Senior Officials Working Group on Renewable Energies. Thematic Report

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Senior Officials Working Group on Renewable Energies

Thematic Report

Elaborated by the SOM WG on Renewable Energies CONACYT Mexico – MINECO Spain

V EU-CELAC Senior Officials Meeting March, 2016

Brussels, Belgium

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1 Objective of the thematic report

The present thematic report has been prepared to provide the EU-CELAC Senior Official Meetings (SOM) representatives with the insights found by the EU-CELAC Senior Officials Meetings Working Group on Renewable Energies (SOM WGRE) a concrete overview of the activities carried out in the renewable energies area and to serve as supporting element for the decision making process which will be carried out during the Senior Officials Meeting that will take place on the 25th and 26th of November 2015 in Brussels, Belgium.

The SOM WGRE co-leaded by Mexico (CONACYT) and Spain (MINECO) was created in 2011 with aim to provide ST&I background knowledge and set strategic objectives in the area of renewable energies to determine basic lines of cooperation between EU and LAC institutions, identify research and innovation topics for potential collaboration, formulate pilot activities in renewable energies, identify funding instrument, establish a common energy framework, contribute to mobilize expertise and resources between EU and LAC countries, develop joint initiatives/programmes, promote an operative platform to implement joint initiatives in emerging technologies, foster cooperation and coordination among EU-LAC countries that could impact on smart regions development while assuring a sustainable energy supply.

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2 Bi-regional Cooperation Activities in the Renewable Energies Area

 Thematic area background in Latin America, Caribbean and the European Union

The energy present situation is one of the greatest challenges faced by our society today. Social progress and well-being of people, industry and economy depend on safe, secure, sustainable and affordable energy. Addressing energy challenges through transformative science and technology solutions has become a priority for both governments of developed countries and emerging economies. Countries are increasingly recognising the potential role of emerging energy technologies capable of responding to the major challenges of climate change, energy security, and access to energy. Energy solutions, comprising not only energy production but also energy efficiency, namely the existing building stock and transport sector, would make energy consumption more affordable for consumers as well as create employment.

Appropriate management of the energy resources, a proper infrastructure (smart grids), energy storage systems and market regulations are needed as well.

The analysis of research issues, priorities and emerging energy technologies, as well as the activities of several energy agencies and key actors, are increasingly focus on policy and market analysis and system integration issues.

The work is rapidly expanding as a response to the present challenges of an unsustainable global energy structure and the expansive clean energy economy. Clean energy investments are building the foundation for new industries and job growth. The EU agreed to implement the 20-20-20 objectives: reducing emissions of greenhouse gases by 20%, increasing energy efficiency to save 20% of energy consumption, and to reach 20% of renewable energy in the total energy consumption in the EU by 2020. To reach these goals, both federal governments and the private sector will have to invest in clean energy development and deployment for major new energy efficiency benefits.

Intensified RTD cooperation between research institutions, universities and the private sector from Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean is crucial to establish the pathway of the policies in the field of emerging energies.

The Working Group on Renewable Energies for Societal Challenges aims at strengthening cooperation and coordination among EU-CELAC countries which could impact on smart regions development while assuring a sustainable energy supply thus contributing to the mutual development of policies, fostering synergies between EU and LAC countries helping to develop joint initiatives/programmes and foster innovations for social benefit in order to:

 Address specific problems that have a global character, on the basis of mutual interest for EU-CE- LAC region, with a win-win perspective.

 Support bi-regional competitiveness through strategic partnerships in the field of energy by engaging the CELAC countries´ scientists to work in and with Europe and vice versa.

 Integrate the scientific community working in the energy field and support the JIRI process.

 Promote an EU-CELAC operative platform or net to implement joint initiatives in the renewable energies area.

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The activities carried out in support to the scientific policy bi-regional dialogue between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean for the renewable energies area in the frame of the Working Group on Renewable Energies for Societal Challenges have sought the following objectives:

- Generating a thematic bi-regional dialogue both at a technical and a political level in support to the implementation of the JIRI´s Road Map in the renewable energies area, particularly in bio-energy, wind energy, solar –photovoltaic and thermal energy, and energy efficiency.

- Identify and bring together stakeholders representing industry, researchers and policy makers from EU and LAC, the European Commission and the EU and LAC technology platforms.

- Developing relevant background documentation for the identification of current principal policy, institutional and technical limitations and opportunities; possibilities for policy coordination (policy components, sharing of experiences and best practices).

- Identify cooperation activities to be developed in renewable energies among EU and Latin American and Caribbean countries and iidentify appropriate instruments, mechanisms and funding schemes for coordinating and financing joint research, technology development and innovation activities.

- Discuss European and Latin American public policies concerning the renewable energies - Produce inputs for the Working Group on Renewable Energies.

 Description of activities

The activities carried out in support to the scientific policy bi-regional dialogue between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean for the renewable energies area have sought the generation of a thematic bi-regional dialogue both at a technical and a political level in support to the implementation of the JIRI´s Road Map.

Thematic focused and policy level meetings and workshops/consultations bringing together relevant stakeholders from EU-CELAC countries have been organized in order to: (i) identify pilot funding initiatives for cooperation on renewable energies, (ii) identify priority areas for cooperation in renewable energies and energy efficiency, (iii) address and design top-down synergies, initiatives and measures.

To advance in the objectives of the Working Group on Renewable Energies the implementation process has been organized around research and innovation areas identified as priorities of common interest through the analysis of the documents and studies and the activities carried during the first and second periods of the ALCUENET project, and also taking stock from work done in renewable energies under previous INCO NETs (EULARINET, EUCARINET, ENLACE).

Relevant documentation produced - elaboration of analysis, studies and preparation of specific reports in the EU-CELAC renewable energies area - has been focused in a first stage in bio-energy, wind energy, solar –photovoltaic and thermal- energy, and energy efficiency.

- Report: “State of the Art in Science, Technology & Innovation related to Renewable Energy in LAC Countries”.

- “Energy thematic Report and Concept Paper” which has been continuously updated according to the activities in the frame of the ALCUE NET and ERANet LAC projects and the recommendations of the Working Group on Renewable Energies for the EU-CELAC SOM JIRI process.

- “ALCUE NET Position on Energy Efficiency -Non paper” where two approaches towards energy efficiency, based on the integrated road map and the energy efficiency policy of the EU, are proposed for the implementation plan of the activities.

- Thematic document to support the recommendations for implementing EU-LAC short term courses in geothermal energy and a Masters in geothermal energy.

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- Elaboration of call topics description on renewable energies for the JIRI implementation and funding options (the workshops have provided direct inputs to the first and second joint calls launched under the ERA Net-LAC project).

This supporting material has been presented to the Senior Official Meetings in Brussels 2013 and Costa Rica 2014 along with recommendations for further development and upcoming activities and also has been delivered to the experts and stakeholders involved in the activities organized under the energy theme in the frame of ALCUENET and are also published in the project´s website.

Collaboration between the scientific and industrial communities working to solve the problems linked to a secure and sustainable use of and access to energy and support the JIRI process has been encouraged and contacts with partners in third countries with the aim of providing at the same time sustainability to cooperation have been facilitated. In Annex 2 is a list of key actors and stakeholders that have collaborated in the activities above described and for the collection of specific information and the generation of materials and recommendations for actions.

The following is an abstract of the main activities in support of the Working Group on Renewable Energies for the implementation of the JIRI. Through these activities synergies between ALCUE NET and ERA Net- LAC projects and CYTED and other relevant initiatives have been established.

- ALCUE NET – CYTED Thematic Meeting on Renewable Energies, Biodiversity & Climate Change, Bioeconomy and ICT in CONACYT, Mexico on October 23, 2013.

- ALCUE NET European-Latin American Workshop on Renewable Energies-CONACYT, Mexico, October 24-25, 2013.

- ALCUE NET European-Latin American Renewable Energies Policy Dialogue Meeting- Mexico, March 11-12, 2014.

- Support to the SOM Working Group on Renewable Energies – Reporting of advances SOM 2013 in Brussels and SOM 2014 in Costa Rica.

- SOM Working Group on Renewable Energies Meeting held in Mexico City on March 12, 2014.

- ALCUE NET Energy Workshop, 13-14 November 2014, Sevilla, Spain.

- ALCUE NET Geothermal Energy Workshop, 9-11 December 2014, Salta, Argentina.

- Energy Week, June 2015, Brussels, Belgium focused on Renewable Energies.

Non-partners stakeholders have been invited to participate in the activities related to the energy area through the implementation of Travel Grants for representatives from those countries, particularly from Nicaragua, Italy, Bolivia, Cuba and Peru.

First transnational call under the ERANet-LAC project: 20 funding organizations from EU-LAC countries funded 14 transnational research and innovation projects. 79 research institutions and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from both regions are involved in the consortia. The total volume of funding is 10.4 million €. Energy projects amount to 4,898,789.50 EUR.

Two projects funded in solar energy in the topic Towards Zero Carbon Energy Systems (1,507,167.50 EUR).

Five projects funded in biorefineries topic Small scale self-sustainable biorefineries (3,391,622.00 EUR).

 Priority areas for cooperation in renewable energies and energy efficiency

As a main result from the activities focused in renewable energies organized mainly in the frame of the ALCUE NET project, specific research and innovation areas have been identified as priorities of common interest on which the cooperation should focus include:

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 Bioenergy: Biomass availability and supply; Conversion processes; Markets and regulatory framework; Sustainability

 Photovoltaic energy: Solar resources prediction and monitoring; Quality Assurance Procedures;

Stands alone systems; Advanced grid integration & large integration of PV in building areas.

 Solar thermal energy: Quality Assurance Procedures oriented to the use of certified equipment and its certification, certifications integration, installers harmonization, equipment and installers.

Thermal energy storage mainly in distributed generation.

 Wind energy: Wind Resource Assessment and short term forecasting; Wind Turbines: technology for regional manufacturing; Removing barriers and promoting deployment and acceptance of wind energy: market obstacles, environmental issues, capacities.

 Energy efficiency focused on: 1. Increasing energy efficiency in buildings; 2. Heating and cooling; 3. Increasing energy efficiency in industry and SMEs; 4. Increasing energy efficiency of energy-related products ; 5. Innovative financing for energy efficiency; 6.Citizen Engagement, capacity building, governance and communication for energy efficiency main energy.

 Geothermal energy: 1. Capacity Building: increasing geothermal human capacities in Latin America and Caribbean countries. 2.Fostering networks (EU-CELAC) for knowledge exchange.

Following the great interest on energy efficiency by the European Commission in its communication about energy technologies and innovation sent to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions, two strategic approaches towards Energy Efficiency have been proposed within the implementation plan of the activities in the frame of ALCUE NET project in the energy area.

Two strategic approaches to energy efficiency:

i) the “Integrated Road Map” by the EC that will put forward key research and innovation actions to be undertaken in the next 6 years and will be the basis for EU, national and multi-Member State activities (the latter based on the variable geometry model), and can serve as well, as a basis for private investments in energy research and innovation. In this approach energy efficiency is horizontal to solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind and bioenergy;

Solar thermal Solar photovoltaic Wind energy Bioenergy

Energy efficiency

ii) Energy efficiency approached based on the EU energy efficiency policy, where the full potential of energy efficiency, focusing on end use consumption is prioritized and according to the “Secure, clean and efficient energy Challenge”. These areas are related to buildings: heating & cooling, industry aspects and products development. This approach has been further elaborated through a series of documents prepared by the experts supporting the SOM Working Group on Renewable Energies. Full description in the

“Position paper on energy efficiency non-paper” integrated into the Energy WG thematic report in the section of Annexes.

The formulation of recommendations, activities and narrowing down of areas has taken into consideration the SET Plan as the guiding initiative of the EU research and innovation policy in the field of energy.

The selection process was based on an open and flexible approach, integrating some of the themes to involve more stakeholders and achieve a greater impact of the projects.

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Energy Research Areas

Topics

WIND ENERGY - Advancement of small/medium-scale wind turbines in EULAC countries - Integration of wind generation into existing electricity grids

BIOENERGY - Development of cost-effective and sustainable advanced bioenergy technologies with biomass feedstock flexibility

- Cost-effective biomass availability, supply and storage systems optimization to reduce feedstock uncertainty for bioenergy production.

- Assessing and monitoring the four dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental, social and institutional) for bioenergy to ensure governance and compliance with biomass value chains sustainability goals.

SOLAR THERMAL - Solar technology development for industrial process heat - Solar resource assessment

- Energy Storage technologies SOLAR

PHOTOVOLTAIC

- Novel concept in cost-effective constructive systems based on solar technology in buildings and urban areas

ENERGY EFFICIENCY - Novel concept in cost-effective constructive systems based on solar technology for the built environment

GEOTHERMAL - Capacity Building: increasing geothermal human capacities in Latin America and Caribbean countries.

- Fostering networks (EU-CELAC) for knowledge exchange

In order to fund research activities a ranked list of themes was elaborated and presented to the EU-CELAC SOM where the topics for the first ERANet-LAC joint call were endorsed. Two topics on bioenergy and solar energies were finally selected: Small-scale self-sustainable biorefineries for multi-feedstock processing of agro-industrial and urban wastes for advanced biofuels, biobased chemicals and biomaterials; and Towards Zero Carbon Energy Systems for heating and cooling processes by means of solar technologies including the envelopes of the buildings.

Since bioenergy is part of the renewables and also is encompassed as part of the bioeconomy domains, the leaders and partners involved in the energy and bioeconomy work packages and SOM thematic groups have established synergies towards the identification of topics under the biomass. As a result the following topics for biorefinery products were identified as of mutual interest for joint call purposes:

- Valorization of agro-industrial and urban residues at current biomass processing and consumption sites. Biorefinery of wet biomass – energy efficient processing

- Lignocellulosic Biorefinery platform - production of high-value bio-based products

- Green Biorefinery: Energy intensification and new bioproducts from wet biomass For the second ERANet-LAC joint call, the funding agencies selected two topics on wind and solar energy:

Advancement of small/medium-scale turbines in EULAC countries; and Energy storage technologies.

 Policy dialogue

The policy dialogue process has been supported through the meetings which are regularly arranged back to back thematic activities arranged under ALCUENET project activities and the SOM Working Group on Renewable Energies. To optimize resources, joint activities with other project meetings or thematic workshops have been sought. At these meetings, stakeholders from governmental institutions and representatives from international organizations, industries, universities and NGOs from EU-CELAC

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countries familiar with national priorities and policies give inputs for the elaboration of policy concept notes and recommendations for the SOM Members.

As a result of the ALCUE NET Geothermal Energy Workshop that took place on 9-11 December 2014, Salta, Argentina, the scope of the EU-CELAC SOM political agenda in science and technology enlarged its scope by including the geothermal energy. This increases the opportunities for bi-regional cooperation in the area of energy.

The roadmap for activities in the energy area has incorporated activities and meetings, coordinated by CONACYT and MINECO as the co-leaders of the Working Group on Renewable Energies, where this non- conventional energy is included together with capacity building and training, as well as ocean energy as another common interest area for EU-CELAC cooperation.

1st ERANet-LAC Joint Call. The first transnational call under the ERANet-LAC project was successfully completed on 27th November 2014. The 20 participating funding organizations from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean countries received a total of 90 proposals. The proposals submitted in the first joint call address the following thematic fields: Biodiversity (18%) Bioeconomy/Energy (57%) and Health (25%). Each consortium is composed of experts from at least two countries in each region. Approximately a quarter of the proposals involve innovation actors. Since ERANet-LAC has a particular focus on the innovation dimension, the project strives to involve innovation actors in all types of activities of the project.

In total, 20 national/regional funding organizations have agreed to participate in the first ERANet-LAC Joint Call for funding research projects. In concrete, in the energy topic “Towards Zero Carbon Energy Systems for heating and cooling in industrial processes by means of solar technologies including the envelopes of the buildings” participated Argentina, Chile, Dominican Republic, France, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Uruguay.

As a result of the 1st ERANet-LAC joint call, 20 funding organizations from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean countries funded 14 transnational research and innovation projects. 79 research institutions and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from both regions are involved in the international consortia. The total financial volume amounts to 10.4 million €. The projects address the thematic fields Bioeconomy, Health, Biodiversity and Energy. In total, 90 proposals involving 533 applicants from research institutions and SMEs were submitted. Approximately a quarter of the proposals involve innovation actors.

Actions in progress

- Energy reports: Aimed at providing inputs for a comprehensive analysis of the potential in science, technology and innovation in the renewable energies

- Follow up of the activities of existing “Observatories” operated in EU-CELAC countries - “Observatorio de Energía Renovable para América Latina y el Caribe” under OLADE (Organización Latinoamericana de Energía), observatories for energy indicators, new sectoral regulations, etc. Also the activities of international organizations related to the energy sector like IRENA, IEA, WEC, IDB, ECLAC to be taken into consideration.

 Future activities

Aimed at sharing knowledge on research infrastructures and key initiatives to facilitate the development of R&I projects between both regions; promoting partnerships between the scientific communities from both regions; exploring common priority topics for both regions (ocean energy and others); identifying funding opportunities on renewable energies at the bi-regional level; disseminating information on the advances of bi-regional cooperation; strengthening ST&I policy dialogue.

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Upcoming events

- Thematic experts workshop in Portugal (T2.2)

- Thematic experts workshop in Brazil (35 persons/2 days) (T2.2) Thematic studies

To be further conceptualized on the basis of the results achieved after the 2^nd product delivered in the first quarter 2016 and the conclusions and agreements reached at the SOM 2016 in order to better align them towards the sustainability of the EU-CELAC cooperation in energy issues in ST&I

Energy reports: Aimed at providing inputs for a comprehensive analysis of the potential in science, technology and innovation in the renewable energies to provide an overview on the basis of research, both academic and industrial, as well as interest towards international cooperation in key areas of the energy sector, identified by the European Union.

Strategic analysis for STI cooperation in the energy field: current status of energy research base, whether academic or industrial, with potential and interest towards international cooperation within key areas of bi-regional interest in energy to support the development of a strategy for cooperation in STI on energy issues between both regions.

Research energy infrastructures

Proposal for a coordination action aimed at opening existing research infrastructures with a view to establish joint structures in the long-term and to keep an ‘open door’ policy, trying to reinforce EU and LAC researchers access to infrastructures (e.g. ESFRI)

“Common Use and Access to National Infrastructures – Pilot Action”

Mexico and Spain are exploring a first draft of inventory of Energy National Research Infrastructures which wish to joint to this EU LAC initiative.

The objective of this action is to enhance and foster synergies and the cooperation among countries of both regions, with a double goal of supporting research but also high qualified training. Collaboration opportunities for EU LAC researchers and Joint public research projects of common interest could be supported following traditional ERANET instrument rules.

 Research Projects will be participated by consortia formed by EU LAC countries.

 The R&D proposal must be acceptable to the hosting infrastructures (technical feasibility of the project or experiment, timing etc.).

 The number of access grants per year and the duration of the stay will be limited and agreed with the Research Infrastructure.

Promote opening and coordination of innovation programmes

“ERANet-LAC Innovation Forum” Aimed at increasing innovation projects between agents from both regions. ERANet-LAC seeks to foster the cooperation between research and innovation actors while boosting the bi-regional cooperation, particularly at a funding agencies’ level, taking into account the whole innovation cycle when designing common programs.

In the frame of ERANet-LAC, FECYT (Spain); IRD (France) and DLR (Germany ) are organizing a participative Innovation Forum focused on innovation policies and measures, both public and private, analyzing the main barriers and proposing solutions for them, and developing recommendations. The targeted audience includes programme managers and designers of innovation funding agencies, from the EU-CELAC countries and innovation stakeholders.

Venue, Madrid, 23-24 of May, 2016.

Coordination of existing projects, staff exchanges.

“Pilot Coordination Actions”

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In the frame of the activities of the ERANet-LAC project the Pilot Coordination Actions promote mutual opening and coordination of existing research programmes and infrastructures. Six out of 25 proposals received for PCAs with an average of 6 partners per project from 23 different countries are funded. The activities of said actions started in January 2015. The proposals selected for funding have received technical and financial support for the organization of working meetings aimed at defining common research agendas or a roadmap for mutual opening of programmes. Two of them include energy related activities which can lead to joint projects in this area: a) deepening on geothermal potential of volcanic fields as well as in training of young scientists. Recommendations on possible topics in the geothermal area for joint call as well as in further activities in capacity building at the bi-regional level b) access of the researchers to the different infrastructures.

Promotion of capacity building activities:

Implementation of the proposal for EU-LAC short term courses in geothermal energy and a Masters in geothermal energy and an international network for geothermal development in the region -high enthalpy and low enthalpy alternatives- where the Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA-

www.cega.ing.uchile.cl) in Chile and the Mexican Center for Innovation in Geothermal Energy (CeMIE-Geo, www.cemiegeo.org) in Mexico could enlarge their training programs and geothermal research

development to other entities and universities in the region to perform joint geothermal research.

Dissemination of opportunities for third countries in European Union's Innovation and Research Framework Programme - Horizon 2020, ERANET LAC, progress made by the SOM thematic groups

Exploring the opportunities for EU-CELAC cooperation and coordination of research activities under the national or regional level in the EU Member States and Associated States in the energy domain:

See overview of the current ERANET initiatives below. The Graphene Flagship¹ (http://graphene- flagship.eu/project/workpackages/Pages/Work-Package-9--Energy.aspx) focuses on specific functions involved in applications including photovoltaics. The ECSEL JTI² includes the “Smart energy” as one of its key application as show the following scheme. This ECSEL key application focuses on sustainable energy generation and conversion, reducing energy consumption, efficient community energy management.

1 The Graphene Flagship is a Future and Emerging Technology Flagship by the European Commission. With a budget of

€1 billion, the Graphene Flagship represent a new form of joint, coordinated research on an unprecedented scale, forming Europe's biggest ever research initiative (http://graphene-flagship.eu/project).

2 ECSEL Joint Undertaking is a Public-Private Partnership which aims with to contribute to the development of a strong and globally competitive electronics components and systems industry in the European Union.

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3 Cooperation Actions and instruments: Road Map for implementation

Activity Concrete Actions Work progress Instruments &

resources

Indicators + Impact

Timeline 1st Joint Call –

ERANet-LAC Bi-regional collaborative projects

20 funding organizations from EU-LAC countries

79 research institutions and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from both regions involved in the consortia

14 transnational R&D projects (10.4 million €) Energy Projects - 4,898,789.50 EUR

Solar energy: Towards Zero Carbon Energy Systems - 2 funded projects (1,507,167.50 EUR)

Energy-Biomass: Small scale self-sustainable biorefineries – 5 funded projects (3,391,622.00 EUR)

DONE ALCUENET

+ERANet-LAC projects

Number and quality of EU- LAC projects funded

2014-2015

Bi-regional common interest areas for joint calls

Concrete inputs for the SOM political agenda in ST&I:

Geothermal energy in the roadmap for activities in the energy area; exchanging experiences and good practices; possibilities to develop proposals for capacity building activities for training experts and specialists at the bi-regional level.

Ocean energy is being under consideration for potential bi- regional activities following the interest of the European Commission and CELAC countries.

Direct inputs to the first and second joint calls launched under the ERA Net-LAC project.

DONE ALCUE NET

Geothermal Energy Workshop, Salta, Argentina

EU-CELAC SOM political agenda in ST&I.

Two call topics description on geothermal energy for the 2^nd joint call

2014-2015

Solar energy:

Bi-regional common interest areas for joint activities in solar energy

Promote high-quality research, development and innovation projects in the area of renewable energies and energy efficiency and to facilitate the collaboration between research and

industrial sectors taking advantage of the International Conference on Concentrated Solar Power CSP Today 2014

DONE – Update and revision of common interest areas and topics fine tuning in solar energy

ALCUE NET Energy Workshop, Sevilla, Spain

EU-CELAC Join calls &

number and quality of projects funded

2014

Capacity building and

-Elaboration of a proposal and recommendations for implementing EU-LAC short term courses and a Masters in

Annual itinerant model proposed

ALCUENET bi- regional

Expansion of the LAC

2015 (May)

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networking activities

geothermal energy

-Proposal for developing an international network for geothermal development in the region -high enthalpy and low enthalpy alternatives- where the Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA-www.cega.ing.uchile.cl) in Chile and the Mexican Center for Innovation in Geothermal Energy (CeMIE- Geo, www.cemiegeo.org) in Mexico could enlarge their training programs and geothermal research development to other entities and universities in the region to perform joint geothermal research.

-Strengthening the capacities of existing LAC NCP and expansion LAC Energy NCPs network: Dissemination of opportunities for third countries in European Union's Innovation and Research Framework Programme - Horizon 2020, ERANET LAC, progress made by the SOM thematic groups

for a Latin American course on geothermal energy, different countries (4-5 lectures and a period of practical field work) - under

consideration for joint activities.

activities in work programme, geothermal energy and capacity building workshops in Salta, Argentina and Bridgetown, Barbados

Network of NCPs, participation in

Horizon2020 and ERANet- LAC calls

Opportunities for cooperation with other programmes/in itiatives

- Explore the possibilities of a pilot project of bi-regional interest in renewable energies within the framework of CYTED

- More than 10 ongoing ERANET scheme initiatives in the frame of H2020, 5 European Technology Platforms, Consortium Research Programmes under CYTED and other CELAC regional initiatives in the energy field- identified as important opportunities to foster bi-regional cooperation in this sector.

- At national or regional level in the EU Member States and Associated States in the energy domain. See overview of the current ERANET initiatives, the Graphene Flagship³ &

the ECSEL JTI⁴ “Smart energy” - focus on sustainable energy generation and conversion, reducing energy consumption, efficient community energy management.

Dialogue established between ALCUE NET, ERA Net-LAC and CYTED . First draft of existing initiatives for supporting R&I and capacity building actions on renewable energies.

ALCUE NET – CYTED Thematic Meeting on Renewable Energies, &

ALCUE NET Workshop on Renewables CONACYT, Mexico.

Working Group on Renewable Energies

Collaborative projects

2016 - 2017

3 The Graphene Flagship is a Future and Emerging Technology Flagship by the European Commission. With a budget of €1 billion, the Graphene Flagship represent a new form of joint, coordinated research on an unprecedented scale, forming Europe's biggest ever research initiative (http://graphene-flagship.eu/project).

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Synergies with projects/initiati ves -

opportunities for cooperation and optimize resources

Common grounds with EU-CELAC activities -instruments for collaboration, priority areas identified. Joint work and activities on common priorities –geothermal, wind, solar and bioenergy- for increased collaboration and networking.

DONE EU-MEX

INNOVA workshop- Energy Week Brussels

Inputs on identified initiatives in both regions

2015

2nd ERANet- LAC Joint Call on Research and Innovation

Topics selection process:

Wind Energy - Advancement of small/medium-scale wind turbines in EULAC countries

Solar energy – Energy storage technologies

Launched December 2015

ERANET LAC Number and quality of EU- LAC projects funded

2015-2016

Support to the strategy for STI cooperation energy issues between both regions

Relevant documentation produced as part of the objectives of the WG to support the making decision process for joint activities. Strategic analysis of the potential in ST&I in renewable energies in LAC countries to provide an overview on the basis of research, both academic and industrial, as well as interest towards international cooperation in key areas of the energy sector, identified by the European Union.

1^st and 2^nd phases DONE

ALCUNET Support the making decision process for joint activities

First quarter 2016

Promote opening of energy

infrastructures

Build a coordination action aimed at opening existing research infrastructures (e.g. laboratories) with a view to establish joint structures in the long-term and to keep an ‘open door’ policy, trying to reinforce EU and LAC researchers access to infrastructures (e.g. ESFRI).

“Common Use and Access to National Infrastructures – Pilot Action” aimed at enhancing and fostering synergies and the cooperation among countries of both regions, with a double goal of supporting research but also high qualified training.

Traditional ERANET instrument rules: EU-CELAC consortia, technical feasibility of the project or experiment, timing etc..

Number of access grants per year and duration of stay agreed with the Research Infrastructure.

Mexico and Spain exploring a first draft of an Inventory of Energy National Research Infrastructures wishing to joint this EU LAC initiative.

Interested FAs Increase the collaboration between researchers from EU and LAC

2016

Promote opening and

Participative Innovation Forum focused on innovation policies and measures, both public and private, analyzing the main

On-going “ERANet-LAC

Innovation

Increase of innovation

23-24 of May, 2016.

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coordination of innovation programmes

barriers and proposing solutions for them, and developing recommendations. The targeted audience includes programme managers and designers of innovation funding agencies, from the EU-CELAC countries and innovation stakeholders.

Forum” Madrid, Spain

projects between agents from both regions Appointment of

EU-CELAC representative to join the SOM energy WG

Expressions of interest and commitment to support the WG Ongoing EU-CELAC SOM EU-CELAC countries and reps.

appointed

2016

Horizon 2020 Work programme of the Horizon 2020 reviewed in order to identify calls for potential partnership

Ongoing Project activities Number of projects with CELAC participation

2016-2017

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4 Summary of EU-CELAC SOM decisions-making issues

Lines for action for potential EU-LAC collaboration in renewable energies and ideas to enhance bi-regional cooperation on R&I and future sustainability beyond lifetime of on-going supporting projects and initiatives Opening of research energy infrastructures

Proposal for a coordination action aimed at opening existing research infrastructures with a view to establish joint structures in the long-term and to keep an ‘open door’ policy, trying to reinforce EU and LAC researchers access to infrastructures (e.g. ESFRI) - “Common Use and Access to National Infrastructures – Pilot Action”

Capacity building activities

Implementation of the proposal for EU-LAC short term courses in geothermal energy and a Masters in geothermal energy and an international network for geothermal development in the region -high enthalpy and low enthalpy alternatives- where the Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA- www.cega.ing.uchile.cl) in Chile and the Mexican Center for Innovation in Geothermal Energy (CeMIE-Geo, www.cemiegeo.org) in Mexico could enlarge their training programs and geothermal research development to other entities and universities in the region to perform joint geothermal research.

Cooperation and coordination of research activities

Evaluate the opportunities for EU-CELAC cooperation and coordination of research activities under the national or regional level in the EU Member States and Associated States in the energy domain (The Graphene Flagship, ECSEL JTI⁵ includes the “Smart energy”; European Technology Platforms (ETPs);

encourage the opening of European initiatives like ERANets and Joint Programming Initiatives to CELAC countries participation.

Explore the possibilities of implementing a strategic pilot project of bi-regional interest in renewable energy within the framework of the activities of the Ibero-American Programme for Science and Technology Development (CYTED). First steps done through the ALCUENET-CYTED Thematic Meeting with the co-leaders of the Working Group on Renewable Energies, together with the thematic area managers of CYTED, and key thematic experts.

Promote specific topics for the calls in the next Work Programme of the Horizon 2020 in support to the implementation of the EU-CELAC JIRI in the energy thematic field.

Enhanced interaction with regional initiatives in the field and regional thematic nets in the energy field In particular with the Regional Observatory on Renewable Energy in LAC initiated as a UNIDO regional Program most notably with regard the implementation of the activities carried out in support of the Working Group on Renewable Energies in the frame of the ALCUENT project linked with to the promotion of cooperation between countries of the region and among energy agents of each country and the development of a tool to share technologies, successful experiences, information on specific projects, existing financing mechanisms, successful legal practices and any information aimed at harnessing the potential of renewable energy technologies to meet the energy needs.

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Appointment of EU-CELAC representative to join the SOM energy WG

Appoint representatives both at institutional and technical levels. Include CELAC Energy NCPs officially nominated due to their expertise in cooperation with the EU.

Sustainability of bi-regional cooperation on energy ST&I

Support the establishment of the Platform of Funding Agencies for the implementation of the EU-CELAC JIRI in the frame of the ERANet-LAC project activities, particularly in the energy thematic area.

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Annex 1 Position on Energy Efficiency Non-Paper

The Position on Energy Efficiency Non-Paper elaborated under ALCUE NET as well as the topics elaboration and selection process for joint calls and all pilot activities executed in support to the Renewable Energies Working Group are in line with the SET Plan as the guiding initiative of the EU research and innovation policy in the field of energy.

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Annex 2. First draft of existing initiatives for supporting R&I and capacity building actions on renewable energies - European joint activities

At European level, some joint initiatives related to energy are implemented jointly by the European Commission, Member States and Associated Countries. The table below provides an overview of the current ERANET initiatives, aiming at promoting the cooperation and coordination of research activities carried out at the national or regional level in the EU Member States and Associated States in the energy domain.

Energy Research

Areas

FP Acronym

ERANET Thematic scope

Participating

countries Calls

WIND ENERGY

FP7

NEWA http://eu windatlas .eu/

NEWA aims to integrate and coordinate national efforts towards the creation and publication of a New European Wind Atlas. The Atlas, based on improved modelling competencies on atmospheric flow and its interactions with wind turbines and wind farms, will cover all EU Member States and some Associated Countries, as well as their exclusive economic zones, both onshore and offshore, and should become a key tool not only for manufacturers and developers, but also for public authorities and decision-makers, by reducing overall uncertainties in determining wind conditions

BE; DK, DE; LV;

PT; ES; SE; TK

One call 2014

FP7 DEMOWI

ND DemoWind aims to support the development and demonstration of innovative technologies which can reduce the cost of offshore wind energy. DemoWind will target capital intensive, industry-led

demonstration projects that would be difficult or impossible for a single country to support.

BE; DK; NL;

NO; ES; UK

2016

H2020

DEMOWI ND 2 http://w ww.demo wind.eu/

BIOENERGY FP7 - H2020

BESTF 1 – 3

http://er anetbestf .net/

Bioenergy Sustaining the Future (BESTF) will provide funding to collaborative bioenergy projects that demonstrate at least one innovative step and will result in demonstration at a pre-commercial stage.

Boosting the contribution of bioenergy to the EU climate and energy ambitions.

AT; DK; FI; DE;

NL; PL; ES;

SW; UK 2013 - 2016

SOLAR THERMAL/S OLAR PHOTOVOLT AIC

FP7 SOLAR ERANET

SOLAR-ERA.NET focuses its activities on the field of solar electricity generation, i.e. photovoltaics (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) / solar thermal electricity (STE). SOLAR-ERA.NET shall contribute to reaching the objectives of the Solar Europe Industry Initiative by carrying out the coordination and support actions for the implementation of the SEII between national and regional RTD and innovation

programmes.

AT; BE; CY; FI;

FR; DE; HE; IT;

NL; PL; ES: SE;

CH; TK; UK

2013 - 2016 http://w

ww.solar- era.net/

H2020 SOLAR ERANET II ENERGY

EFFICIENCY H2020

M ERA II (Material science

M-ERA.NET provides a central forum where substantial pan-European funding and research programmes can be aligned. The consortium aims to

AT; BE; BR; CY;

DE; EE; ES; FR;

HU; IE; IL; IS;

2016- 2021

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Following the previous table, some other geographical ERANETs also focus their activities on energy calls and programs such as ERANETMED (http://www.eranetmed.eu/ ) to enhance Euro-Mediterranean co- ownership through innovation and competitive research in the societal challenges of the region, CONCERT- JAPAN (http://www.concert-japan.eu/)to support and enhance science, technology and innovation (STI) cooperation between European countries and Japan.

In addition to the previous ERANETs, other big European initiatives implement programs and fund projects related to energy. The WP9 of the Graphene Flagship⁶ (http://graphene- flagship.eu/project/workpackages/Pages/Work-Package-9--Energy.aspx) focuses on specific functions involved in applications including photovoltaics. The ECSEL JTI⁷ includes the “Smart energy” as one of its key application as show the following scheme. This ECSEL key application focuses on sustainable energy generation and conversion, reducing energy consumption, efficient community energy management.

6 The Graphene Flagship is a Future and Emerging Technology Flagship by the European Commission. With a budget of

€1 billion, the Graphene Flagship represent a new form of joint, coordinated research on an unprecedented scale, forming Europe's biggest ever research initiative (http://graphene-flagship.eu/project).

and engineeri ng) http://w ww.m- era.net/

address societal challenges and technological needs with an interdisciplinary approach, creating a flexible umbrella structure to allow coverage of topics in materials science and engineering. As a core activity, a series of joint calls for transnational RTD projects are implemented.

IT; LU; LV; NL;

NO; PL; PT;

RO; RU; SE; SI;

SK; TR; TW; ZA

March 2016 launch co-fund call with energy focus

GEOTHERM AL

FP7

Geother mal http://w ww.geoth ermalera net.is/

The Geothermal ERA-NET is focusing on the utilization of geothermal energy applications that involve direct heating and power generation, thus medium-high enthalpy resources and reserves.

IS; NL; CH; IT;

DE; FR; TR; SL;

HU

-

H2020 Geother mal

Pending At least: IS;

NL; CH; IT; DE;

FR; TR; ES. In preparation

2017 (pending)

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Finally, the table below provides an overview of the European Technology Platforms in the energy domain.

Energy Research Areas Acronym Scope

WIND ENERGY TP WIND

http://www.windplatform.eu/

The European Technology Platform for Wind Energy (TPWind) is the indispensable forum for the

crystallisation of policy and technology research and development pathways for the wind energy sector, as well as an opportunity for informal collaboration among Member States including those less developed in terms of wind energy. The objective of TPWind is to identify areas for

increased innovation, new and existing research and development tasks

BIOENERGY Biofuels

http://biofuelstp.eu/

The European Biofuels Technology Platform actively engages with biofuels stakeholders (researchers, academia, civil societies, industry), EC-funded research projects and initiatives, related European TPs and global biofuels organisations in a wide range of activites relevant to the R&D&D of sustainable advanced biofuels in Europe. In particular, the EBTP has developed a Strategic Research Agenda for Biofuels in Europe and is actively involved in the European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative EIBI.

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PHOTOVOLTAIC

http://www.eupvplatform.org/

The Platform’s mission is to develop a strategy and corresponding implementation plan for education, research & technology development, innovation and market deployment of photovoltaic solar energy, to realise its vision.

SOLAR THERMAL RHC Platform http://www.rhc- platform.org/home/

The European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating & Cooling (RHC-Platform) directs its efforts toward the coordination of European, national, regional and local research, development and deployment programmes and initiatives in the renewable heating and cooling sector

GEOTHERMAL RHC

http://www.rhc-platform.org/

The European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating & Cooling (RHC-Platform) brings together stakeholders from the biomass, geothermal and solar thermal sector - including the related industries - to define a common strategy for increasing the use of renewable energy technologies for heating and cooling.

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Annex 3. Renewable Energies Working Group - Collaborators

FIRST NAME LAST NAME INSTITUTION COUNTRY

Aarón Sánchez Juárez IER-UNAM-Instituto de Energías Renovables Mexico

Adolfo Anguiano Secretaría de Energía Mexico

Adriano Duarte Filho Ministry for ST&I Brazil

Agustin Escardino Malva European Commission EC

Agustín Segovia Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología Mexico

Agustín Segovia Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologìa Spain-Mexico

Akexandra Silén Embajada de Denmark Denmark

Alberto José Delgado Dos Reis Laboratorio Nacional de Energía e Geología, I.P. (LNEG) Portugal Alejandra Álvarez Dirección Nacional de Relaciones Internacionales Argentina

Alejandro Brenes Winiker Enertiva Costa Rica

Alejandro Amerena Carswell SENER Mexico

Alexis Valqui, Dr. Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Q.53 - Technical Cooperation in Lateinamerica and the Caribbean

Germany

Alexis de Greiff Colombia

Alfredo Martinez-Jimenez UNAM Instituto de Biotecnología Mexico

Alina C. Celi FUNIBER, Florianópolis Brazil

Allan Leest Embajada de Denmark Denmark

Almudena Carrero Escribano, Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT) Spain Amparo González Espartero CIEMAT-Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas y

Tecnológicas

Spain

Ana Luiza Lima IBICT-Inst. Brazileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia Brazil-MCT

André de Courville CIRAD France

Andrzej Rogulski Ministry of National Education France

Angel Cárdenas Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología Mexico Mexico

Angel Corbi, Dr. CSIC-Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Spain

Ángel Landabaso Álvarez EU Delegation to Brazil EC

Angeles Macías Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación Spain

Anibal Enrique Barroto, Dr. Universidad Cienfuegos Cuba

Annie Marchegay Embajada de France France

Antonio Pérez Rodríguez, Ing. Centro Mario Molina Mexico

Antonio Joyce, Dr. Evora University/Solar European Industrial Initiative Portugal Antonio Urbano Castelán,

Prof.

SEES-DIE-CINVESTAV-IPN Mexico

Aroldo Leal de Andrade CNPq Brazil

Arturo Sánchez Carmona Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N. Mexico Arturon Fernández Madrigal IER-UNAM-Instituto de Energías Renovables Mexico Astrid Walterman National Commission for Scientific and Technological

Research - CONICYT Chile

Chile

Atilio Castagnaro Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Columbres Argentina

Barbara Escudero Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores Mexico

Bárbara de Sant’Anna Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia-Brazil Brazil

Basile Papadopoulos European Commission EC

Bayard Beling Morales STE Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Brazil

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Bjorn Welin, Dr. Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres Argentina Camilo A. Arancibia Bulnes IER-UNAM-Instituto de Energías Renovables Mexico

Carlos Casasus CUDI Mexico

Carlos Ramos Berumen, Ing. Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas Mexico Carlos Patiño Gómez, Dr. Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua Mexico

Carlos Meza Benavides Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica Costa Rica

Carlos Cascante Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología Costa Rica

Carlos Cadena Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva Argentina

Carlos García Bustamante Red Mexicana de Bioenergía AC, REMBIO Mexico

Carlos Ortíz Secretaría de Energía - SENER Mexico

Carlos Meza Benavides UNESCO-International -Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) Costa Rica

Carlos Ángel Torres G. Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores Mexico

Carlos Augusto Mattos ^Brazil

Carlos Roberto Ochoa Córdova Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología El Salvador Carmen Agüero Castañeda Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Mexico Carmen Giovana Granados Ramírez Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Mexico Cecilia Beatriz de Soto Martínez Cámara de Industrias de Uruguay Uruguay

Celia Marín Rosas INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO Mexico

Cesár Angeles Camacho UNAM- Instituto de Ingeniería Mexico

César Talavera Galeano Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología Paraguay

César Angeles Camacho Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico

César Arreola Secretaría de Energía Mexico

Christiane Marie Daem Centro de Estudios de la Relación entre la UE y AL Belgium

Christoph Meyenburg Embajada de Austria Austria

Christophe Montagnon CIRAD France-MX

Christopher Rawlings British Council Mexico UK

Claudia Guerrero Monteza Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Panama Claudio de Castro Pellegrini Federal University of São João del Rey Brazil Claudio A. Estrada Gasca IER-UNAM-Instituto de Energías Renovables Mexico Consolación Medrano Vaca, Ing. Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas Mexico

Cornelia Nauen European Commission EC

Daniel Villavicencio, Dr. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Mexico

Daniel Fernando Pratto Centro de Investigación en Mecatrónica Automotriz – CIMA Mexico Davi Ezequiel François Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul Brazil

David Perez Martin CUBAENERGIA Cuba

David Schmidt Embajada de la República Federal de Germany Germany

Delfa Capelo Ayala Universidad de Cuenca Ecuador

Diassina Di Maggio Agenzia para la Promozione della Ricerca Europea Italy Diego De Morata CEGA Andean Geothermal Centre of Excellence - UCH - Chile Chile

Dietling Jering European Commission SDME Belgium

Eder Caballero INSTITUTO DE RECONVERSIÓN PRODUCTIVA Y

BIOENERGETICOS

Mexico

Edgar Santoyo, Dr. Centro de Investigación en Energía Mexico

Edgar Berrezueta Alvarado Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME) Spain

Edgardo Rubianes ANII Uruguay

Eduardo Trigo CEO Argentina

Emiliano Pérezagua, Dr. CONACYT Mexico

Emiliano Pérezagua, Dr. ETP Spain

Emilien Simonot REOLTEC Spain

Enio Nascimento de

Carvalho

CNPq Brazil Brazil

Senior Officials Working Group on Renewable Energies. Thematic Report