CIP Eco-Innovation Call: Market Replication Projects
CIP Eco-Innovation Call: Market Replication Projects
CIP Eco-Innovation Call: Market Replication Projects
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<strong>CIP</strong> <strong>Eco</strong>-<strong>Innovation</strong> <strong>Call</strong>:<br />
<strong>Market</strong> <strong>Replication</strong> <strong>Projects</strong><br />
The Competitiveness and <strong>Innovation</strong> Programme: Forthcoming calls for proposals
Why an EU programme on <strong>Eco</strong>-innovation<br />
Lisbon strategy:<br />
An economy based on knowledge<br />
and innovation<br />
Council March 2007:<br />
Ambitious strategy to promote <strong>Eco</strong>innovation<br />
ETAP – Environmental<br />
Technologies Action Plan<br />
Good for business, good for the environment<br />
The Competitiveness and <strong>Innovation</strong> Programme: forthcoming calls for proposals and Project Café (Brussels, 13 February 2009)<br />
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What is eco-innovation<br />
Good for business, good for the environment<br />
New services:<br />
greening businesses<br />
New processes:<br />
cleaner production<br />
New management<br />
methods, new technologies<br />
and products<br />
« All forms of innovation reducing environmental<br />
impacts and/or optimising the use of resources »<br />
The Competitiveness and <strong>Innovation</strong> Programme: forthcoming calls for proposals and Project Café (Brussels, 13 February 2009)<br />
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<strong>Eco</strong>-innovation in the Entrepreneurship and<br />
<strong>Innovation</strong> Programme (EIP, part of the <strong>CIP</strong>*)<br />
Financial<br />
instruments<br />
Network<br />
of actors<br />
Pilot and market<br />
replication projects<br />
*<strong>CIP</strong>: Competitiveness and <strong>Innovation</strong> Programme<br />
The Competitiveness and <strong>Innovation</strong> Programme: forthcoming calls for proposals and Project Café (Brussels, 13 February 2009)<br />
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Pilot and <strong>Market</strong> replication projects<br />
~€195 million (2008-2013)<br />
Support the first applications and market uptake of innovative<br />
products, processes and services<br />
Aim at bridging the gap between Research & Development and<br />
commercialisation<br />
Remove obstacles to the wide application of eco-innovation<br />
Create and enlarge markets, with a strong emphasis on SMEs<br />
It is run by the EACI in close cooperation with DG Environment<br />
The Competitiveness and <strong>Innovation</strong> Programme: forthcoming calls for proposals and Project Café (Brussels, 13 February 2009)<br />
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Main client: SMEs<br />
23 million SMEs in the EU<br />
The backbone of the<br />
European <strong>Eco</strong>nomy<br />
99% of all enterprises<br />
57% of value added<br />
1/3 world market shares<br />
Causing 60-70% of the<br />
EU’s industrial pollution<br />
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<strong>Eco</strong>-innovation in the EU - Opportunities and challenges<br />
<strong>Eco</strong>-Industries in EU<br />
Turnover €227 billion<br />
= 2.2% of GDP<br />
= 3.4 M jobs<br />
EU strong player<br />
~ 30% of world turnover<br />
50% of the world share<br />
of water and waste management<br />
Green House Gas emissions<br />
2.5 to 3 fold increase by 2050<br />
Metals and Minerals consumption<br />
35-40% growth in 10 years<br />
Plastic to landfill<br />
up 21% from 1990-2002<br />
Waste volumes<br />
municipal waste expected to grow by<br />
25% from 2005 -2020<br />
The Competitiveness and <strong>Innovation</strong> Programme: forthcoming calls for proposals and Project Café (Brussels, 13 February 2009)<br />
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<strong>Call</strong> for proposals 2008: Main priority areas<br />
<strong>Call</strong> 2009 – likely similar:<br />
Materials recycling: Better sorting processes, innovative recycling<br />
products, new recycling solutions, new markets for recycling products.<br />
Buildings: Sustainable construction materials, water<br />
treatment/saving…<br />
Food and drink sector: Cleaner production processes aiming at higher<br />
resources efficiency, reduction of waste and increasing recycling and<br />
recovery, high efficiency in the water process.<br />
Greening business and smart purchasing: Integration of ecoinnovation<br />
in supply chains and purchasing.<br />
The Competitiveness and <strong>Innovation</strong> Programme: forthcoming calls for proposals and Project Café (Brussels, 13 February 2009)<br />
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<strong>Call</strong> for proposals 2009: Funding<br />
Budget 30m€ (for ~40 projects)<br />
Funding rate: 50% of the total eligible costs<br />
7% indirect costs (flat rate)<br />
Staff, equipment, subcontracting, travel,<br />
other specific costs<br />
EU 27<br />
<strong>Market</strong> replication<br />
projects<br />
Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein<br />
Croatia, Montenegro, F.Y.R. Macedonia,<br />
Israel, Turkey, Albania<br />
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European added value of <strong>Eco</strong>-<strong>Innovation</strong> projects<br />
Value generated by the project being a European project as<br />
compared to local, regional & national actions<br />
Contribution to the competitiveness of the EU economy<br />
Offer high transferability and replication potential – to other<br />
EU regions or to different sectors<br />
EU dimension of the market barriers<br />
Create high visibility<br />
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<strong>Eco</strong>-innovation pilot and market replication:<br />
Borderline to other funding programmes<br />
<strong>Projects</strong> oriented to public authorities should be presented to<br />
LIFE+ http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/index.htm<br />
<strong>Projects</strong> at research stage with high technology risks: DG RTD<br />
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html<br />
<strong>Projects</strong> focusing on energy efficiency or renewable energy<br />
sources: Intelligent Energy Europe<br />
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/index_en.html<br />
<strong>Projects</strong> focusing on land-use, urban planning and water<br />
management: LIFE+ or to DG RTD<br />
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<strong>Eco</strong>-innovation <strong>Call</strong> for Proposals 2008<br />
General Overview<br />
Proposals approved: 40 of<br />
134 submitted<br />
EC funding of €28 million<br />
mobilise €60,36 million<br />
Large interest on recycling<br />
sector<br />
Buildings<br />
14%<br />
Green Business<br />
13%<br />
EC funding requested by sector -<br />
approved projects<br />
Food and Drink<br />
9%<br />
Recycling<br />
64%<br />
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<strong>Eco</strong>-innovation <strong>Call</strong> for Proposals 2008<br />
General Overview<br />
Number of Participants in<br />
Selected <strong>Projects</strong>: 175<br />
SMEs: 75%<br />
25 countries covered<br />
Countries involved in approved projects<br />
Malta<br />
FYR Macedonia<br />
Luxembourg<br />
Israel<br />
Greece<br />
Czech Republic<br />
Bulgaria<br />
Montenegro<br />
Ireland<br />
Finland<br />
Estonia<br />
Cyprus<br />
Poland<br />
Slovenia<br />
Portugal<br />
Hungary<br />
Denmark<br />
Belgium<br />
Austria<br />
United Kingdom<br />
France<br />
Netherlands<br />
Germany<br />
Italy<br />
Spain<br />
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Example Project I:<br />
PROFICON<br />
Implementing an innovative technology, ensuring the<br />
elimination of main environmental and health risks<br />
associated to egg processing waste. Output: <strong>Eco</strong>-Quick-<br />
Lime product and Energy<br />
Innovative process<br />
Recycling, Food industry<br />
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Example Project II:<br />
FERTILANDIA<br />
<strong>Market</strong> uptake of an innovative organic fertilizer obtained<br />
from a mix of leather meal and dewatered sludge from<br />
tannery wastewater treatment plants.<br />
Innovative product<br />
Recycling,<br />
Tannery and Leather Industry<br />
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Example Project III : ECOMETRE<br />
Construction of a pilot plant incorporating innovative<br />
metal recycling processes with a significant replication<br />
potential in the surface engineering sector. Outcome:<br />
metal recovery system<br />
Innovative process,<br />
Recycling, Metal industry<br />
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Example Project IV:<br />
NATSTOCER<br />
‘Sludge free’ process for the production of innovative<br />
natural stone-like tiles (spin-off of a previous LIFE<br />
funded project)<br />
Innovative process<br />
Recycling, Ceramic<br />
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Example Project VI:<br />
EU CERTPLAST<br />
Certification to guarantee reliable quality of recyclate<br />
plastics; proposed by representatives of the plastics<br />
recycling industry (9 national and international<br />
organisation)<br />
Innovative service<br />
Green Business,<br />
Plastics recycling<br />
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<strong>Call</strong> planning 2009<br />
Pilot and market<br />
replication projects<br />
<strong>Call</strong> launch: ~ 20 April<br />
Deadline: 10 September 2009<br />
Electronic submission (EPSS)<br />
Evaluation: end of 2009<br />
First projects start Feb/March 2010<br />
Max 3 years contract duration<br />
Expert evaluators that would like to assist<br />
in the evaluation can register in our<br />
database<br />
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<strong>Eco</strong>-<strong>Innovation</strong> website as source of information<br />
Newsflash<br />
subscription<br />
<strong>Call</strong> for proposals<br />
Guide for proposers<br />
Frequently asked<br />
questions<br />
Info days<br />
Contact<br />
Link to EPSS<br />
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecoinnovation<br />
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Thank you very much for your attention<br />
For questions: contact our mailbox at<br />
eaci-eco-innovation-enquiries@ec.europa.eu
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