NER 300

Two project proposals have been submitted to the NER300 scheme from Ireland. These are:

1. BIOh category – Derryclure Energy Centre - Glanpower Ltd.

2. OCNa category – WestWave Wave Project - ESBi

The due diligence process is underway by the EIB.

The European Commission, Directorate-General for Climate Action, announced the first Call for Proposals for innovative renewable energy and carbon capture and storage projects under the NER300 competition (formally launched the 09/11/2011 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].

More links for info below:

1) NER 300 News announcement: http://ec.europa.eu/clima/news/index_en.htm

2) OJ reference for Call notice: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2010:302:0004:0004:EN:PDF

3) OJ reference for NER 300 Decision: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:290:0039:0048:EN:PDF

The closing date for project sponsors to submit application forms to their Member States is 9 February 2011.

The email address for submission of applications in Ireland is: ner300@dcenr.gov.ie

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 ner300@dcenr.gov.ie if the project is based in Ireland.

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.


The deadline for Member States to complete an eligibility assessment [internal  pre-selection within each country] and forward the application with the submission forms to the European Investment Bank is 9 May 2011.

Ireland's National Contact Point:

David McAuley

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland,

Wilton House,

Dublin 2.

Tel: 353 1 8082100

www.dcenr.gov.ie

www.seai.ie

Documents

• Call for proposals [318 KB]
• Specifications for legally binding instrument [112 KB]
• FAQ [1.22 MB]
• Member States contacts [29 KB]

• 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
    • Power generation with High Temperature Superconducting Generators: 20 MW
  • 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

A presentation from the DG Research (European Commission) on the NER 300 is attached here

A presentation from DG Climate Action (European Commission) on NER 300 is attached here

Decision C(2010) 7499