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The EU-SOLARIS Project is co-funded by the 7th Framework

Programme of the European Union

EU-SOLARIS: The European Infrastructure for Concentrated Solar Thermal and

Solar Chemistry Technologies

Solar TR-3

Ankara, Turkey, April 27-29, 2015 Vassiliki Drosou,

Theni Oikonomou,

Solar Thermal Department, CRES

EU-SOLARIS

SCOPE, VISION AND GOALS

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Scope

• To create a new legal entity to explore and implement new and improved rules and procedures for Research Infrastructures (RI) for Concentrating Solar Thermal

(CST) and Solar Chemistry technologies, in order to optimise RI development and Research and Technology Development (RTD) coordination;

• EU-SOLARIS is expected to be the first of its kind, where industrial needs will play a significant role and private funding will complement public funding.

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Vision

• To establish EU-SOLARIS as the reference European Research Infrastructure in Solar Thermal Electricity and in the rest of Concentrating Solar Thermal Technologies, including Solar Chemistry;

• To support excellence in scientific and technological development.

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Goals• Provide the most complete, high quality scientific

infrastructure portfolio at international level, facilitating researchers’ access to highly specialised research infrastructure through a single access point;

• Link the scientific communities, industry and universities involved in the Concentrating Solar Thermal sector;

• Increase the efficient use of the economic and human resources required throughout the European research context;

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Goals• Provide efficient resources management to complement

research and to avoid unnecessary technological duplication and repetition;

• Maintain Europe at the forefront of Concentrating Solar Thermal technologies development.

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Suitable Governance Model

• Ensuring an integrated and effective management of the EU Research Infrastructure as a whole;

• Involving relevant National/Regional Governments, funding organisations and relevant international organisations;

• Securing close participation of the industrial sector.

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Suitable Funding Model

• Securing the necessary commitment and support from Member States;

• Considerable funding limitations in current economic situation;

• Synchronisation with the diverse national and European funding cycles;

• Close participation of the industrial sector;

• Access to global market in a joint effort.

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EU-SOLARISPREPARATORY PHASE

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EU-SOLARIS Operational Phase

2016 onwards

EU-SOLARIS Preparatory Phase

Durationo 48 months, starting 1st November

2012Composition:

15 partners from 9 countries:o 13 key Scientific Centreso The Spanish Ministry of Economy

and Competitivenesso The European STE Industry

Association (ESTELA)Budget:

o Total cost: 6 M€o European Commission contribution:

4,45 M€

Nov 2012 Oct 2016

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CyprusCyl

www.cyi.ac.cyThe Cyprus Institute

FranceCNRS

www.cnrs.frNational Centre for Scientific Research

GermanyDLR

www.dlr.de/sfGerman Aerospace Centre

Greece

CRES

www.cres.grCentre for Renewable Energy Sources and

Saving

APTL

www.certh.grCentre for Research and Technology Hellas

ItalyENEA

www.enea.itNational Agency for New Technologies, Energy

and Sustainable Economic Development

IsraelWEIZMANN

www.weizmann.ac.ilWeizmann Institute of Science

EU-SOLARIS Consortium (1/2)

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Portugal

LNEG

www.lneg.ptNational Laboratory for Energy and Geology

U.EVORA

www.uevora.ptUniversity of Evora

Spain

CTAER

www.ctaer.comAdvanced Technology Centre for Renewable

Energies

CIEMAT-PSA

www.psa.es

Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas,

Medioambientales y Tecnología. Plataforma Solar

de Almería

MINECO

www.mineco.gob.esMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad

Turkey

GUNAM

www.metu.edu.trMiddle East Technical University

SELCUK U

www.selcuk.edu.trSelçuk University

UEESTELA

www.estelasolar.euEuropean Solar Thermal Electricity Association

EU-SOLARIS Consortium (2/2)

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Geographical distribution of EU-SOLARIS partners

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE

Management

WP8

Leader

ADVISORY

BOARD

FOR TECHNICAL

AND

INTERNATIONAL

COOPERATION

ADVISORY

BOARD

FOR FUNDING

AND

ADMINISTRATION

BODIES

EU-SOLARIS

STEERING COMMITTEE

EUROPEAN

COMMISSION

Project Office

EU-SOLARIS Governance structure

Coordinator

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WP2

Leader

WP3

LeaderWP6

Leader

WP7

Leader

Governance &

Financial

Issues

EU-SOLARIS

Capacity Building

& Services

Innovation and Contacts

with Industry

Legal status & User access

Policies

Technical

design of STE

Dissemination

& Outreach

Distributed Facility

Activity &

Logistical Work

WP5

Leader

WP4

Leader

WP1

Leader

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WP8 – Management

(CTAER)Objectives:• Manage and monitor work schedule, and report on activity progress and project results;

• Manage and maintain contractual documentation;

• Distribute, manage, and monitor project funds;

• Interface between the Consortium and the European Commission.

Status (1/3):• Implementation of EU-SOLARIS governance structure (PMC, SC, Advisory Boards);

• Organisation of project meetings:� KoM and 1st Steering Committee (SC) meeting: 4 December 2012 (Seville, Spain; hosted by CTAER)

� 2nd SC meeting: 20 June 2013 (Thessaloniki, Greece; hosted by APTL)

� 3rd SC meeting: 15 November 2013 (Seville, Spain; hosted by CTAER)

� 4th SC meeting: 20 March 2014 (Istanbul, Turkey; hosted by GUNAM)

� 5rd SC meeting: 6 November 2014 (Seville, Spain; hosted by CTAER)

� Mid-Term Review meeting: 7 November 2014 (Seville, Spain; hosted by CTAER)

� 6th SC meeting: 20 March 2015 (Rome, Italy; hosted by ENEA)

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WP8 – Management

(CTAER)Status (2/3):• Organisation of project meetings:

� 1st Project Management Committee (PMC) meeting: 9 April 2013 (organized via Webex)

� 2nd PMC meeting: 13 June 2013 (organized via Webex)

� 3rd PMC meeting: 14 November 2013 (Seville, Spain; hosted by CTAER)

� 4th PMC meeting: 19 March 2014 (Istanbul, Turkey; hosted by GUNAM)

� 5th PMC meeting: 11 June 2014 (Webex, organised by CTAER)

� 6th PMC meeting: 7 October 2014 (Webex, organised by CTAER)

� 7th PMC meeting: 19 March 2015 (Rome, Italy; hosted by ENEA)

• Quality assurance procedures for the Preparatory Phase defined and implemented;

• Establishment and enhancement of an internal collaborative workspace system;

• Public relations and project external representation (ESFRI Assessment Expert Group, CoPoRi, SolarPACES, Australia-EU RI Workshop);

• Completion of the Risk/Contingency Management Plan.

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WP8 – Management

(CTAER)

Status (3/3)• Acceptance by the Commission of:

• First Project Periodic Report (covering M1 to M18) at technical and financial level.

• Mid-Term Review Meeting (covering M1 to M24) evaluating degree of fulfilment.

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Mid-term review meeting. Seville, 7th November 2014

WP1 – Governance and financial issues

(CTAER)Objectives:• Determine the future EU‐SOLARIS governance structure;

• Analyse and define EU‐SOLARIS economic aspects, in order to achieve financial sustainability in its operational phase.

Status (1/2):• Consulting firm contract signed with Garrigues and IAT for work to be carried out

in both WP1 and WP2;

• Study and evaluation of existing national, European, and international research infrastructure governance structures in progress;

• Elaboration of a preliminary business and financial plan;

• Analysis of different, potentially suitable, economic funding options for EU-SOLARIS beyond its PP, and study of the public and private funding opportunities;

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Status(2/2):• Analysis and design of an adequate

governance structure for the future entity of EU-SOLARIS.

• Organisation of a Workshop on Financing sources (hosted by MINECO, Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness).

• Constitution of two Advisory Boards:• Advisory Board for Funding and

Administration.

• Advisory Board for Technical and International Cooperation

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WP1 – Governance and financial issues

(CTAER)

Workshop of Financing Sources

Madrid, June 2014

WP2 – Legal status and user access policies

(PSA)

Objectives:• Determine the future EU-SOLARIS legal structure;

• Define EU-SOLARIS access rules for users and its membership terms and conditions.

Status(1/2):• Study and evaluation of existing national, European, and

international research infrastructure legal vehicles in progress;

• Analysis of the different legal forms suitable for the future entity of EU-SOLARIS;

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WP2 – Legal status and user access policies

(PSA)

Status(2/2):• Investigation into IPR management, protection of results and

knowledge and technology transfer in progress;

• Definition of the access rules and procedures for users and entities willing to get access to EU-SOLARIS Ris;

• Preliminary work on definition of rules for project selection and on a protocol to provide support to the users.

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WP3 – Capacity Building and Services

(WEIZMANN)Objectives:• Evaluate technical services of current research facilities;

• Align research facility update efforts to meet present and future needs of industry & research community.

Status:• Analysis and description of investigation into existing technical services and

human resources in EU-SOLARIS partner facilities in progress;

• Research identifying the state of the most significant scientific research facilities (EU & internationally) in progress;

• Identification of upgrades needed in the research facilities and services provided by the members of the EU-SOLARIS consortium in progress.

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WP4 – Innovation and contacts with industry

(ESTELA)

Objectives:• Bridge the gap between the research community and industry;

• Align EU-SOLARIS services with industry needs.

Status (1/2):• Investigation into industry engagement with the research community,

assessing needs and demands in progress;

• Reinforcement of the EU-SOLARIS contacts with industry;

• Investigation into industry engagement with the research community, assessing needs and demands;

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WP4 – Innovation and contacts with industry

(ESTELA)

Status (2/2):• Participation in international conferences, which contributes to the

establishment and improvements of links with industry;

• Assessment of needs and demands from the CST industry in progress;

• Identification and analysis of the activity performed by CST-related spin-offs;

• Elaboration of a recommendation regarding ways to align EU-SOLARIS’s new research infrastructures and business strategy with the needs of the industry.

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WP5 – Distributed facility activity and logistical work

(CNRS)Objectives:• Prepare for the implementation of the EU-SOLARIS infrastructure through

development of synergies with other ESFRI project, and STE projects internationally;

• Foster communication and engage with the user community to determine needs and expectations;

• Establish effective working methodologies for the implementation/operation phase (internal & external communication, E-infrastructure, risk/contingency management & quality control, logistical support guidelines for researchers).

Status (1/2):• Identification of existing users of EU-SOLARIS partner facilities in progress;

• Creation of a user database accessible on-line by the consortium partners;

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WP5 – Distributed facility activity and logistical work

(CNRS)Status(2/2):• Identification of new potential users in Europe (EU) and worldwide in progress;

• Assessment of user needs in progress. Distribution and analysis of a questionnaire aimed at evaluating the user requirements;

• Preliminary work on the enhancement of the integration of EU-SOLARIS into the landscape of EU large scale infrastructure.

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WP6 – Dissemination and outreach (ENEA)

Objectives: • Disseminate EU-SOLARIS results to the EU community, key professionals,

scientific community, private sector, policy makers, general public;

• Conduct socio-economic impact assessment of a future EU-SOLARIS.

Status (1/2):• Communication Plan for the Preparatory Phase of EU-SOLARIS;

• Creation, maintenance and improvement of the official website of EU-SOLARIS www.eusolaris.eu;

• Creation and distribution of dissemination material (leaflet) in key events;

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WP6 – Dissemination and outreach (ENEA)

Status (2/2):

• Investigation and analysis of the existing training programs on CST technologies in Europe amongst EU-SOLARIS partner centers in progress;

• Enhancement of the visibility of the project by increasing and fostering the participation of EU-SOLARIS in key events;

• Preliminary work towards the impact assessment on socio-economic and territorial development and fair return analysis.

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WP7 – Technical design of STE research infrastructure

and research activities

(DLR)

Objectives:• Analysis and assessment of innovations in software, research tools and processes;

• Definition and conceptual design of optimized high performance test facility components to provide top level experimental opportunities for R&D to clients from industry and science.

Status:• Preliminary work on the analysis and assessment of possible innovations in

software, research tools, and processes in CST technology development;

• Elaboration of the priority list for new or upgraded RI to work on technical design in progress.

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EU-SOLARIS

Partners Photo Gallery

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CTAER

CIEMAT-PSA

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CyI

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CNRS

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DLR

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APTL-CERTH

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CRES

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ENEA

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WEIZMANN

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LNEG

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U. EVORA

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GÜNAM

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SELCUK U

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44The EU-SOLARIS Project is co-funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union

under Grant Agreement no. 312833

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For more information: www.eusolaris.eu

Thank you for your attention!

EU-SOLARIS Team contact:EUSOLARIS_PO@ctaer.com

COORDINATOR.EUSOLARIS@ctaer.com

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