RFCS Information Day 1 Introduction to the RFCS

RFCS Information Day 1. Introduction to the RFCS Programme 2. Practical Aspects of the Programme 3. Administration and Status 4. RFCS weblinks

WHY the RFCS Programme? ECSC: From the past… – 1952: ECSC Treaty (50 years) – Expired in July 2002 – Assets left: ~ 1. 6 bn€ * ECSC: European Coal and Steel Community …to the present: RFCS – 2001: Treaty of Nice – To transfer the ECSC assets to the European Community – To create the RFCS: 1 Feb 2003

WHAT is the RFCS Programme? • A research fund with a budget of ~55 M€/year • Promoting industrial research in the field of Coal 27. 2% – Coal and Steel • ~ 15 M€/y Open call for proposals for – Research projects (60% funding) ~ 40 M€/y Steel 72. 8% – Pilot & Demonstration projects (50% funding) RFCS funding allocation – Accompanying measures – Deadline: in principle, September 15 th of each year • Outside the FP…yet closely co-ordinated & complementary

RFCS Information Day Facts and Figures • Typically 40 Million € per year for Steel ~= 30 Grant agreements • Typically 15 Million € per year for Coal ~= 8 Grant agreements • Approximately 350 Grant Agreement running at any one time • 440 Million € invested in Coal and Steel research since 2003 • Good mix of Industry, academia and research centres • Scientific, technical, innovative projects, well defined objectives • Can be complimentary to other funding • Typical funding, 1 to 2 Million €. Occasionally as large as 5 Million €

The Commission RFCS Programme management Programme Committee Representatives of the COSCO CAG/SAG Member States 1) Coal / Steel Advisory Group Recommended representatives 2) Technical Groups 12 Technical Groups Senior Experts for project monitoring & review 2) + independent Evaluation Experts for selection of projects 2) 1) 2) Appointed by the Member States Appointed by the EC

Process calendar Example 36 months project: Process - Start = 01 July N + 1 - End = 30 June N + 4 Date Proposal Submission Deadline 15 th September (annually) Year N Evaluations October to December N Negotiations December to May N+1 May to June N+1 Commission Decision Target start date 1 st July N+1 Reporting (financial and technical) Until N + 5 Mid-term 31 st March N+3 Final 31 st March N+5 Autumn N+5 Publication

Project life cycle Proposal Decision - Evaluation - Negotiations 40% € Project - Technical Reports (Annual, Mid-term and Final) Mid-Term 40% € - Financial Statements (Mid-term and Final) Results Final - Publication 20% €

STEEL: Programme Research Objectives Conservation of resources and improvement of working conditions New and improved steelmaking and finishing techniques RTD and the utilisation of steel

STEEL Technical Groups TGS 1 - Ore agglomeration and Iron making TGS 2 - Steelmaking processes TGS 3 - Casting, reheating and direct rolling TGS 4 - Hot and cold rolling processes TGS 5 - Finishing and coating TGS 6 - Physical metallurgy and design of new generic steel grades TGS 7 - Steel products and applications for automobiles, packaging and home appliances TGS 8 - Steel products and applications for building, construction and industry TGS 9 - Factory-wide control, social and environmental issues

Number of proposals received From 2002 to 2009: - 258 coal proposals & -75 successful coal projects 1024 steel proposals received 354 succesful steel projects -Average success rate ~ 30% to 34%

WHO can participate? • Any legal entity established in any of the Member States • Consortium size – no minimum - but typically 4 to 8 participants • Not necessarily directly connected with the coal or iron and steel industries but the project has to be within the scope of the programme • Partners from Candidate or Third Countries are welcome (though not eligible for EC funding)

RFCS Flagship projects COMTES 700 ULCOS Component Test Facility for a 700°C Power Plant Ultra-Low CO 2 Steelmaking ü Testing of advanced materials ü Budget: 15 M€ (initial) - 40% by RFCS ü 17 partners from 6 EU countries ü Final Objective: η > 50% Coal Power Plant Host Plant: E-ON Scholven F, Gelsenkirchen (D) ü Selection of promising steelmaking routes ü Budget: 55 M€ - co-funded by RFCS & FP 6 ü 48 partners from 13 EU countries üFinal Objective: 50% CO 2 reduction in steelmaking

RFCS priorities Annual Priorities agreed with industry – Technical Committee chairs: – TGC suggestions, ESTEP working Groups – Advisory Groups proposes final version Implimentation – Published each year in the ‘infopack’ – 1 “extra” point over 25 points – Helps a good proposal but other proposals which are not in line with the priority are regularly funded

RFCS Information Day • How can you take part? • In a proposal • Read the SYNOPSIS – it gives a good overview of what is currently being funded • Make contact with experienced beneficiaries with whom you can add value • As an expert evaluator • • Help us evaluate proposals. Register on CORDIS Assist in formulating priorities • Take contact with SAG + CAG member

RFCS Weblinks • RFCS website: - http: //cordis. europa. eu/coal-steel-rtd/ • Information Package - http: //cordis. europa. eu/coal-steel-rtd/infopack_en. html • Latest published technical reports: - http: //bookshop. europa. eu/ - http: //cordis. europa. eu/library/ • Synopsis of ongoing RFCS projects: - http: //cordis. europa. eu/coal-steel-rtd/synopsis_en. html

RFCS - COAL research: Funding distribution & activities Total RFCS funding allocation for COAL projects from 2003 to 2011*: 136. 6 M€ SOURCING 36% 49 M€ CONVERSION 19% 26 M€ • Coal mining • Coal preparation • CO 2 geol. storage • Coal gasification • Underground gasification • Synfuels • … COMBUSTION 45% 61 M€ • Clean coal tech. • CO 2 capture • Co-combustion • … (*) 2011 provisional figures

Coal projects funding by TG (Historically 2003 -2011) Avg TGC 1 (20072011) = 44%

Evaluation results Recommended for funding by TG % of proposals recommended for funding (40) % of requested funding for proposals recommended for funding (45. 0 million €)

RFCS Monitoring & Assessment • Main objective = Assess the benefits of the RTD to society and to the industry sectors • – Analysis of the RFCS Programme – Make recommendations for the improvement of the RFCS and its effectiveness • • RFCS projects (closed) over a 7 year process Conducted by an expert committee Creation of working groups in 2011 Q 2 and Q 3 Will report in 2012