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24 Winter 2017 European Energy Innovation

COMMUNICATION

A CALL FOR ACTION IN FP9 ON ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR
CLEAN ENERGY & CLEAN MOBILITY

DESPITE …
The role Advanced Materials play in enabling (driving costs down, increasing performance,
increasing lifetime) clean energy & clean mobility technologies for the Energy Union and EU
citizens’ comfort & health
The share of Advanced Materials in the cost structure of clean energy & clean mobility
technologies (beyond 50% today and trends will bring that share to 80+% making Advanced
Materials a competitive factor for manufacturers of these crucial technologies)
The need for risk-sharing policies & instruments at EU level to support the long, risky (market &
technology) and capital-intensive development cycle of Advanced Materials
The contribution of EU-based industry of Advanced Materials to our economy
(more than 30 billion euro, 500.000 jobs, 3 billion euro annual investment in R&D and facilities)
The share of Advanced Materials industry in EU clean energy & clean mobility jobs (at least 50%)
and the importance for SMEs and start-ups to rely on a strong industry & research ecosystem
to collaborate and co-innovate with
The excellent collaboration between EMIRI and EU DG R&I in Horizon 2020 (based on EMIRI
strategic innovation roadmap called EMERIT) which led to increased EU support to Advanced
Materials for clean energy & clean mobility

THE SHARE OF SUPPORT TO ADVANCED MATERIALS IN TOTAL EU HORIZON 2020 FUNDING FOR CLEAN ENERGY
IS AT A LOW 15% (IN WORK PROGRAMME 2018-2020) PARTLY DUE TO HORIZON 2020 ARCHITECTURE & BUDGET
ALLOCATION.

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