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ENERGY RESEARCH in 7th framework programme

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The indicative breakdown of FP7

€ million

Cooperation 32 413

Ideas 7 510

People 4 750

Capacities 4 097

The indicative breakdown of the Cooperation Specific Programme

€ million

Health 6 100

Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Biotechnology 1 935

Information and Communication Technologies 9 050

Nano sciences, Nano technologies, Materials and new ProductionTechnologies 3 475

Energy 2 350

Environment (including Climate Change) 1 890

Transport (including Aeronautics) 4 160

Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities 623

Space 1 430

Security 1 400

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The 7th Framework Programme Framework programmes have been the main instruments for

funding by the EU of research and demonstration activities since

1984. The 7th Framework Programme (FP7) of the European

Community for research, technological development and

demonstration activities is an instrument for the realisation of

a political vision, as expressed in the Lisbon Strategy, of making

the EU economy the most dynamic, competitive, knowledge-

based economy in the world by 2010. It is conceived as a conti-

nuation of the previous 6th framework programme but with an

even more ambitious and innovative character. The programme

will run from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2013. FP7 is

comprised of four distinct specific programmes, namely,

Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities (plus a fifth specific

programme on nuclear research which is not covered in this

brochure1). FP7 in comparison with the previous framework

programme has a new structure, a significantly increased budget,

new rules of participation, a longer duration (seven years instead

of four), more flexible funding schemes, and simpler procedures

for implementation that include a certain degree of externalisation

of administrative tasks.

1 Nuclear energy: research in nuclear energy, specifically in nuclear fission, nuclear fusionand in radio-protection under the provisions of the Euratom Treaty is not covered in thisbrochure. Such research is covered by the 7th framework programme of the EuropeanAtomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities.

FP7 BUDGET BREAKDOWN

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Human societies are dependent on and maintained by a

continuous flow of energy, arguably the most fundamental and

basic resource. As such, energy is an issue that affects all human

activities and cuts across all policies.

As described in the Commission's Green Paper on a European

strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy2, Europe

has entered into a new energy era. The energy landscape of the

21st century is one in which the world’s economic regions are

dependent on each other for ensuring energy security and stable

economic conditions, and for ensuring effective action against

climate change.

Europe's energy economy, and that of the World, is currently on

a path that is not sustainable and urgent action is needed. Set

against the backdrop of a growing global demand for energy

to power economic development and growth, we are faced with

a huge challenge. Sustainable, affordable and secure energy has

to become one of the basic pillars of daily life.

The focus of the research and demonstration actions in FP7 will

be on accelerating the development of cost-effective technologies

for a more sustainable energy economy for Europe (and the rest

of the world) and ensuring that European industry can compete

successfully on the global stage.

2 COM(2006)105 of 08 March 2006

Research for Coal and SteelThe Research Programme of the Research Fund

for Coal and Steel (RFCS) which is a separate

programme complementary to and managed

outside the FP7, supports research in the fields

of coal and steel and includes work

on energy-related subjects.

For brief information about RFCS look

at page 24 of this brochure.

ENERGY IN FP7 NON-NUCLEAR ENERGY


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Recognising that none of the technologies being developed can

make a sufficient difference on their own and that their commer-

cialisation will take place over differing time horizons, a broad

technology portfolio approach has been adopted, thus greatly

reducing the risk and potentially the costs, if one or more techno-

logies fail to make the expected progress.

The research, development and demonstration to be carried out

under this Framework Programme are expected to:

• Improve energy efficiency throughout the energy system.

• Accelerate the penetration of renewable energy sources.

• Decarbonise power generation and, in the longer term,

substantially decarbonise transport.

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• Diversify Europe's energy mix.

• Enhance the competitiveness of European industry

including a better involvement of SMEs.

Increasing efficiency throughout the energy system, from source

to user, is essential and underpins the whole of the Energy

Theme. Recognising their important contribution to future

sustainable energy systems, renewables and end-use energy

efficiency will be the major part of this Theme (for the overall

seven-year period). Particular attention will be paid to stimulating

research, development and demonstration and promoting capacity

building in this area. Synergies with the Intelligent Energy-

Europe Programme component of the Competitiveness and

Innovation Programme will be fully exploited in this regard. The

potential for future large-scale initiatives integrating funding from

various sources (e.g. JTI) will also be explored.

Intelligent Energy for EuropeThis is a programme under the Competitiveness

and Innovation Framework Programme of the

European Community. Information about

this programme can be found here:

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/index_en.html


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The Cooperation Specific Programme aims to support a whole

range of research actions in transnational cooperation in ten

themes including energy. The energy research part of FP7 is, to

some degree, a continuation of research activities which were

supported under the previous and still ongoing 6th framework

programme (FP6).

This brochure aims to present the broad lines of this theme and

to provide a simple, epigrammatic and general understanding of

its structure. Those who consider making research proposals

will need access to fully detailed information about the specifics

of energy research within FP7. Here is the necessary link to rele-

vant documentation.

Note: Specific details about the work programme,

calls for proposals or for tender and generally

all relevant information can be found at

http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7

The main aim of research in the energy thematic area is to aid

the creation and establishment of the technologies necessary to

change the current fossil fuel based energy system into a more

sustainable one, less dependent on imported fuels. Such a

system would be based on a diverse mix of energy sources

and carriers, with particular attention being paid to lower and

non-CO2 emitting energy technologies, combined with enhanced

energy efficiency and conservation, to address the pressing

challenges of security of supply and climate change, while

increasing the competitiveness of Europe's industries.

The energy theme within FP7 will be managed by two General

Directorates of the European Commission, namely the

Directorate General for Research (DG RTD) and Directorate

General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN). There are nine

main activities in the energy theme of the cooperation

programme.

ENERGY RESEARCH WITHIN THE COOPERATION SPECIFIC PROGRAMME OF FP7


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Clean coal technologiesResearch, development and demonstration of technologies to

substantially improve plant efficiency, reliability and cost through

development and demonstration of clean coal and other solid

fuel conversion technologies, producing also secondary energy

carriers (including hydrogen) and liquid or gaseous fuels.

Activities will be linked as appropriate to CO2 capture and

storage technologies or co-utilisation of biomass.

Smart energy networksResearch, development and demonstration of how to increase

the efficiency, safety, reliability and quality of the European

electricity and gas systems and networks, notably within the

context of a more integrated European energy market, e.g. by

transforming the current electricity grids into an interactive (custo-

mers/operators) service network, developing energy storage

options and removing obstacles to the large-scale deployment and

effective integration of distributed and renewable energy sources.

Energy efficiency and savingsResearch, development and demonstration of new concepts,

optimisation of proven concepts and technologies to improve

energy efficiency and to enable further final and primary energy

consumption savings, over their life cycle, for buildings (including

lighting), transport, services and industry. This includes the inte-

gration of strategies and technologies for energy efficiency

(including co- and poly-generation), the use of new and renewable

energy technologies and energy demand management measures

and devices, and the demonstration of minimum climate impact

buildings.

Knowledge for energy policy makingDevelopment of tools, methods and models to assess the main

economic and social issues related to energy technologies and

to provide quantifiable targets and scenarios for medium and

long term horizons (including providing scientific support for

policy development).

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Hydrogen and fuel cellsIntegrated action to provide a strong technological foundation for

competitive EU fuel cell and hydrogen industries to develop statio-

nary, portable and transport applications. The Hydrogen and Fuel

Cells European Technology Platform contributes to this activity

by proposing an integrated research and deployment strategy.

Renewable electricity generationTechnologies to increase overall conversion efficiency, cost efficiency

and reliability, driving down the cost of electricity production

from indigenous renewable energy sources, including wastes,

and the development and demonstration of technologies suited

to different regional conditions.

Renewable fuel productionIntegrated fuel production systems and conversion technologies

to develop and drive down the unit cost of solid, liquid and

gaseous (including hydrogen) fuels produced from renewable

energy sources including biomass and wastes, while aiming at

the cost effective production, storage, distribution and use of

carbon-neutral fuels, in particular biofuels for transport and

electricity generation.

Renewables for heating and coolingResearch, development and demonstration of technologies and

devices including storage technologies to increase efficiencies and

drive down the costs of active and passive heating and cooling

from renewable energy sources, ensuring their use in different

regional conditions where sufficient potential can be identified.

CO2 capture and storage technologies for zero-emission power generationResearch, development and demonstration of technologies to

drastically reduce the environmental impact of fossil fuel use

aiming at highly efficient and cost effective power and/or heat

generation plants with near zero emissions, based on CO2 capture

and storage technologies, in particular underground storage.

THE ENERGY THEME THE COOPERATION

ACTIVITIES OF SPECIFIC PROGRAMME


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Although the cooperation specific programme of FP7 is comprised

of ten themes only one of which is energy, special attention will

be paid to scientific areas that cut across the thematic areas of

FP7. Energy efficiency is the prime crosscutting area that will

be appropriately co-ordinated across the cooperation specific

programme. The goal of increased energy efficiency throughout

the energy system is supported by most of the other themes, in

which energy efficiency is explicitly or implicitly recognised as a

key area for research. The contributions to energy efficiency can

be summarised as follows:

• Theme 2 – Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology: research will

help to increase the overall “well to wheel” efficiency of biomass

and biofuels.

• Theme 3 – Information and Communication Technologies: ICT

can improve the end-use efficiency of energy in buildings,

industry and transport (e.g. smart buildings, electricity and gas

networks, more efficient processes and intelligent transport

systems).

• Theme 4 – Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and

new Production Technologies: new materials to improve energy

conversion efficiency and more energy-efficient industrial

processes.

• Theme 6 – Environment (including Climate Change): environ-

mental technologies contribute to the goal of improving the

sustainability of the energy system and thus overall energy-

system efficiency.

• Theme 7 – Transport (including Aeronautics): improving energy

efficiency, e.g. vehicle propulsion systems improvements, is

the key. Greening of air and surface transport; encouraging

modal shift, can also lead to more energy efficient means of

transport.

Integrated actions that cut across or exploit the synergies

between different research activities of the Cooperation

Programme and other Specific Programmes will be implemented

in cooperation with the relevant themes, including through joint

or coordinated calls, as appropriate.

CROSS-CUTTING ANDCROSS-THEMATICISSUES


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Europe's industry has developed world leadership in a number

of energy generation and energy efficiency technologies. It is the

pioneer in modern renewable energy technologies, such as solar

energy, bio- and wind energy. The EU is also a global competitor

in power generation and distribution technologies and has a strong

research capacity in the area of carbon capture and sequestration.

In order to maintain this position, Europe's industries must continue

their efforts through international collaboration.

The strategy in the Energy Theme is to encourage further SME

participation through the continuation of on-going activities. SMEs,

the lifeblood of industry in the EU, play a vital role in the energy

chain and are crucial for promoting innovation. Dissemination

events and the identification of topics particularly suitable for SMEs

will continue. Topics open for proposals will indicate whether there

is a particular relevance or encouragement for the participation of

SMEs. In addition, Specific Actions aimed at bringing together

SMEs in the energy sector will follow on from the work of the

FP6 Economic and Technological Intelligence (ETI) projects. New

actions will be implemented once the current ETI activities have

been completed.

INDUSTRIAL PARTICIPATION AND SMALL- ANDMEDIUM-SIZE ENTERPRISES

JRC Direct actionsThe Joint Research Centre is also active in the

field of energy research. Information about its

activities can be found at

http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int


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All activities carried out in the energy thematic area of the

Cooperation Specific Programme are open to researchers and

research institutions from third countries, in particular, countries

from the International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) (see

list of countries in the dedicated web page mentioned above) and

countries with whom the EU has a scientific and technological

cooperation agreement. Strong efforts will be made to encourage

them to seize this opportunity.

Funding will be provided to participants from the ICPC (see enclosed

list at end of this brochure). Funding for organisations from other

third countries may be provided on a case-by-case basis if

considered necessary for carrying out the project.

More specifically, international cooperation will be implemented by

the opening of all activities of the thematic area to international

cooperation and a series of Specific International Cooperation

Actions (SICA) which will be dedicated to international cooperation

with partners from ICPC.

INTERNATIONALCOOPERATION

The objective of “Future and Emerging Technologies” (FET) is to

support research aimed at identifying or further exploring new

scientific and technological opportunities in a given field and/or in

combination with other relevant areas and disciplines, as well as to

nurture novel ideas and radically new uses and to explore new

options in research roadmaps, in particular those with a potential

for significant breakthroughs.

Where appropriate, opportunities for proposals for “Future and

Emerging Technologies” are incorporated into the activities of the

energy thematic area through the open nature of certain research

topics such as innovative concepts for fuel cells and solar radiation

based fuel production.

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To become the most advanced knowledge-based society in the

world, Europe must create a social and cultural environment

conducive to successful and exploitable research. Therefore, legi-

timate societal concerns and needs have to be taken on board, in

the form of an enhanced democratic debate with a more engaged

and informed public and better conditions for collective choices on

scientific issues. This is particularly important for the energy field

which has an impact on the everyday life of all citizens.

Wherever possible, actors in the energy field will be encouraged to

develop science in society perspectives from the very beginning of

the conception of their activities. Where appropriate, cross-thematic

partnerships, particularly with the “science in society” activity in

the Capacities Specific Programme, will be established which will

focus on actions and measures of mutual benefit, highlight

synergies, and help bridge the gap between topical areas in

science and technology and society’s interests.

Many of the activities to be funded under this programme will also

make positive contributions to education and training and to raising

general awareness of the nature of the research and the benefits

it’s likely to accrue.

Opportunities for the integration of the socio-economic dimension

and societal concerns are incorporated into the activities of the

energy thematic area.

INTEGRATION OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMICDIMENSION ANDSOCIETAL CONCERNS


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When adopted, the FP7 (EC) Rules will be a regulation of the

European Council and Parliament based on Article 167 of the

European Community Treaty that foresees the adoption of rules

to implement the Community multi-annual framework programme

for research. They define the rights and obligations of legal entities

wishing to take part in the framework programme and establish

the principles for the use and dissemination of their work resulting

from that participation.

Simplification includes the elimination of procedures, rules

and requests with no added value, reduction of the requests

to participants, reduction of delays and general simplification

along every step of the project from calls through to submissions,

evaluations, selections, negotiations, awards and follow-up.

The submission system will initially be based on FP6 and will

be improved during the life of FP7. There will be a new unique

registration facility a new guide for applicants and a central

help desk.

NEW SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES AND RULES OF PARTICIPATION

Euratom (nuclear energy) researchFor information about both nuclear and

non-nuclear research you are invited to consult

the documentation available at

http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7


This will be done primarily through calls for proposals. Details of

the most recent calls for proposals are given in the loose-leaf

sheets enclosed in this brochure. Where appropriate, the

Commission will issue calls for tender for public procurements,

such as specific studies or services required to achieve the

programme objectives, particularly with regard to the monitoring

and assessment of the programme and to the promotion and

dissemination of results.

Calls for proposals in 2007In 2007 there will be one large call for proposals with two parts.

One part (COOP-ENERGY-2007-1-RTD) will focus on research

aiming to accelerate technology development while the other

part (COOP-ENERGY-2007-2-TREN) will focus on research

and particularly demonstration actions aimed at shortening the

time-to-market for promising technologies.

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Joint Technology InitiativesIn a very limited number of cases, the scope of an RTD objective

and the scale of the resources involved in a research effort could

justify setting up long-term public private partnerships in the

form of Joint Technology Initiatives. This new approach, based

mainly on the activities developed by European Technology

Platforms, will cover one or a small number of selected aspects

of research in their field. Implemented individually, such Joint

Undertakings must combine public and private funds, which

can include loan financing from the EIB, inter alia financed through

the Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF), where appropriate.

At present the most likely energy area where a JTI will be set up

is fuel cells and hydrogen. If the concept proves successful, it

may be extended into other areas. The Commission will make a

specific proposal for a Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) on hydrogen

and fuel cells, on the basis of Article 171 of the Treaty (proposal

for a Council Regulation setting up the European Partnership for

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Development).

Collaborative research will constitute the core of EU Community

energy research funding. The objective is to establish, in the

major fields of advancement of knowledge, excellent research

projects and networks that are able to attract researchers and

investments from Europe and the rest of the world. This will be

achieved by supporting collaborative research through a range

of funding schemes:

Collaborative projectsThe goal is to provide support to research projects carried out by

consortia with participants from different countries, aiming at

developing new knowledge, new technology, products, demons-

tration activities and common resources for research. The size,

scope and internal organisation of projects can vary from field

to field and from topic to topic.

Projects can range from small- and medium-scale focused

research actions to large-scale integrating projects which mobi-

lise a significant volume of resources for achieving a defined

objective. Projects will also be targeted to special groups such as

SMEs.

Coordination and support actions (CSA)These, as the name suggests, will provide support to activities

aimed at coordinating or supporting research activities and policies

(networking, exchanges, transnational access to research infra-

structures, studies, conferences etc.). These actions may also

be implemented by means other than calls for proposals.

Coordination of Non-Community Research ProgrammesThe objective of the ERA-NET scheme (set up during the last

framework programme, FP6) is to establish the cooperation and

coordination of research programmes carried out at national or

regional level in the Member or Associated States through the

networking of research programmes towards their mutual ope-

ning and the development and implementation of joint activities.

ERA-NET projects can network four type of activities:

• Information exchange

• Definition and preparation of joint activities

• Implementation of joint activities

• Funding of joint transnational research actions. New ERA-

NETs, which address new topics and without any experience

from FP6, should address at least the first three steps but

are encouraged to aim at the “four-step approach”.

Opportunities for proposals for new ERA-Nets are incorporated

into the activities and areas of the cooperation annual work

programme including the energy theme.

FUNDING SCHEMES

IMPLEMENTATION OFTHE ENERGY THEME

For further information, you are invited

to consult the following websites

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/

http://ec.europa.eu/research/

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/index_en.html


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The Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel

(RFCS) is complementary to and managed outside the Seventh

Framework programme. It supports research in the fields of coal

and steel.

The Research Fund for Coal and Steel programme (RFCS)

was created when the European Coal and Steel Community

Treaty expired in July 2002. With a yearly budget of around

€ 60 M, financed by the interests accrued each year by the

assets of the ECSC (€ 1,600 M) at the time of the Treaty's expiry,

the fund supports research projects in the areas of coal and

steel. The programme is totally managed outside the Research

Framework programme.

The participation is simple: proposals can be submitted any time

with a cut-off date of 15 September each year. There is no ceiling

for project budget or for the number of participating partners in

each project. Third countries may participate, but without receiving

any European financial support. Scientific follow-up is carried out

by a peer review system.

The information package is annually updated in order to reflect any

new priorities.

THE RESEARCHPROGRAMME OF THE RESEARCH FUND FOR COAL AND STEEL IN BRIEF

More information available at

http://cordis.europa.eu/coal-steel-rtd/home.html


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AFRICAN

• Angola

• Benin

• Botswana

• Burkina-Faso

• Burundi

• Cameroon

• Cape Verde

• Central African Republic

• Chad

• Comoros

• Congo (Republic)

• Congo (Democratic Rep. of)

• Côte d’Ivoire

• Djibouti

• Equatorial Guinea

• Eritrea

• Ethiopia

• Gabon

• Gambia

• Ghana

• Guinea

• Guinea-Bissau

• Kenya

• Lesotho

• Liberia

• Madagascar

• Malawi

• Mali

• Mauritania

• Mauritius

• Mozambique

• Namibia

• Niger

• Nigeria

• Rwanda

• Sao Tome and Principe

• Senegal

• Seychelles

• Sierra Leone

• Somalia

• South Africa3

• Sudan

• Swaziland

• Tanzania

• Togo

• Uganda

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

CARIBEAN

• Antigua and Barbuda

• Barbados

• Belize*

• Cuba*

• Dominica

• Dominican (Republic)

• Grenada

• Guyana*

• Haiti

• Jamaica

• Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Saint Lucia

• Saint Vincent

and Grenadines

• Suriname*

• Trinidad and Tobago

PACIFIC

• Cook Islands

• East Timor **

• Fiji

• Kiribati

• Marshall Islands

• Micronesia (Federal States of)

• Nauru

• Niue

• Palau

• Papua New Guinea**

• Solomon Islands

• Tonga

• Tuvalu

• Vanuatu

• Samoa

ASIA

• Afghanistan

• Bangladesh

• Bhutan

• Burma/Myanmar

• Cambodia

• China1***

• India1***

• Indonesia

• Iran

• Iraq

• Lao (People's Democratic Rep. of)

• Malaysia

• Maldives

• Mongolia

• Nepal

• Oman

• Pakistan

• Philippines

• Sri Lanka

• Thailand

• Vietnam

• Yemen

EASTERN EUROPE

AND CENTRAL ASIA (EECA)

• Armenia2

• Azerbaijan2

• Belarus2

• Georgia2

• Kazakhstan

• Kyrgyz Republic

• Moldova2

• Russia1***

• Tajikistan

• Turkmenistan

• Ukraine1,2

• Uzbekistan

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina1

• Bolivia

• Brazil1***

• Chile1

• Colombia

• Costa Rica

• Ecuador

• El Salvador

• Guatemala

• Honduras

• Mexico1

• Nicaragua

• Panama

• Paraguay

• Peru

• Uruguay

• Venezuela

MEDITERRANEAN

PARTNER COUNTRIES (MPC2)

• Algeria

• Egypt1

• Jordan

• Lebanon

• Libya

• Morocco1

• Palestinian-administered areas

• Syrian Arab (Republic)

• Tunisia1

WESTERN BALKAN

COUNTRIES (WBC)

• Albania

• Bosnia-Herzegovina

• Former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia (FYROM)****

• Serbia and Montenegro3

1 Signed an agreement with the EC covering Science & Technology.2 These countries are also part of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP).3 Including Kosovo as defined by UNSC resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.

* For participation in the « Specific international cooperation actions», these countries can also be considered in Latin American regions.

** For participation in the «Specific international cooperation actions», thesecountries can also be considered in Asian regions.

*** For participation in the « Specific international cooperation actions» Brazil, China,India and Russia may be considered individually as a regions on there own. Thus, therequired 2 or more partners can be located in these countries. However, in this case,at least 2 different partners from different provinces, oblasts, republics or stateswithin Brazil, China, India or Russia are necessary.

**** On 16/12/2005 the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) became a Candidate Country. FYROM is not an associated country to FP7 and thus remains a target country for International Cooperation Specific Actions.

List of International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) ACP

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Energy research in the 7th framework programme

Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities

2007 – 26 pp. – 13.0 x 29.7 cm

ISBN 978-92-79-03891-4

ISSN 1018-5593


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