· What should be the broad objectives of a new ERA? Which elements in the changing socio-economic and political context, and their related challenges, can a new ERA help address?
o Facilitate for and drive effective collaboration between academia, research institutes, industry and government across Europe
o Accelerate access to funding of development, demonstration and industrial scale implementation of new technologies realizing the ‘’Green Deal’’ ambitions
o Lift Europe to the position as the world ‘’powerhouse’’ for technology innovation and value creation
o Ensure fair and just transition with a focus on sustainable growth
· How can a new ERA ensure stronger political engagement from the Member States? What would it take for you to engage more strongly in ERA?
o Relevance of topics prioritized by ERA for the transformation of the Norwegian integrated energy system to support the European ambitions
o Efficient funding processes and regulations to incentivise rapid technology piloting and up-scaling
o Scope and size of funding packages enabling industrial scale implementation
· What new policy initiatives should the Commission and the Member States engage in to deliver on the objectives of a new ERA?
o Drive innovation through e ffective collaboration between industry, government, venture capital and academia to realize a significant number of successful Small & Medium sized Enterprises
o Secure incentives and regulations to drive technology piloting and up-scaling
o Strengthen cross border cooperation on infrastructure and energy through joint mechanisms and market design
o Ensure technology-neutral legislation which drives the technologies and solutions with the best potential to fulfill the given ambitions and goals
· What are the needs to be addressed?
From a technology perspective the following elements are key for a successful broad scale energy transition
o Rapid upscaling of a Hydrogen value chain from both natural gas and renewables
o Safety and social acceptance of Hydrogen and Ammonia utilization
o Establishment of new value chains to provide low C drop-in fuels for all sectors of transport
o Reduction of CO2 emissions from power & heat generation
o Reduction of CO2 emissions from Oil & Gas production
o Integrated energy storage and power generation concepts for balancing intermittency in renewable power generation
o Circular economy value chains, e.g. plastics to fuel
o Large scale CCUS solutions
o Joint infrastructures initiatives between countries like CO2 transport and storage, transmission in the power system and offshore grids for joint offshore wind developments
o Net carbon removal technologies to reduce emission overshoot and provide a balance between sources and sinks for unavoidable or hard to abate sectors/processes
· Taking into account your national specificities, what should be the broad objectives of a new ERA?
General, valid for all bullet points below: R esearch and fact finding to support development of technology, funding mechanisms and regulations
o Drive decarbonization of Oil & Gas production
o Reduced CO2 emissions from natural gas and liquid fuels
o Develop and drive utilization of low carbon transportation fuels
o CCUS, both large scale and local solutions operational (including transport solutions for CO2)
o Robust, safe and commercial clean Hydrogen and Ammonia value chains
o Power hubs and high capacity transmission networks
o Regional cooperation on offshore wind with joint infrastructure
o Support the analysis and identification of just and fair transition pathways for the energy system and related sectors like transport, industry and the built environment
· Are the current ERA priorities still valid or should new ones be included? All 6 priorities are still considered valid, i.e. : (1) more effective national research systems, (2) optimal transnational cooperation and competition, (3) an open labour market for researchers, (4) gender equality and gender mainstreaming in research, (5) optimal circulation, access to and transfer of scientific knowledge and – at a later stage – (6) international cooperation
Recommended to add the following priorities:
o Europe as the world ‘’powerhouse’’ for technology innovation and utilization .
o Accelerated piloting and up-scaling of technologies supporting the ‘’Green deal’’
o World class ranking of researchers, research institutions and academia.
· How would a successful ERA look like in 7 years? What should it deliver?
o World class ranking of researchers, research institutions and academia. Europe as the world ‘’powerhouse’’ for technology innovation and utilization
o Efficient cross Europe collaboration between industry, government, venture capital and academia, driving innovation and high number of successful Small & Medium sized Enterprises’
o Fast piloting and scale-up of a broad range of technologies supporting the ‘’Green Deal’’
o Decision support, technologies and policy advise for fair and just transition
o Facilitate for and drive effective collaboration between academia, research institutes, industry and government across Europe
o Accelerate access to funding of development, demonstration and industrial scale implementation of new technologies realizing the ‘’Green Deal’’ ambitions
o Lift Europe to the position as the world ‘’powerhouse’’ for technology innovation and value creation
o Ensure fair and just transition with a focus on sustainable growth
· How can a new ERA ensure stronger political engagement from the Member States? What would it take for you to engage more strongly in ERA?
o Relevance of topics prioritized by ERA for the transformation of the Norwegian integrated energy system to support the European ambitions
o Efficient funding processes and regulations to incentivise rapid technology piloting and up-scaling
o Scope and size of funding packages enabling industrial scale implementation
· What new policy initiatives should the Commission and the Member States engage in to deliver on the objectives of a new ERA?
o Drive innovation through e ffective collaboration between industry, government, venture capital and academia to realize a significant number of successful Small & Medium sized Enterprises
o Secure incentives and regulations to drive technology piloting and up-scaling
o Strengthen cross border cooperation on infrastructure and energy through joint mechanisms and market design
o Ensure technology-neutral legislation which drives the technologies and solutions with the best potential to fulfill the given ambitions and goals
· What are the needs to be addressed?
From a technology perspective the following elements are key for a successful broad scale energy transition
o Rapid upscaling of a Hydrogen value chain from both natural gas and renewables
o Safety and social acceptance of Hydrogen and Ammonia utilization
o Establishment of new value chains to provide low C drop-in fuels for all sectors of transport
o Reduction of CO2 emissions from power & heat generation
o Reduction of CO2 emissions from Oil & Gas production
o Integrated energy storage and power generation concepts for balancing intermittency in renewable power generation
o Circular economy value chains, e.g. plastics to fuel
o Large scale CCUS solutions
o Joint infrastructures initiatives between countries like CO2 transport and storage, transmission in the power system and offshore grids for joint offshore wind developments
o Net carbon removal technologies to reduce emission overshoot and provide a balance between sources and sinks for unavoidable or hard to abate sectors/processes
· Taking into account your national specificities, what should be the broad objectives of a new ERA?
General, valid for all bullet points below: R esearch and fact finding to support development of technology, funding mechanisms and regulations
o Drive decarbonization of Oil & Gas production
o Reduced CO2 emissions from natural gas and liquid fuels
o Develop and drive utilization of low carbon transportation fuels
o CCUS, both large scale and local solutions operational (including transport solutions for CO2)
o Robust, safe and commercial clean Hydrogen and Ammonia value chains
o Power hubs and high capacity transmission networks
o Regional cooperation on offshore wind with joint infrastructure
o Support the analysis and identification of just and fair transition pathways for the energy system and related sectors like transport, industry and the built environment
· Are the current ERA priorities still valid or should new ones be included? All 6 priorities are still considered valid, i.e. : (1) more effective national research systems, (2) optimal transnational cooperation and competition, (3) an open labour market for researchers, (4) gender equality and gender mainstreaming in research, (5) optimal circulation, access to and transfer of scientific knowledge and – at a later stage – (6) international cooperation
Recommended to add the following priorities:
o Europe as the world ‘’powerhouse’’ for technology innovation and utilization .
o Accelerated piloting and up-scaling of technologies supporting the ‘’Green deal’’
o World class ranking of researchers, research institutions and academia.
· How would a successful ERA look like in 7 years? What should it deliver?
o World class ranking of researchers, research institutions and academia. Europe as the world ‘’powerhouse’’ for technology innovation and utilization
o Efficient cross Europe collaboration between industry, government, venture capital and academia, driving innovation and high number of successful Small & Medium sized Enterprises’
o Fast piloting and scale-up of a broad range of technologies supporting the ‘’Green Deal’’
o Decision support, technologies and policy advise for fair and just transition