CELEX: 51983PC0311
Language: en
Date: 1983-06-16
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ADOPTING A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF NON-NUCLEAR ENERGY ( 1983-1987 )

No C 218/4                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                               13.8.83
                                                                   II
                                                           (Preparatory Acts)
                                                      COMMISSION
                 Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a research and development programme in the
                                              field of non-nuclear energy (1983 to 1987)
                                    (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 23 June 1983)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                            alternative energy sources and for         demonstration
COMMUNITIES,                                                           projects in the field of energy saving;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                           Whereas such support is to be granted solely to
European Economic Community, and in particular                         projects proven industrially and commercially viable
Article 235 thereof,                                                   by previous studies and research;
                                                                       Whereas [the Higher Policy Committee for Science
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                       and Technology (HCST)] has expressed its opinion,
Having regard to the opinion of the                     European       HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Parliament,
                                                                                                Article 1
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
                                                                       For the purposes of implementing the research action
Social Committee,                                                      programme in the field of non-nuclear energy for the
Whereas on 9 June 1980 the Council adopted the                         European Economic Community, a programme of
resolution (') concerning Community energy policy                      research and development in the form set out in the
objectives for 1990 and convergence of the policies of                 Annex is hereby adopted for a period of four years
the Member States;                                                     and six months starting on 1 July 1983.
Whereas development of an energy strategy for the                                               Article 2
Community calls for priority to be given to                            The appropriations required to implement the
strengthening the research, development                       and      programme, including the costs for 63 staff, are
demonstration policies at Community level;                             estimated at 379 million ECU.
                                                                       A breakdown of this sum by sub-programme is set
Whereas, by its Decision . . ., the Council adopted the
                                                                       out in the Annex as a guide.
Community's general framework, programme of
                                                                       All the figures are given strictly as a guide.
scientific and technical research, development and
demonstration activities;                                                                       Article 3
Whereas the energy research and development                            The Commission shall be responsible for the
programmes             adopted       by   Council       Decisions      implementation of the programme and shall be
75/510/EEC O and 79/785/EEC (3) have produced                          assisted by a Management and Coordination Con-
encouraging results and opened up promising                            sultative Committee (CGC) set up for the purpose
prospects in relation to the objectives sought;                        [and governed by the rules laid down in the
                                                                       Council Decision of . . . ] .
Whereas the research and development activities
referred to in this Decision therefore seem necessary                                           Article 4
and are an appropriate means of following up the                       In the light of the experience gained in the course of
projects already in progress, and of starting new ones,                the programme, and after obtaining the opinion of
with a view to attaining the objectives aimed at;                      the competent CGC, the Commission may alter the
Whereas the Council has adopted Regulations (EEC)                      breakdown of the amounts shown as a guide for each
No 1302/78 (4) and (EEC) No 1303/78 (s) on the                         of the sub-programmes in the Annex
granting of financial support for projects to exploit                                           Article 5
                                                                       A mid-term review of the programme shall be carried
 I1) O J N o C 149, 18.6. 1980, p. 1.
 '2) O J N o L 2 3 1 , 2 . 9. 1975, p. 1.                              out, in particular with regard to priorities. The
 ;J) O J N o L 2 3 1 , 13.9. 1979, p. 30.                              programme shall, where appropriate, be amended in
 ;4) OJ No L 158, 16. 6. 1978, p. 3.                                   accordance with the appropriate procedure [and after
 ;5) OJ No L 158, 16. 6. 1978, p. 6.                                   consultation with the CGC and the HCST].
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                                                             ANNEX
          RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN T H E FIELD OF NON-NUCLEAR
                                                             ENERGY
          The programme comprises the following sub-programmes:
          Development of renewable sources of energy
          1. Solar Energy
             As a guide, an estimated 80 million ECU will be needed to implement this sub-programme.
             It covers the following fields of research:
             A  —   Solar energy applications in buildings.
             B  —   Thermomechanical solar-power plants.
             C   —  Photovoltaic power generation.
             D  —   Solar radiation data.
             E  —   Solar energy applications in agriculture and related industry.
             This work will be carried out under cost-sharing contracts.
          2. Energy from biomass
             As a guide, an estimated 53 million ECU will be needed to implement this sub-programme.
             It covers the following fields of research:
             A  —   Development and recovery of biomass for energy purposes.
             B   —  Biomass conversion technologies.
             C   —  Utilization of biomass as a source of energy.
             D   —  Photochemical and photobiological processes.
             This work will be carried out under cost-sharing contracts.
          3. Wind Energy
             As a guide, an estimated 32 million ECU will be needed to implement this sub-programme.
             It covers the following fields of research:
             A — Assessment of resources in Europe.
             B — Wind-generator experiments.
             C — Development of technologies and prototypes.
             This work will be carried out under cost-sharing contracts.
          4. Geotbermal Energy
             As a guide, an estimated 39 million ECU will be needed to implement this sub-programme.
             It covers the following fields:
             A   —  Exploration and assessment of resources.
              B  —  Properties of goethermal reservoirs.
             C   —  Production and management of reservoirs.
             D   —  Utilization and conservation of resources.
              E  —  Hot dry rocks.,
              F  —  Training and education.
             This work will be carried out under cost-sharing contracts.
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         Rational use of energy
         5. Energy conservation
            As a guide, an estimated 53 million ECU will be needed to implement this sub-programme.
            It covers the following fields:
            A  —   Buildings.
            B  —   Industry.
            C   —  Transport.
            D  —   Energy storage.
            This work will be carried out under cost-sharing contracts.
         6. Utilization of solid fuels
            As a guide, an estimated 63 million ECU will be needed to implement this sub-programme.
            It covers the following fields:
            A — Heat and power production.
            B — Transportation and handling of solid fuels.
            C — Solid fuels science.
            This work will be carried out under cost-sharing contracts.
         7. Production and utilization of new energy vectors
            As a guide, an estimated 43 million ECU will be needed to implement this sub-programme.
            It covers the following fields:
            A   —  Production of synthetic fuels from coal.
            B   —  Production of synthetic fuels from biomass.
            C   —  Studies on systems and materials specific to these two production methods.
            D   —  Generation of hydrogen for synthetic fuel production.
            E   —  Fuel cells.
            This work will be carried out under cost-sharing contracts.
         8. Energy systems analysis and modelling
            As a guide, an estimated 16 million ECU will be needed to implement this sub-programme.
            It covers the following fields:
            A — Maintenance and utilization of existing models.
            B — Development of new models.
            C — Application of the models and consolidation of the associated infrastructure.
            This work will be carried out under cost-sharing contracts.