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NER 300 second call for proposals
This page gives a general presentation in three parts:
I) Latest developments
- 16 May 2013
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An updated version of the Questions and Answers document
[356 KB] under the second NER 300 Call for Proposals is now available. - 10 Apr 2013
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The Commission organised an information event on the launch of the second NER 300 Call for Proposals for stakeholders on 10 April 2013 in Brussels from 14:30 to 17:30. The recorded webstream and presentations are now available.
- 03 April 2013
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The European Commission, Directorate-General for Climate Action, announces the second Call for Proposals for innovative renewable energy and carbon capture and storage projects under the NER 300.
The NER 300 competition is established under Article 10a(8) of the EU ETS Directive 2003/87/EC
[1.11 MB] bg cs da de el en es et fi fr hu it lt lv mt nl pl pt ro sk sl sv, and is detailed in the Decision 2010/670/EU [773 KB].The deadline for Member States to complete the eligibility assessment for Projects and forward the Application Forms from the Project Sponsor together with the Submission Forms to the European Investment Bank is 3 July 2013.
II) General context
To apply for NER 300 funding, project sponsors (a single project operator or a consortium) need to download the package of forms for the relevant carbon capture and storage (CCS) or innovative renewable energy technology (see below), complete all the sections of the application forms (AF A-F plus completeness form), and send them to the designated submission address for the Member State on whose territory the project is based. Member States must then complete the submission forms (SF A-D), and forward the full package of forms to the European Investment Bank.
Project proposals are being invited from Member States as well as the other EEA countries: Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland.
Detailed information about the criteria and rules for application is provided in the Call for Proposals and accompanying information in the Documents section below.
If you need clarification related to the documents on this page, in particular the Call for Proposals, please email us at CLIMA-NER300@ec.europa.eu. All questions will be posted regularly together with their corresponding answers on this website.
III) Documents
- Second call for proposals [500 KB]
- NER 300 Decision (Annex 1 to the call) [773 KB]
- Specifications for Legally Binding Instruments (Annex 4 to the call) [237 KB]
- Member States Contact Points (Annex 5 to the call) [158 KB] Updated: 13 May 2013
- FAQ (Q&A 1-46) [356 KB]
Please select a technology category for more information.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
- Post combustion [CCSpos] [473 KB]
- Pre-Combustion [CCSpre] [534 KB]
- Oxy Fuel [CCSoxy] [473 KB]
- Industrial [CCSind] [490 KB]
Innovative renewable energy
Bioenergy project sub-categories
- Lignocellulose to intermediate solid, liquid or slurry bioenergy carriers via pyrolysis with capacity 40 kt/y (kilo tonnes per year) of the final product [BIOa] [464 KB]
- Lignocellulose to intermediate solid, liquid or slurry bioenergy carriers via torrefaction with capacity 40 kt/y (kilo tonnes per year) of the final product [BIOb] [468 KB]
- Lignocellulose to Synthetic Natural Gas or synthesis gas and/or to power via gasification with capacity 40 M Nm3/y (million normal cubic metres per year) of the final product or 100 GWh/y of electricity. [BIOc] [470 KB].
- Lignocellulose to biofuels or bioliquids and/or to power including via directly heated gasification with capacity 15 Ml/y (million litres per year) of the final product or 100 GWh/y of electricity. Production of Synthetic Natural Gas is excluded under this sub-category [BIOd] [467 KB]
- Lignocellulosic raw material, e.g. black liquor and/or products from pyrolysis or torrefaction, via entrained flow gasification to any biofuels with capacity 40 Ml/y of the final product [BIOe] [466 KB]
- Lignocellulose to electricity with 48 % efficiency based on lower heating value (50 % moisture) with capacity 40 MWe or higher [BIOf] [457 KB]
- Lignocellulose to ethanol and higher alcohols via chemical and biological processes with capacity 40 Ml/y (million litres per year) of the final product [BIOg] [466 KB]
- Lignocellulose and/or household waste to biogas, biofuels or bioliquids via chemical and biological processes with capacity 6 mio Nm3/y (million normal cubic metres per year) of Methane or 10 Ml/y (million litres per year) of the final product [BIOh] [464 KB]
- Algae and/or micro-organisms to biofuels or bioliquids via biological and/or chemical processes with capacity 40 Ml/y (million litres per year) of the final product [BIOi] [464 KB]
Concentrated solar power - project sub-categories
- Parabolic trough or Fresnel system using molten salts or other environmentally-benign heat transfer fluid with nominal capacity 30 MW [CSPa] [455 KB]
- Parabolic trough or Fresnel system based on Direct Steam Generation with nominal capacity 30 MWe. Direct steam solar temperature to be above 500 °C [CSPb] [454 KB]
- Tower system using superheated steam cycle (either multi-tower or combination liner collectors - tower) with nominal capacity 50 MWe [CSPc] [455 KB]
- Tower system using pressurised air with temperature above 750 °C and solar hybrid gas turbine with nominal capacity 30 MWe [CSPd] [453 KB]
- Large-scale Stirling dish power plants with solar to electric efficiency of over 20 % and nominal capacity of at least 25 MWe [CSPe] [451 KB]
Photovoltaics - project sub-categories
- Large-scale concentrator photovoltaics power plants with nominal capacity 20 MWe [PVa] [449 KB]
- Large scale multi-junction Si-thin-film photovoltaics power plants with nominal capacity 40 MWe [PVb] [449 KB]
- Large scale CIGS-based photovoltaics power plants with nominal capacity 40 MWe [PVc] [449 KB]
Geothermal - project sub-categories
- Enhanced geothermal systems in tensional stress fields with nominal capacity 5 MWe [GEOa] [451 KB]
- Enhanced geothermal systems in compressional stress fields with nominal capacity 5 MWe [GEOb] [452 KB]
- Enhanced geothermal systems in areas with deep compact sedimentary and granite rocks and other crystalline structures with nominal capacity 5 MWe [GEOc] [451 KB]
- Enhanced geothermal systems in deep limestone with nominal capacity 5 MWe [GEOd] [451 KB]
Wind - project sub-categories
- Off-shore wind (minimum turbines size 6 MWe) with nominal capacity 40 MWe [WINa] [448 KB]
- Off-shore wind (minimum turbines size 8 MWe) with nominal capacity 40 MWe [WINb] [449 KB]
- Off-shore wind (minimum turbines size 10 MWe) with nominal capacity 40 MWe [WINc] [449 KB]
- Floating off-shore wind systems with nominal capacity 25 MWe [WINd] [449 KB]
- On-shore wind turbines optimised for complex terrains (e.g. forested terrains, mountainous areas): with nominal capacity 25 MWe [WINe] [449 KB]
- On-shore wind turbines optimised for cold climates (compatible with temperature lower than – 30 °C and severe icing conditions) with nominal capacity 25 MWe [WINf] [449 KB]
Ocean - project sub-categories
- Wave energy devices with nominal capacity 5 MWe [OCNa] [451 KB]
- Marine/tidal currents energy devices with nominal capacity 5 MWe [OCNb] [450 KB]
- Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) with nominal capacity 10 MWe [OCNc] [456 KB]
Hydropower - project sub-categories
Distributed Renewable Management (smart grids)- project sub-categories
- Renewable energy management and optimisation for small and medium scale Distributed Generators in rural environment with predominant solar generation: 20 MWe on Low Voltage (LV) network + 50 MWe on Medium Voltage (MV) network [DRMa] [449 KB]
- Renewable energy management and optimisation for small and medium scale Distributed Generators in rural environment with predominant wind generation: 20 MWe on LV network + 50 MWe on MV network [DRMb] [450 KB]
- Renewable energy management and optimisation for small and medium scale Distributed Generators in urban environment: 20 MWe on LV network + 50 MWe on MV network [DRMc] [449 KB]