Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for a low carbon and efficient energy system
General aim of the study:
SMEs play a crucial role in developing resource-efficient, cost-effective and affordable technology solutions to decarbonise and make more efficient the energy system in a sustainable way. They
are expected to strongly contribute to one or a combination of more than one of the challenges outlined in the legal base of the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge ‘Secure, Clean and Efficient
Energy’, in particular with regard to
•?Reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint by smart and sustainable use (including energy-efficient products and services as well as ‘Smart Cities and
Communities’),
•?Low-cost, low-carbon electricity supply (including renewable energy as well as CCS and re-use),
•?Alternative fuels and mobile energy sources,
•?A single, smart European electricity grid,
•?New knowledge and technologies, and
•?Robust decision-making and public engagement.
Purpose of the study
A feasibility study shall be developed verifying the technological/practical as well as economic viability of an innovation idea/concept with considerable novelty to the industry sector in which
it is presented (new products, processes, design, services and technologies or new market applications of existing technologies).
The activities could, for example, comprise risk assessment, market study, user involvement, Intellectual Property (IP) management, innovation strategy development, partner search, feasibility
of concept and the like to establish a solid high-potential innovation project aligned to the enterprise strategy and with a European dimension.
Bottlenecks in the ability to increase profitability of the enterprise through innovation shall be detected and analysed during the feasibility study. The proposal should contain specifications
which are to be used as the criteria for success.
Expected impact:
•?Enhancing profitabilityand growth performance of SMEs by combining and transferring new and existing knowledge into innovative, disruptive and competitive
solutions seizing European and global business opportunities.
•?Market uptake and distribution of innovations tackling the specific challenges outlined in the legal base of the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge ‘Secure, Clean and
Efficient Energy’ in a sustainable way.
•?Increase of private investment in innovation, notably leverage of private co-investor and/or follow-up investments.
•?The expected impact should be clearly described in qualitative and quantitative terms (e.g. on turnover, employment, market seize, IP management, sales, return
on investment and profit).
Project Timescale
The duration of the project is 6 Months.
Deliverable
Consultants need to produce a 6,000 word report outlining the main objectives of the study and the methods that would be employed – following the A3 reporting structure provided.
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