INNOVATION
TEN-T Innovation & New Technologies
The overall objective of opening TEN-T support to Innovation and New Technologies has grown since 2008 and has become an important element of TEN-T policy. A key feature is the "market-sided" approach focusing on market introduction.
For the first time, the 2010 Annual Call directly supported
the development of an integrated and environmentally friendly transport system. In
line with the priorities of the Transport White Paper released by DG MOVE in spring
2011, more emphasis has been given over the past year with 6 innovation calls until
end 2013 under the TEN-T Programme (2007-13).
Based on the success of this market-sided approach and the about 50 innovative
projects "on the ground" the new TEN-T Regulation (2014-2030) and the Connecting
Europe Facility (2014-2020) rewarded this activity with becoming a horizontal
priority (CEF Annex 1, page 1) and a dedicated article on innovation (Guidelines,
Art.33).
On 11 September 2014 calls for new projects were launched
for the first time under the CEF with a total budget of €310 million
2014 CEF Transport Calls for Proposals
For the first time also works, i.e. very large projects addressing a role out of innovation and new technologies may be supported. The essential features of TEN-T projects on innovation and new technologies:
- Focus of TEN-T Innovation & New Technologies: Only new technologies ready for deployment, - neither research nor demos are eligible!
- Studies (preferably) with integrated deployment: Pilot activities opening the
markets, but still of "experimental nature"
- Real-life trials (not just a demo) – business-client relation, billing, roaming, etc, selling a package to the end-user (a citizen, a business person; targeting of niches allowed, however, aim for interoperability!)
- Two equally important elements of such a trial:
- (1) Innovation on new technologies (testing/optimisation on sufficiently large scale!) – E.g. bring down unit costs!
- (2) Innovation of processes: Testing/optimisation of business-client relations, i.e. integration of a clearly elaborated consumer-oriented business model
- Aiming for viability (replace by cost-efficiency if viability makes no sense, e.g. for noise reduction) – add socio-economic Cost-Benefit-Analysis for works!
- Study at the end of trial: lessons learnt & analysis on how to scale-up to mass application – and integrate dissemination activity!
- Advice: Short duration, aim for 2-3 years max, first results after 1 year
- Management: Business people should be (mainly) driving the trial, in order to address and understand the needs of the (potential) clients.
Works: "experiments are over, people know what they are doing" (only supported by CEF for projects from 2014 onwards)
- Roll-out on (significant part of) corridor… into the market! BUT still no profit (in case of grants)!
- Utilization of the innovative financial instruments of the CEF and the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) are particularly encouraged (bonds, loan guarantee, risk facility, financial blending). In order to facilitate their utilization the European Investment Bank (EIB), who is charged to manage EFSI for the EC, has created an Advisory Hub to assist project promoters. More info may be found at: http://www.eib.org/efsi/
- EFSI fact sheet of the European Commission: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-3223_en.htm
As an outcome of the 2014 CEF call for innovative transport projects, the total list has been increased to a total of 91 projects. They are listed in the table below. The table contains links to the projects summary sheets, which in turn feature links to further project related information. The map gives an overview on the implementation of alternative fuel recharging and refueling stations funded by TEN-T/CEF until end 2015. A more detailed set of maps is in preparation and will show all such stations, regardless of funding source.
On 5 November 2015 two further calls for innovation projects for the transport sector have been published by the EC (submission deadline 16 March 2016): one call under the general budget envelope (ie for all 28 EU Member States) and one only for the Member States eligible to cohesion funds. These calls have as usually identical texts, except that the max. funding intensity for real-life trials is increased from 50% to 85% for the cohesion call. The selection procedure is still ongoing, with results expected to be adopted around July 2016. https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-transport/apply-funding/2015-cef-transport-calls-proposals
| Project Code | Project Title | Type | Transport Mode(s) | Actual start date | Commission Support in € |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-EU-91117-P | Greening European Transportation Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles | Study | ROAD | 2010/09/ | 4,950,000 |
| 2011-ES-92136-S | Gas as an Alternative for Road Transport - GARneT | Study | ROAD | 2012/04/ | 1,936,000 |
| 2011-ES-92138-S | Blue Corridors enhance through the Application of Natural Gas Energy | Study | PORT | 2012/06/ | 1,108,000 |
| 2011-EU-92130-S | HIT (Hydrogen Infrastructure for Transport) | Study | ROAD | 2012/04/ | 3,468,000 |
| 2011-EU-92145-S | International Green Electric Highways | Study | ROAD | 2012/04/ | 2,119,000 |
| 2011-EU-92151-S | GREENCRANES | Study | PORT | 2012/08/ | 1,844,000 |
| 2011-FR-92026-S | LNG bunkering station at the port of Dunkirk | Study | PORT | 2012/09/ | 1,150,000 |
| 2011-SE-92148-P | Fjalir project | Work | PORT | 2012/04/ | 261,000 |
| 2011-EU-21002-M | On Shore Power Supply - an integrated North Sea network | Study | PORT | 2012/04/ | 1,007,950 |
| 2011-EU-21005-S | LNG in Baltic Sea Ports | Study | PORT | 2012/01/ | 1,697,020 |
| 2011-EU-21007-S | COSTA | Study | PORT | 2012/02/ | 1,521,291 |
| 2011-EU-21010-M | Green Bridge on Nordic Corridor | Study | PORT | 2011/01/ | 19,829,297 |
| 2011-EU-92079-S | Make a Difference | Study | GREENING | 2012/06/ | 1,247,000 |
| 2013-NL-92007-S | Pilot deployment of emissions reduction technologies on general cargo vessels on North Sea and Baltic MoS corridors | Study | GREENING | 2014/03/ | 4,529,109 |
| 2012-BE-92063-S | Shore Power in Flanders | Study | IWW | 2013/04/ | 1,222,000 |
| 2012-DE-92052-S | Tackling the environmental impact of shipping: Pilot implementation of a shore-side electricity supply for ships with increased energy demand | Study | PORT | 2013/03/ | 3,550,000 |
| 2012-ES-92034-S | Flexible LNG bunkering value chain in the Spanish Mediterranean Coast | Study | PORT | 2013/09/ | 1,044,000 |
| 2012-ES-92068-S | Hub de GNL en el Noroeste de la Peninsula Iberica | Study | PORT | 2013/04/ | 602,000 |
| 2012-ES-92177-S | NEREIDAS | Study | PORT | 2013/08/ | 911,000 |
| 2012-EU-13066-S | Accelerating the introduction of Electric Vehicle Rapid Charging by studying adoption and use along PP axes 13 and 26 in the UK and Ireland | Study | ROAD | 2013/01/ | 3,679,000 |
| 2012-EU-18067-S | LNG Masterplan for Rhine-Main-Danube | Study | IWW | 2013/01/ | 40,260,000 |
| 2012-EU-18089-S | High-performance GREEN PORT GIURGIU | Study | IWW | 2013/07/ | 400,000 |
| 2012-NL-92008-S | Sustainable multimodal transport chain | Study | IWW | 2013/03/ | 6,517,000 |
| 2012-UK-26061-S | Study to test the potential of Bio-LNG to contribute to European renewable energy targets based on a pilot refuelling and storage network trialled with HGV fleet operators in the UK. | Study | ROAD | 2012/04/ | 5,743,,000 |
| 2013-BE-92037-S | Greening road transport - LNG refuelling infrastructure network deployment | Study | ROAD | 2014/03/ | 520,000 |
| 2013-DE-92041-S | Innovative LNG-powered hopper barge deployed under real-life conditions in the ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven | Study | PORT | 2014/03/ | 1,653,750 |
| 2013-DE-92056-S | Realizing, real-life demonstration and market introduction of a scalable, multi-modal LNG-terminal in the seaport of Bremen for the reliable supply of LNG as alternative fuel to all transport modes | Study | PORT | 2014/03/ | 2,475,000 |
| 2013-DE-92079-S | Pilot development of an LNG propulsion system for combined passenger and freight transport with a view to provide year-round supply to the peripheral region of Helgoland | Study | PORT | 2014/03/ | 4,175,000 |
| 2013-DK-92032-S | Greening NEAR - Greening Northern European Road Corridors | Study | ROAD | 2014/03/ | 1,115,000 |
| 2013-DK-92046-S | Nationwide Fast Charge network - upgrade of existing network to meet European standards | Study | ROAD | 2014/03/ | 1,161,600 |
| 2013-DK-92060-S | Pilot Project to promote the use of LNG fuel: Installation of 200 tons LNG tank and filling facility at the port of Hirtshals, Denmark for fuelling of passenger/cargo vessels with a view to later establishment of a larger tank at the port | Study | PORT | 2014/03/ | 1,305,374 |
| 2013-ES-92006-S | LNG feeders, a solution for archipelagos far from LNG storage plants | Study | PORT | 2014/07/ | 489,560 |
| 2013-EU-92020-S | Boxreload: Sustainable Road Freight | Study | ROAD | 2014/06/ | 569,268 |
| 2013-EU-92043-S | European Long-distance Electric Clean Transport Road Infrastructure Corridor (ELECTRIC) | Study | ROAD | 2014/03/ | 4,211,075 |
| 2013-EU-92045-S | LNG uptake in the UK: a real-life trial with the first small scale bunkering infrastructure in Teesport and innovative LNG vessels | Study | PORT | 2014/03/ | 4,302,012 |
| 2013-EU-92055-S | CORRI-DOOR | Study | ROAD | 2014/04/ | 4.853.250 |
| 2013-EU-92058-S | SMART ENERGY EFFICIENT AND ADAPTIVE PORT TERMINALS (SEA TERMINALS) | Study | PORT | 2014/03/ | 3,136,948 |
| 2013-EU-92069-S | Central European Green Corridors - Fast Charging Cross Border Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles, Connecting Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Germany and Croatia | Study | ROAD | 2014/03/ | 3,562,000 |
| 2013-EU-92077-S | HIT-2-Corridors | Study | ROAD | 2014/03/ | 3,389,262 |
| 2013-EL-92080-S | Sustainable Maritime Transport with LNG between Greek mainland and islands in the Archipelagos (ARCHIPELAGO-LNG) | Study | PORT | 2014/10/ | 573,090 |
| 2013-FR-92008-S | SAFE SECA - Study for Alternative Fuels and Experiment in the SEine and Channel Area | Study | IWW | 2014/03/ | 493,000 |
| 2013-FR-92010-S | PEEPOS | Study | PORT | 2014/03/ | 406,600 |
| 2013-IT-92050-S | Study for the development of the green mobility in the port of Civitavecchia through the implementation of the pilot technology REWEC 3 | Study | PORT | 2014/03/ | 607,500 |
| 2013-NL-92062-S | Study including pilot deployment to determine the viability of LNG as an alternative fuel for medium and long distance road transport (LNG4Haul) | Study | ROAD | 2014/03/ | 3,910,000 |
| 2013-NL-92070-S | Electricity Connection Points - Greening the European temperature controlled transport network | Study | ROAD | 2014/03/ | 1,391,000 |
| 2013-PT-92081-S | Fast tracking the deployment of a European low carbon transport system: the Portuguese Roadmap for LNG in TEN-T corridors | Study | ROAD | 2014/04/ | 153,044 |
| 2013-SE-92044-S | Biomethane and LNG in the North for growth and competitiveness in EU (BioGaC) | Study | ROAD | 2014/03/ | 2,221,219 |
| 2013-SK-92040-S | Commercial deployment of inter-urban EV freight logistics infrastructure, including comparison study of battery swap and fast charge technology | Study | ROAD | 2014/03/ | 851,988 |
| 2014-BE-TM-0170-S | Pilot deployment of a smart (bio-) LNG/CNG network in Flanders, investigating an innovative "mobile CNG pipeline" concept | Study | PORT | 2015/01/ | 1,466,500 |
| 2014-BE-TM-0578-S | Watertruck+ | Study | PORT | 2014/01/ | 11,507,400 |
| 2014-DE-TM-0105-S | Decarbonised passenger transport at European Airports | Study | GREENING | 2014/10/ | 559,332 |
| 2014-DE-TM-0414-S | Railway Infrastructure Optimisation - Deployment of an innovative rail infrastructure-vehicle interface system | Study | RAIL | 2014/01/ | 1,798,300 |
| 2014-ES-TM-0593-S | LNG Technologies and Innovation for Maritime Transport (GAINN 4 Ship Innovation) | Study | PORT | 2015/01/ | 7,512,782 |
| 2014-ES-TM-0674-S | Viability analysis on the harmonisation of common data type categories for the road and public transport network (HARMONY) | Study | ROAD | 2015/11/ | 644,185 |
| 2014-ES-TM-0711-S | Cleanport - Alternative Fuels and Solutions for Port's Cold Ironing | Study | PORT | 2015/01/ | 3,174,529 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0196-S | Fast-E (DE/BE) | Study | ROAD | 2014/09/ | 8,759,850 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0210-S | Pilot implementation of an Upper Rhine traffic management platform | Study | IWW | 2014/07/ | 992,500 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0318-S | Connecting Hydrogen Refuelling Stations (COHRS) | Study | ROAD | 2015/09/ | 12,977,787 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0383-S | Pilot LNG-powered multipurpose Ro-Ro ship | Study | PORT | 2014/01/ | 3,740,000 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0477-S | GREAT (Green Region for Electrification and Alternative fuels for Transport) | Study | ROAD | 2015/01/ | 6,999,514 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0503-S | Small-scale liquefaction and supply facility for Liquefied Biogas as alternative fuel for the transport sector | Study | PORT | 2014/06/ | 6,836,750 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0579-M | Unit-e | Study | ROAD | 2015/07/ | 1,783,200 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0630-S | Connect2LNG | Study | ROAD | 2015/10/ | 4,546,250 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0643-S | H2Nodes - evolution of a European hydrogen refuelling station network by mobilising the local demand and value chains | Study | ROAD | 2014/03/ | 14,503,000 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0686-S | e-Freight Implementation Action (e-Impact) | Study | PORT | 2015/07/ | 3,900,000 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0729-S | Boosting Energy Sustainable fuels for freight Transport in European motorWays (BESTWay) | Study | ROAD | 2014/09/ | 3,856,633.5 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0732-S | CORE LNGas hive - Core Network Corridors and Liquefied Natural Gas | Study | PORT | 2014/01/ | 16,647,880 |
| 2014-FR-TM-0031-W | BioMovLNG | Study | ROAD | 2015/01/ | 2,204,754 |
| 2014-NL-TM-0394-S | Breakthrough LNG Deployment in Inland Waterway Transport | Study | PORT | 2016/01/ | 21,048,544 |
| 2014-PL-TM-0341-S | Development of LNG infrastructure in Poland - the pilot project | Study | ROAD | 2015/03/ | 507,250 |
| 2014-UK-TM-0388-S | Study of Innovative Natural Gas Solutions for Road Transport in North West Europe with Pilot Deployment in UK and Netherlands | Study | ROAD | 2014/01/ | 5,003,965 |
| 2014-EU-TMC-0568-S | FAST-E (SK\CZ) | Study | ROAD | 2014/09/ | 2,171,835 |
| 2014-HU-TMC-0629-M | PAN-LNG Project | Study | ROAD | 2015/06/ | 14,435,796 |
| 2014-PL-TMC-0220-S | Study optimising the functioning and deployment of alternative fuel stations of the TEN-T core network | Study | ROAD | 2015/04/ | 1,518,950 |
| 2014-FI-TA-0119-S | Development of LNG/L-CNG network in Finland | Study | ROAD | 2015/01/ | 2,648,557 |
| 2014-FR-TA-0519-S | EAS-HyMob | Study | ROAD | 2016/01/ | 4,047,750 |
| 2014-UK-TA-0656-S | Grain LNG Small Scale Reloading Study with Integrated Deployment | Study | PORT | 2015/07/ | 5,000,000 |
| 2014-BE-TA-0621-W | LoNofts - "Low Noise freight transport solution" | Study | RAIL | 2015/05/ | 608,561.20 |
| 2014-DE-TA-0389-W | LL Retrofit 16000 - Retrofitting rolling stock with composite brake blocks to reduce noise in densely populated areas | Study | RAIL | 2014/01/ | 5,626,664 |
| 2014-ES-TA-0473-M | Universal Accessibility in Passenger Stations | Study | RAIL | 2014/09/ | 1,571,367.3 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0066-M | The Northern ScanMed Ports - Sustainable Maritime Links | Study | PORT | 2014/01/ | 2,650,000 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0087-M | Twin-Port 2 | Study | PORT | 2014/01/ | 29,300,000 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0095-W | ReaLNG: Turning LNG as marine fuel into reality in the North Sea-Baltic region | Study | PORT | 2014/01/ | 13,082,775 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0120-W | HEKLA - Helsingborg & Klaipeda LNG Infrastructure Facility Deployment | Study | PORT | 2015/01/ | 10,195,241 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0206-S | STM Validation Project | Study | PORT | 2015/01/ | 21,488,717 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0489-S | Zero Emission Ferries - a green link across the Oresund | Study | PORT | 2014/01/ | 13,150,000 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0520-M | Motorway of the Sea Rostock-Gedser - Part 2 | Study | PORT | 2014/01/ | 6,331,500 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0544-S | Med-Atlantic ecobonus | Study | PORT | 2015/07/ | 771,919 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0673-S | Poseidon Med II | Study | PORT | 2015/06/ | 26,639,702.5 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0698-M | Sustainable LNG Operations for Ports and Shipping - Innovative Pilot Actions (GAINN4MOS) | Study | PORT | 2015/01/ | 19,191,067 |
| 2014-EU-TM-0723-M | Study and deployment of integrated gas & water cleaning system and biofuel-MGO blend for Atlantic Corridor upgrade | Study | PORT | 2015/03/ | 3,187,500 |