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This page gives a general presentation in three parts:
I) Latest developments
- 08 Feb 2012
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An additional Questions and Answers 14
[13 KB] is available. - 29 Jul 2011
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Communication Channel regarding Section 12.6 "Notification of Changes to Submission" of the Call for Proposals (CfP):
In the context of CfP Section 12.6. "Notification of Changes to Submission", paragraph 138 envisages the EIB's data room as the communication channel for all changes towards the Bank. However, for reasons of practicality and confidential treatment of documentation as submitted by Member States under the NER 300 process by 9 May 2011, the Bank has instead decided to use a functional email account as the communication channel for changes. Therefore Project Sponsors are invited to contact the Bank via ner300@eib.org, in case a notification according to section 12.6. of the CfP should be made. Project Sponsors should submit such notification simultaneously to the Commission's functional email account CLIMA-NER300@ec.europa.eu - 13 May 2011
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A document
[12 KB] presenting the number of project proposals submitted to the EIB under the NER 300 funding programme by 9 May 2011 per Member State is available. - 03 May 2011
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An additional Questions and Answers 13 document
[12 KB] is available. - 29 Apr 2011
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Pursuant to Section 12.3.3. of the Call for Proposals, Member States are requested to submit the Application Forms (which Project Sponsors were required to complete) along with the Submission Forms and the Eligibility Criteria Assessment Form (which Member States are required to complete) for those Projects which are assessed as eligible and which the Member State intends to support by 9 May 2011, to a secure data room established by the EIB. Details of how to submit these Forms to the EIB's data room have been provided to the Member States. Pursuant to paragraph 130 of the Call for Proposals, all applications should be submitted as Microsoft Word or Excel compatible documents and should be named according to the convention as set out in paragraph 130. Documents that have to be signed should carry a pen signature and can be submitted as scanned PDF files.
- 27 Apr 2011
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An updated version of the Member States contacts
[32 KB] is available. - 19 Apr 2011
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An additional Questions and Answers 12 document
[24 KB] is available. - 05 Apr 2011
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An updated version of the Questions and Answers 10 document
[26 KB] is available with a revised version of question and answer 222.Editable versions of Submission Form 4: Attachment 1ab
[87 KB] is available.Editable versions of Submission Form 4: Attachment 2b
[45 KB] is available.Editable versions of Submission Form 6: Attachment 2
[66 KB] is available. - 24 Mar 2011
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An additional Questions and Answers 11 document
[34 KB] is available. - 11 Mar 2011
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Summary of reports on number of project proposals submitted to Member States
[27 KB] by 9 February 2011 is available. - 04 Mar 2011
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The procedures manual for the technical and financial Due Diligence assessment
[605 KB] is available. - 14 Feb 2011
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The template for interim communication from Member States to the Commission
[84 KB] due by 9 March 2011 is available. - 11 Feb 2011
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An updated version of the Corrigendum to the Call for proposals
[18 KB] is available. - 08 Feb 2011
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An additional Questions and Answers 10 document
[26 KB] is available. - 07 Feb 2011
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An additional Questions and Answers 9 document
[30 KB] is available. - 31 Jan 2011
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An additional Questions and Answers 8 document
[35 KB] is available.An updated version of the Corrigendum to the Call for proposals
[18 KB] is available. - 26 Jan 2011
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An updated version of the Member States contacts
[32 KB] is available. - 25 Jan 2011
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An additional Questions and Answers 7 document
[32 KB] is available. - 17 Jan 2011
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Updated Application Forms 11 ("Costs") are available for the following bioenergy - project subcategories:
- Lignocellulose to intermediate solid, liquid or slurry bioenergy carriers via pyrolysis with capacity 40 kt/y of the final product.
- Lignocellulose to intermediate solid, liquid or slurry bioenergy carriers via torrefaction with capacity 40 kt/y of the final product.
- Lignocellulose to Synthetic Natural Gas or synthesis gas and/or to power via gasification with capacity 40 million normal cubic metres per year (MNm 3 /y) of the final product or 100 GWh/y of electricity.
- Lignocellulose to biofuels or bioliquids and/or to power including via directly heated gasification with capacity 15 million litres per year (Ml/y) of the final product or 100 GWh/y of electricity. Production of Synthetic Natural Gas is excluded under this subcategory.
- Lignocellulosic raw material, such as 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.
- Lignocellulose to electricity with 48 % efficiency based on lower heating value (50 % moisture) with capacity 40 MWe or higher.
- Lignocellulose and/or household waste to biogas, biofuels or bioliquids via chemical and biological processes with capacity 6 MNm 3 /y of Methane or 10 Ml/y of the final product.
- Algae and/or micro-organisms to biofuels or bioliquids via biological and/or chemical processes with capacity 40 Ml/y of the final product.
The updated Application Forms aim to provide additional support to Project Sponsors for the completion of Application Form 11 for these bioenergy project subcategories. If the previous version of Application Form 11 has already been used and adapted to the relevant bioenergy project subcategory, these may be submitted as part of the application for NER 300 funding.
An additional Questions and Answers 6 document
[36 KB] is available. - 14 Jan 2011
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Additional guidance
[160 KB] following meeting with Member States on reference plants in the NER 300 process is available.An additional Questions and Answers 5 document
[24 KB] is available. - 13 Jan 2011
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An updated version of the Corrigendum to the Call for proposals
[17 KB] is available. - 12 Jan 2011
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A meeting with Member States on reference plants in the NER 300 process took place on the 10 january 2011. The presentation "Reference Plants in the NER 300 process"
[560 KB] is available. - 21 Dec 2010
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An additional Questions and Answers 4 document
[26 KB] is available. - 17 Dec 2010
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An additional Questions and Answers 3 document
[28 KB] is available. - 08 Dec 2010
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An additional Questions and Answers 2 document
[39 KB] is available. - 07 Dec 2010
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An updated version of the Corrigendum to the Call for proposals
[16 KB] is available. - 25 Nov 2010
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An updated version of the Corrigendum to the Call for proposals
[12 KB] is available. - 10 Nov 2010
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The Commission will organise an information event on the NER300 Call for Proposals for stakeholders on 19 November 2010 in Brussels from 13:30 to 17:00. This information event will also be webstreamed via internet.
- 09 Nov 2010
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The European Commission, Directorate-General for Climate Action, announces the first Call for Proposals for innovative renewable energy and carbon capture and storage projects under the NER300 competition (formally launched the 09 Nov 2011 in the Official Journal). The NER300 competition is established under Article 10a(8) of the EU ETS Directive 2003/87/EC, and is detailed in the Decision C(2010) 7499
[89 KB].The closing date for project sponsors to submit application forms to their Member States is 9 February 2011.
The deadline for Member States to complete an eligibility assessment and forward the application with the submission forms to the European Investment Bank is 9 May 2011.
II) General context
Project sponsors (a single project operator or the consortium) should download the application forms for the relevant technology (sub-)category (see below), complete all the sections of the forms electronically, and send it to the designated submission address in the Member State [32 KB] on whose territory the project is based. Each of the four Carbon Capture and Storage technology categories has its own specific application forms. The eight renewable categories have one or more sets of application forms depending on the specific sub categories (see below). Submission forms, to be completed by Member States prior to submission to the EIB, are common to all technology sub-categories.
All 27 Member States are encouraged to submit proposals so that they can benefit from the funding available and support the development of CCS and innovative renewables projects. The NER300 funding is intended to accelerate the deployment of low carbon energy across Europe and support the EU’s medium and long-term climate goals.
Detailed information about the criteria and rules for application is provided in the Call for Proposals. To download the Call, application forms and all relevant documents, please select a technology category in the document section below.
If you would like to ask a question for clarification not answered in the documents on this page, in particular the Call for Proposals and the FAQ, you can email us at CLIMA-NER300@ec.europa.eu. All additional questions and answers will be added to the FAQ which will be regularly updated.
III) Documents
- Call for proposals [318 KB]
- Corrigendum to the Call for proposals [18 KB]
- Specifications for legally binding instrument [112 KB]
- FAQ (Q&A 1-24) [1.20 MB]
- FAQ 2 (Q&A 25-66) [39 KB]
- FAQ 3 (Q&A 67-90) [28 KB]
- FAQ 4 (Q&A 91-111) [26 KB]
- FAQ 5 (Q&A 112-121) [24 KB]
- FAQ 6 (Q&A 122-145) [36 KB]
- FAQ 7 (Q&A 146-163) [32 KB]
- FAQ 8 (Q&A 164-188) [35 KB]
- FAQ 9 (Q&A 189-206) [30 KB]
- FAQ 10 (Q&A 207-230) [26 KB]
- FAQ 11 (Q&A 231-251) [34 KB]
- FAQ 12 (Q&A 252-263) [24 KB]
- FAQ 13 (Q&A 264-266) [12 KB]
- FAQ 14 (Q&A 267-274) [13 KB]
- Member States contacts [32 KB]
- Reference Plants in the NER 300 process [160 KB]
- Template for interim communication from Member States to the Commission [84 KB]
- Procedures manual for the technical and financial Due Diligence assessment [605 KB]
- Summary of reports on number of project proposals submitted to Member States [27 KB]
- Submission Form 4: Attachment 1ab [87 KB]
- Submission Form 4: Attachment 2b [45 KB]
- Submission Form 6: Attachment 2 [66 KB]
- Number of project proposals submitted to the EIB [12 KB]
Please select a technology category for more information.
CCS
Renewables
Bioenergy project subcategories:
- Lignocellulose to intermediate solid, liquid or slurry bioenergy carriers via pyrolysis with capacity 40 kt/y (kilo tonnes per year) of the final product
- Lignocellulose to intermediate solid, liquid or slurry bioenergy carriers via torrefaction with capacity 40 kt/y (kilo tonnes per year) of the final product
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Lignocellulose to electricity with 48% efficiency based on lower heating value (50% moisture) with capacity 40 MWe or higher
- Lignocellulose to ethanol and higher alcohols via chemical and biological processes with capacity 40 Ml/y (million litres per year) of the final product
- 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
- 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
Concentrated solar power - project subcategories
- Parabolic trough or Fresnel system using molten salts or other environmentally-benign heat transfer fluid with nominal capacity 30 MW
- Parabolic trough or Fresnel system based on Direct Steam Generation with nominal capacity 30 MW. Direct steam solar temperature to be above 500°C
- Tower system using superheated steam cycle (either multi-tower or combination liner collectors - tower) with nominal capacity 50 MW
- Tower system using pressurised air with temperature above 750°C and solar hybrid gas turbine with nominal capacity 30 MW
- Large-scale Stirling dish power plants with solar to electric efficiency of over 20% and nominal capacity of at least 25 MW
Photovoltaics - project subcategories
- Large-scale concentrator photovoltaics power plants with nominal capacity 20 MW
- Large scale multi-junction Si-thin-film photovoltaics power plants with nominal capacity 40 MW
- Large scale CIGS-based photovoltaics power plants with nominal capacity 40 MW
Geothermal - project subcategories
- Enhanced geothermal systems in tensional stress fields with nominal capacity 5 MWe
- Enhanced geothermal systems in compressional stress fields with nominal capacity 5 MWe
- Enhanced geothermal systems in areas with deep compact sedimentary and granite rocks and other crystalline structures with nominal capacity 5 MWe
- Enhanced geothermal systems in deep limestone with nominal capacity 5 MWe
Wind - project subcategories
- Off-shore wind (minimum turbines size 6 MW) with nominal capacity 40 MW
- Off-shore wind (minimum turbines size 8 MW) with nominal capacity 40 MW
- Off-shore wind (minimum turbines size 10 MW) with nominal capacity 40 MW
- Floating off-shore wind systems with nominal capacity 25 MW
- On-shore wind turbines optimised for complex terrains (e.g. forested terrains, mountainous areas): with nominal capacity 25 MW
- On-shore wind turbines optimised for cold climates (compatible with temperature lower than - 30°C and severe icing conditions) with nominal capacity 25 MW
Ocean - project subcategories
- Wave energy devices with nominal capacity 5 MW
- Marine/tidal currents energy devices with nominal capacity 5 MW
- Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) with nominal capacity 10 MW
Hydropower - project subcategories
Distributed Renewable Management (smart grids)- project subcategories
- Renewable energy management and optimisation for small and medium scale Distributed Generators in rural environment with predominant solar generation: 20 MW on Low Voltage (LV) network + 50 MW on Medium Voltage (MV) network
- Renewable energy management and optimisation for small and medium scale Distributed Generators in rural environment with predominant wind generation: 20 MW on LV network + 50 MW on MV network
- Renewable energy management and optimisation for small and medium scale Distributed Generators in urban environment: 20 MW on LV network + 50 MW on MV network