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New public-private partnerships for research in the manufacturing, construction and automotive sectorsEuropean PPP research supports economic recoveryProgress Report: July 2012

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Three research public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been implemented as part of the European Economic Recovery Plan, adopted in November 2008, to tackle the consequences of the global economic downturn that badly affected key sectors of European industry. Launched by the European Commission in early 2009, these PPPs fund research and innovation in the manu-facturing, construction, and automotive sectors to boost competitiveness and increase employment.

The implemented partnerships are:• inthemanufacturingsector,aEUR1.2billion‘Factories

of the Future (FoF)’ PPP initiative to promote the com-petitivenessandsustainabilityofEuropeanmanufac-turingindustry;

• intheconstructionsector,aEUR1billion‘Energy-efficientBuildings (EeB)’ PPP initiative to promote green technolo-giesandthedevelopmentofenergyefficientsystemsandmaterialsinnewandrenovatedbuildingstoradi-callyreducetheirenergyconsumptionandCO2emissions;and

• intheautomotivesector,aEUR5billion‘GreenCars(GC)’PPPinitiativetoimprovethesustainabilityofallEuropeanroad transport and accelerate the move towards electri-ficationofroadandurbantransport.BesidesEUR1billionforresearchactivities,thebudgetincludesaEUR4billionloanfacilityforotherresearchandsupportmeasuresfrom theEuropean InvestmentBank (EIB) under itsEuropeanCleanTransportFacility(ECTF).

Positive assessment and experiences

The first generation of the PPP projects is now moving towardsasuccessfulconclusion.Anumberofprojectshavealreadyfiledpatentapplications,andmoreareexpectedtodo the same in the coming months. Results and exploitation plansarealsobecomingmuchmoretangible,withtargetmarketsstartingtobemoreclearlydefined.

TheinterimassessmentofthethreePPPsbyanExpertGroup,publishedinMay2011,issupportiveoftheseinitia-tives,whichareseenasausefulapproachtoresearchandinnovationwithdirectindustrialbenefit.ThePPPswerefoundtohavebeensuccessfulinengagingtopindustrialcompanies, inparticularSMEs,besidesmanyresearchorganisationsanduniversities,whichhasledtoahighpar-ticipationoflargeindustryandSMEs,totallingonaveragemorethan55%oftheparticipantsinthePPPprojects,andwithSMEsreceivingabove20%ofthetotalECfund-ing.Anumberofpotentialimprovementswerealsosug-gestedsuchasbettercoordinationacross thevariousparticipating FP7 Themes and strengthening the dissemi-nation of the results.

Partnering

ThekeyroleofpartneringisrecognisedinaEuropeanCom-missionCommunication,publishedinSeptember2011,entitled ‘Partnering in Research and Innovation’. This docu-ment addresses the importance of partnering activities involvingtheEuropeanUnion,theMemberStatesandtheEuropeanindustrywhichcanstimulateeconomicgrowthandemployment,andprovidethebasisfortacklingthemajor socio-economic and environmental challenges. Part-neringisespeciallyimportantinthecurrenteconomiccrisisasthesqueezeonpublicandprivateinvestmentinresearchand innovation means that Europe must use existing resourcesevenmoreeffectively.

InitialpartneringworkinthePPPswasfocusedonthequickdeliveryofresultsandontheexplorationofastrategyforthelongerterm.TostructuredialoguebetweenthepublicandprivatesidesofeachPPP,theEuropeanCommissioninvited representatives of the industrial and research stakeholderstotakepart inAd-hocIndustrialAdvisoryGroups,whichhelpedidentifytheresearchandinnovationpriorities. This approach also led to the preparation of thethreeMulti-annualRoadmaps,whichcovertheperiod

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uptotheendof2013.Workisnowinprogresswiththeaimtohavenewroadmapsreadybyearly2013tosup-port the proposed continuation of PPP activities under Horizon 2020.

Long-term strategy

Eventhoughtheywerelaunchedundertheshort-termEuropeanEconomicRecoveryPlan,thePPPsarestronglycontributingtowardsthedevelopmentofaknowledge-basedandlow-carbonEUeconomy,whichiskeytoachiev-ingtheaimsoftheEurope2020Strategy.Thisstrategy,withtheInnovationUnionflagshipatitscore,seekstoguideEurope’srecovery,aswellasthecreationofamorecompetitive,sustainable,andinclusiveeconomy.

Thisstrategicalignmentofprivateandpublicresearchobjectiveshasbeenfacilitatinganincreasedindustrialpar-ticipationintheEuropeanR&Defforts,providingmoreeffectiveoutputs.However,nothingstandsstillforthesePPPs in a fast changing world. While manufacturing output is11%higherthanitslowestvalueinearly2009,itisstillsome9%belowitsformerpeakinearly2008.Economicdatashowgrowthintheautomotivesectorintheyears2010and2011,buttheshorttermoutlookforthissectorispessimisticintermsofemploymentandneworders.Thesituationintheconstructionsectorisstillshowingasub-stantial contraction.

TheEuropeanEconomicRecoveryPlanandtheestablish-ment of the PPPs was a response to an economic downturn. However,thenatureofthemacro-economicdifficultieshaschangedtooneofheavynationaldebtswiththeinevitablecutsinpublicsectorspendingresultinginadampeningofgrowth.Inthemeantime,tacklingtheproblemofresourceefficiencyandclimatechangemitigationremainsapress-ing challenge for all the sectors represented in the PPPs. Competitivepressures,arisingfromthecontinuingdevelop-ment of powerful competitor economies in Asia and South America,arealsoincreasing.

ThissetofcircumstancesisuniqueinEurope’slonghistory,and these challenges pose threats to Europe’s position in theworld,which thePPPswill have to continue toaddress.EuropeneedstoundertakeR&Dwiththeappliedresearchcompetenciesofindustryanduniversitiessyner-gisticallycombined,usingapproachessuchasthePPPsthatenableresultstobebroughttomarketmuchfasterthan at present.

Horizon 2020

The Commission’s proposal for Horizon 2020 was adopted on30November2011andispresentlyindiscussionattheCouncilandtheEuropeanParliament.Withabudgetof

EUR80billionfortheperiod2014-2020,itwouldbringtogether in a single coherent programme the entire EC funding for research and innovation. Horizon 2020 will investinresearchandinnovation,inparticularbypromot-ingactivitieswhere industrycontributestosettingtheagenda. To help ensure that the European Union remains globallycompetitiveinkeyindustries,innovationactivitiesshouldbeenhanced.

ForanyPPPstobesupportedaspartofHorizon2020,theywill need to meet all the required criteria. In the European Commission’sproposal,theseinclude:demonstratingthattheyprovideaddedvalueatEUlevel;ascaleofimpactonindustrialcompetitiveness,sustainablegrowth,andsocio-economicissueswhichisdemonstrablygreaterthanwhatwouldbeachievedwithoutusingthePPPmodel;organisa-tionfoundedontheprinciplesoftransparencyandopen-ness;clearlong-termcommitmentfromallpartnersbasedonasharedvisionandclearlydefinedobjectives;ascaleofresourcesdeployedthatleveragesadditionalinvestmentsinresearchandinnovation;cleardefinitionofrolesforeachofthepartners;and,agreedkeyperformanceindicators.

BoththepublicsideandtheprivatesideineachofthePPPsarekeenonaddressingtogetheralltheserequirements,sothatthesePPPsmaycontinueunderHorizon2020.

The three PPPs need to address the challenge of develop-ingthepartnershipsothatitbecomesanewmodelfororganisingresearchrelatedtotheirsector.Thekeyissueishowtobringresultstomarketmuchfasterthanatpresent.A holistic approach is part of the response to such a chal-lenge,ensuringthatbarrierstoexploitationareaddressedduringtheexecutionofRTDprojects,andfocussingonbothresearch aspects and innovation issues.

4th Calls

Followingthesuccessofthefirstthreeyears,afourthseriesofcross-thematiccalls,withatotalindicativeECcontributionofEUR593.45million, islaunchedinJuly2012bytheFP7Themesinvolved,asdetailedintheWorkProgramme 2013.

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The Factories of the Future (FoF) PPP is a collaboration between the European Commission and industry to support the development of enabling technologies and to foster innovation in the EU manufacturing sector, with a particular emphasis on SMEs. Its focus is on restoring growth and achieving sustainability, which requires boosting competitiveness and a strategic shift in Europe from cost-based competition to an approach based on the creation of higher added value.

Manufacturingplaysan important role intheEuropeaneconomy,accountingfor21%oftheEU’sGDP,and30mil-lionjobs–around20%ofEUemployment–withtwicethatnumberinrelatedservices.Thereareoftheorderof230000enterprises,mostofwhichareSMEs.Europeanmanufacturingisalsodominantininternationaltrade,lead-ingtheworldincarmanufacture,industrialmachineryandagricultural engineering.

Responding to an increasing demand for more customised andhigherqualityproductsisimportantforEuropeanman-ufacturing. There is also a need to address the ‘green’ chal-lengeofproducingmore,whileconsuminglessmaterial,usinglessenergyandcreatinglesswaste.Bothresearchanddemonstrationactivitiesareimportantinthiscontext,asisadoptinganapproachbasedoneco-designconcepts.

Successful Calls

The FoF initiative involves financial support from the NMP (Nanotechnologies,MaterialsandProductiontechnologies)and ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) Themes of FP7.

GoodparticipationfromindustryhasbeenachievedinthefirstthreeFoFCallsforProposals,withmanyhighqualityproposals received. The overall EC funds provided have alreadyreachedEUR415million.Intotal,542proposalsweresubmitted,with95retainedforfunding,includingpartnersfrom29countries,andrepresentingasuccessratecloseto18%.Industryrepresentsonaverage59%ofthe partners (and receives 52 % of the EC funding) with industrial SMEs corresponding to 29 % of the partners (and 24 % of the EC funds).

Current strategy

InJanuary2010,theFoFPPPAd-hocIndustrialAdvisoryGroup produced the Multi-annual Roadmap covering the period2009-2013,whichidentifiedthefollowingstrategicsub-domains:• sustainablemanufacturing;• ICT-enabledintelligentmanufacturing;• highperformancemanufacturing;and• exploiting new materials through manufacturing.

AchievingthebestpossiblecoverageofthisMulti-annualRoadmap was taken into account when defining theresearchtopicsforthefourthFoFCall,includedinWP2013(withatotalECcontributionofEUR230million).Therele-vantCallinformationisshowninthetableonthenextpage.

TohelpenlargetheimpactandvisibilityofthePPPresults,startingwiththethirdCalltherehasbeenanincreasedemphasison innovationactivities, inparticular throughdemonstration-targeted projects. These targeted projects addressissuessuchasstandardisation,prototypes,up-scalingandpilotimplementation,whilemaintaininglinkswith an equivalent amount of research activities. This also helpstoimprovetheattractivenessoftheFoFPPPtoSMEs,while at the same time increasing the leverage effect on pri-vate sector funding.

Progress

Intotal,61projectsarenowrunning,basedontheproposalsthat were selected from the first and second Calls. An addi-tional 34 projects resulting from the third Call are expected tostartintheverynearfuture.

Topics covered include the eco-factory, towards zero-defectsmanufacturing,virtualandsmartfactories,sustain-ablepredictivemaintenance forproductionequipment,high-performance manufacturing and high-precision tech-nologiesforhigh-quality3Dmicro-parts.

Challenges for the future

AsecondFoFImpactWorkshoptookplaceinMarch2012.Themainaimsweretopromotenetworkingandexchangeofinformationamongtherunningprojectsandtoenablediscussion regarding how to enhance the expected impacts ofthePPP.Awiderangeofissueshavebeenidentifiedbytheprojectsaspossiblebarrierstoachievingtheimpacts.Thechallengeisfindingwaysofworkingtogethertoaddressthese pre-competitive issues.

In the future the FoF PPP needs to move forward from the initialshort-termmodeofthepresentperiodlinkedtotheRecoveryPlan,intoanapproachthatreflectsthelonger-termneedtore-shapeEUmanufacturingsothatitisabletocompeteinglobalmarketswhilemaintainingitsactivitiesinEurope. Updating the Multi-annual Roadmap is therefore akeyissueforthePPP,andtheEuropeanFactoriesoftheFuture Research Association (EFFRA) is launching a wide stakeholderconsultation.

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Factories of the Future

FoF CROSS-THEMATIC CALL IN JULY 2012FP7

Theme Topic Funding scheme Budget (EUR M) Deadline

NMP

FoF.NMP.2013-1 Improveduseofrenewableresourcesatfactorylevel

DEMO-targeted collaborativeprojects

160

4 Dec 2012

FoF.NMP.2013-2 Innovativere-useofmodularequipmentbasedonintegratedfactorydesign


FoF.NMP.2013-3 Workplacesofthefuture:thenewpeople-centredproductionsite

Small or medium-sized collaborativeprojects

FoF.NMP.2013-4 Innovativemethodologiesaddressingsocialsustainabilityinmanufacturing

Coordination and Support Actions (Support action)

FoF.NMP.2013-5 Innovative design of personalised product-services and of their production processesbasedoncollaborativeenvironments

Large-scale integrated collaborativeprojects

FoF.NMP.2013-6 Mini-factoriesforcustomisedproductsusinglocalflexibleproduction


FoF.NMP.2013-7 Newhybridproductionsystemsinadvancedfactoryenvironmentsbasedonnewhuman-robotinteractivecooperation


FoF.NMP.2013-8 Innovativestrategiesforrenovationandrepairinmanufacturingsystems


FoF.NMP.2013-9Advancedconceptsfortechnology-basedbusinessapproachesaddressingproduct-servicesandtheirmanufacturinginglobalisedmarkets


FoF.NMP.2013-10Manufacturing processes for products made of composites or engineered metallic materials


FoF.NMP.2013-11Manufacturingofhighlyminiaturisedcomponents

SME-targeted collaborativeprojects

ICT

FoF-ICT-2013.7.1 Applicationexperimentsforroboticsandsimulations

CollaborativeProjects(IPonly) andSupportActions(SAonly)

70FoF-ICT-2013.7.2 Equipmentassessmentforsensorandlaserbasedapplications

CollaborativeProjects(IPonly) andCoordinationActions(CAonly)

Note: The above information is only indicative since the Calls of the Thematic Workprogrammes in 2013 had not been published at the time of preparing this brochure. Full details on topic content, the specific type of funding scheme and budget are provided in the relevant Workprogrammes for 2013.

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FoF CROSS-THEMATIC CALL IN JULY 2012FP7


NMP

FoF.NMP.2013-1 Improveduseofrenewableresourcesatfactorylevel


160

4 Dec 2012

FoF.NMP.2013-2 Innovativere-useofmodularequipmentbasedonintegratedfactorydesign


FoF.NMP.2013-3 Workplacesofthefuture:thenewpeople-centredproductionsite


FoF.NMP.2013-4 Innovativemethodologiesaddressingsocialsustainabilityinmanufacturing

Coordination and Support Actions (Support action)

FoF.NMP.2013-5 Innovative design of personalised product-services and of their production processesbasedoncollaborativeenvironments


FoF.NMP.2013-6 Mini-factoriesforcustomisedproductsusinglocalflexibleproduction


FoF.NMP.2013-7 Newhybridproductionsystemsinadvancedfactoryenvironmentsbasedonnewhuman-robotinteractivecooperation


FoF.NMP.2013-8 Innovativestrategiesforrenovationandrepairinmanufacturingsystems


FoF.NMP.2013-9Advancedconceptsfortechnology-basedbusinessapproachesaddressingproduct-servicesandtheirmanufacturinginglobalisedmarkets


FoF.NMP.2013-10Manufacturing processes for products made of composites or engineered metallic materials


FoF.NMP.2013-11Manufacturingofhighlyminiaturisedcomponents

SME-targeted collaborativeprojects

ICT

FoF-ICT-2013.7.1 Applicationexperimentsforroboticsandsimulations

CollaborativeProjects(IPonly) andSupportActions(SAonly)

70FoF-ICT-2013.7.2 Equipmentassessmentforsensorandlaserbasedapplications

CollaborativeProjects(IPonly) andCoordinationActions(CAonly)


The European Commission works with industry through the Energy-efficient Buildings (EeB) PPP to support research and demonstration activities that aim at the construction or renovation of European buildings to high energy-efficiency standards. The focus is on pro-moting green technologies and the development of energy-efficient systems and materials to boost the construction sector and to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions of new and renovated buildings.

Constructionactivitieswereprovidinginrecentyearsaround16millionjobsintheEU.Thissectorgeneratesabout10%ofEUGDPandisalsoresponsiblefor33%ofEurope’sCO2 emissions.

ThecurrentEUstockofresidentialandcommercialbuildingsissome160million.InallmajorEuropeancountries,newconstructionaddslessthan2%peryeartothebuildingstock.Hence,toachieveanenergy-efficientbuiltenviron-ment there is a need for a strong focus on the renovation ofexistingbuildings.

KeyissuesforthisPPPareensuringoptimisationofbothbuildinganddistrict-levelconcepts,withsignificantatten-tion paid to the development and integration of design and simulation tools,newmaterials,buildingsystemsandequipmentandICTforenergyefficiency.

Successful Calls

The EeB initiative involves financial support from the NMP (Nanotechnologies,MaterialsandProductiontechnologies),theICT(InformationandCommunicationTechnologies),theEnergy,andtheEnvironment(includingClimateChange)Themes of FP7.

Goodparticipationfromindustryhasbeenachieved inthethreeEeBCallsforProposalsissuedsofar,withmanygoodqualityproposalsreceived.TheoverallECfundspro-videdhavealreadyreachedEUR290.5million.Intotal315proposalsweresubmitted,with72retainedforfund-ing,includingpartnersfrom30countries,andrepresent-ingasuccessratecloseto23%.Industryrepresentsonaverage 52 % of the partners (and receives 45 % of the EC funding) with industrial SMEs corresponding to 23 % of the partners (and 18 % of the EC funds).

Current strategy

InJanuary2010,theAd-hocIndustrialAdvisoryGrouppre-sentedtheEeBMulti-annualRoadmap,whichidentifiedaseriesofstrategicsub-domains:• energy-efficientrefurbishmentofbuildings;• neutral/energy-positivenewbuildings;• energy-efficientdistricts/communities;

• horizontaltechnologicalaspects;and• horizontal organisational aspects.

TheMulti-annualRoadmaphashelpedfocusstakeholdersonalong-termcommonagendathatguaranteescontinuityandkeepsindustrykeentoparticipate.Theoptimalcover-ageofthisMulti-annualRoadmapwastakenintoaccountwhendefiningtheresearchtopicsfortheFourthEeBCalls,includedinWP2013(withatotalECcontributionofEUR246 million). The relevant Call information is shown in the tableonthenextpage.

Progress

AsaresultofthefirsttwoCalls,41projectsarecurrentlyintheir execution phases. An additional 31 projects resulting fromthethirdCallwillbejoiningtheseshortly.

Topicscoveredincludenewmaterialsforenergy-efficientbuildingcomponents,nanotechnology-basedapproachesforhigh-performanceHVACsystems,energy-savingtechnol-ogiesandasystemicapproachfortheretrofittingofexistingbuildings,ICTforenergy-efficientbuildingsandenergy-pos-itiveneighbourhoodsandthedemonstrationofnearlyzero-energybuildingrenovationforcitiesanddistricts,


AsecondEeBImpactWorkshoptookplaceinMarch2012.The primary aims were to promote networking andexchange of information among the research projects and enablediscussionamongprojectparticipantsconcerningimpactsofthePPPandhowthesecanbefurtherenhanced.Amongtherecommendationsemergingfromthework-shopitisworthmentioning:moreeffectivewaysofdis-seminatingprojectoutcomesandengagingend-users;andexploringnewbusinessmodelsandfinancingmechanismsfor the exploitation of new technologies.

Projectsneedtoaddresstherequirementforbetterenergyperformance tools and the challenge of standardisation. Theyalsoneedtotackle industryuptakeofresultsbyattendingtotheregulatoryinterventionsthatarerequired,aswellasengagingmoreeffectivelywithusers,andfind-ingwaystoimprovedisseminationofprojectoutcomes.

ForthePPP,thechallengeisnowtobuildupontheexistingEeBPPPMulti-annualRoadmap,andtheE2BAssociationhasstartedaprocessto identify themostappropriateresearch and innovation priorities for the period 2014-2020 andislaunchingawidestakeholderconsultation.

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Energy-efficientBuildings

EeB CROSS-THEMATIC CALLS IN JULY 2012FP7


NMP

EeB.NMP.2013-1Nanotechnologyformultifunctionallightweightconstruction materials and components


110

4 Dec 2012

EeB.NMP.2013-2 Safe,energy-efficientandaffordableeco-innovativematerialsforbuildingenvelopes and/or partitions to provide a healthier indoor environment


EeB.NMP.2013-3Integrationoftechnologiesforenergy-efficientsolutionsintherenovationofpublicbuildings


EeB.NMP.2013-4Integratedcontrolsystemsandmethodologiestomonitorandimprovebuildingenergyperformance


EeB.NMP.2013-5Optimiseddesignmethodologiesforenergy-efficientbuildingsintegratedintheneighbourhoodenergysystems


EeB.NMP.2013-6Achievinghighefficiencybydeepretrofittinginthecase ofcommercialbuildings


Environment (including

Climate Change)

EeB.ENV.2013.6.3-4 Energyefficientretrofittingandrenewalofexistingbuildingsforsustainableurbandistricts

CollaborativeProject 6

ICTICT-2013.6.4OptimisingEnergySystemsinSmartCities

CollaborativeProjects (STREPonly)andCoordinationand Support Actions (CSA)

40

EnergyENERGY.2013.8.8.1 Demonstrationofoptimisedenergysystemsforhigh performance-energydistricts

Collaborativeprojects(predominant demonstration component)

90


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Energy-efficientBuildings

EeB CROSS-THEMATIC CALLS IN JULY 2012FP7


NMP

EeB.NMP.2013-1Nanotechnologyformultifunctionallightweightconstruction materials and components


110

4 Dec 2012

EeB.NMP.2013-2 Safe,energy-efficientandaffordableeco-innovativematerialsforbuildingenvelopes and/or partitions to provide a healthier indoor environment


EeB.NMP.2013-3Integrationoftechnologiesforenergy-efficientsolutionsintherenovationofpublicbuildings


EeB.NMP.2013-4Integratedcontrolsystemsandmethodologiestomonitorandimprovebuildingenergyperformance


EeB.NMP.2013-5Optimiseddesignmethodologiesforenergy-efficientbuildingsintegratedintheneighbourhoodenergysystems


EeB.NMP.2013-6Achievinghighefficiencybydeepretrofittinginthecase ofcommercialbuildings


Environment (including

Climate Change)

EeB.ENV.2013.6.3-4 Energyefficientretrofittingandrenewalofexistingbuildingsforsustainableurbandistricts

CollaborativeProject 6

ICTICT-2013.6.4OptimisingEnergySystemsinSmartCities

CollaborativeProjects (STREPonly)andCoordinationand Support Actions (CSA)

40

EnergyENERGY.2013.8.8.1 Demonstrationofoptimisedenergysystemsforhigh performance-energydistricts

Collaborativeprojects(predominant demonstration component)

90


The European Green Cars initiative is broader in scope that the other two PPPs. It not only includes EUR 1 bil-lion for research, but also a substantial package of financial and demand-side measures to support the development of new and sustainable forms of road transport, giving a combined funding of EUR 5 billion. Under the Green Cars initiative, research on trucks, internal combustion engines, bio-methane use, and logistics is also undertaken. However the main focus is on the electrification of mobility and road transport.

TheautomotiveindustryisakeyEuropeanindustrialsectorand accounts for close to 8 % of total manufacturing value addedandabout6%oftotalmanufacturingemploymentwithovertwomillionjobs.Italsoprovidesindirectemploy-ment to over 10 million people.

Roadtransportisresponsibleforaround20%ofgreen-house gas emissions and 30 % of CO2 emissions in the EU. InEurope,73%ofoil isconsumedintransport.Agreenapproach is therefore essential to achieve EU and world targets for emissions reductions, and also decreasingoildependency.

Successful Calls

ThePPPreceivesfinancialsupportfromtheSustainableSurface Transport,NMP (Nanotechnologies,Materialsand Production technologies), ICT (Information andCommunicationTechnologies),Environment(includingcli-matechange),andEnergyThemesofFP7.

GoodparticipationfromindustryhasbeenachievedinthethreeGCCallsforProposalsissuedsofar,withmanyhighqualityproposalsreceived.TheoverallECfundsprovidedhavealreadyreachedEUR321.75million.Intotal293pro-posalsweresubmitted,with90retainedforfunding,includ-ingpartnersfrom31countries,andrepresentingasuccessratecloseto31%.Industryrepresentsonaverage55%ofthe partners (and receives 52 % of the EC funding) with industrial SMEs corresponding to 18 % of the partners (and 15 % of the EC funds).

Current strategy

Inearly2011,theGCPPPAd-hocIndustrialAdvisoryGroupproduced its Multi-annual Roadmap covering the period until 2013.

The Multi-annual Roadmap comprises three pillars: electri-ficationofroadtransport; long-distancetransport;andlogisticsandco-modality.Thesethreepillarsrepresentthekeyareastoachieveenergyefficiency improvements,CO2emissionsreductionandreliablelogisticsandmobility.TheyalsoofferimportantopportunitiesforEuropetoturn

itsoutstandingknowledgebaseinthefieldofcleanandenergy-efficientvehiclesandtransportsolutions,intoinno-vationsbringingsubstantialbenefitsbothenvironmentallyandsocio-economically.

The optimal coverage of this Multi-annual Roadmap has beentakenintoaccountwhendefiningtheGCresearchtop-ics for the GC Fourth Call included in WP2013 (with an indica-tivetotalECcontributionofEUR117.45million).TherelevantCallinformationisshowninthetableonthenextpage.

Progress

Intotal,54projectsarenowrunningasaresultofthefirstand second Calls. An additional 36 projects resulting from the third Call will start in the near future.

The running projects cover a wide range of research topics. Included inthesearepowercontrollers,novelmagneticmaterials,innovativemotordesigns,andnewair-condition-ingsystems.Economicandenvironmentalstudiesarealsobeingundertaken,forexample,acomparisonbetweenemis-sionsfromtheelectricalpowersupplyneededforelectricvehicle charging and the emissions resulting from internal combustionengines.

In 2012 the Green Car PPP initiated steps to create a non-profitassociationsimilar tothosesetupbytheothertwo PPPs.


AStrategyandNetworkingEventwasheldinSeptember2011 to consider future R&D priorities related to electrifica-tionfortheEuropeanGreenCarsInitiative.Afurtherwork-shopwillbeheldinJuly2012.Theaimsofthissecondworkshopareto:buildacriticalmassofactivitieswithintheGC;identifypotentialsynergiesandrelevanttopicsforfurthercooperation;andimprovetheperformanceofindivid-ual projects.

The Green Car PPP has initiated a process of updating its Multi-annual roadmap. The initial concept for the new Roadmapistofocusonissuesrelatedtoenergyefficiency,consideringalltypesofvehicles(two-wheelers,cars,trucksandbuses).Theresearchwouldaddressmodules,systems,andvehicles,aswellastheinfrastructure.

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GC CROSS-THEMATIC CALLS IN JULY 2012FP7


NMP GC.NMP.2013-1Improvedmaterialsforinnovativeageingresistantbatteries

Large-scale integrated collaborativeprojects 20

4 Dec 2012

ICTGC.ICT.2013.6.6Electro-mobility

CollaborativeProjects(IP,STREP)and Coordination and Support Actions (CSA)

40

Transport

GC.SST.2013-1. Feasibilityanalysisandtechnologicaldevelopmentofon-road charging for long term electric vehicle range extension

Collaborativeprojects

52,45

GC.SST.2013-2. Next generation electric motors

Collaborativeprojects–smallormedium-scale focused research

GC.SST.2013-3. Futurelighturbanelectricvehicles

Collaborativeprojects–largescale integrating projects

GC.SST.2013-4. Demonstrationofelectricbusesasurbanpublictransport Collaborativeprojects

GC.SST.2013-5. Configurableandadaptabletruck


GC.SST.2013-6. Highefficiencyenergyconversionforfutureheavydutytransport


GC.SST.2013-7. Technicalandoperationalconnectivityinintermodalfreighttransport


Energy

ENERGY.2013.7.3.1 Planningrulesforlinkingelectricvehicles(EU)todistributedenergyresources


5ENERGY.2013.7.3.2 Enhancedinteroperabilityandconformancetestingmethods andtoolsforinteractionbetweengridinfrastructureandelectricvehicles



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Green Cars

GC CROSS-THEMATIC CALLS IN JULY 2012FP7


NMP GC.NMP.2013-1Improvedmaterialsforinnovativeageingresistantbatteries

Large-scale integrated collaborativeprojects 20

4 Dec 2012

ICTGC.ICT.2013.6.6Electro-mobility

CollaborativeProjects(IP,STREP)and Coordination and Support Actions (CSA)

40

Transport

GC.SST.2013-1. Feasibilityanalysisandtechnologicaldevelopmentofon-road charging for long term electric vehicle range extension


52,45

GC.SST.2013-2. Next generation electric motors


GC.SST.2013-3. Futurelighturbanelectricvehicles


GC.SST.2013-4. Demonstrationofelectricbusesasurbanpublictransport Collaborativeprojects

GC.SST.2013-5. Configurableandadaptabletruck


GC.SST.2013-6. Highefficiencyenergyconversionforfutureheavydutytransport


GC.SST.2013-7. Technicalandoperationalconnectivityinintermodalfreighttransport


Energy

ENERGY.2013.7.3.1 Planningrulesforlinkingelectricvehicles(EU)todistributedenergyresources


5ENERGY.2013.7.3.2 Enhancedinteroperabilityandconformancetestingmethods andtoolsforinteractionbetweengridinfrastructureandelectricvehicles



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Further information

General

• Public-privatepartnerships(PPPs)inresearch http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/ppp-in-research_en.html

• FP7 Research Themes and Call information http://cordis.europa.eu

• JointStatementonthethreePPPsandpresspackageofMarch2009 http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=newsalert&lg=en&year=2009&na=ppp-310309

• Conference‘FromEconomicRecoverytoSustainability’(Valencia,Spain,April2010)focusedonthePPPs http://www.r2sconference.eu

• Risk-SharingFinanceFacility http://www.eib.org/products/loans/special/rsff/?lang=en

• Multi-annual Roadmap Factories of the Future http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/pdf/ppp-factories-of-the-future-strategic-multiannual-roadmap-info-day_en.pdf

• Multi-annualRoadmapEnergy-efficientBuildings http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/pdf/ppp-energy-efficient-building-strategic-multiannual-roadmap-info-day_en.pdf

• Multi-annual Roadmap European Green Cars Initiative http://www.green-cars-initiative.eu/public/documents/EGCI%20Roadmap.pdf/at_download/file

• InterimAssessmentoftheResearchPPPsintheEuropeanEconomicRecoveryPlan http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/useful-documents_en.html

External websites

Factories of the Future• European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA)

http://www.effra.eu• ManufutureTechnologyPlatform

http://www.manufuture.org

Energy-efficient Buildings• Energy-EfficientBuildingsAssociation(E2BA) http://www.e2b-jti.eu

• EuropeanConstructionTechnologyPlatform http://www.ectp.org

European Green Cars Initiative• ECGI–EuropeanGreenCarsInitiative

http://www.green-cars-initiative.eu• ERTRAC–RoadTransportTechnologyPlatform

http://www.ertrac.org• EPoSS–EuropeanTechnologyPlatformonSmartSystemsIntegration http://www.smart-systems-integration.org

• SmartGrids–EuropeanTechnologyPlatformfortheElectricityNetworksoftheFuture http://www.smartgrids.eu

• EIRAC–EuropeanIntermodalResearchAdvisoryCouncil www.eirac.eu

How to obtain EU publications

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Priced publications:• viaEUBookshop(http://bookshop.europa.eu);

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European Commission

EUR 25336 — New public-private partnerships for research in the manufacturing, construction and automotive sectors. – European PPP research supports economic recovery – Progress Report: July 2012

Luxembourg:PublicationsOfficeoftheEuropeanUnion

2012 — 12 pp. — 17.6 x 25 cm

ISBN 978-92-79-24956-3doi:10.2777/98168

Three public-private partnerships (PPPs), established by the European Commission in 2009 in close collaboration with three key European industrial sectors – manufacturing, construction and automotive – have been undertak-ing research aimed at contributing to renewed industrial growth in the European Union, with accompanying benefits in terms of employment and global com-petitiveness. With the initiative now moving towards the end of its initial planned life, a fourth and final Call for Proposals will be issued in July 2012, and this brochure provides an overview of the content and proposed budget for this Call. Looking to the future, and building on the strengths of the PPP approach to organising industry-driven research, the challenge now is to improve and refine the PPPs so that they are no longer components of an Economic Recovery Plan, but instead a programmatic approach towards imple-mentation of research in industries that have strategic importance to the EU economy. Progress towards updating and improving the Multi-annual Roadmaps is also being considered. One of the key challenges in updating the roadmaps is to take account of the circumstances that need to drive research in the future, which include not only continuing economic difficulties, uncer-tainties and instabilities, but also complex societal challenges such as climate change mitigation, and the continuing development of powerful economies in all regions of the world. These specific challenges represent market opportu-nities for European enterprises, and the over-arching challenge is how to turn problems into opportunities.

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