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MATERIALS ROADMAP ENABLING LOW CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

MATERIALS ROADMAP ENABLING LOW CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. Renzo Tomellini renzo.tomellini@ec.europa.eu Head of Unit Materials. Innovation from Materials. Some 70 percent of all technical innovations hinge directly or indirectly on the properties of the materials they use.

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MATERIALS ROADMAP ENABLING LOW CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

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  1. MATERIALS ROADMAP ENABLING LOW CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES Renzo Tomellini renzo.tomellini@ec.europa.eu Head of Unit Materials

  2. Innovation from Materials Some 70 percent of all technical innovations hinge directly or indirectly on the properties of the materials they use. Material innovations can be used in practically all technology sectors and branches of industry. Material innovations have the potential to reduce environmental pollution, save energy, conserve resources, make mobility less dangerous and improve the quality of our life. Source: ACATECH, 2009, http://www.research-in-germany.de/dachportal/en/downloads/download-files/9554/high-tech-strategy-2006-112-pages-.pdf

  3. Impact of Advanced Material Technology Impact of advanced material technology on ICT, Energy & Biotechnology (% growth attributable to advanced materials) Advanced materials have an earlier & greater impact in ICT (incl. electronics), followed by Energy(incl. construction) and Biotechnology (incl. health) Source: Sanford M. Moskowitz, « The Advanced Materials Revolution », John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2009

  4. Market Potential for specific KETs Source: Background study; Confindustria (2009)

  5. Investment willingness for VAMs –all sectors Source: Oxford Research AS. Percentage calculated from averages based on values of portfolio allocation

  6. Market growth

  7. Materials vital for technology development • Materials research and control over materials resources is becoming increasingly important in the current global competition for industrial leadership in low-carbon technologies. • A Materials Roadmap for Energy Technologies is an important step forward - this is the first time such an exercise is done at EU Level and it will be of great significance for the development of low-carbon technologies.

  8. Roadmaps on Materials for the SET-Plan • Based on 11 scientific assessments which show that materials are at the core of technological developments • 11 technologies covered: wind, solar PV, solar CSP, geothermal , electricity grids, storage, bioenergy, CCS, nuclear fission, H2&FCs, energy efficient materials for buildings • Focus on material R&D+I for low-carbon energy technologies for the next 10 years with market implementation horizons for 2020/2030 and 2050

  9. Roadmaps Structure • Built around 3 main interlinked headings organized to reflect the timeline from discovery to market roll-out, as follows: • Heading 1 – Materials R&D and related product development, focused on a comprehensive research program • Heading 2 – Materials and components technologies with pilot actions for materials processing & technology testing at industrial scale • Heading 3 – Supporting Research Infrastructures focused on research-enabling platforms Set of Key Performance Indicators

  10. Outcome • The Materials Roadmap is a comprehensive analysis which resulted in: • 11 scientific assessments • More than 50 material classes to be developed or further improved • About 60 manufacturing processes proposed • More than 20 research facilities covered • 13 fields with synergies among technologies

  11. Several material classes are common to more than one technology. A broad range of activities proposed are of similar nature calling upon similar research and industrial capacities. Leveraging commonalities and synergies is of critical importance for the implementation of the Roadmap: Realisation of economies of scale and scope; Pooling of cross-technology knowledge; Integration of innovative materials into low-carbon energy technologies. Synergies

  12. Synergies

  13. An example - Wind

  14. A comprehensive R&D program on blade materials; the development of new coatings; steel with enhanced properties for tower and support structures and related welding techniques; improvement of foundry technologies for dross-free ductile/light iron; materials used in generator, power electronics and transmission. • 4 industrial manufacturing pilots to scale-up the material development to industrial scales: blades at MW scale; lightweight hub, bedplate or generator gearbox to design, produce and test large blades. • 2 technology pilots to test gravity based support structure for large water depth and demonstrate a HTS generator at full scale. • Creation of Trans-European research field network facilitators to accelerate industrial development and the up-take of research results. An example - Wind

  15. Recommendations for implementation • Need to be implemented within the SET-Plan (EIIs/EERA) • Need for critical mass of capacity and resources • Programmatic document for both EU and MSs • Base for partnership with Industry • Importance of cross-cutting activities (standardization, supply of critical raw materials, resources sustainability, education and training) • An evolving roadmap: new sectors (e.g. ocean, renewable heating and cooling etc)

  16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Brussels, 13.12.2011 SEC(2011) 1609 final COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER Materials Roadmap Enabling Low Carbon Energy Technologies http://setis.ec.europa.eu/newsroom-items-folder/materials-roadmap-enabling-low-carbon-energy-technologies-published

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