ŽILNSKÁ UNIVERSITY UNIVERZITA OF ZILINAV ŽILINE Univerzitný University Science vedecký Park park Horizon 2020 Smart, green and integrated transport Funding opportunities 2017 Prof Tatiana Kovacikova ERA Chair Senior Researcher for Intelligent Transport Systems @ UNIZA National delegate for H2020 PC on Smart, Green and Integrated Transport COST H2020 Info Day, 24 November 2016, Žilina
Transport in H2020 Information day on: 'Smart, green and integrated transport' Brussels, 28 September 2016 Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) - successor of the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA), which was created by the European Commission in 2006 to manage the technical and financial implementation of its TEN-T programme.
Transport main challenges GHG emissions climate + health impacts Oil dependency - volatile oil prices Congestion liveability of cities Infrastructure capacity vs mobility demand Urbanisation role of public transport Demographic trends ageing populations Global competition
Policy goals: efficiency and sustainability Contribute to EU Transport Policy goals and other priorities: Growth and Jobs, Energy Union, Digital Single Market, Resource efficiency vs. climate change and oil dependency Transport accounts for 32% of all energy consumption Boost alternative fuels and infrastructure Curb noxious emissions, improve air quality 24% of CO2, 20% of GHG come from transport 400 000 premature deaths in EU, 1/5 due to transport Achieve the 2030 energy-climate targets: GHG -40%, 27% renewables, 27% energy savings Network capacity and modal shift vs saturation and congestion Congestion costs: 1 to 2 % of GDP 30% of road freight > 300 km moving to rail/water by 2030 Smart solutions for safety and security 26000 road fatalities/year Vision zero: ½ road fatalities by 2020 (vs 2010), towards none by 2050 Fierce international competition Expanding markets but shrinking market shares Innovate to preserve market-shares and jobs
and Support the Goals of European Strategy for Low Emission Mobility (COM(2016)501 F) Low emission mobility: an essential component of the shift to the low-carbon, circular economy Optimising the transport system Digital mobility Fair and efficient pricing in road transport Multimodality Moving Towards zero-emission Vehicles Fundamental changes to vehicle emissions' measurement were made Post-2020 strategy for cars and vans Post-2020 strategy for lorries, buses and coaches Scaling up the use of low-emission alternative energy resources Legislation on renewable energy sources and methodology for fuel price comparison Remove obstacles to electro-mobility (esp. Lack of standardisation & interoperability) Enabling Environment Energy Union Strategy: linking transport & energy; Research, Innovation & competitiveness; Investments; Actions by cities; International actions (ICAO & IMO)
Objectives of Societal Challenge 4 'Smart, green and integrated Transport': Boost the competitiveness of the European transport industry Achieve a European transport system is Resource-efficient Climate and environmentally friendly Safe and seamless for the benefit of all citizens, the economy and society
Specific Programme structured around four broad lines a) Resource efficient transport that respects the environment To minimise transport's systems' impact on climate and the environment by improving its efficiency in the use of natural resources, and by reducing its dependence on fossil fuels and energy imports b) Better mobility, less congestion, more safety and security To reconcile the growing mobility needs with improved transport fluidity, through innovative solutions that make full use of modern ICT capabilities c) Global leadership for the European transport industry To reinforce the competitiveness and performance of European transport manufacturing industries and related services on global markets including logistic processes and retain areas of European leadership (e.g. aeronautics) d) Socio-economic and behavioural research and forward looking activities for policy making To support improved policy making including the internalisation of external costs, and the societal needs related to it
Transport WP 2017 Transport WP Two-year cycle: Adopted on 13 October 2015 WP 2017 revised on 25 July 2016 Budget : EUR 938 million 495 million in 2017 3 main calls 33 topics in 2017 Several other activities tailored on specific needs 20 September and 4 October 2016: calls open!
What s new? A new topic in Mobility for Growth - Future research needs and priorities - and contribution to the ELENA Facility confirmed A new topic in Green Vehicles to support the development of a battery cells production base in Europe A more explicit reference to climate relevance in several topics Open Access to Data policy as a pivotal factor to boost innovation: applies by default to the whole H2020 and not only to pilot areas
1. Call "Mobility for Growth (H2020- MG-2016-17) Indicative budget: EUR 226 million in 2017 7 technical areas and 21 topics addressing Mode-specific challenges: 1) Aviation EUR 40 mil.; 2) Waterborne EUR40 mil. Cross-modal / transport integration challenges: 3) Safety EUR 14 mil.; 4) Urban mobility EUR 22 mil.; 5) Logistics EUR 12 mil.; 6) ITS; 7) Infrastructure EUR 38,7 mil. Cross-cutting issues: 8) Socio-economic and behavioural research and forward-looking activities for policy making EUR 7,5 mil. Two-stage procedure for all RIAs and IAs (exception: three RIA topics under areas 1 and 8) Single stage procedure for all CSAs Deadlines 2017 26 January 2017 (1st stage proposals) 1 February 2017 (single stage proposals) 19 October 2017 (2nd stage proposals)
2. Call Automated Road Transport (H2020-ART-2016-17) Indicative budget: EUR 50 million in 2017 3 IAs topics focusing on demonstrations of automation driving systems for trucks and urban transport as well as on ICTinfrastructure for road automation Two-stage procedure for all IAs Deadlines 2016: 26 January 2017 (1st stage proposals) 27 September 2017 (2nd stage proposals)
3. Call Green Vehicles (H2020-GV- 2016-17) Indicative budget: EUR 133 million in 201 7 9 topics supporting research, technological development and demonstration of low-carbon vehicles New topic on Production of next generation battery cells in Europe for transport applications Single stage procedure for all topics Deadline 2016: 1 February 2017
Single-stage procedure Applicants submit a full proposal of 50-70 pages depending on the type of action The proposal gives all information to assess the excellence, impact and efficiency of the project s implementation
Two-stage procedure Applicants submit an outline proposal by the deadline of the first stage Outline proposal does not exceed ten pages (unless specified otherwise) presents the broad lines of the project s concept while still demonstrating its excellence and relevance to the impacts listed in the WP If successful in the 1st stage, applicants are invited to submit a Full proposal must be consistent with the outline proposal has the same requirements as for the singlestage submission procedure
Other activities / 1 Two Horizon Prizes for the cleanest engine launched last April 2016! Challenge: Helping the development of technologies to reduce emissions of pollutants in real driving conditions Scope: 1. The existing fleet (retrofittable technology) EUR 1,5 million 2. Future vehicles EUR 3,5 million Deadlines: 1. 12 September 2017 2. 20 August 2019 Visit the Horizon Prize page https://ec.europa.eu/research/horizonprize/index.cfm
Other activities / 2 Schemes to promote close-to-market innovation SME Instrument: same approach as in 2016 Open in scope and fully bottom-up: all technologies and innovative solutions for transport and mobility Open call: several cut-off dates per year Transport dedicated budget: EUR 61,2 million in 2017
Other activities / 3 Relevant topics in other parts of the H2020 WP: Nanotechnologies, advanced materials, biotechnology and advanced manufacturing and processing, ICT, SPACE and in the Societal Challenges (Energy, Security, Climate, Smart cities) Call Blue Growth - Demonstrating an ocean of opportunities: see SC2 Food WP Topic on "Specialised vessels for offshore activities" (2017) EUR 8 million IAs ELENA Facility - support to investment projects and programmes in the area of urban transport and mobility Implemented in Transport as a pilot in 2016 EUR 10 million in 2017 (See SC 3 Energy WP)
How to prepare a successful proposal By: Pete Thomas (presented in the H2020 Transport InfoDay, Brussels, 28/09/2016) Professor of Road and Vehicle Safety Safe and Smart Mobility Research Cluster Loughborough University Leicestershire UK
Four critical factors for a successful proposal 1. A strong concept 2. A suitable call 3. A strong team 4. A strong impact plan 5. A little bit of luck
A strong project concept 1. What do you want to achieve? 2. Show how will it meet the requirements of the call 3. Something new, something big
A strong project team A core group that shares the vision All partners must be there for a reason Roles Steering the project direction Conducting the project activities Implementing the project results Friends and professionals
A strong impact plan Be specific Who will use the project results Partners? Policymakers? Industry? How can you demonstrate each partner and stakeholder will achieve the impact?
The proposal Plan ahead don t wait for the call to open Write for an informed, non-native English speaker Make it interesting for the reviewers Concise, attractive and clear Narrative, diagrams, images Shorter is better Don t expect reviewers to assume Use the H2020 on-line resources
External evaluators Drawn from the EC s independent expert database EC looking forward to expand the database through a call for experts covering a very broad range of fields Sign up! ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal
ERAdiate LinkedIn Group on ITS In November ERAdiate launched a LinkedIn group for the development of the Slovak research and innovation ITS community Researchers, entrepreneurs, policy-makers, representatives of NGOs or interest groups, stakeholder organisations are welcome to join and contribute to the discussion. Group open for anyone who wish to connect and develop collaborations with Slovak ITS experts Some of the Benefits Insight into the latest updates in the ITS field in Slovakia; Build trusted partnerships with ITS professionals; Information on vacancies in ITS-related areas; Get Involved! Join the ERAdiate LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13400280
ŽILNSKÁ UNIVERSITY UNIVERZITA OF ZILINAV ŽILINE Univerzitný University Science vedecký Park park Thank you for your attention! Tatiana Kovacikova tatiana.kovacikova@uniza.sk
H2020 first results on the first 100 calls for proposals that closed by 1 December 2014 https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/sites/horizon2020/file s/horizon_2020_first_results.pdf
Number of eligible applications to Horizon 2020 per EU Member State 111 579 applications were received from the 28 Member States of the EU (out of a worldwide total of 123 334) under the first 100 calls
What is the rate of applications by country? The number of applications per million inhabitants
What percentage of proposals received funding? 31 115 full proposals that were received, comprising 29 794 full proposals in single-stage calls and 1 321 full proposals in the second stage of the two-stage calls Around 14% of full proposals were selected for funding
What are the success rates of the different Member States? Taking all applications from all Member States together, the overall success rate is approximately 16% An organisation can submit multiple applications for funding if it is involved in more than one proposal, therefore the success rate for proposals (around 14%) differs from the rate of applications
How does each Member State s success rate compare with FP7? Taking all applications from all Member States together, the overall success rate is approximately 16% The equivalent success rate under FP7 was approximately 22%