The
International Network
for Sustainable Energy
Brief
on FP7
December 2010
The EU research and development program has substantial support for energy research, for sustainable energy as well as for nuclear energy. The support for sustainable energy is together with support for fossil fuel given within the non-nuclear energy programme. Currently funding is within the 7th Framework Programme 2007-2013 (FP7).
The funding is given to cooperation between different entities, often research institutions, but others can also participate.
Currently
there are open calls for proposals with a deadline of 20/1
2011,
on mutual learning including the challenges of transition to a lowcarbon
society.-
Other calls
(past and fuure) cover proposals on renewable electricity generation
(PV and biomass), renewables
heating
and cooling
for industries,
solar
and
biomass/geothermal
combinations, smart electricity networks with large-scale renewables,
energy efficiency in the energy intensive industry, knowledge
for energy policy making, and clean
coal. See
FP7 Programme here
INFORSE-Europe Proposals
INFORSE-Europe participate
in one project (see) and
its members participate in several projects. Based on its experiences,
INFORSE-Europe has made
recommendations to improve the FP7 energy programme and strengthen
participation of NGOs, read here (pdf
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INFORSE recommandations from 2008, read here (pdf
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INFORSE-Europe has made recommendation to strengthen priorities of EU research and development for sustainable energy in the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) - Plan, please read here (pdf )