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Brussels, Belgium

WIFI name: STMKPW: europa14

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Content

1. Welcome 

2. Report on EU Brokerage event

3. Update on Projects

4. Membership Update  

5. Election of Governing Council Members

6. Appointment of new Auditors 

7. Update on Finances 2014 

8. Draft Work Programme and Budget 2015

9. Any other Business

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1. Welcome

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Welcome and Introduction by eseia President  Harald Kainz

and establishment of quorum

eseia 5 Years Anniversary

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2. eseia Projectsener2i – Catherine Bilger, ener2i project manager 

WP 3: Networking & Technology‐oriented BrokerageTask: 3.2: Trans‐national networking and brokerage – eseia

2nd Ener2i EU Brokerage Event – 2 December 2014, Brussels• 38 participants• 16 countries, including 4 EaP countries: Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, and Belarus

1st Ener2i EU Brokerage Event ‐ 23 June 2014, at the CoR, Brussels• 41 participants• 15 countries, including 6 EaP countries: Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, Belarus, and

Azerbaijan

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2. eseia Projectsener2i – Catherine Bilger 

WP 4: Training and Capacity BuildingTask 4.1: Innovation Training Workshops – eseia

Task 4.2: Twinning

14‐17 October: eseia Innovation Training Workshop back to back with the Energy Expo Minsk 2014, in Minsk, Belarus• Yoram Krozer, UTwente• Michael Narodoslawsky, TU Graz• Gintaras Stauskis, VGTU• Kęstutis Valančius, VGTU

22 – 25 April: Study Visit to the University of Twente in the Netherlands back to back with IGS – eseia conference: 3 participants from Georgia

15‐17 December: Study Visit to SINTEF in Norway: 4 participants one from each country: Armenia, Moldova, Georgia and Belarus

10‐12 December: eseia  Innovation Training Workshop back to back with the Top Innovation Event in Chisinau, Moldova• Anca Duta, Transilvania University of Braşov• Ion Visa, Transilvania University of Braşov • Audun Ruud, Sintef• Ina Körner, TUHH

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2. eseia ProjectsEU China Agro Net – Prof Sun and Prof Narodoslawsky

Proposal Generation: Bioenergy 2020+

WP 1 Straw‐to‐Gold: Materials and chemicals from lignocellulosic residuesWP 2 Brown gold: Optimise biogas productsWP 3: Hot technologies: Thermal utilisation of agricultural residuesWP 4: BiorefineriesWP 5: Think tankWP 6: Communication, dissemination and commercialisation

AgroNet WASTE‐7‐2015: A resource to recycle, reuse and recover raw materials

The consortium

EUROPE

1) European company partners: 

BioEnergy 2020, Matrica, Mondi Slovakia, Nijhus Water Technology B.V. Dorset Group B.V., JRS Rettenmaier, BAV, Biso‐Schrattenecker GmbH, Helector

2) European scientific partners

TU Graz, BoKU, TU Hamburg, University of Hamburg, TU Twente, TU Bratislava, Vispo Sri, CERTH, LNEG

CHINA

1) Chinese company partners

COFCO, DARE, Shine E Biotech, Sugang Biomass Energy, Tianjin Huaneng Energy equip., Zhuhai Charlies Energy Saving & Environm. Protection, Hanzhou Xinwei Low Carbon Technology

2) Chinese scientific partners

Jiangsu University, Nanjing Techn. University, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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Goal: to support networking of research institutions of the low performing MS and internationally‐leading counterparts and significantly strengthen a defined field of research

SPREADING EXCELLENCE AND WIDENING PARTICIPATIONCall for Twinning

Who?2 internationally‐leadingresearch institutions(TU Graz, UTwente)

Entity from a low performing MS –coordinator(IMP PAN)

How?

Outline the scientific strategy for stepping up and

stimulating scientific excellence and innovationcapacity in a defined area of research Scientific quality of 2 partners Explain how the twinning activity will contribute tothe overall 3S of the location of the institution Set of activities to be financed e.g. short term staffexchange, experts visits, on‐site or virtual trainings,workshops, conference attendance, joint summerschool

Proposed Scientific strategy to be outlined: 

Innovative microgeneration based on renewable energy 

sources as key prosumer

technologies

Howmuch?

1 Mio. EUR (total 64 Mio. EUR)3 yearsAnnounced: 2nd July 2014Deadline: 7th May 2015

Is it worth…? improved scientific and innovation capacity new/strengthened networking an increase of peer‐reviewed publications

The new “Energy‐plus” Research Centre of the PAS in Jabłonna

Energy – Plus technologies for small private and public buildings.

IMP PAN contribution toSPREADING EXCELLENCE AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION

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2. eseia Projects

Management Structure

Timescale: 2015‐2019

Budget: €9 Mio. 

Partnership: 26 partners from EU, China and New Zealand

Aim: 10% reduction in food waste by 2020 and 50% by 2030

Addressing Food Waste on the Full Food Chain – focus on the consumer needs

FoodSense – Coordinator: Shane Ward, UCD

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2. eseia ProjectsETP – eseia International Summer School 2015 – Teresa Ponce de Leão, LNEG

Where?New University of Lisbon, Portugal

When?13 ‐ 24 July 2015

What?Sustainable Cities of the Future

Contact person: Teresa Ponce de Leão

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11eseia Working Groups

1) Bioresources: Rationale Use of BioresourcesCoordinator: M. Narodoslawsky, TUGraz

2) Smart Cities and Regions: Implementing complex energysolutions in the agglomerations of the future.Coordinator: Teresa Ponce de Leão, LNEG

3) Education and Training: Linking practice and education to provide the best trainingopportunities for the brightest young scientists and professionals.Coordinator: Ion Visa, Transilvania University of Brasov

3 Working Groups:

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Working Group 1: Bioresources

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Achievements:

Events:

21‐22/03/2014, Brussels, BelgiumEU – China Horizon 2020 Strategy Meeting,

8‐9/10/2014, Turin, Italyeseia participation in 3rd European Bioeconomy Stakeholders Conference„From sectors to system, from concept to reality“

19‐24/10/2014, Beijing and Shanghai, Chinaeseia EU AgroNet Delegation to China,EU‐China Strategy

Outputs:

EU‐China FoodSense proposal ‐WASTE‐2‐2014 A resource to recycle, reuse and recover raw materials lead by Shane Ward, UCD 

BioEnergyTrain proposal ‐ LCE‐20‐2014 Call for competitive low‐carbon energy lead by eseia

Establishment of EU China AgroNetconsortium 

eseia updated ‘Discourse Book’ on Bioresources  and Policy Brief on Bioresources

H2020 project proposal plan 2015

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On‐going Project Activities:

Green Heart of Styria Project eventsBioressource „Boden“ Forum, 27.11.2014in Deutsch Goritz in Austria

On‐going Project Development :

AgroNet: Ensuring sustainable use of agricultural waste, co‐products and

by‐products (WASTE‐7‐2015)

RootEED: Rooting the energy efficiency directive (EED) in communities and regions.

Implementation of Energy Efficiency Directive on the local/regional level (H2020‐EE‐

2015‐3, EE‐07)

H2020‐TWINN‐2015: Address networking gaps between research institutions of the

low performing Member States and regions and internationally‐leading

counterparts at EU level.

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Working Group 2:  Smart Cities and Regions

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Achievements:

Events:

23‐25.04.2014, Enschede The Netherlandseseia Business Meetings back to back with theeseia‐ IGS Conference on Smart and GreenTransitions in Cities & Regions

14‐27.07.2014, Braşov, RomaniaDevelopment of courses and teaching during eseiaSummer School on ‘Smart Metropolitan Regions ofTomorrow’

Outputs:

H2020 project proposal plan 2015

WG2

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On‐going Activities:

Planning courses and programme for eseia International Summer School2015 “Sustainable Smart Metropolitan Regions of Tomorrow”Lisbon, Portugal

On‐going Project Development :

COST Widening Action: PV simulation and Modeling Data Exchange

Horizon 2020 Key Enabling Technologies: Planning activities with focus on

Factories of the Future (FoF), Energy‐efficient Buildings (EeB) and Sustainable

Process Industry (SPIRE)

INTERREG EUROPE: Preparing consortium and idea for EC Structural Funding

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Working Group 3:  Education and Training ProgrammeAchievements:

Events Ener2i Project

23.06.2014, Brussels, BelgiumEU Brokerage Event at the Committee of theRegions in the framework of the back to back withEUSEW 2014

14‐15.10.2014, Minsk, BelarusInnovation Training Workshop, Local BrokerageEvent back to back with Top Innovation Event

2.12.2014, Brussels, Belgiumeseia EU International Brokerage and Networking Event

10–12.12.2014, Chisinau, MoldovaInnovation Training Workshop, Local Networkingand Brokerage (organised by AITT in cooperationwith the Moldovan Intellectual Property Agency)

15‐17.12.2014, Oslo & Trondheim, NorwayTwinning activity 3 days study visit in theframework of the Ener2i at SINTEF

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EU‐CHINA Research and Innovation Partnership: three partnershipswith eight developmental themes through a series of exchanges andsupport activities

Outputs:

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Working Group 3:  Education and Training Programme

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On‐going Activities:

Organising International Summer School 2015“Sustainable Smart Metropolitan Regions of Tomorrow”Lisbon, Portugal

eseia ener2i Twinning Activities ‐ 3 days Study visit from Georgia to EUBAV Engelskirchen, Germany

eseia ener2i Innovation Training Workshop and local BrokerageTbilisi, Georgia

On‐going Project Development :

RISE‐2015Marie Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange

BRICET – Brazil Research and Innovation Cooperation on Energy Transition

(H2020‐INT‐01‐INCO)

Erasmus Mundus: ‘European Master in RES’ (Erasmus+)

WG3

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eseia Membership UpdatePresentation of Candidates 

3. eseia Membership

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Main Activities

Supporting the Styrian government

Consulting – Energy, environment and climate protection                                       (e.g. communities/regions)

Education and training ‐ especially forenergy advisors

Quality Management

Research projects (mainly Coordinationand Support Actions)

Dissemination

Previously LEV (1982 ‐2014 )

July 2014 – founding of StEA

non‐profit limited company ownedby the association

CEO:

Styrian Energy Agency (StEA)

© Styrian Energy Agency

DI Dr. Sybille Kuske, MBAoffice@ea‐stmk.at+43 316 269700 0www.ea‐stmk.at

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University of PannoniaLocation: Veszprém, Hungary

• 6 campuses

• ~ 8000 students

5 faculties:

• Faculty of Agriculture: Georgicon (1797)

• Faculty of Engineering (1949)

• Faculty of Economics (2001)

• Faculty of Information Technology (2001)

• Faculty of Arts and Science (2006)

Three‐dimensional organization 

• teaching

• research

• R&D projects: 2/3 of the budget

Veszprém

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Proposal for Admission of New eseia Members

For Decision:The General Assembly is invited to vote for the admission of Energy Agency StyriaGmbH, Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences, The University of Pannonia andThe University of Zagreb as a new eseia member, according to eseia Statutes.

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4. eseia Vice‐Presidency

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Decision:The Governing Council and the GeneralAssembly are invited to extend the mandatesof the eseia President, Harald Kainz as well asthe eseia Treasurer, Sjoerd van Tongeren foranother period of three years (21.03.18).

eseia Governing Council members 

Extention of mandate of eseia President HaraldKainz, TU Graz, Austria

Extention of mandate of eseia Treasurer, Sjoerd van Tongeren, UTwente, Netherlands

The 3rd eseia Vice Presidency position will be filled in the course of 2015.

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5. eseia Auditors

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Appointment of new Auditors 

Decision:The General Assembly is invited to discharge the current Auditors and to appoint CEOElfriede Taferner and Katharina Ranftl‐Wippel from Taferner Steuerberatungs KG, as thenew eseia Auditors for the next two years.

The General Assembly thanks the outgoing Auditors Thomas Klein and Simon D. Frasier fortheir excellent work and support in the inception phase of eseia.

Elfriede TafernerCEO

Katharina Ranftl‐WippelProject Manager 

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6. eseia Accounts 2014

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Update on eseia Accounts 2014, Q3by the eseia President, representing the eseia 

Treasurer

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eseia  Strategy  

7. eseia WP 2015

Supporting the "Grand European Challenge" of Horizon 2020 ‐situating eseia at the centre of EU activity and funding for the benefit of its members

Internationalization: eseia on the Global Stage Capacity Building Setting Agenda for Innovation

eseia Achievements 2014

Good progress in relation to eseia key performance indicators for 2020 Refer to Report from Working Groups 1,2 and 3 Establishing strategic international partnerships

• China (MoU)• India (EBTC Partnership Agreement)• Brazil (Cooperation project development)

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29Preliminary List of Proposals 2015 (see annex 7 a ‐ eseia WP)

BIORESOURCES

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EU‐China AGRONETH2020‐ (KBBE) WASTE‐7DL 1: 21/04/15DL 2: 08/09/15

Ensuring sustainable use of agricultural waste, co‐products and by‐products

2H2020‐TWINN‐2015DL: 07/05/15

Address networking gaps between research institutions of the low performing Member States and regions and internationally‐leading counterparts at EU level.

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H2020‐EE‐2015‐3, EE‐07 Market UptakeDL: 10/06/15

RootEED – Rooting the energy efficiency directive (EED) in communities and regions. Implementation of Energy Efficiency Directive on the local/regional level

SMART CITIES AND 

REG

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4COST Widening Action DL: 27/03/15

Working title: PV simulation and modelling  data exchange

5 Key Enabling Technologies (KETs)1. Factories of the Future (FoF)2. Energy‐efficient Buildings (EeB)3. Sustainable Process Industry (SPIRE)

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EC Structural Funding: INTERREG EUROPECalls in Spring 2015

Improving regional development policies and programmes

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RISE‐2015 Marie Curie Research and Innovation Staff ExchangeDL: 28/04/2015

Building or enhancing inter‐sector cooperation through R&I staff exchange

8H2020‐INT‐01‐INCODL: 12/05/15

BRICET – Brazil Research and Innovation Cooperation on Energy Transition

9Life‐Long Learning: Erasmus+

Erasmus Mundus: ‘European Master in RES’

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eseia Budget 2015 ‐ 2020

7. Budget Annex  8

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Calendar of  Events 2015

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Dates Events

30 January TU Graz Ball ‐ Graz, Austria

16 ‐ 18 Feb.  eseia ener2i Twinning Activities ‐ BAV, Engelskirchen, Germany

24 ‐ 28 April EU‐Brazil International Cooperation Forum ‐ São Paulo, Brazil

14 ‐ 15 April GC & GA Meetings  and eseia Update on H2020 ‐ Brussels, Belgium

26 ‐ 30 April EU‐China Horizon 2020 Projects Meetings ‐ Shanghai, China

20 ‐ 22 May EBTC Conference on Smart Cities India ‐ New Delhi, India

15 ‐ 19 Juneeseia ener2i Innovation Training Workshop and Local Brokerage –Tbilisi, Georgia and Brussels, Belgium

13 ‐ 24 July eseia International Summer School 2015 ‐ Lisbon, Portugal 

26 ‐ 28 Aug.  Alpbach European Forum‐ Alpbach, Austria 

8 ‐ 10 Sept.eseia, RAMIRAN ‐ 16th International Conference on Rural‐Urban Symbiosis ‐ Hamburg University of Technology

8 ‐ 9 Dec. GC & GA Meetings  and eseia Update on H2020 ‐ Brussels, Belgium

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Brigitte HasewendDirector

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Any other business 

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Thank you!

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