The Workshop “Euro-Mediterranean Energy cooperation: working together for a better policy and sustainable energy” will take place on 11 September 2012 at the Hotel Victoria, Sliema, Malta. The aim of the workshop is to provide information about the last call 2013 Energy, with a special focus on topics targeted to the Mediterranean countries. The event is targeted to Universities, Research centers, industries, SMEs involved in Energy sector. This would be a good opportunity for you to meet National Contact Points from other countries and exploit your expertise.

1. Mediterranean innovation and research
coordination action (MIRA) : activities
promoting EU-MPC collaboration on
Energy
C-Energy+ Workshop “Euro-Mediterranean Energy cooperation:
working together for a better policy and sustainable energy”
Date : 11 Sep 2012
Malta
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012

2. MIRA Concrete Objectives/Activities
1) Create a dialogue platform to connect and facilitate the interaction between
the dispersed S&T cooperation initiatives already existing supported by the
Member States, the European Commission and other political bodies;
2) Address training activities to improve the quality of the participation and
management of the partners of FP7 from the MPC; create an IP in Palestine
3) Create discussion platforms and organizing meetings to monitor and
discuss the content of the Thematic priorities of FP7 in term of the
common interest of the EU and MPC;
4) Create an Observatory of the EU-MPC S&T cooperation, which will agree
indicators for the monitoring of RTD cooperation activities;
5) Create a “Gateway for EU-MPC Cooperation in RTD”
6) Create networks of research institutions and technological transfer services
from both sides of the Mediterranean, to provide a reference element for the
development of the Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space (EMIS).
7) Support the functioning of the Monitoring Committee for Euro-Mediterranean
Scientific Cooperation ( MoCo) in order to provide a strong institutional basis
for the EU-MPC S&T cooperation.

3. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (1-15)
Participant no. Participant Participant organisation name Country
short name
1 (Coordinator) CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Spain
2 (Deputy DT-MENESFCRS Direction de la Technologie. Ministere de la education Morocco
Coord.) Superieur, de la Formation des Cadres et de la
recherché Scientifique
3 IRD Institut de Recherche pour le Developement France
4 DGSRT Direction Generale de Recherche Tunisia
5 MHESR Ministry of Higher education and State for Scientific Egypt
Research
6 PT-DLR International Bureau of the Germany
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
7 CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Italy
8 NHRF National Hellenic Research Foundation Greece
9 DRSDT Direction de la Recherché Scientifique et du Algeria
Developpement Technologique
10 TUBA Turkish Academy of Sciences Turkey
11 MCST Malta Council for Science and Technology Malta
12 HCST Higher Council for Science and Technology Jordan
13 CIHEAM Centre International Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Italy
Mediterraneennes
14 TETHYS Euro-Mediterranean Universities Network France

4. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (16-30)
15 WIP WIP GmbH und Co. Germany
16 CDER Centre de developement des Energies Renouvelables Algeria
17 ISERD Israel-Europe R&D Directorate Israel
18 ASRT Academy of Scientific Research & Technology Egypt
19 CNRS Conseil National de la Recherche Scientifique Lebanon
21 MADRI+D Autonomous Government of Madrid Spain
22 AOU Arab Open University Lebanon
23 TUBITAK The Scientific & Technological research Council of Turkey
Turkey
25 MEC Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia Spain
26 DGDSC Directorate General of Development & Scientific Palestine
Research
27 ONST Observatoire National des Sciences Tunisia
et de la Technologie
28 CNRST National Centre Morocco
for Scientific and Technological
Research
30 BC British Council U.K.
31 FCT Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia Portugal

5. The policy context
Relevant Projects & initiatives :
ASBIMED, MED7, ESTIME, MEDA, Barcelona process 1995 :
Medibtikar, ANIMA etc creation of (EMFTA) by 2010
 
The UfM / UpM : Horizons Association Agreements :
2020 Euro-MED transfer of new technologies
  + dissemination of know how
, Partnership
+ industrial cooperat
European Neighbourhood   ERA & FP7 (EMRA?) , Lisbon
Policy (Instruments): ENPI Strategy 2000: A series of
schemes and initiatives
The instrument: the Monitoring Committee of the EU-MPC cooperation in
RTD (MoCo),

6. Example of MIRA Activities : results
of thematic workshop on energy
• Create discussion platforms and organizing meetings to monitor and
discuss the content of the Thematic priorities of FP7 in term of the
common interest of the EU and MPC:
 Phtovoltaic (PV):
•Advancement of PV system components including cells, storage
devices, inverters, and
•Controllers for micro grid applications
•Integration of PV/CPV systems in industrial grid connected
applications
•Development of operation and maintenance training programs to
support deployment of PV technology
•Policy research and legislation development and awareness
building for integration of PV technology application in energy
management and resource planning .

7. Example of MIRA Activities : results
of thematic workshop on energy
• Create discussion platforms and organizing meetings to monitor and
discuss the content of the Thematic priorities of FP7 in term of the
common interest of the EU and MPC:
 Concentrating Solar power (CSP):
•Local manufacturing of components
•Advanced materials and surfaces
•Improved weather forecasts models for direct normal Irradiation
•New joint test facilities for CSP in the MENA region collocated to
pilot power plants
•CSP Dissemination and Education Program “Educate the
Educators”
•Evaluation of Hybrid Concepts
.

8. Example of MIRA Activities : results
of thematic workshop on energy
• Create discussion platforms and organizing meetings to monitor and
discuss the content of the Thematic priorities of FP7 in term of the
common interest of the EU and MPC:
 Energy Efficiency:
Energy Efficiency Road Map (Prospects and Challenges)
Develop optimized energy efficient buildings for the region
Increasing efficiency and reliability of the solar collectors through
developing new materials, specific coating materials & cleaning
techniques
Large energy intensive industries: Energy intensity improvements
through Energy Efficiency
.

9. EMIS
 Rational for EMIS:
 Innovation is a must : KBE, globalisation, MPCs?
 Worrying situation in MPC’s: Euro-Mediterranean region as an area of
sustainable development and shared prosperity (Barcelona declation)
 Why EU-MPCs cooperation on innovation?:
1. RDI are, by nature, widely internationalized activities
2. The existence of common problems and shared challenges
3. Big research and innovation programs require Critical mass &
Resources, not available in MPCs
Objective of EMIS: The mobilization of innovation stakeholders in common
framework and mutually beneficial partnership to develop a more intelligent
and competitive Euro-Med space
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10. EMIS
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012

11. EMIS WP –
RA, AM, …
EMIS Charter
(poiltical
MPC INNOVATION /strategic
ANALYSIS documents)
Mapping
actors /
stakeholders
MIRA FP7
Training
- Organisation
- Procedures JMG, AM, …
IA, AM, HZ, … RTD projects IA, RN, AM, …
(FP7-WP2011) - Nat. Corresp. EMIS
EMIS WG WEBSITE
RESEARCH
DRIVEN NETWORKING
CLUSTERS -TT / EEN
-ANIMA- Invest
Water Clusters
INSTITUTIONAL -Tech Platforms
IA, RN, … COOPERATION -Diasporas
IA, RN, … DGENTR, … Twinning
EMIS Fora
2010-2011
IA, RN, JH, YK,
…

12. MIRA-EMIS
Forum
Within the Framework of EMIS activities MIRA Organised a
Forum on Solar Energy and Efficient use of Energy
(FORSEE) in Tunis 25-26th June 2012. FORSEE was
structured around relevant cross cutting issues including
Innovation and industrial and capacity building in MPCs,
Euro-Med RDI Collaboration, Market design and incentives.
MIRA_C- Energy+ Workshop Malta 11 September 2012

13. MIRA-EMIS
Forum
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14. Rational for the
forum
Why EU-MPC collaboration on energy?
 Both sides face major energy and climate challenges. Energy
demand is projected to rise significantly, while fossil fuel prices will
most likely continue to follow an unstable and rising trend.
 MPCs dispose of vast solar power resources which could tackle
Europe’s most pressing issues & can at the same time fix
complementary issues for MPCs .
 Several ambitious initiatives bringing together stakeholders
around the Mediterranean (Mediterranean Solar Plan, Desertec,….)
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15. Rational for the
forum
Why EU-MPC collaboration on energy?
 All the ingredients for a Win-win situation :
EU motivations: EU has an interest in speeding up
the uptake of sustainable technologies to mitigate
the global environmental problems + new Market
opportunities for EU firms
 MPCs Motivations: more vulnerable to climate
change + Prospects of revenues from energy exports
+ opportunity to access new technologies and build
their indigenous innovation capabilities
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16. Rational for the
forum
Building Indigenous Innovation Capabilities in MPC : relevant
issues
Policy discussions addressing technology transfer at
international focus on providing developing countries with access
to existing technology on the basis of consuming technological
hardware .
 This attitude fails to recognize the vital importance of building
innovation capabilities (absorptive capacity) to promote the
diffusion of innovation within developing countries
 Environmentally sound technologies must fit with the conditions
faced by developing countries. which is not the case with imported
technologies combined with lack of absorptive capacity.
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17. Rational for the
forum
Building Indigenous Innovation Capabilities in MPC : relevant
issues
“Innovation” can be characterised as including points 1, 2 and 3 in the
following typology:
1.Innovations ‘new to the world’: Where a firm is the first to introduce
innovation for all markets & industries, domestic and international.
2.Innovations ‘new to the market’: Where a firm is the first to introduce
innovation in its particular market.
3.Innovations ‘new to the firm’: Where a firm introduces a product,
process or method new to that firm, or significantly improved by it, even if
it has already been implemented by other firms.
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18. Rational for the
forum
Building Indigenous Innovation Capabilities in MPC : relevant
issues
Often, it is type I innovation (radical: New to the world) that
captures the focus of policy discussions .
 type I innovation is more likely to be associated with more
radical innovations that are the results of deliberate R&D and
it requires the existence of a strong knowledge base
 in developing countries context (such as MPCs), where
rapid adoption and diffusion is a central concern, incremental
and adaptive innovations that are often underpinned by type
II (new to the market) and type III (new to the firm) are often
of more relevance and importance.
.
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19. Rational for the
forum
Building Indigenous Innovation Capabilities in MPC : relevant
issues
 Incremental innovation has often played a critical role in
technology “leapfrogging” in developing countries, where
countries have moved towards, and then surpassed the
international technological frontier.
 the most successful latecomers to the wind energy
market (e.g. Spain and China) took the first steps in
developing their industry through joint partnerships
technology transfer via licensing agreements and associated
royalty fees with manufacturers in Germany and Denmark
(MacLaglin et al., 2009)
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20. MIRA-EMIS
Forum
The MIRA-EMIS Forum organised its debates along the
following thematic lines:
1.Overview on the Euro-Mediterranean potential,
challenges, opportunities and Programmes of Solar
Energy
2.concentrated solar thermal (CSP)
3.PV & Solar Architecture (PV)
4.Industry, Market design and needed policies for solar
energy in the Mediterranean
5.Capacity building and Innovation
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21. Key messages
from the Forum
EU-MPC New framework for collaboration
Barcelona Conference 2&3 April 2012
• A renewed partnership in RDI should be based on co-ownership,
mutual interest and shared benefit as driving principles
•The cooperation agenda should cover the whole chain from
research to innovation, involving all stakeholders
•Investment in RDI should be recognised as a priority in national
economic policy.
•The cooperation needs to move away from bilateral approaches
to a “region-to-region” approach, more strategic approach.
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22. Key messages
from the Forum
• The EC will support this new partnership and prepare the way
for even more substantial cooperation in the future, involving all
EU Member States and Mediterranean countries.
• DG Research and Innovation will launch activities in 2013
including ERA-NET calls; activities could lead towards more &
better Mediterranean cooperation.
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23. Key messages
from the Forum
Win-Win EU-Med RDI collaboration
Opportunities and priorities For MPCs
• Water and Energy issues are interlinked and should be
integrated in the RDI approach towards MPCs.
• CSP with desalination is a good combination since both are
proven technologies and there are various options to couple them
effectively.
• Dust resistant coatings, dry cleaning, test facilities, durability,
standards development could serve as good starting point for
reducing cost of RE technology and building Indigenous Innovation
Capabilities in MPCs by developing solutions tailor made to MPCs
conditions..
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24. Key messages
from the Forum
Industry, Capacity building, Market design
and needed polices for MPCs
• Solar Energy is a key option for MPCs, both those having
hydrocarbon resources and having not + opens future
opportunities for energy exports to the neighbour European
countries
• Opportunities entailed by development of domestic RE
indust ries:
Investment impulses (+ on economy), spillovers effects on
related industrial sectors, Employment , Trade revenues,
Enhanced technological development/innovation
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25. Key messages
from the Forum
Industry, Capacity building, Market design
and needed polices for MPCs
 Challenges for RE in MPCs are two folds:
 RE Deployment:
 Subsidization of conventional energy sources
 Monopolistic structures in the energy sector
 Insufficient grid infrastructure
 Unfavorable framework conditions for project finance
 High cost of technologies
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26. Key messages
from the Forum
Industry, Capacity building, Market design
and needed polices for MPCs
 Challenges for RE in MPCs are two fold:
 RE industries:
 Lack of technological know-how (e.g. licenses, specific
skills & techniques)
 Lack of skilled employees
 Investment requirements
 Partly insufficient quality assurance & standards might
reduce competitiveness of Products
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27. Key messages
from the Forum
Industry, Capacity building, Market design
and needed polices for MPCs
 Social sciences and humanities have a key role to play (RE
adoption, favourable culture, evidence-based policies, foresight,
capacity building studies, etc.)
 Integrated policies for RE deployment, RE industrialisation are
needed and should be supported by adequate education and RDI
policies.
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28. THANK YOU
‫شكرا‬
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