Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SecRHC-ETIP2022-2025 (Secretariat of the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heatingand Cooling in 2022-2025)
Berichtszeitraum: 2022-09-01 bis 2024-02-29
This project aims at supporting the work which has been carried out by the secretariat of the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling since 2009. The role of the secretariat is to assist the stakeholders of the RHC-ETIP in coordinating activities related to the implementation of a research and innovation strategy to increase the use of renewable energy sources for heating and cooling in line and supporting the targets set by the European Green Deal, as well as to foster the growth and the market uptake of the RHC technologies. The secretariat provides support to the structure of the RHC-ETIP, by organising meetings, events, and relevant consultations, and by assisting with the preparation of relevant documents (both of technical and of political nature) to raise the profile and importance of the renewable heating and cooling sector, and its related technologies. It also provides consensus-based strategic advice to the SET-Plan and will play an active role in the planned update of the SET-Plan in 2022. This project keeps the emphasis on the need to enlarge the membership of the RHC-ETIP by involving more closely policy makers and RHC stakeholders on the national level, as well as other relevant stakeholders (i.e. new markets for the H&C demand side, and socioeconomic experts) in its work. At the same time, this project adds stronger emphasis on the RHC industry through establishment of RHC Accelerator and the development of the RHC industrial strategy. By supporting interactions between the many stakeholders representing industry, research and academia, from different renewable heating and cooling technologies, and by further inclusion of complementary sectors and expertise, the SecRHC-ETIP2022-2025 will assist the RHC sector in strengthening its growth and competitiveness both vis-à-vis traditional heating and cooling technologies, as well as with respect to other RES energies and competitors coming from non-EU countries.
The SecRHC-ETIP was established to support the achievement of the following goals:
- Increasing the profile and the role of RHC in the process of decarbonisation of the energy system
- Speeding up the uptake of RHC technologies and stepping up to the challenge of the entire industry with a special focus on industrial and manufacturing capacity, new manufacturing procedures and addressing supply chains (incl. related risks)
- Focusing on accelerating projects on the ground, replication, and developing bankability of the projects
The SecRHC-ETIP was established to support the achievement of the following goals:
- Increasing the profile and the role of RHC in the process of decarbonisation of the energy system
- Speeding up the uptake of RHC technologies and stepping up to the challenge of the entire industry with a special focus on industrial and manufacturing capacity, new manufacturing procedures and addressing supply chains (incl. related risks)
- Focusing on accelerating projects on the ground, replication, and developing bankability of the projects
RHC-ETIP has continued to play the role of reliable interlocutor for the European Commission and Member States about the RHC sector specific R&I. RHC-ETIP addressed RHC sector challenges with several technology panels and horizontal working groups.
Progress towards the objectives and significant activities include:
1. A series of national roundtables to closely inform national experts on the ongoing work of the RHC-ETIP, to exchange knowledge, and receive feedback on the RHC-ETIP expert documents, and to also engage national stakeholders in discussions about the ongoing H&C transition within their region.
2. Review of SRIA feeding into “RHC-ETIP's priority topics for the Horizon Europe's Work Programme 2025” expert document sent to the European Commission's DG RTD
3. Interaction with other ETIPs and further relevant initiatives. EUREC has participated in the ETIPs Forum and has organised RHC-ETIP's contributions to the following documents: joint position/recommendations on revision of the SET Plan, joint input to the SET Plan Report 2023, joint ETIPs recommendation letter on R&D&I aspects of NECPs and joint ETIPs conference session to present these NECPs recommendations at the 17th SET-Plan conference in Viladecans, Spain. WIP has organised input of RHC-ETIP to the joint position paper on hydrogen (with ETIP Bioenergy). Furthermore, new links with relevant groups were established, while other ongoing collaborations have continued. These include exchanges with Cool Heating Coalition, ETIP SNET, CETP, or different IEA TCPs.
4. Launch of the Social Sciences and Humanities for RHC Horizontal Working Group
5. Development of the RHC accelerator Roadmap
6. Establishment of a Focus Group on Heating and Cooling within the Smart Cities Marketplace
7. Kick-off of the RHC Industrial strategy roadmap. The ETIP roadmap will lay out a comprehensive framework for enhancing funding for production facilities made in Europe, streamlining permitting regulations, ensuring a skilled workforce and fortifying energy infrastructure for renewable heating and cooling.
8. Participation to ETIP SNET Governing Board meetings and feedback for the preparation of their reports.
9. Organisation of regular Board, HWG and Technology panel meetings to present and discuss relevant topics for the RHC uptake and to allow members to provide news on recent developments which the EC and MS representatives use to define research programmes and financial instruments.
10. Organisation of the annual 100% RHC event in Turin 2023
11. Development and publication of a series of interview-styled videos with RHC industry leaders where they share their success stories, strategies for the energy transition and overcoming challenges.
Progress towards the objectives and significant activities include:
1. A series of national roundtables to closely inform national experts on the ongoing work of the RHC-ETIP, to exchange knowledge, and receive feedback on the RHC-ETIP expert documents, and to also engage national stakeholders in discussions about the ongoing H&C transition within their region.
2. Review of SRIA feeding into “RHC-ETIP's priority topics for the Horizon Europe's Work Programme 2025” expert document sent to the European Commission's DG RTD
3. Interaction with other ETIPs and further relevant initiatives. EUREC has participated in the ETIPs Forum and has organised RHC-ETIP's contributions to the following documents: joint position/recommendations on revision of the SET Plan, joint input to the SET Plan Report 2023, joint ETIPs recommendation letter on R&D&I aspects of NECPs and joint ETIPs conference session to present these NECPs recommendations at the 17th SET-Plan conference in Viladecans, Spain. WIP has organised input of RHC-ETIP to the joint position paper on hydrogen (with ETIP Bioenergy). Furthermore, new links with relevant groups were established, while other ongoing collaborations have continued. These include exchanges with Cool Heating Coalition, ETIP SNET, CETP, or different IEA TCPs.
4. Launch of the Social Sciences and Humanities for RHC Horizontal Working Group
5. Development of the RHC accelerator Roadmap
6. Establishment of a Focus Group on Heating and Cooling within the Smart Cities Marketplace
7. Kick-off of the RHC Industrial strategy roadmap. The ETIP roadmap will lay out a comprehensive framework for enhancing funding for production facilities made in Europe, streamlining permitting regulations, ensuring a skilled workforce and fortifying energy infrastructure for renewable heating and cooling.
8. Participation to ETIP SNET Governing Board meetings and feedback for the preparation of their reports.
9. Organisation of regular Board, HWG and Technology panel meetings to present and discuss relevant topics for the RHC uptake and to allow members to provide news on recent developments which the EC and MS representatives use to define research programmes and financial instruments.
10. Organisation of the annual 100% RHC event in Turin 2023
11. Development and publication of a series of interview-styled videos with RHC industry leaders where they share their success stories, strategies for the energy transition and overcoming challenges.