Smart Cities in Horizon2020 Christian Holstein EuroCenter, Danish Agency for Science & Higher Education Novi Forskerpark, Aalborg 30 November, 2017
Agenda Short overview of Horizon2020, instruments and rules & The Participant Portal gateway to all opportunities Some current Smart City-related opportunities Support from EuroCenter
EXCELLENT SCIENCE (ca. 24,5 bill. euros) Horizon 2020 INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP (ca. 17 bill. euros) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES (ca. 29,5 bill. euros) European Research Council Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Health, demographic change and well-being; Future and Emerging Technologies Access to risk finance Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions Innovation in SMEs Secure, clean and efficient energy; Research Infrastructures Smart, green and integrated transport; Widening Participation (ca. 800 mio euros) Science with and for society (ca. 450 mio euros) EIT (European Institute of innovation and technology)(ca. 2,7 bill. euros) JRC (Joint Research Centers) (ca. 2 bill. euros) Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials; Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies. Secure Societies
Funding Time-to-grant (8 months) Pre-financing Reimbursement of eligible costs: Research and Innovation Actions: 100 % of all project related direct costs plus 25 % of the indirect costs (overhead) Innovation Actions: ( Closer to market /demonstration projects) 70 % - of the total sum of all project related direct costs plus 25 % to cover indirect costs (overhead) - (non-profit entities up to 100%)
Collaborative projects: - Research and Innovation Actions - Innovation Actions: Time to grant Consortium 8 months max. Minimum 3 partners from 3 EU countries or associated countries Duration Budget Typical 3-5 years Typical 3-10 mio. euros Anybody can participate as long as minimum requirements are met But no funding for high income countries* outside Member States or Associated Countries No funding for BRIC + Mexico either (*except funding collaboration between US National Institute of Health and the Health Challenge in H2020) Where to find all opportunities: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/ home.html
Mulighed 1: LC-SC3-SCC-1-2018-2019-2020: Smart Cities and Communities (Energiprogrammet) Specific Challenge.(..) Sustainable Development Goal 11 ("Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable"). wide scale roll out of highly integrated and highly efficient energy systems..(..) realize Europe wide deployment of Positive Energy Districts by 2050. Scope: Integrated innovative solutions for Positive Energy Blocks/Districts will be developed and tested and performance-monitored in the Lighthouse Cities. Projects will consider the interaction and integration between the buildings, the users and the larger energy system as well as implications of increased electromobility, its impact on the energy system and its integration in planning. Lighthouse Cities will closely collaborate with the Follower Cities and should act as exemplars helping to plan and initiate the replication of the deployed solutions in the Follower cities.. Type of Action: Innovation action, deadline 5 April 2018 (43 mio) and 5 February 2019 (73 mio) 15 to 20 million EURO (Indicatively, EUR 6 to 8 million for a Lighthouse city and between EUR 0.5 and 1.0 million for a follower city.) Sønderborg: https://smartencity.dk/
Mulighed 1: LC-SC3-SCC-1-2018-2019-2020: Smart Cities and Communities Scope fortsat Proposals should also: Focus on mixed use urban districts and positively contribute to the overall city goals; Develop solutions that can be replicated/gradually scaled up to city level. The technical, financial, social, and legal feasibility of the proposed solutions should be demonstrated in the actual proposal. Make local communities and local governments..(..) an active and integral part of the solution, increase their energy awareness and ensure their sense of ownership of the smart solutions. This should ensure sustainability of Positive Energy Blocks/Districts; Incorporate performance monitoring (ideally for more than 2 years) of deployed solutions from the earliest feasible moment. The higher the replicability of the solutions across Europe, the better. Innovation Action, deadline 5 April 2018 (43 mio) and 5 February 2019 (73 mio) 15 to 20 million EURO per project - Indicatively, EUR 6 to 8 million for a Lighthouse city and between EUR 0.5 and 1.0 million for a follower city.
Mulighed 2: CE-SC5-03-2018: Demonstrating systemic urban development for circular and regenerative cities KLIMA-programmet Specific Challenge: Cities struggle in their transition to implement a full circular economy Scope: Actions should demonstrate how cities can be transformed into centres of circular innovation Actions should develop and implement innovative urban planning approaches and instruments (e.g. dynamic and semantic 3D real time flexible geospatial data and planning tools, innovative governance and legislation enabling new practices, design approaches, business models, etc.).(..)..demonstrate innovative solutions for closing the loop of urban material and resource flows within the nexus of water, energy, food, air, ecosystem services, soil, biomass, waste/wastewater, recyclables and materials and for supporting an increase in the regenerative capacity of the city Partners: should actively involve public authorities, societal stakeholders and community-based partners such as city-makers, urban (fab-) labs, urban planners, (urban) designers, cultural & creative organisations, and start-ups in close collaboration with the cities to find practical and durable solutions.
Mulighed 2: CE-SC5-03-2018: Demonstrating systemic urban development for circular and regenerative cities Scope, fortsat: deploying new indicators enabling easy assessment, comparison and sharing of best practice on the ground as well as digital solutions comprising networks of sensors, big data, geo-localisation, observational programmes such as Copernicus and GEOSS, satellite navigation and positioning services offered by EGNOS/Galileo, and citizens observatories. An interdisciplinary approach, including the participation of applied natural sciences, social sciences and humanities disciplines (such as behavioural economics, gender studies, urban planning and governance) is considered crucial.. Type of Action: Innovation action, Budget 10 mio Euro per project, 39 mio total budget Deadline 27 February 2018 (first stage) and 4 September 2018 (second stage, full proposal)
Mulighed 3: DT-ICT-10-2018-19: Interoperable and smart homes and grids (Large-scale Pilot) IKT-programmet Specific Challenge: When energy production is becoming decentralised and ICT is increasingly present in homes, the integration of renewable energy sources (RES) and promotion of energy efficiency should benefit from smarter homes, buildings and appliances, as well as (the batteries in) electric vehicles..(..).. Scope: The aim of the pilot is to exploit IoT reference architectures models that allow for combining services for home or building comfort and energy management, based on platforms that enable the integration of relevant digital technologies like IoT, AI, cloud and big data services..( ) The aim is also to demonstrate platforms through a large-scale pilot for experimentation and co-creation with users under real-life conditions in interaction with the electricity and wider energy system, and to demonstrate the benefits of energy management through IoT application and services for the users. Page 10
Mulighed 3 DT-ICT-10-2018-19: Interoperable and smart homes and grids (Large-scale Pilot) The selected large-scale pilot shall in particular address all of the following issues: (excerpts ) demonstrate scalability and stimulate spill-over effects; demonstrate that such platforms lead to a marketplace for new services in EU homes and buildings;.(..). for large-scale piloting and ecosystem building, proposals shall involve financial support to third parties, in particular SME's and start-ups (..).. (max 20 percent of total budget i.e. around 6 million Euro) the selected project shall cover the whole value chain for IoT-based services: appliance manufacturers and technology providers, ICT suppliers, energy suppliers, as well as independent aggregators or energy service companies (ESCOs), and one or more grid service operators (transmission system operators (TSOs) and distribution system operators (DSOs); Type of Action: Innovation Action; EU contribution Up to 30 mio. (Euro 30 mio er det totale budget) Deadline: 14 November 2018 Page 11
Mulighed 4: LC-SC3-EE-4-2019-2020: Upgrading smartness of existing buildings through innovations for legacy equipment (Energi-programmet) Specific Challenge: An essential part of Europe's clean energy transition is the changing role of buildings from energy consumers to actively controlling and optimising indoor environment..(..) Innovative technologies will enable smart buildings to interact with their occupants and the grid in real time and to manage themselves efficiently, so as to become an active element of the energy system. Scope: Proposals should develop and demonstrate cost-effective technological solutions to manage energy within existing buildings and interact with the grid providing energy efficiency, flexibility, generation and storage, based on user preferences and requests. Proposals should demonstrate how the smart systems, smart controls and smart appliances can be integrated seamlessly in existing buildings to interface and/or to control the major energy consuming domestic appliances that are already installed. Proposals are expected to include clear business model development and a clear path to finance and deployment. Key partners should have the capability and interest in making the developed solution a core part of their business/service model to their clients. Page 12
Mulighed 4: LC-SC3-EE-4-2019-2020: Upgrading smartness of existing buildings through innovations for legacy equipment (fortsat) Partners:.projects should involve technology providers (e.g. manufacturers of appliances, movable envelope components, smart control/ home systems providers), energy services providers (aggregators and/or suppliers and/or ESCO's), user representatives, electricity system operators and other actors as relevant. The activities are expected to be implemented at TRL 6-8 TRL 6 technology demonstrated in relevant environment (industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies) TRL 7 system prototype demonstration in operational environment TRL 8 system complete and qualified Innovation Action, Estimated EU project contribution between 3 and 4 million Euro Deadlines: 3 September 2019 (10 Mio Euro in total budget) Will (probably) be continued in 2020 Page 13
Succes rates (November 2017) DK: 14,52 percent of proposals are successful EU: 14,47 percent Generally around 1/3 of proposals above threshold (i.e. ranked proposals) are funded. Side 14
Support from EuroCenter
EuroCenter services National Contact Point (NCP) Guidance to DK applicants for free Guidance via phone, email, individual meetings Specialists in Legal & Financial issues Horizon2020 Programme Committee work Guidance on proposal writing Courses (participation fee) Contacts and assistance in Brussels Statistics on Danish participation EUopSTART Member of EU-DK Support Network www.eusupport.dk
Useful links Shortcut to work programmes, rules for participation, templates etc: Reference documents Participant Portal Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation: EuroCenter EuroCenter web page about Horizon 2020 The Agency's political work Horizon 2020 EUopSTART Support to Danish companies og knowledge institutions application writing for European research and innovation schemes Guide to ICT-related activities in Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-20: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/guide-ict-related-activities-horizon- 2020-work-programme-2018-20 Side 17
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