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What makes a successful Project?
John Lowry
Project Director
EirGrid - Ireland
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• H2020
• What interested us
• How did we come up with a winning proposal
• Our consortium
• Proposal creation
• Online application process
• Recommendations
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Topics
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Work Programme
Secure, Clean, and Efficient Energy
€65m – 2017 call for proposal
Industrial Leadership
Excellence in science
Societal Challenges
THREE KEY PILLARS
Horizon 2020 LCE-04-2017
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What was in the call that interested us?
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“Demonstration of system integration with smart transmission grid and storage technologies with increasing share of renewables”.
Relevance!
Alignment with strategic intent!
Flexibility
Market & Regulation
Technology Integration &
capability
System Operation
High RES
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Common Challenges & Interests!
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Increased System Complexity
Mix and scale of RES
ELECTRIFICATION OF HEAT, COOLING & TRANSPORT
GREATER RELIANCE ON VARIABLE SOURCES OF ELECTRICTY
… 2050>> Decarbonisation
LARGE SCALE DEPLOYMENT OF BATTERY STORAGE
BECOMING MORE DECENTALISED AND DISTRIBUTED SMARTER LIVING
System Structure
New Dimensions
2030>> Today
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How did we come up with the proposal?
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CLEAR
LEADERSHIP
SHARED
VISION
INNOVATION
TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE
COMMITMENT &
COLLABORATION
TIME
EXPERT
KNOWLEDGE
OF GA
PROCESS
LEGAL
EXPERTISE
STRONG NETWORK OF
RELATIONSHPS
Route to success!
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Tick the boxes of scope
requirement
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Organizational level Resources Services Technical solutions
TSO/DSO interface
Centralised-decentralised resources optimization / aggregation
Data exchanges for cross-border coordination
Wholesale service exchanges at (sub-) system level
Distributed resources :
• Storage, DR, DG, RES
Centralized resources :
• Bulk storage
• Flexible gen
• DR
• RES
Frequency regulation (existing and new services)
Congestion management in the transmission grid
Voltage regulation
Black start
Markets & Regulation
Market simulation platforms
Data exchange solutions
Optimisation/Aggregation platforms
Real time control systems
Flexibility forecast tools
Pan-european optimisation & simulation tools
5 Dimensions considered
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Strong Consortium = Strong Proposal
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Challenge of scope crosses entire energy chain
TSO
Technology providers
Academia
Suppliers
Research Institutes
Service Providers
Generation
DSO Pan European Interconnected System
Transmission
Distribution MV
Distribution LV
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Key thoughts for consortium establishment
• Establish a core consortium partners.
• Identify expertise and sector segments required.
• Work your network, in particular former collaborators from previous projects who would be well known in the area of expertise required.
• Make sure all requirement from Grant call is aligned with project participants.
• Get the right Consortium mix.
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Our Consortium
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TSO
DSO
Generation, retail and aggregator
Technology providers, consultants
Research instituties, universities
Demonstrators
Real time simulator
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EU-SysFlex Project Dimension
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Proposal creation Challenges:
• Harmonisation of broad consortium.
• Coordination of partners writing the detailed proposal
What worked well :
• Common vision of core leadership group
• High involvement of the core group
• Very good existing relationships
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COMMITMENT & COLLABORATION
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Issues to be aware of
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TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION
FINANCIAL CLARIFICATION
LEGAL CLARIFICATION
Do not underestimate the time commitment to develop a winning proposal. There are a lot of technical, legal and financial matters to agree.
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Online Submission
• Comments from partners:
• It takes time and guidance but doable
• Very useful if the coordinator and/or administrative partner coordinate the application process
• In General:
• Straight forward procedure, does not require signatures or adding supplementary documentation
• Mandatory PIC code: inform partners they need to set this up early
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Final Recommendations
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• Do not underestimate the amount of time, effort and commitment required
• Very useful to bring in an administrative partner with knowledge of the application process
• Leadership is essential to drive the proposal forward
• Relationships are key
• Stay within the recommended budget
• Develop a strong and broad consortium
• Seek out a strong advisory and letters of support
• Be aware of the funding, 70% for non academic partners
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Thank you!
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