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eseia General Assembly 27 November 2013

Brussels

WIFI name: “eseia” PW: k8c2-3u64-1xis

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Content

1. Welcome and Introduction by the eseia President Harald Kainz and establishment of quorum

2. Update on eseia Projects

3. eseia Membership Update: Proposal for Admission of New eseia Members

4. Election of new eseia Governing Council member

5. Update on eseia Accounts 2013 by the eseia Treasurer

6. Presentation and Adoption of the eseia Draft Work Programme and Budget 2014

7. Any other business next GA Meeting, Enschede, 24-25 April 2014

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1. Welcome

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Introduction by the eseia President Harald Kainz and establishment of quorum

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1) Bioresources: Rationale Use of Bioresources Coordinator: M. Narodoslawsky, TUGraz

2) Smart Cities and Regions: Implementing complex energy solutions in the agglomerations of the future. Coordinator: Teresa Ponce de Leão, LNEG

3) Education and Training: Linking practice and education to provide the best training opportunities for the brightest young scientists and professionals. Coordinator: Ion Visa, Transilvania University of Brasov

3 Working Groups:

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Term or Reference (ToR)

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Aim - Agenda setting on European level in thematic or strategic fields Objectives - Definition of knowledge gaps and innovation challenges - Building of full value chain alliances Activities - Building of joint projects and initiatives - Expanding expert network to cover the full value chain - Fostering networking of group members by regular virtual and physical meetings - Promoting participation of WG members in EC evaluations and EC policy-making - Providing content for discourse to shape the agenda for the European energy system 2050

Outputs - H2020 project proposals - Results from joint innovation projects and initiatives - New products and services - New training modules - International eseia conferences - Dialogue in European regions

Working Groups

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Working Group Bioresources

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General definition by Ina Körner, TUHH: Bioresources are biogenic substances which can be used by humans for multiple purposes: • to produce food and feed • to produce substantial products: pulp and paper, timber, chemicals and other bio-based

products • to produce energy carriers: biogases, biofuel, heat

The WG focuses on first, second and third generation biofuels

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Michael Narodoslawsky TUGraz, Austria Coordinator

Working Group Coordinator:

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Bioresources: The Green Heart of Styria

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Objective: To provide a basis for the comprehensive use of Bioresources. Duration: 18 months Project start: 1 July 2013 Coordinator: eseia Funded by the Styrian Government

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The goal is to initiate a broad and well-informed public debate on the future of the use of renewable resources in Styria and to network in a European context .

Project Partners: Landwirtschaftskammer Steiermark Energie Steiermark SPAR

TU Graz FH Joanneum GmbH Joanneum Research Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

• Scenarios defined • Modelling results for March 2014 • Public events: fall/winter 2014

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Setting the agenda for innovation:

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Current activities

Discourse book: • Second loop of discourse based on first draft • consolidated text until end 2013 • Decision on how discourse will be taken further by March 2014

International Workshop on rational use of bioresources, 28 November, Brussels • promoting rational use of bio-resources in partner regions

Gearing up for h2020 • exploring possibilities and consortia for three h2020 projects

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“The living labs concept aims to balance the forces of technology push and market pull by contributing to the formation of sustainable innovation ecosystems where regional stakeholders, citizens and companies including SMEs are engaged and collaborating in an early stage for user-driven and open innovation.”

Teresa Ponce de Leão LNEG, Portugal Coordinator

Working Group Coordinator:

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Working Group Smart Cities and Regions

The WG is gearing up for H2020, exploring opportunities for H2020 projects

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iENERGY Weiz-Gleisdorf 2.0 – the power of a vision!

Weiz-Gleisdorf is a rapidly growing urban region with the major cities of Weiz and Gleisdorf. It is situated around 20 kilometers east of the city of Graz and has got 41.600 inhabitants. There are the typical challenges of a growing region and, due to a short distance from Graz, the special "problem of commuters" in motorized private transport. To ensure a sustainable development of the urban region, as a first step, an energy vision "Weiz-Gleisdorf 2050" was developed.

Expected results: • Integration of innovative technologies in demo sites • Creating energy awareness in the region

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Ion Visa Transilvania University of Brasov Coordinator

Working Group Coordinator:

WG3 Working Group: Education and Training Programme

eseia ETP operates in three formats: International Hands-On Summer Schools ON SITE Student Camps Inter-regional Training Workshops for

Decision-Makers.

eseia Education and Training Programme Course Calendar 2014:

9 - 14 February 2014: 1st International Student camp :metabolon "Optimal Resource Utilization in the Model Region Bergisches Land in North-Rhine-Westphalia", Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband, :metabolon, Lindlar, Germany

14 - 25 July 2014: International Summer School “Sustainable Smart Metropolitan Regions of Tomorrow”, University of Braşov, Romania

14-17 October 2014: Ener2i Innovation Training Workshop Back to back with the Energy Expo Minsk 2014, Belarus 24-27 November 2014: Ener2i Innovation Training Workshop Back to back with the Information invent 2014, Chisinau, Moldova

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FP7 INCO Project: ENER2I

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ENErgy Research to Innovation: Reinforcing cooperation with ENP countries such as Armenia, Belarus, Georgia and Moldova, on bridging the gap between energy research and energy innovation eseia will lead 2 work packages…

1. Networking & Technology-oriented Brokerage in order to set up new partnerships and collaborative projects.

2. Training and Capacity Building including twinning to increase skills of local researchers, start-ups, and businesses in EE/RES

Next steps: Contract eseia experts by 15 January 2014 Develop eseia brokerage and training concept together with eseia WGs

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3. eseia Membership Update

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Proposal for Admission of New eseia Members

ELES is a public company which has the exclusive right to perform the public service of the transmission network system operator in Slovenia. For Decision: The General Assembly is required to vote for the admission of ELES as a new eseia member, according to eseia statutes

One new business member organisation joined eseia, namely Elektro-Slovenija, Slovenian energy provider based in Ljubljana.

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3. eseia Membership Update

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As of today, the eseia membership list count 24 member organisations spread through 11 European countries and 16 European regions. Unfortunately, 3 members have expressed their will to discontinue their eseia membership:

• Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH,

• Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus,

• IFZ, the Inter-University Research Centre for Technology,

Work and Cultur.

The reasons for terminating membership were partly strategic and partly financial.

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3. eseia Membership Update

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Featuring: • eseia members • eseia business members • eseia working group • eseia expertise • eseia services

More business oriented

New eseia Portfolio

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4. eseia GC member

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Decision: The Governing Council and the General Assembly are invited to extend the mandates of the eseia Vice-Presidents Teresa Ponce de Leão, Brian Norton and Ion Visa for another period of two years.

Ion Visa

UNITBV, Romania

Extension of the mandate for the period of:

Teresa Ponce de Leao

LNEG, Portugal

Brian Norton DIT, Ireland

19.11.2013 – 18.11.2015

Election of new eseia Governing Council member

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5. eseia Account 2013

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Update on eseia Accounts 2013 by the eseia Treasurer

Positive result expected by end 2013 Project reserve for 2014/15 Reduced running cost for eseia Secretariat compared to 2012

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eseia - IGC Conference

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eseia - IGS Conference on Smart and Green Transitions in Cities & Regions April 24-25, 2014 - University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

http://www.utwente.nl/igs/eseia/

The conference will be multidisciplinary with a focus on governance and energy transition. The conference will be organised along two tracks in parallel to the two working groups of eseia.: • Track1: The bioresources transition in regions • Track2: The smart energy system transition in cities and regions Call for papers is open Papers with an academic as well as a practical orientation are expected. Abstracts of all papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Selected papers will be published in a special issue of a journal.

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eseia goals and target 2020

1. Systematically Participating in EC policy making and implementation (Target: 10 experts per year)

2. Development of innovative renewable energy systems concepts for implementation on rapidly changing markets (Target: Concepts implemented in 10 European Regions by 2020)

3. Closing the knowledge gap by offering practice-oriented Education and Training in RES (Target: 500 post-graduate students and professionals trained by 2020)

4. Enlarging the eseia Alliance by setting up members in all 28 Member States from all four sectors (education, research, innovation and politics)

6. eseia WP 2014

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eseia Horizon 2020 Strategy for Project Acquisition under Horizon 2020

6. eseia WP 2014

eseia Setting Agenda for Innovation eseia Working Groups gear up for Horizon 2020 Seek funding for eseia Education and Training Programme

eseia shapes energy system 2050

Raise the international profile of eseia

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Preliminary Selection of Calls for Proposals 2014 (see annexe b) Tour de table

Focus ID Call and Topic Subtopics

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ES 1 Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy (KBBE) WASTE

1. Ensuring sustainable use of agricultural waste 2. A systems approach for the reduction, recycling and reuse of

food waste

2 Bio-based Industries PPP: Emergence of new value chains from (organic) waste

New technologies to enable the implementation of future waste-based bio-refineries

3 Bio-based Industries PPP Supporting projects: Clustering and networking

Knowledge transfer concept to enhance the creation of new value chains and development of synergies

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4 Horizon 2020: Smart Cities and Communities (SCC2 – 2014)

Developing a framework for common data collection an performance measurement

5 Horizon 2020: Research Infrastructures (RIs) Creating e-infrastructure of data from the built environment

6 COST Action Working title: PV simulation and modelling data exchange

7 EC Structural Funding: INTERREG V Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors

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8 Energy: Human Factor in Energy System (ref. SET-Plan E&T)

Provide hands-on training for post-graduate students and professionals

9 H2020 Marie Curie: Industry-Academia Private Partnerships (IAPP)

Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilization of knowledge between sectors

10 Life-Long Learning: Erasmus+ Erasmus Mundus: ‘European Master in RES’

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6. eseia WP 2014

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Information Days on the Research PPPs on Factories of the Future, Energy-efficient Buildings, Green Vehicles and Sustainable Process Industry Brussels, 16-17 December 2013 The first research call topics for the EeB PPP in the new Horizon 2020 Framework Programme will be presented during the event.

Horizon 2020 Energy Information Day – 2014 and 2015 calls and brokerage Brussels, 5 - 6 December 2013 This event will give participants the opportunity to receive essential information on the calls for proposals which will be open in 2014 and 2015.

Two upcoming EC informations events

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6. Budget

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From 2014 eseia experts will benefit directly from project funding acquired by eseia. The return on investment per year is at two thirds of the total membership fee income

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24 Calendar of events 2014

Dates Items

31 January TU Graz Ball & Horizon 2020 Launch WS - Graz, Austria

24 - 28 Feb. eseia ON SITE International Student Camp - BAV, Engelskirchen, Germany

20 March WG Bioresources meeting - Brussels, Belgium

9-11 April Industrial Technologies 2014 - Greek Presidency event - Athens, Greece

23-25 April eseia GC & GC Meetings, eseia - IGS Conference - UTwente, the Netherlands

16-20 June Ener2i EU International Brokerage and networking event (ener2i Project) - Brussels, Belgium (EUSEW 2014)

14 - 25 July eseia International Summer School - University of Braşov, Romania

13-29 Aug. Ener2i project presentation during the European Forum Alpbach - Alpbach, Austria

September Italian Presidency Conference on the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan)

14-17 Oct. Ener2i Innovation Training Workshop - Minsk, Belarus (Energy Expo Minsk 2014)

24-27 Nov. Ener2i Innovation Training Workshop - Chisinau, Moldova (Information invent 2014)

3-4 Dec. eseia GC & GA Meetings - Brussels, Belgium Horizon 2020 Update

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Thank you!

Brigitte Hasewend Director

eseia Brussels Office Avenue de Tervuren 84, 1040 Brussels eseia Graz Office Mandellstraße 11/II, 8010 Graz office@eseia.eu

eseia Homepage www.eseia.eu

Any other business next GA Meeting, Enschede, 24-25 April 2014