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ERA-NET Cofund Electric Mobility Europe Peter Wilbers, Rijkswaterstaat The Netherlands EV4SCC, Breakout session Electromobility 24 May 2016

The ERA-NET Instrument

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Supports public-public partnerships of ministries and agencies that are in charge of national or regional research programmes. EC provides a financial incentive for the involved organisations. It includes financial incentives provided by the EC (FP6, FP7, H2020) The ERA-NET Cofund • Establishment of networking structures • Funding cooperation for trans-national projects and calls • Pooling of national/regional and EU-funding

• Facilitation of accompanying cooperation actions

Objectives of EMEurope

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• Accelerate the time to market for solutions for integrating electric mobility in Europe's (sub-)urban transport systems • Provide tangible and practical guidance to (policy) decision makers • Support industry and the service sector to provide suitable and feasible solutions for electric mobility in European urban areas

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Test and demonstrate existing knowledge and technology in transport systems and urban areas

“Contribute to the breakthrough of electric mobility in Europe”

Geographical coverage

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• Austria • Belarus • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Israel • Italy • The Netherlands • Poland • Spain • Sweden • Turkey • United Kingdom 4 regions • Baden-Württemberg (D) • Catalonia (E) • Nord-pas de Calais (F) • Piemonte (I)

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ERA-NET Cofund Double tracked mechanism

Call for proposals

• Call volume ~ 30 M€ • Launch November 2016 • Two step submission and evaluation

Policy cooperation

• Mapping • Mutual Learning • Policy guidance • Stakeholder involvement (EGVIA)

Highly visible demonstration and implementation projects

Policy support and improved frame conditions

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EMEurope characteristics Characteristics 

Virtual common pot + balancing pot

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Applicants from the funding countries/regions only

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Decentralised negotiation and funding – national / regional provisions apply

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Centralised monitoring and reporting

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Funding of EMEurope partners entirely spent to research projects

Budget Country/region contribution EC top-up (50%) Total

20 M EUR 10 M EUR* 30 M EUR * requested to EC

Scope of the Call – Themes (1)

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System integration (transport, [sub]urban areas) 

Safety of EVs and charging infrastructure, integration in the city (e.g. e-bike paths)

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E-mobility adjusted and shared infrastructure (incl. inductive charging) and housing

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ICT applications, e.g. for optimisation of forecast issues and battery management

Integration of urban freight and city logistics in the e-mobility 

Zero emission city logistics

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Innovative e-mobility solutions, considering last mile delivery

Scope of the Call – Themes (2)

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Smart Mobility concepts and ICT applications 

Interconnected services for cross-modal e-mobility chains (e.g. smart phone applications)

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Mobility and housing: technical aspects like home charging, organisational changes like novel e-car sharing systems and neighbourhood centred solutions

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Shared use of physical & virtual e-(mobility) infrastructures: e.g. (trolley) bus + tram

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Cross links with automated driving

Public Transport 

Application in public transport, electric busses, personal rapid transport

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Optimisation of remote/inductive charging system

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Testing EVs and charging in extreme weather conditions, e.g. in polar regions

Scope of the Call – Themes (3)

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Consumer behaviour and societal trends 

Regulations and standards, interoperability, compatibility and charging payment solutions

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Fiscal measures, local planning measures, integration into the transport system, consumer information (e.g. charging infrastructure, access to charging)

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Application in fleet companies (waste collection, taxis…)

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Electric Car sharing system, rental system of city electric vehicles

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Second hand market issues

Scope of the Call - Characteristics

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The selected projects should: 

Anticipate information/research trends and policy demand needs in 2020

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Focus on passenger transport, urban freight and/or logistics

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Consider issues of interoperability and compatibility, cross border solutions

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Provide knowledge on, social aspects, regulation, conditions for market uptake

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Demonstrate and validate e-mobility solutions that have reached TRL 5-6 or higher (lower TRL supporting research activities also part of the call scope)

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Include the relevant stakeholders for the testing and demonstration of electric mobility in cities and urban areas

Scope of the Call – Formal conditions

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Composition of consortia: 

Trans-national, multiple countries

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Adequate to the project goals „Test and demonstrate existing knowledge and technology in transport systems and urban areas”

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Industries, service providers, public transport operators, delivery/logistics services, cities/municipalities/authorities, universities, SMEs, ICT companies, vehicle (component) suppliers, charging infrastructure suppliers, grid operators

Further conditions will be published in the Guide for Applicants, e.g.: 

Distribution of effort/costs amongst partners

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Duration of projects

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Reporting rules

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Participation rules (eligibility)

Submission and evaluation – two step approach

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Open call for light proposals Step 1 – Light proposals Evaluation of light proposals by national experts

Step 2 – Full proposals

Assistance

Invitation of full proposals Evaluation of full proposals by international peer review Monitored and observed by EC and independent observer A Call Management Tool will be provided to submit proposals Central and decentral contact points will assist applicants

Criteria • Excellence • Impact • Quality and efficiency of the implementation

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Call Timeline

Date

Step

November 2016

Launch of the call for light proposals

November/December 2016

Information and brokerage event

March 2017

Closure of call for light proposals

April/May 2017

Invitation of consortia to submit a full proposal

Mid 2017

Evaluation of proposals transnational call

Mid – End of 2017

Negotiations proposals selected for funding

December 2017/January 2018

Start of Research & Innovation projects transnational call

Information and support

Contact Germany: 

Ms Marcia Giacomini, [email protected]

The Netherlands: 

Mr Peter Wilbers, [email protected]

Austria: 

Mr Christian Pecharda, [email protected]

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Mr Andreas Fertin, [email protected]

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Mr Christian Drakulic, [email protected]

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