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Specific Challenge:The ambition of the FCH 2 JU is to develop clean, efficient and affordable solutions that fully demonstrate the potential of hydrogen as an energy carrier and of fuel cells as energy convertor. The provision of clean, efficient and affordable solutions calls for a holistic assessment of the systems from a sustainable development point of view. A methodological framework is therefore needed that takes a comprehensive set of aspects into account in a standardised way.
Besides, the methodological framework needs to go beyond the outcomes provided by the FC-HyGuide guidance documents [91] already established by the FCH 2 JU projects “HyGuide” and “H2FC-LCA” in 2011 regarding the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of fuel cell and hydrogen (FCH) systems. For instance, the guidelines provided in these documents need to be checked for relevance and appropriateness regarding scope. To demonstrate environmental, economic and social trade-offs of alternative FCH systems, valid and fair comparisons with competing products should be conducted following a consistent, harmonised methodological approach. To facilitate such comparisons, high-quality information on the mate...
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Specific Challenge:The ambition of the FCH 2 JU is to develop clean, efficient and affordable solutions that fully demonstrate the potential of hydrogen as an energy carrier and of fuel cells as energy convertor. The provision of clean, efficient and affordable solutions calls for a holistic assessment of the systems from a sustainable development point of view. A methodological framework is therefore needed that takes a comprehensive set of aspects into account in a standardised way.
Besides, the methodological framework needs to go beyond the outcomes provided by the FC-HyGuide guidance documents [91] already established by the FCH 2 JU projects “HyGuide” and “H2FC-LCA” in 2011 regarding the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of fuel cell and hydrogen (FCH) systems. For instance, the guidelines provided in these documents need to be checked for relevance and appropriateness regarding scope. To demonstrate environmental, economic and social trade-offs of alternative FCH systems, valid and fair comparisons with competing products should be conducted following a consistent, harmonised methodological approach. To facilitate such comparisons, high-quality information on the materials, energy and other resources needed for the manufacturing, operation and end-of-life of these systems need to be available as well.
When dealing with these challenges, contributions not only from previous projects such as FC-HyGuide but also from international platforms such as the International Energy Agency Hydrogen Task 36 [92] should be considered in order to facilitate the future standardisation of the methodological framework by providing robust and comprehensive guidelines for the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) of FCH systems.
[91] http://www.fc-hyguide.eu/
[92] http://ieahydrogen.org/pdfs/IEA-HIA_Task36_final-report_Jan2019_wCover.aspx
Scope:The overall goal of this topic is to establish a methodological framework stating requirements and providing guidance on how to conduct an LCSA of FCH technologies and applications providing a framework for a fair comparison against competing technical solutions. To this end, the proposal should address the following activities:
Identification of development needs concerning the FC-HyGuide guidance documents based on experience made with applying these guidance documents in projects funded through the FCH JU or the FCH 2 JU [93], such as projects ene.field and HyTechCycling, and taking into account relevant examples of LCAs (potentially also including economic and social dimensions) that did not follow these guidelines;Updating those guidance documents according to these development needs and following ISO standards 14040 and 14044 including their amendments and the ILCD handbook; thereby also new technologies and new fields of application and the potential comparison of these systems with competing technical solutions should be taken into account; this includes prospective methods to allow a fair comparison between rather mature technologies and those for which progress in their development is fast;Extending the assessment framework to include social and economic indicators, including the criticality of raw materials. Recommendations regarding the environmental, economic and social impact assessment methods to be used should draw on current best practice and recommendations from the JRC;Collecting robust and up-to-date environmental, social and economic life cycle inventory data on selected FCH systems and a set of prioritised competing technical solutions. The data should be made publicly available, for example through the EU platform on life cycle assessment hosted by the JRC [94]. A third-party review of the data should be conducted;Demonstrating the practicability and implications of the developed guidelines in at least one test application case for FCs and one for H2 production systems. A third-party review of the guidelines should be conducted. The project should contribute towards the activities of Mission Innovation - Hydrogen Innovation Challenge. Cooperation with entities from Hydrogen Innovation Challenge member countries, which are neither EU Member States nor Horizon 2020 Associated countries, is encouraged (see chapter 3.3 for the list of countries eligible for funding, and point G. International Cooperation).
The FCH 2 JU considers that proposals requesting a contribution of EUR 2 million would allow the specific challenges to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.
Expected duration: 3.5 years (including the development, application and internal/external verification of methodology and data).
[93] https://www.fch.europa.eu/page/fch-ju-projects
[94] https://eplca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
Expected Impact:The project should establish guidance regarding life cycle sustainability assessment of FCH systems from an environmental, economic and social perspective. Therefore the expected impacts should include:
Providing a robust framework for a transparent, harmonised and up-to-date LCSA of FCH systems as well as for a fair comparison between competing technical solutions. This framework also allows assessing consistently the extent to which production costs of FCH systems are expected to be reduced;Proposing a material criticality indicator, to be assessed based on life cycle inventory data;Facilitating the sustainability benchmarking of FCH systems against competing technical solutions by publicly providing high-quality data, including data on specific materials (e.g. ceramics in solid-oxide cells, carbon fibres) and their costs, data on processes (e.g. auxiliary materials and energy demand), recycling scenarios, economic performance and social aspects of the FCH systems and their alternatives. This includes prospective methods as regards cost and technical performance developments;Supporting the International “Mission Innovation” initiative as regards the development of clean(er) energy;Facilitating the spread of the knowledge e.g. integrating the data and guidance documents from the project into one or two already existing platforms (e.g. a dedicated webpage on LCA hosted by the FCH 2 JU, yet to be established). The conditions related to this topic are provided in the chapter 3.3 of the FCH2 JU 2020 Annual Work Plan and in the General Annexes to the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018– 2020 which apply mutatis mutandis.
Cross-cutting Priorities:International cooperation
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Características de la financiación
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon 2020 projects. See the information in the Online Manual.
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in Annex B and Annex C of the H2020 main Work Programme.
For some actions, an additional eligibility criterion has been introduced to limit the FCH 2 JU requested contribution mostly for actions performed at high TRL level, including demonstration in real operation environment and with important involvement from industrial stakeholders and/or end-users such as public authorities. Such actions are expected to leverage co-funding as commitment from stakeholders. It is of added value that such leverage is shown through the private investment in these specific topics. Therefore, proposals requesting contributions above the amounts specified per each topic below will not be evaluated.
FCH-01-4-2020: Standard Sized FC module for Heavy Duty applications
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 7.5 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-01-5-2020: Demonst... 1. Eligible countries: described in Annex A of the H2020 main Work Programme.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon 2020 projects. See the information in the Online Manual.
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in Annex B and Annex C of the H2020 main Work Programme.
For some actions, an additional eligibility criterion has been introduced to limit the FCH 2 JU requested contribution mostly for actions performed at high TRL level, including demonstration in real operation environment and with important involvement from industrial stakeholders and/or end-users such as public authorities. Such actions are expected to leverage co-funding as commitment from stakeholders. It is of added value that such leverage is shown through the private investment in these specific topics. Therefore, proposals requesting contributions above the amounts specified per each topic below will not be evaluated.
FCH-01-4-2020: Standard Sized FC module for Heavy Duty applications
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 7.5 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-01-5-2020: Demonstration of FC Coaches for regional passenger transport
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 5 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-01-6-2020: Demonstration of liquid hydrogen as a fuel for segments of the waterborne sector
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 8 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-01-7-2020: Extending the use cases for FC trains through innovative designs and streamlined administrative framework
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 10 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-01-8-2020: Scale-up and demonstration of innovative hydrogen compressor technology for full-scale hydrogen refuelling station
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 3 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-02-5-2020: Underground storage of renewable hydrogen in depleted gas fields and other geological stores
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 2.5 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-02-6-2020: Electrolyser module for offshore production of renewable hydrogen
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 5 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-02-7-2020: Cyclic testing of renewable hydrogen storage in a small salt cavern
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 5 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-02-8-2020: Demonstration of large-scale co-electrolysis for the Industrial Power-to-X market
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 5 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-02-9-2020: Fuel cell for prime power in data-centres
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 2.5 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
FCH-03-2-2020: Decarbonising islands using renewable energies and hydrogen - H2 Islands
The maximum FCH 2 JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 10 million. This is an eligibility criterion – proposals requesting FCH 2 JU contributions above this amount will not be evaluated.
Proposal page limits and layout: Please refer to Part B of the proposal template in the submission tool below.
3. Evaluation:
Evaluation criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex H of the H2020 main Work Programme.
Submission and evaluation processes are described in the Online Manual.
4. Indicative time for evaluation and grant agreement:
Information on the outcome of evaluation: maximum 5 months from the deadline for submission.
Signature of grant agreements: maximum 8 months from the deadline for submission.
5. Proposal templates, evaluation forms and model grant agreements (MGA):
FCH JU Research and Innovation Action (FCH-RIA)
Specific rules and funding rates
Proposal templates are available after entering the submission tool below.
Standard evaluation form
FCH JU MGA - Multi-Beneficiary
H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement
FCH JU Innovation Action (FCH-IA)
Specific rules and funding rates
Proposal templates are available after entering the submission tool below.
Standard evaluation form
FCH JU MGA - Multi-Beneficiary
H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement
FCH JU Coordination and Support Action (FCH-CSA)
Specific rules and funding rates
Proposal templates are available after entering the submission tool below.
Standard evaluation form
FCH JU MGA - Multi-Beneficiary
H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement
6. Additional requirements:
Horizon 2020 budget flexibility
Classified information
Technology readiness levels (TRL)
Financial support to Third Parties
Other conditions: For all actions of the call, the FCH 2 JU will activate the option for EU grants indicated under Article 30.3 of the Model Grant Agreement, regarding the FCH 2 JU’s right to object to transfers or licensing of results.
Members of consortium are required to conclude a consortium agreement, in principle prior to the signature of the grant agreement.
7. Open access must be granted to all scientific publications resulting from Horizon 2020 actions.
Where relevant, proposals should also provide information on how the participants will manage the research data generated and/or collected during the project, such as details on what types of data the project will generate, whether and how this data will be exploited or made accessible for verification and re-use, and how it will be curated and preserved.
Open access to research data
The Open Research Data Pilot has been extended to cover all Horizon 2020 topics for which the submission is opened on 26 July 2016 or later. Projects funded under this topic will therefore by default provide open access to the research data they generate, except if they decide to opt-out under the conditions described in Annex L of the H2020 main Work Programme. Projects can opt-out at any stage, that is both before and after the grant signature.
Note that the evaluation phase proposals will not be evaluated more favourably because they plan to open or share their data, and will not be penalised for opting out.
Open research data sharing applies to the data needed to validate the results presented in scientific publications. Additionally, projects can choose to make other data available open access and need to describe their approach in a Data Management Plan.
Projects need to create a Data Management Plan (DMP), except if they opt-out of making their research data open access. A first version of the DMP must be provided as an early deliverable within six months of the project and should be updated during the project as appropriate. The Commission already provides guidance documents, including a template for DMPs. See the Online Manual.
Eligibility of costs: costs related to data management and data sharing are eligible for reimbursement during the project duration.
The legal requirements for projects participating in this pilot are in the article 29.3 of the Model Grant Agreement.
8. Additional documents
FCH JU Work Plan
FCH2 JU Multi Annual Work Plan and its addendum
FCH2 JU – Regulation of establishment
H2020 Regulation of Establishment
H2020 Rules for Participation
H2020 Specific Programme
Información adicional de la convocatoria
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