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##### **COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES**

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                                C0M(90) 164 final - SYN 269

                                Brussels, 28 May 1990

.'! .- Proposal for a

                         COUNCIL DECISION

            adopting a specific research and technological development

                programme in the field of non-nuclear energies

                          (1990-1994)

                     (presented by the Commission)

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                   CONTENTS

Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a
specific research and technological development
programme In the field of non-nuclear energies
(1990-1994)

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Pafle

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ANNEX I

Scientific and technical objectives and content 11

ANNEX I I

Indicative breakdown of expenditures 19

ANNEX I I I

Rules for implementing the programme and activities
for dissemination and exploitation of the results 20

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                 Proposal for a

                 COUNCIL DECISION

    adopting a specific research and technological development

        programme in the field of non-nuclear energies

                   (1990-94)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic

Community, and in particular Article 130q (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,< [1] )

In cooperation with the European Par Iiament,< [2] )

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,^ [3] ^

(1) OJ No C

(2) OJ No C

(3) OJ No C

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Whereas by its Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC [(4)], the Council adopted a

third framework programme for Community activities in the field of

research and technological development (1990-94), specifying inter alia

the activities to be pursued for developing the scientific knowledge

and technical know-how needed by the Community, in particular in the

field of non-nuclear energies; whereas this Decision should be taken in

the light of the grounds set out in the preamble to that Decision;

Whereas Article 130k of the Treaty stipulates that the framework

programme is to be implemented through specific programmes developed

wi thin each act iv i ty;

Whereas an estimate should be made of the amount of Community financial

resources needed to carry out this specific programme; whereas the

definitive amounts will be fixed by the budgetary authority in line

with the financial perspectives covering the period 1988-1992 included

in the Inter inst itut ional Agreement of 29 June 1988(5) and with any

future financial perspectives covering the period 1993-1994-,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 and Annex I of Decision

90/221/Euratom, EEC, the amount deemed necessary for the whole

framework programme includes an amount of 57 million ecus for the

centralized dissemination and exploitation of results, to be divided up

in proportion to the amount envisaged for each activity; whereas in

view of the importance of this specific programme within the "Energy"

action the estimate of the financial resources needed by this programme

is to be reduced by 1.57 million ecus, which amount is to be allocated

to the centralized activities, in order to comply with the second

sentence of Article 130p(2) of the Treaty;

(4) OJ No L 117, 8.5.1990, p.28.

(5) OJ No L 185, 15.7.1988, p.33

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Whereas this programme must be implemented by the Commission; whereas

to help accomplish this, the Member States are bound, pursuant to

Article 5 of the Treaty, to facilitate the achievement of its tasks

where necessary, notably within a committee-,

Whereas this programme must be implemented essentially by the selection

of research and development projects to enable them to benefit from

Community participation; whereas the Commission should encourage the

submission of such projects by the usual means of publishing calls for

proposals in the Official Journal; whereas a special procedure should

also be devised so as to maintain a degree of flexibility enabling the

Commission, in the face of the continuous evolution and gradual

acceleration of technological progress, also to take into consideration

spontaneous proposals consistent with the objectives of the programme;

Whereas the projects to be carried out under the programme must be

selected with special attention to the principle of economic and social

cohesion in the Community, the transnational nature of the projects and

the support to be given to small and medium-sized enterprises;

Whereas it is only in the light of experience gathered in the course of

this programme that the Commission will be able to propose and the

Council to adopt supplementary programmes by having recourse to the

means provided for in Articles 1301, 130m or 130o of the Treaty, if

they contribute to the achievement of the programme's objectives, in

accordance with the option made available by Article 2(2) of Decision

90/221/Euratom, EEC;

Whereas, in accordance with Article 130g of the Treaty, the Community's

activities aimed at strengthening the scientific and technological

basis of European industry and encouraging It to become more

competitive include promoting cooperation on research and technological

development with third countries and international organizations;

    - such cooperation may prove particularly beneficial for the

     jnt of this programme;

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Whereas it is necessary, as Annex II to Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC,

provides, to contribute to the development of new energy options that

are both economically viable and more environmentally friendly;

Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST) has

been consulted,

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Article 1

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A specific research and technological development programme for the

European Economic Community in the field of non-nuclear energies, as

defined in Annex I, is hereby adopted for a period of five years as

from 1 January 1990.

                    Art icle 2

1. The Community funds estimated as necessary for the execution of the

   programme under this Decision amount to 157 million ecus. Of this

   amount 1.57 million ecus is drawn for the centralized dissemination

   and exploitation of results. The amount thus reduced to 155.43

   million ecus includes staff costs which may not exceed 7%. An

   indicative breakdown of expenditure is set out in Annex II.

2. Should the Council take a decision in implementation of Article

   1(4) of Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC, this Decision shall be

   adapted to take account of the above-mentioned decision.

3. The budgetary authority shall decide on the appropriations

   available for each financial year.

                    Art icle 3

Rules for the implementation of the programme are set out in Annex III.

                    Article 4

The rate of the Community financial contribution shall be laid down in

accordance with Annex IV to Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC.

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                   Article 5

1. During 1992 the Commission shall review the programme and address a

  report on the results of the review to the Council and the European

  Parliament, together with proposals for any necessary changes.

2. At the end of the programme the Commission shall assess the results

  obtained. It shall address a report thereon to the Council and the

  European Parliament.

3. The reports shall be drawn up having regard to the objectives set

  out in Annex I to this Decision and in accordance with Article 2(4)

  of Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC.

                   Art icle 6

1. The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of the

  programme. It shall be assisted by an advisory Committee,

   hereinafter referred to as "the Committee", composed of

   representatives of the Member States and chaired by a

   representative of the Commission.

2. The contracts concluded by the Commission shall govern the rights

  and obligations of each party, including the procedures for

  disseminating, protecting and exploiting the research results, in

  accordance with the arrangements adopted pursuant to the second

  paragraph of Article 130k of the Treaty.

3. A work programme for each year shall be drawn up and updated where

  necessary. It shall set out the detailed objectives and types of

  projects to be undertaken, and the financial arrangements to be

  made for them. The Commission shall make calls for proposals for

  projects on the basis of the annual work programmes.

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                   Article 7

1. In the cases referred to in Article 8(1), the representative of the

  Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to

  be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on this within a

   time limit which the Chairman may set in accordance with the

  urgency of the matter, if necessary by holding a vote.

2. The opinion shall be entered in the minutes; in addition, each

  Member State shall have the right to ask for Its position to appear

   in the minutes.

3. The Commission shall take the fullest account of the opinion

   delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the

  way in which it has taken account of the opinion.

                    Article 8

1. The procedure laid down in Article 7 shall apply to:

     the preparation and updating of the work programmes referred to

     in Article 6(3);

     evaluation of the projects referred to in point 2 of Annex III,

     as well as the estimated amount of the Community's financial

     contribution when these projects are submitted through the

     ordinary procedure referred to in point 4 of Annex III and the

     abovementioned amount is more than 5 million ecus;

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     evaluation of all projects submitted through the exceptional

     procedure referred to in point 4 of Annex III, as well as the

     estimated amount of the Community's financial contribution;

     measures for evaluating the programme.

2. The Commission may consult the Committee on any matter falling

  within the scope of the programme.

3. The Commission shall inform the Committee with regard to;

     the progress of the programme;

     draft calls for proposals, referred to in Article 6(3);

     projects, referred to in point 2 of Annex III, submitted

     through the ordinary procedure, for which the Community

     contribution is less than 5 million ecus, and the results of

     their evaluation;

     accompanying measures, referred to in point 2 of Annex III;

     concerted actions, referred to in point 2 of Annex III.

                     Article 9

In Implementing this programme, supplementary programmes within the

meaning of Article 1301, participation within the meaning of

Article 130m and joint undertakings or any other structures within the

meaning of Article 130o of the Treaty may also be decided on as the

need ar ises.

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                     Article 10

Where cooperation with third countries and international organisations

aiming at achieving the objectives of this programme requires legal

undertakings between the Community and the third parties concerned, the

Commission shall be authorized to negotiate, in accordance with Article

130n of the Treaty, international agreements laying down the terms of

such cooperation.

Decisions on the conclusion of such agreements shall be adopted in

accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 130q (2) of the

Treaty.

                  Article 11

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at, For the Counci I,

                       The President

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###### SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT

###### Annex I

###### This specific programme fully reflects the approach embodied in the Third Framework Programme in terms of the scientific and technical goals and the underlying aims which it pursues. Paragraph 5A of Annex II of the framework programme forms an integral part of the present specific programme. Research into modelling is a horizontal research area which will be carried out to enable technological strategies to be assessed. The following presents an analytical description of the content of the programme, based on and taking account of the above elements. Area 1. Analysis of strategies and modelling The aim of the modelling activities is to define energy R&D strategies and to analyse national or Community policies dealing with energy and environment. The programme will expand the existing capacity to elaborate energy forecasts and evaluate energy policies by introducing the new environment and internal market dimensions. It will develop new concepts not envisaged or inadequately covered by previous activities.

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_**Analysis of**_ _**strategies**_

**Models will be used to assess the strategic role of energy efficiency at demand and**

**supply level and renewables towards a reduction of the damaging effect of energy**

**production and utilization on the environment, emphasis being put on greenhouse gas**

**emissions, in particular** **C0** **2** **.** **Energy policy options taking into account different**

**scenarios of** **C0** **2** **constraints will be made available.**

_**Development**_ _**of**_ _**new**_ _**methods**_

**This task will consist of conceptual research to account for the impact of the internal**

**market on the energy system, for the social constraints involved in policy decision**

**making, for the treatment of uncertainty and for the economic impact of the policies**

**modelled. New working tools will be tested and made operational for the analysis of**

**strategies.**

**Area 2. Minimum emission power production from fossil sources**

**This research aims at reducing the adverse effects on the environment from the**

**widespread use of fossil fuels. The following two main lines of activities are planned,**

**involving experimental work from the outset in the fields of advanced technologies for**

**energy production and in fixation of** **CO** **z** **.** **Technico-economic evaluation of the several**

**possible routes will be performed in parallel with development of geophysical** **methods**

**and tools. On the basis of the outcome of these technico-economic evaluations, further**

**experimental work will be performed on the more promising high efficiency power**

**producing systems with** **C0** **2** **capture and on** **C0** **2** **disposal.**

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_**Energy production**_ _**from fossil sources using advanced technologies**_

**The objective is to increase the efficiency of energy production from fossil sources, by**

**means of advanced technologies. The work will establish the technical feasibility and**

**the costs - cost per unit kWh produced, capital cost - of these advanced technologies.**

**The work will contribute to the development of high-efficiency multicycle conversion**

**systems for electricity production from fossil fuels with a potential efficiency of 50% or**

**more, as compared to the present 38% level, in order to reduce** **C0** **2** **emissions per kWh**

**produced and to compensate for energy losses and expenses related to minimum**

**emission measures. For this purpose the development of fossil fuel combustion with**

**oxygen and** **C0** **2** **recirculation will be studied because of its potential impact on efficiency**

**and on the limitation of emissions.**

_**Reduction of**_ _**emissions**_

**The objective is to reduce emissions through the capture and stable disposal of**

**pollutants. This work comprises two elements: first, technico-economic evaluations and**

**related engineering studies for minimizing emissions in fossil fuelled power production**

**systems and in methanol and hydrogen production from fossil fuels. This work could also**

**be relevant to R&D on catalysts which are used to reduce emissions from fossil fuelled**

**power stations and from oil refineries. Second, the development of safe and stable**

**geological disposal for** **C0** **2** **in new reservoirs, as well as in spent or operating oil and gas**

**fields.** **This will entail research on the interaction of** **C0** **2** **with mineral materials in the**

**geological sites.** **CO** **z** **storage in the ocean depth will also be studied. In support to this**

**part of the programme, advanced geophysical methods and tools will be developed for**

**C0** **2** **storage assessment, hydrocarbons prospection and reservoir engineering. Scrubbing,**

**absorption or other methods to separate** **C0** **2** **from flue gases with subsequent fixation**

**of** **C0** **2** **will also be studied.**

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**Area 3. Renewable energy sources**

**The aim is to accelerate technological readiness and to prepare for early market**

**integration of all the most promising technical options.** **Within a global systems**

**approach, particular objectives are to increase the conversion efficiency of solar, wind,**

**hydraulic, biomass and geothermal systems, decrease their costs and improve their**

**attractiveness to developers, industry and consumers.**

_**The solar house**_

**The objective is to contribute to solar design concepts and photovoltaic integration for**

**new and old dwellings and buildings. Research will aim at maximizing the use of solar**

**radiation and ambient heat for heating and power in such buildings, offering improved**

**living and/or working conditions to the occupants, and employing modular and cost-**

**effective building elements.**

**Emphasis will be on the further development of solar components, heat storage devices**

**and concepts, and the development and integration of photovoltaic cells and modules.**

**Design concepts and pilot systems will be developed as part of a broad attempt to**

**stimulate solar architecture in new and retrofitted buildings and the utilization of new**

**technologies in architecture at large.**

_**Renewable**_ _**power plants**_

**The objective is to develop renewable energies for future large scale applications in**

**electric utility systems, such as the development of grid-connected solar power plants,**

**wind generators, wave power systems, tidal power schemes and small hydro power**

**systems, including environmentally acceptable storage and back-up systems e.g. solar**

**hydrogen and power from biofuels.**

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**Research will be carried out on the optimisation in size and technology of large wind**

**generators, in order to effect further cost reduction. This will include work on new**

**materials and components e.g. composite blades, design criteria and eventually a set of**

**new pilot systems.**

**Research aimed at optimising grid-connected photovoltaic systems and the associated**

**components will be carried out. Emphasis will be on further improvement of the**

**efficiency and cost of solar cells. Work on solar thermal power, wave power and tidal**

**schemes will be limited to studies and exploratory research.** **Analysis work will be**

**devoted to the combined use of the various renewable power systems in future utility**

**systems.**

_**Renewable energies**_ _**for rural**_ _**electricity,**_ _**local**_ _**fuel and water**_

**The objective is, for electricity and water, to provide an integrated approach to rural**

**development. This will** **concern** **stand-alone rural power systems employing photovoltaics**

**and wind (electrification of remote houses and new agro-industrial enterprises, solar**

**water pumps, solar sea water desalination, etc.). The development of electricity storage**

**devices will be a particularly important feature for such off-grid systems. For local fuels,**

**the use of locally produced biomass residues and energy crops in cost-effective and**

**environment friendly energy generation systems, on-site or for local networks, will be**

**further developed. An important aspect will be the combined use of these systems and**

**integration with other renewables. In particular, the needs of rural zones e.g. in the**

**Mediterranean member countries of the Community and of some developing countries**

**will be taken into consideration.**

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_**Geothermal**_ _**energy**_

**The main objective is the selection of a test site and the subsequent development of a**

**single European prototype hot dry rock system; following site selection, the major task**

**will be the creation and management of an artificial reservoir based on the pattern of**

**natural fractures in the basement rock. Scientific studies will focus on fracture location,**

**reservoir development and management and water-rock interactions.**

**Corrosion and scaling in conventional high- and low-enthalpy geothermal systems will**

**also be studied, as will problems related to the reinjection of used fluids, with the**

**objective of widening the availability of suitable geothermal resources.**

**In addition, the deep geology of Europe will be studied in order to obtain a better**

**understanding of the processes which have led to the development of geothermal and**

**hydrocarbon reservoirs. New techniques of seismic wave generation and processing will**

**be tested.**

**Area 4. Energy utilization and conservation**

_**New options in energy conversion**_

**The general aim is to develop highly efficient and clean electrochemical energy**

**conversion systems for electricity generation, cogeneration, hydrogen and methanol**

**production, transport and industrial electrochemical reactors.**

**As regards large fuel cells for electricity production, cogeneration and ship engines, the**

**long term goal is the development of MW size solid oxide (SOFC) and molten carbonate**

**(MCFC) fuel** **cell** **plants fired by oil, gas or coal. The objective is to develop fuel cell**

**plants which, compared with conventional systems, bring about energy savings of 30 to**

**40%** **and a 10-100 times lower pollution. Targets are the development of a 20 kW**

**SOFC prototype plant as a part of a plan aiming at 200 kW cogeneration units for**

**industry in 1997, and the development of internal and external reforming MCFC**

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**prototype plants of 10 and 100 kW respectively.**

**Small 20-50 kW methanol and hydrogen fuel cells will be developed for small scale**

**electricity production and transport.**

**Research will also be carried out on clean and energy saving production of hydrogen**

**and methanol with SOFC based technologies, aiming at 40% electricity savings in the**

**case of hydrogen. Industrial electrochemical reactors for production of chemical**

**compounds by electrolysis and oxidation will also be considered.**

_**Technologies**_ _**for energy saving**_

**The goal is to develop and improve technologies which are expected to have a major**

**impact on heat and electricity savings and on a reduction of pollution. These technologies**

**should lead to energy savings of 20 -25% in new equipment, buildings and processes.**

**Current work on energy saving in industry has allowed new goals to be determined. In**

**particular, process intensification and process integration will be extended to include**

**environmental aspects. As a result the following priorities have been** **established** **in close**

**collaboration with industry: unit operations e.g. heat exchangers, process intensification,**

**chemical reactors; process integration leading to energy saving and decreased pollution;**

**energy conversion equipment such as catalytic combustion, industrial high temperature**

**heat pumps for heating and refrigeration, addressing also the problem of CFC**

**substitutes; electricity saving.**

**Research on energy saving in buildings will include passive cooling, aiming at reducing**

**the electricity demand for cooling, in particular for southern European countries. New**

**daylighting techniques will be developed to reduce lighting and cooling requirements.**

**Work on heat pumps will in future be focused on integration of catalytic combustors**

**and cheap compact heat exchangers. Aerogel research will be extended to the**

**development of "smart transparent foam" windows. Air management systems in buildings**

**will also be considered. New energy saving design systems** **will** **be developed to provide**

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**architects with tools to introduce energy saving techniques in the building sector and**

**urban planning.**

_**Energy**_ _**efficiency**_ _**in transport including suitable substitutes for conventional fuels**_

**The aim is to develop advanced technologies which can lead to highly efficient and**

**clean transport. This area, which will involve the participation of industry, deals with**

**short, medium and long term research and includes both combustion engines and fuel**

**cell and battery driven electric vehicles. It is complementary to transport activities carried**

**out in the Industrial and Materials Technologies programmes.**

**As a follow-up to past work on the optimization of combustion engines, research will**

**include: advanced petrol engines such as lean burn, two stroke and stratified charge**

**engines; catalyst exhaust systems and their integration and optimization with the engine;**

**continued basic combustion research; internal combustion engines using clean fuels**

**(hydrogen, methanol, compressed natural gas (CNG), fuels from biomass). Research on**

**Diesel engines will be focused on energy efficiency and on the reduction of soot and**

**particulate formation to levels which** **will** **be required in the future. (Follow-up to IDEA -**

**Integrated Diesel European Action).**

**Research on hydrogen fuelled polymer fuel cells and their integration in electric vehicles**

**aims at achieving efficiencies of 60-65% (3-4 times better than petrol engines). In order**

**to allow the use of methanol and methane in such electric vehicles, compact and cheap**

**methanol and methane reformers will be developed. Another research route will aim at**

**the use of fuel cells which directly oxidize methanol while not** **requiring** **a** **reformer.**

**Work will be focused on scaling up to** **lkWh** **by 1994.**

**Research** **will** **aim at scaling up new solid Li batteries with polymer electrolytes to 20**

**kWh and at their integration into electric vehicles, in order to achieve a range of 300**

**km on one charge.**

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###### **INDICATIVE BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITURES** in %, for the period 1990-1994 Area 1. Analysis of strategies and modelling 5 - 7 Area 2. Minimum emission power production from fossil sources 20 - 30 Area 3. Renewable energy sources 30 - 40 Area 4. Energy utilization and conservation 30 - 40

###### Annex II

###### The breakdown between different areas does not exclude the possibility that projects could cover several areas.

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Rules for Implementing the Programme

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  and Activities for Dissemination and Exploitation of the Results

1. The Commission shall implement the programme on the basis of the

  scientific and technical content described in Annex I.

2. The rules for implementing the programme, referred to In Article 3,

  comprise research and technological development projects,

  accompanying measures and concerted actions.

  The projects shall be the subject of shared-cost research and

  technological development contracts.

  The accompanying measures consist of applying the means to ensure

  proper technical execution, management and evaluation of the

  programme, as well as adequate dissemination and accessibility of

  the results, and coordination, training and consciousness-raising

  of the participants in the programme.

  The concerted actions are those defined in the Financial

  Regulation.

3. The participants in the projects must be natural or legal persons

  established in the Community, such as universities, research

  organizations and industrial firms, including small and medium
  sized enterprises, or associations thereof, in particular European

  Economic Interest Groupings (EElGs).

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  Natural or legal persons established In countries which have

  concluded agreements with the Community foreseeing scientific and

  technical research, may, based on the criterion of mutual

  advantage, take part in the projects undertaken in the context of

  this programme. The contracting parties under such arrangements

  shall not benefit from Community funding. They shall contribute to

  the general administrative costs.

4. The choice of projects shall be carried out according to the

  following order of priority, the first method being the rule, the

  second the exception:

  The participants in the projects shall be selected on the basis of

  the ordinary procedure of calls for proposals referred to In

  Article 6 (3) and published in the Official Journal of the European

  Commun it les.

  The Commission may also accept proposals according to an

  exceptional procedure and under the conditions mentioned below,

  when they make a particularly promising and significant

  contribution as regards the originality of the theme proposed, the

  novelty of the scientific and technical approach and the

  methodology of execution, also taking into account the particular

  nature of the proposers.

  A favourable technical evaluation of such proposals shall not by

   itself be a sufficient justification for accepting a project; this

  exceptional procedure may only apply after verification that the

  nature of the project, as defined above, does not Justify the use

  of the normal procedure for calls for proposals.

  The exceptional procedure must be completed before the ordinary

  procedure in such a way that the available amount for the

  Community's financial participation in projects retained by the

  ordinary procedure can be determined precisely. The closing date

   for the exceptional procedure shall be published each year In the

  Official Journal.

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  The amount of the financial participation of the Community for all

  the projects retained by the exceptional procedure will be decided

  each year, in relation to the projects selected according to

  particularly strict criteria of excellence. In any case, this

  amount may not exceed 15%; it may be revised each year in the light

  of experience.

  The Commission shall draw up a vade mecum setting out all the rules

  applicable to this exceptional procedure In order to guarantee full

  transparency.

5. The projects must provide for participation by at least two

  mutually independent partners established in different Member

  States.

6. The Commission may encourage the participants to form a European

  Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) or make other arrangements for

  carrying out projects, such as those on a large scale, permitting

  decentralized management adapted to the specific requirements of

  the project.

7. The knowledge acquired during the course of the projects shall be

  disseminated on the one hand within the specific programme and on

  the other hand by means of a centralized activity, pursuant to the

  decision referred to in the third paragraph of Article 4 in

  Decision 90/221/Euratom, EEC.

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###### **FINANCIAL STATEMENT** **1. BUDGET HEADING AND TITLE** **Part B of the general budget** **Subsection 6, Item 6231** **Specific research and technological development programme in the field of Non-** **nuclear energies (1990 - 1994V** **2. LEGAL BASE** **Article 130 Q(2) of the Treaty.** **3. OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION** **See Annex I of the proposal.** **4. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS** **Amounts in ECU million:** **Programme implementation 155.43** **Centralised action for dissemination** **and exploitation 1.57** **TOTAL 157.00** **The indicative operational breakdown of the ECU 155.43 million for the programme** **implementation is given in Annex II of the proposal.**

Indicative multiannual schedules:

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 [1] TOTAL

Commitments - 38 32.29 65 20.14 155.43

Payments -- 16 32 45 62.43 155.43

The definitive yearly amounts will be determined by the budgetary authority in

accordance with the financial perspectives **for the** period 1990-1992 (annexed to the

Interinstitutional Agreement of 29 **June 1984) and** with subsequent financial

perspectives which may be adopted for 1993 and 1994.

5. STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

In addition to the principal means of action which are contracts (annex III), the above

amounts include programme-related staff and administrative expenditure estimated at

no more than 18 MioECUS.

The expenditure on staff will not exceed 7% of the amount deemed necessary for the

programme implementation. This implies a maximum of 36 statutory posts (A, B and/or

C) at any given time during the life of the programme. The infrastructure costs related

to statutory staff will be borne by Part A of the budget.

6. IMPLICATIONS FOR REVENUE

The contributions by third country contractors towards the cost of administration of the

programme will be reused pursuant to articles 27.2 and 96 of the Financial Regulation [2] .

1 for the payment appropriations: 1994 and beyond

2 Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977, as last amended by Regulation
610/90 of March 1990

###### **7. TYPES OF CONTROL** **Control will be exercised by:** **- the Programme Management Committee (scientific control);** **- the services of the DG reponsible for the execution of the programme, possibly** **assisted by independent experts;** **- the Commission's Financial Controller.** **In accordance with Article 2 of the Financial Regulation [2], the use of appropriations will** **be subject to analyses of cost-effectiveness and the realisaiton of quantified objectives** **will be monitored.** **External audit may be carried out by the Court of Auditors in accordance with the** **Treaty.** **Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977, as last amended by Regulation** **610/90 of March 1990**

###### **HCHK DK l/IMPACr** **SUR IA COMPETITIVITE FT l/EMPl.Ol** **1. Justification en faveur de la proposition** **La proposition de programme est soumise pour la mise en oeuvre de la partie "Energies** **non nucléaires" du troisième programme cadre pour des actions communautaires de** **recherche et de développement technologique (1990-1994).** **Un des objectifs du programme est de contribuer à l'amélioration de la capacité et de** **la compétitivité des industries de la Communauté dans le domaine des techniques et dts** **technologies énergétiques.** **2. Caractéristiques des entreprises concernées** **La participation au programme est d'autant plus largement ouverte au secteur industriel** **que le développement de certaines technologies est plus de la compétence des industries** **- y compris' les PME - que du ressort des universités et des centres de recherche. Une** **combinaison de ces différentes entités est d'ailleurs recherchée pour l'exécution de** **projets spécifiques qui constituent le programme. Les entreprises peuvent être de toute** **nature et de toutes dimensions, y compris les petites et moyennes entreprises. Leurs** **intérêts résideront principalement dans le développement de technologies, procédés,** **composants et équipements nouveaux ou améliorés en matière d'énergies fossiles et** **renouvelables et d'utilisation et maîtrise de l'énergie.**

###### 3. Obligations imposées directement aux entreprises M s'agit des mêmes obligations qui sont imposées à tous les institutions participant au programme, à savoir: conformité de la recherche proposée à l'annexe technique du programme, partage des frais (en règle générale à 50%), coopération transnationale, libre accès des sites aux agents de la Commission, participation à des séminaires et à **des réunions de contractants organisés par la Commission, rapports annuels d'activités** **et des résultats.** **4. Obligations indirectes susceptibles d'être imposées aux entreprises par les autorités** **nationales, régionales ou locales** **Aucunes.** **5. Dispositions relatives aux PME** **Pour la mise en oeuvre du présent programme, l'exécution de projets innovatifs de** **petites et moyennes entreprises sera encouragé plus particulièrement. Souvent incapables** **d'entreprendre à elles seules de longues et difficiles recherches, ces entreprises** **dépendent des résultats de la recherche-développement financée en partie par des fonds** publics. **La dissémination de l'information relative aux résultats de la recherche et du** **développement, et tout particulièrement à l'intention des PME, sera mise au premier** **rang des priorités.**

###### s frtcidcna probable sur: a) la comj -titiviié des entreprises Ce prograt me ne devrait pas avoir d'effet immédiat sur la compétitivité des entreprises Toutefois, il pourrait avoir divers effets à court et moyen termes et de nombreux effets à long terme - voir point 1. **b) Temp' >i** **Les ré oltats des recherches couvertes par le programme et le stade de** **l'indus ialisation relèvent du moyen et long termes de sorte que les effets sur** **Tempi i sont difficiles à estimer sauf en ce qui concerne le maintien ou l'embauche** **du personnel de recherche directement impliqué.** **7. Cons îltations des organisations représentatives** **Le Cor é consultatif (CAN) pour le programme "Energies non nucléaires" en cours et** **un grot e d'experts désignés par le CREST ont émis leurs avis. Le Comité économique** **et social >st consulté sur la proposition de la Commission à l'occasion de la soumission** **du progr* mme au Conseil pour décision.**

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