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Getting European Research Funds

Getting European Research Funds. Dr Philip Griffiths Associate Head of School, Built Environment Centre for Sustainable Technologies University of Ulster. Our Recent Experiences. Getting a Project. Ideas European dimension Relevant programme calls Relevant project size

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Getting European Research Funds

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  1. Getting European Research Funds Dr Philip Griffiths Associate Head of School, Built Environment Centre for Sustainable Technologies University of Ulster

  2. Our Recent Experiences

  3. Getting a Project • Ideas • European dimension • Relevant programme calls • Relevant project size • “Supply chain” partners versus themed approach • Meeting the assessment criteria

  4. Assessment Criteria • Scientific and/or technological excellence (relevant to the topics addressed by the call) ( Threshold 3.0/5 ) • Quality and efficiency of the implementation and the management ( Threshold 3.0/5) • Potential impact through the development, dissemination and use of project results ( Threshold 3.0/5) • Total ( Threshold 10.0/15 ) • Does this proposal have ethical issues that need further attention? • Out of Scope

  5. Scoring • 0- The proposal fails to address the criterion under examination or cannot be judged due to missing or incomplete information • 1- Poor. The criterion is addressed in an inadequate manner, or there are serious inherent weaknesses. • 2- Fair. While the proposal broadly addresses the criterion, there are significant weaknesses. • 3- Good. The proposal addresses the criterion well, although improvements would be necessary. • 4- Very Good. The proposal addresses the criterion very well, although certain improvements are still possible. • 5- Excellent. The proposal successfully addresses all relevant aspects of the criterion in question. Any shortcomings are minor.

  6. The Call • THEME EeB.NMP.2011-2 • New efficient solutions for energy generation, storage and use related to space heating and domestic hot water in existing buildings • 39 M Euro available in the call • Lesson #1 – How many projects will the commission likely fund? Contact the project officer.

  7. The expectations from the EU • A wide impact is expected from higher energy-efficient solutions for heating and hot sanitary water production, which contribute to around 50% of energy use in residential buildings. Holistic design of solutions for energy generation, storage and use should increase the overall efficiency by at least 30%. The proposers should also anticipate future targets for energy-efficient buildings. • Lesson #2 – Read the major goals carefully

  8. The Project • Einstein - EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF SEASONAL THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS IN EXISTING BUILDINGS • 17 Partners • Countries – Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Romania, Holland and UK • Total project value – 6.16M Euro • Ulster’s element – 497 k Euro

  9. The main objectives • To make STES systems cost-effective and to adapt this technology to be applied in existing buildings. • To develop a novel, high efficiency, cost-effective and compact heat pump optimized for STES systems. • To develop a Decision Support Tool (DST) for selection, design and evaluation of STES integrated system suitable for existing buildings. • Two pilot plants will be realized and monitored: • In Spain at building level & In Poland at district level.

  10. The partners • Represent solar storage experts & companies, heat pump developers, & companies, district heating installers, directional drillers, civil engineering consultants, developers, control engineers, architects, site owners

  11. The project structure

  12. Specific EU requirements • “A wide impact is demonstrated” by utilising solar resources in widely differing climates (Poland and Spain) at different building scales • “solutions for heating and hot sanitary water production”Heat pumps and space/water heating and season solar storage • Holistic design of solutions for energy generation, storage and use should increase the overall efficiency by at least 30% - as demonstrated by validated design tool from field trials • Lesson #3 – Read the fine print

  13. Lesson # 4 – Read the Finer Print!

  14. And in delivering the proposal? • Scientific and technical quality, relevant to the topics addressed by the call • Progress beyond the state‐of‐the‐art, Methodology and associated work plan, deliverables, risk analysis • Implementation • Management structure and procedures, consortium agreement, the consortium, resources and budget • Impacts • Dissemination and/or exploitation of project results, and management of intellectual property • Ethical issues • Consideration of gender aspects

  15. Conclusions • Possible to access EU funding • Need a strong new idea • Needs to fit with EU’s research agenda • Develop influence through technology platforms • Need a partnership able to deliver • With the correct mix – i.e. from across Europe • Need to show track record • Partner with universities

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