Region

2002 2003 2004 2004 2004/2003

Mt Mt Mt share in % variation in %

CHINA 182 222 272 25,8 22,5

EU25 181 184 193 18,3 5,2

JAPAN 108 111 113 10,7 2,0

OTHER ASIA 105 109 114 10,8 4,4

USA 92 94 99 9,4 5,6

OTHER AMERICA 72 76 80 7,6 6,2

RUSSIA 60 61 66 6,2 6,7

UKRAINE 34 37 39 3,7 4,9

REST OF THE WORLD 71 76 80 7,6 6,5

WORLD 904 969 1057 100,0 9,0

2002 2003 2004 2004 2004/2003

Mt Mt Mt share in % variation in %

CHINA 182 222 272 25,8 22,5

EU25 181 184 193 18,3 5,2

JAPAN 108 111 113 10,7 2,0

OTHER ASIA 105 109 114 10,8 4,4

USA 92 94 99 9,4 5,6

OTHER AMERICA 72 76 80 7,6 6,2

RUSSIA 60 61 66 6,2 6,7

UKRAINE 34 37 39 3,7 4,9

REST OF THE WORLD 71 76 80 7,6 6,5

WORLD 904 969 1057 100,0 9,0


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Main steel producers in the world

1. Mittal Steel (Nederland)2. Arcelor (Luxemburg)3. Nippon Steel (Japan)4. JFE (Japan)5. POSCO (South Korea)6. Shanghai Bao Steel (China)7. Corus (Great Britain)8. US Steel (USA)9. ThyssenKrupp Stahl (Germany)


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Steel from ores

in million of tons


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Steel from ores

• 70% of seaborne trade in iron ore is in the hands of 3 companies:– Companhia Vale do Rio

Doce (CVRD) – Brazil– Broken Hill Proprietary

Company Billiton (BHP Billiton) – Australia + England

– Rio Tinto Group - Australia


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Steel Producers


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The decisions :• to transfer the ECSC assets

to the European Community• to create the Research Fund

for Coal and Steel (RFCS) are enshrined in

a Protocol to the Treaty


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A SMART FINANCIAL DESIGN

1 February 2003: creation of the RFCS

– Assets left in 2002 at the expiry

of the European Coal Steel Community Treaty (ECSC) :

~ 1600 Million €

– The management of these ECSC assets results in

yearly returns (~60 M€)

now used to support industrial R&D

in the coal & Steel

– This R&D support is cost-free for the EU tax-payer!

WHY the RFCS Programme?WHY the RFCS Programme?


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• A research programme with a budget of ~60 M€/year

• Promoting industrial research in the field of

– Coal

– Steel

• Open & continuous call for proposals for

– Research projects (60% funding)

– Pilot & Demonstration projects (40% funding)

– Accompanying measures

– Deadline: 15 September of each year

• Separate from the FP…yet closely co-ordinated & complementary

WHAT is the RFCS Programme?WHAT is the RFCS Programme?

RFCS funding allocation

~ 44 M€/y

~ 16 M€/y

Coal27.2%

Steel72.8%


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Improving the competitive position of Community Coal

Efficient protection of the Environment & improvement

of the use of coal as a clean energy source

Health and Safety in Mines

Management of external dependence on

energy supply

RFCS research priorities - CoalRFCS research priorities - Coal


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New and improved steel making &

finishing techniques

RTD and the utilisation of steel

Conservation of resources and improvement

of working conditions

RFCS research priorities - SteelRFCS research priorities - Steel


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The C

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Technical GroupsTechnical Groups

CAG/SAGCAG/SAG

COSCOCOSCO

RFCS Programme ManagementRFCS Programme Management

Programme CommitteeRepresentatives of the

Member States (1)

Coal / Steel Advisory GroupSenior Experts (2)

12 Technical GroupsHighly qualified experts for

project monitoring & review (2)

+ independent Evaluation Experts for selection of projects 2)

(1) Appointed by the Member States(2) Appointed by the EC


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Project monitoring by Technical GroupsProject monitoring by Technical Groups

• Project monitoring (review) is based on a peer review mechanism

• Technical Group consisting of highly qualified experts appointed by the Commission

• Project co-ordinators present the progress & results of their project to Technical Group


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Coal technical groupsCoal technical groups

•TGC 1 – Coal mining operation, mine infrastructure and management, unconventional use of coal deposits

•TGC 2 – Coal preparation, conversion and upgrading

•TGC 3 – Coal combustion, clean and efficient coal technologies, CO2 capture


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Coal Technical GroupsCoal Technical Groups

SOURCING CONVERSION COMBUSTION

• Coal miningCoal mining• Mine infrastructure & Mgt.Mine infrastructure & Mgt.• COCO22 geol. storage geol. storage• Underground gasificationUnderground gasification• CBM, ECBM, CBM, ECBM, • … …

•Coal preparationCoal preparation• Coal gasificationCoal gasification• Hydrogen from coalHydrogen from coal• SynfuelsSynfuels• … …

• Clean & efficient coal combustionClean & efficient coal combustion• Carbon management strategiesCarbon management strategies• COCO22 capture capture• Zero emissions & high efficient PGZero emissions & high efficient PG• Co-combustion coal & biomass/wasteCo-combustion coal & biomass/waste• CHP from coalCHP from coal• … …

35% 22% 43%

Average RFCS funding allocation for COAL projects (2005-2007)


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A flagship project - Coal: COMTES700 A flagship project - Coal: COMTES700

Component Test Facility for a Power Plant operating at700°C

• Component Test Facility

• advanced materials

• 20,000h testing

• July 2004 – Dec 2009

• Host Plant: E-ON Scholven F, Gelsenkirchen (D)

• Budget: 15.2M€

• 57% by power producers

• 40% by RFCS

• 3% by equipment suppliers

• Final Objective:

η > 50% Coal Power Plant


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TGS - Technical Groups SteelTGS - Technical Groups Steel

TGS 1: Ore agglomeration and iron making

TGS 2: Steel making 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


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EC support to ULCOS is twofold:5.1 Million € from RFCS 20 Million € from RTDFP

THYSSEN, AirLiquide, Arcelor, BFI, Corus, CRM, Kuttner, LKAB, Paul Wurth, ILVA, Dillinger, Voest Alpine

• Objective(RFCS part): 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 iron making process

A flagship project - Steel: ULCOS A flagship project - Steel: ULCOS


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Example of project having an impact on Standards

• RFS-PR-07033-Analysis of fitting noise propagation in steel lightweight constructions and design solutions for their prevention-AFINOPRO (Requested funding approx. 500.000Euro)

• The proposal concerns the correct measurement of noise propagation conform to the EN ISO 38221" Laboratory tests on noise emission from applications and equipment used in water supply installation" and the development of design rules for the lightweight steel walls bearing the fittings.

• The deliverables of the work in term of industrial interest, prospects and strategic relevance can be summarised in the following items:

• Optimised and validated solutions for industrial lightweight steel based dry construction for fitting noise ≤30dB

• Design rules for low excitation pipe systems • Design rules for secondary vibratory systems to annihilate the vibration energy

of dry construction compounds • Supplementary document" Advanced Solutions for Silent Plumbing Design in

Dry Construction Buildings"


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2. Practical Aspects


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Principles of participation

• Any undertaking, research institute, university or

natural person established in the EU

• No threshold & no limitNo threshold & no limit on budget & consortium size on budget & consortium size

• Third country partners are welcomed

(though not eligible for EC funding)

Nota: Applicants may not be directly connected to the coal

and steel industries but the objectives of the proposal

has to be within the scope of the programme

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?


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2 main categories of proposals:

• Research (funding up to 60 %)

• Pilot & Demonstration (funding up to 40 %)

• Accompanying measures• (1) Information exchange & dissemination activities • (2) Promotion of knowledge gained • [ (3) Training & mobility of researchers ]

WHAT CAN BE FUNDED?WHAT CAN BE FUNDED?


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3. Evaluation Procedure


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Evaluation: 3 steps

Each proposal is read and evaluated independently by

3 evaluators

A meeting is convened by a Commission officer

Outcome is summarised in a consensus report


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Consensus meeting


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Evaluation criteria

1. Scientific and technical approach• Eliminating threshold : if mark < 3, proposal is rejected

2. Innovative content• Eliminating threshold: if mark < 3, proposal is rejected

3. Industrial interest and scientific / technical prospects

4. Community added value and contribution to EU-Policies

5. Consistency of resources and quality of partnership

5 CRITERIA SCORED 0 TO 5:5 CRITERIA SCORED 0 TO 5:


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Bonus explanationBonus explanation

Criterion 4 - Industrial interest, scientific/technical prospects:

Which of the current priority(ies) listed in the Information Package are addressed in the proposal?

Priority addressed: scoring range 0 to 5

Priority not addressed: scoring range 0 to 4


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The consensus meeting

…is meant to share views and reach agreement!


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does not lead to an averaging of marks :

(1+3+5)/3 is not = 3 !

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• does not lead to a vote !


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Consensus Outcome

• Should be an agreed text which experts believe reflects their common assessment

• Consequently experts should be ready to change their score to mirror their shared views

• The final score should reflect the agreed text !


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A successful consensus meeting !


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Statistics: Number of proposals received per year

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Total 156 177 208 190 179 118

coal 40 34 35 36 36 21steel 116 143 173 154 143 97


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Projects funded since the start of the programme for period

2003-2007• 48 Coal projects Total EC support : 77 M€

• 237 Steel projects Total EC support : 350 M€

• Average size of project support :

Coal: 1.6 M€

Steel: 0.95 M€


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Proposals recommended for funding

in 2008- Country distribution of all successful applicantsCoal

Steel

DE FR IT BE NL LUX UK EI DK GR ES PT AT SE FI PL HU CZ SK SI EE LI LT CY MT BG RO CAN NO CH S

14 4 - - 1 - 11 - - - 11 - 1 2 - 9 - 2 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 5812 (21%)

Origin of applicants

DE FR IT BE NL LUX UK EI DK GR ES PT AT SE FI PL HU CZ SK SI EE LI LT CY MT BG RO CAN NO CH S

60 17 30 20 6 6 11 - 1 4 27 6 7 24 8 1 1 3 - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 2334 (1,7%)

Origin of applicants


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TYPICAL SUCCESS RATE

• approx. 30% for steel

• between 25% and 30% for coal


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Overall funding in the coal area since the start of the

programme


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Overall funding in the steel area since the start of the

programme


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4. Useful tips & weblinks for applicants


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SOME REMARKS &

ADVICE TO APPLICANTS• Strong competition

• Proposals are of high quality level

• Long process: start early with experienced partners!

• Descriptions should be short & concise

• Test your application via ‘neutral’ proof-readers

• Make use of the project synopsis

• Where appropriate, do not hesitate to volunteer as an expert (TG or Evaluator)


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Useful information on RFCS

• RFCS dedicated website: http://cordis.europa.eu/coal-steel-rtd/

• Information Package→ available as hard copies→ download from website

http://cordis.europa.eu/coal-steel-rtd/infopack.htm

• Latest published technical reports: http://bookshop.europa.eu/

http://cordis.europa.eu/library/

• Synopsis of ongoing RFCS projects (2003-2006):ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/coal-steel-rtd/docs/synopsisrfcs_2003-2006_en.pdf

• Register as Technical Expert:•http://cordis.europa.eu/experts

• European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP):http://cordis.europa.eu/estep/

• COMTES700 demonstration project: http://www.comtes700.org/index.xhtml


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Should you have any further queries

Please contact a Scientific Officer

listed on our website

&

Thank you for your attention!

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