IRPWIND review meetingWP2 Integrating activiedswswies The research leading to these results has

received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under the agreement 609795.

EERAEuropean Energy Research Programme Joint Programme Wind Energy

Peter Eecen,Program Development Manager, ECN

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What is EERA?

The European Energy Research Alliance was established in 2008 to support the SET-plan.

Mission: aims to accelerate the development and deployment of cost-effective low carbon technologies

Cooperation of Energy Research Organisations In principle open to all research organisations Activities based on participants own resources, but

• Complemented by competitive funding from the European Commission (FP7)

• Long-term strategy, Agreed Division of Tasks and Responsibilities

• EERA virtual teams working on one topic (specialization)

More than 200 participating organisations Collaborating in 15 EERA Joint Programmes

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15 Joint Programmes

• AMPEA (Advanced Materials and Processes for Energy Application)• Bioenergy• Carbon Capture and Storage• Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)• Economic, environmental and social impacts (JP e3s)• Energy Efficiency in industrial processes• Energy Storage• Fuel Cells and Hydrogen• Geothermal• Nuclear Materials• Ocean Energy• Photovoltaic Solar Energy• Shale Gas• Smart Cities• Smart Grids• Wind Energy

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What is EERA JP WIND?

The EERA Joint Programme on Wind Energy (EERA JP Wind) started in 2010 on a voluntary basis.The mission for EERA JP Wind is to provide strategic leadership for the medium to long-term research and to support the European Industrial Initiative and the Technology Roadmap activities on wind energy.Added value through:

• Strategic leadership of the underpinning research• Joint prioritisation of research tasks and infrastructure• Alignment of European and national research efforts• Execution of coordinated and structured research in medium to

long-term programmes • Coordination with industry, and • Sharing of knowledge and research infrastructure.

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EERA JP Wind members

Full participants Associated Participants DTU Wind Energy DK DHI, University of Aalborg, Dublin (IR) DK ECN SINTEF

NL NO

TU Delft, WMC NTNU, IFE, UoB, CMR MARINTEK, Sintef MC

NL NO

CRES GR NKUA GR CENER Fraunhofer IWES Forwind / University of Oldenburg LNEG

ES GER GER POR

CIEMAT, IREC, CTC, CIRCE, Tecnalia, IK4 Alliance, IEN (PO), DLR Forwind/University of Hannover, University of Stuttgart, Uni. of Aachen, TU München University of Porto

ES GER GER POR

VTT TUBITAK

FI TU

METUWIND

University of Strachclyde CNR Belgian Energy Research Alliance

UK IT BE

CATAPULT Politecnico di Milano

UK IT

13 full participants & 28 associated participants from 14 countries.

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• Wind Conditions. Coordinated by DTU, Denmark.

• Aerodynamics. Coordinated by ECN, the Netherlands.

• Offshore Wind Energy. Coordinated by SINTEF, Norway.

• Grid Integration. Coordinated by Fraunhofer IWES, Germany.

• Research Facilities. Coordinated by CENER, Spain.

• Structures and Materials. Coordinated by CRES, Greece

• Wind Integration – economic and social aspects. Coordinated by DTU, Denmark

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EERA JP Wind structure

SP: Wind condi-tions

New Euro-pean Wind Atlas (ERANET+)

SP: Wind condi-tions

New Euro-pean Wind Atlas (ERANET+)

SP Research Infrastruc-tures

IRP CSA: WP3

SP Research Infrastruc-tures

IRP CSA: WP3

SP: Wind Energy integration

IRP CP:

”European-wide measures for large-scale integration”

SP: Wind Energy integration

IRP CP:

”European-wide measures for large-scale integration”

SP: Aerody-namics

SP: Aerody-namics

SP: Structures & materials

IRP CP: ”Structural reliability of WT sub-components”

SP: Structures & materials

IRP CP: ”Structural reliability of WT sub-components”

SP: Offshore Wind Energy

EERA-DTOC

IRP CP:

”Design of offshore windfarms”

SP: Offshore Wind Energy

EERA-DTOC

IRP CP:

”Design of offshore windfarms”

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IRP CSA: WP5 Mobility scheme

LIFES50+ (H2020)

LIFES50+ (H2020)

SP: Economic and social aspects

SP: Economic and social aspects

JP on Wind Energy

National projects…IRP CSA: WP5 Mobility scheme

National projects…IRP CSA: WP5 Mobility scheme

The EERA JP Wind project portfolio (with and without IRPWIND)

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IRPWIND – what’s it all about?

Vision: The vision of IRPWIND, is to move from a voluntary network towards a “virtual research centre” running an Integrated Research Programme and further evolve a common European Research Area for wind energy research in Europe.

IRPWIND is designed to take the work done in the EERA JP Wind to the next level towards creating a European Integrated Research Programme on wind energy.

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IRPWIND – what’s it all about?

Strategic levelEII Teams, EERA Strategy and Road Map, influence

National strategies

Tactical levelIntegration of existing and planned activities (EERA

DoW, workshops, IRPWIND mobility scheme)New joint activities (ERA NET+, Berlin model, ad hoc)

Operational levelPlanning, reporting and knowledge sharing, sharing infrastructures, network creationIntegration, coordination and alignment of research

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• The aim of EERA and the IRPWIND is to foster better integration of European research activities in the field of wind energy research

• An objective is to integrate the various capacities and resources in the joint research activities described in this IRP- with other ongoing European and National projects carried out by IRPWIND partners and/or other EERA JP Wind members

• IRPWIND adds a more strategic and long-term approach that enables researchers to pool relevant parts of their research.

• However: IRPWIND is also an unprecedented funding scheme

IRPWIND overall objectives

5 Levels of developmentEERA JP Levels of Integration5 management of common research programmes

European Virtual Institute for Wind Energy

4 Comprehensive structuring

3) coordinated research efforts across projects 2) Joint Strategy (roadmaps, research strategy,)

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A: Exchange of knowledge B: Exchange of researchersC: RIs and open access D: Coordination of national projectsE: International collaboration F: Collaboration with industry

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• Wind energy is primarily funded via national projects and national agendas are still dominating.

• National alignment and Coordination? – Between partners but not yet between national projects.

• Success in IRPWIND also depends on commitment from industry and funding agencies

• Strive for more Berlin model projects in the years to come.

• Joint research is about knowledge development and sharing, not technological development.

• Strategy and plans have changes in potential and ambitions from PPYs to specific outcome/deliverables.

• The current work regarding integration of national projects is essential for IRPWIND.

• How this integration will affect the research topics in the IRPWIND is still missing.

To what extent are we moving towards a virtual centre for wind energy research in Europe?

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“SWOT” status

Strengths and opportunities• EERA Wind comprises most relevant EU institutes and

continues to grow• Recognized as integral part of the Wind Sector in Europe

and the SET Plan • Successful with European projects and European

Coordination• Solid governance

Weaknesses and threats• Not all members can be part of all consortia if we have to

stay effective• Different degrees of commitment and activity between

partners• The PPYs indicated in DOW are not a real commitment to

joint deliverables• Difficult to point to national coordination effects

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Governance structure in the SET-Plan

• EERA is the public research pillar of the European Commission’s Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan). EERA complements the European Industrial Initiatives (EIIs) that forms the industrial pillar of the SET-plan.

• The EWI, one of the SET-Plan EIIs, is a long-term, large-scale Programme aiming at supporting wind power by expressing the needs of the EU wind energy industry and R&D community. The EWI was developed by TPWind in cooperation with Member States and the EC and published in 2009

• The European governance vehicle is the Wind Implementation Team, composed of TPWind, EERA, EC and interested Member States.  

• TPWind and the Wind Implementation Team have been crucial elements in the coordination among the SET Plan stakeholders.

• We can’t have national coordination without European coordination and vice versa!

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Supported by

• European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) Bringing together 150 European research

institutes

“Coordinating energy research for a low carbon Europe”

• Subdivided into Joint-Programmes (JP)“Aiming to evolve into fully operational

virtual research institutes”

EERA JP Wind