Call for proposals
European Maritimes Fisheries Fund “Environmental monitoring of wave and tidal devices" - EASME/EMFF/2017/1.2.1.1
Objective and description
The
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of the European
Commission, hereafter referred to as "EASME", has launched a call for
proposals under the European Maritimes Fisheries Fund for the
“Environmental monitoring of wave and tidal devices" -
EASME/EMFF/2017/1.2.1.1.
The
development of an ocean energy industry in Europe fits into several of
the EU's key priorities in terms of Energy Union and Climate, Jobs,
Growth and Investment.
As
a renewable energy, it should contribute to the EU's goals for
greenhouse gas emission reductions and support the EU's implementation
plan for the COP21 Paris agreement. It can also contribute to the
Atlantic Strategy objective of reducing the Atlantic region's carbon
footprint.
The general objectives of this call for proposals are:
· To contribute to increasing environmental data on the potential impact of wave and tidal devices;
· To contribute to reducing uncertainty in modelling potential impacts of future wave and tidal devices.
The specific objectives of this call are to:
· collect,
process, analyse and share all environmental data and information on
the positive, negative or absence of impacts of wave and tidal devices;
· initiate
strategic research to address gaps in knowledge to improve modelling of
potential impacts of future deployments and to development of
mitigation measures;
· develop a more efficient planning and consenting procedure based on a risk-based approach to ocean energy licensing.
Eligible activities
Projects must undertake at least one, but preferably most of the following activities as part of the project implementation:
1. Research, data collection and analysis
2. Environmental demonstration strategy
3. Consenting and planning
The geographic area covered by the action includes the whole of the EU and, if relevant, devices deployed out of the EU.
Eligible applicants
1. Applicants must be legal entities.
They can be public or private bodies. In the event of private bodies,
they must be properly constituted and registered under national law. In
the event of international organisations, they must be constituted under
international law.
2. Applicants must be active at least in one of the following fields:
marine biology, renewable energy, marine energy, maritime spatial
planning, marine engineering, offshore activities, environmental
legislation, environment monitoring and consenting, or any other field
if its relevance for the project is duly justified in the proposal.
Examples of potential applicants are (non-exhaustive list):
· Developers of wave and tidal energy devices and supply chain services;
· Licencing bodies, environmental authorities and/or agencies;
· Research and testing centres.
It
is encouraged that proposals are submitted by a consortium
(partnership) of organisations from at least two different EU Member
States. Nonetheless,
this does not preclude submission of proposals by a sole applicant. In
the case of a consortium, one of these organisations must act as
coordinator, while the others will act as partners.
Budget and duration
The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at 1.5 million.
The EU grant is limited to a maximum co-funding rate of 80% of eligible costs actually incurred.
It is estimated that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of between EUR 400,000 and EUR 800,000 would allow the objectives of this call for proposals to be addressed appropriately.
EASME expects to fund 2 to 4 proposals in total.
Duration of projects should not exceed 36 months.
Deadline for proposals’ submission
The deadline for submitting pre-proposals is 19 January 2018, 16:00 Brussels Time.
Further information
The
application form, together with the documents to be included in the
application, have to be sent to the Executive Agency for Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME).
Proposals must be submitted:
· Either by Registered Post. In this case the postmark or the date on the deposit slip will be proof of compliance with the deadline.
· Or by Courier. In this case the deposit slip of the courier office will constitute proof of compliance with the deadline.
· Or by Hand Delivery.
In this case Proof of receipt, signed and dated by the official in the
central mail department who takes delivery will constitute proof of
compliance with the deadline.
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Registered Post:
European Commission
EASME
Unit A3 – EMFF
Ref.: EASME/EMFF/ 2017/1.2.1.1
(Environmental monitoring of wave and tidal devices)
Place Charles Rogier, 16
B-1210 Brussels
BELGIUM
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Courier services or Hand delivery:
European Commission
EASME
Unit A3 – EMFF
Ref.: EASME/EMFF/ 2017/1.2.1.1
(Environmental monitoring of wave and tidal devices)
Mail Service
Avenue du Bourget 1
B-1140 Brussels
BELGIUM
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Please find attached the call documents.
All questions related to this call for proposals may be sent exclusively by e-mail to: EASME-EMFF-calls@ec.europa.eu no later than 11 January 2018 indicating as subject title "Call for Proposals EASME/EMFF/2017/1.2.1.1 – Env. monitoring of wave and tidal devices".
More information: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/call-proposals-environmental-monitoring-wave-and-tidal-devices
Kind regards,
Flora
Flora Stavropoulou
Junior Officer
European Office of Cyprus
Rue du Luxembourg 3, 2nd floor
B-1000, Brussels
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E-mail: eoc.brussels2@ucy.ac.cy
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