ON/OFF - Offshore Center Danmark

The board of
Offshore Center Danmark:
Rambøll A/S, FORCE Technology A/S,
Pon Power A/S, Aalborg Universitet
Esbjerg and Esbjerg Kommune.
Offshore Center Danmark was created
through corporation between the Danish
offshore industry, universities, municipalities,
Ribe County (now part of the Region
of Southern Denmark) and the Danish
ministry for Research, Technology and
Development.
Offshore Center Denmark
Niels Bohrs Vej 6
6700 Esbjerg
Tlf.+45 36973670
info@offshorecenter.dk
www.offshorecenter.dk
EU Funding of Research
within Wave, Tidal and
Wind Energy
EU Funding of Research within Wave, Tidal
and Wind Energy
On 6th April 2007 the European Commission
adopted a proposal for a new EU programme
for Research. The proposal accordingly
“provides new impetus to increase Europe’s
growth and competitiveness, recognising that
knowledge is Europe’s greatest resource. The
programme places greater emphasis than in
the past on research that is relevant to the
needs of European industry, to help it compete
internationally, and develop its role as a
world leader in certain sectors”.
The following work programs are supported
by the FP7 under the main header Cooperation
Work Programs by themes:
• Health
• Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and
Biotechnology
• Information and Communication
Technologies - ICT
• Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials
and new Production Technologies - NMP
• Energy
• Environment (including Climate Change)
• Transport (including Aeronautics)
• Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities
• Space
• Security
The objective of the FP 7 Energy is accordingly
“to look into a portfolio of energy
sources, to address the pressing challenges of
security of supply and climate change, whilst
increasing the competitiveness of Europe’s
energy industries”.
The EU Member States have earmarked a
total of € 2.3 billion for funding the Energy
theme over the duration of FP7.
FP 7 Energy is divided into a number of subgroups
with the following activities:
• Hydrogen and fuel cells
• Renewable electricity generation
• Renewable fuel production
• Renewables for heating and cooling
• CO2 capture and storage technologies for
zero emission power generation
• Clean coal technologies
• Smart energy networks
• Energy efficiency and savings
• Knowledge for energy policy making
Within Renewable electricity generation, some
consideration has been given to both wind,
waves and tidal energy.
The objective here is accordingly to provide
“research into, development and demonstration
of integrated technologies for electricity
production from renewables, suited to different
regional conditions where sufficient economic
and technical potential can be identified, in order
to provide the means to raise substantially
the share of renewable electricity production in
the EU. Research should increase overall conversion
efficiency, cost efficiency, significantly
drive down the cost of electricity production
from indigenous renewable energy resources
including biodegradable fraction of waste, enhance
process reliability and further reduce the
environmental impact and eliminate existing
obstacles. Emphasis will be on photovoltaics,
wind and biomass including CHP. Furthermore,
research will aim at realising the full
potential of other renewable energy sources:
geothermal, thermal solar, ocean (e.g. wave,
tidal power) and hydropower.”
It is also possible to receive financing for oil
& gas related research projects, but here you
have to be a little more creative, as the theme
has not been included directly in the energy
program. Other collaboration projects can
however be used, e.g. CO2 capture and storage
is relevant for offshore oil & gas activities.
For further information on energy projects and
the other programs please visit: http://cordis.
europa.eu/fp7/cooperation/energy_en.html