Mineral raw materials Public R&D&I funding in Finland and Europe, 2015 Kari Keskinen DM1369699
DM1369699 Green Mining (2011-2016) 81 projects started (39 company projects and 42 research projects) 117 companies involved (own project or reseach project funding) Total budget 71 M (on-going and ended projects) Tekes funding 35 M ~ 40 M
Academy programme on Mineral resources and material substitution (2014-2019) Objectives: Creating a knowledge base to facilitate responsible mining and recycling operations that are aware of their impacts on the natural environment and the surrounding society Supporting multidisciplinary and multiskilled teams and consortia that utilise novel and aggregate approaches and utilising Finland s competitive advantages and characteristics in research Themes: Primary mineral resources 12 M Materials efficiency and recycling Material substitution Budget: 12 million euros for 2014-2019 Status: 1 call: 6 projects 4M, 2 nd call under evaluation DM1369699
Mineral area R&D&I in Finland / Europe 2015 ERA-MIN Calls 2014-2015 4 projects on-going (all have Finnish coordination) 6-7 new projects will be started January 2015 (Finnnish companies involved) 3. call will probably be opened on January 4 M DM 1369699
Jaossa ~70 mrd I Huipputason tiede 1. Euroopan tutkimusneuvosto (ERC): tutkimus tieteen eturintamassa 2. Tulevat ja kehittyvät teknologiat (FET). a) avoimet b) ennakoivat c) lippulaivatoimet 3. Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) toimet: tutkijaliikkuvuus 4. Tutkimusinfrastruktuuri II Teollisuuden johtoasema 1. Johtoasema mahdollistavilla ja teollisuusteknologioilla 1.1. tieto- ja viestintäteknologia 1.2. nanoteknologiat 1.3. kehittyneet materiaalit 1.4. bioteknologia 1.5. kehittynyt valmistus ja prosessointi 1.6. avaruus 2. Riskirahoituksen saatavuus: laina & pääoma 3. Innovointi pk-yrityksissä Raw Materials III Yhteiskunnalliset haasteet 1. Terveys, väestönmuutos ja hyvinvointi 2. Elintarviketurva, kestävä maatalous, merien tutkimus ja biotalous 3. Turvallinen, puhdas ja tehokas energia 4. Älykäs, ympäristöystävällinen ja yhdentynyt liikenne 5. Ilmastotoimet, resurssitehokkuus ja raaka-aineet 6. Eurooppa muuttuvassa maailmassa: osallistavat, innovatiiviset ja pohtivat yhteiskunnat 7. Turvalliset yhteiskunnat: Euroopan ja sen kansalaisten vapauden ja turvallisuuden suojeleminen DM 1369699
Horizon 2020 - Raw Materials calls Calls (2014-2015), under evaluation Two main calls: 1) New solutions for sustainable production of raw materials (33 M ): Mining of small deposits and alternative mining Flexible processing technologies Deep mining on continent and in sea-bed New sustainable exploration technologies and geomodels New metallurgical systems 2) Coordinating and supporting raw materials research and innovation (5 M ): Mineral deposits of public importance Innovation friendly minerals policy framework Raw materials research and innovation coordination Raw materials intelligence capacity Strategic international dialogues and cooperation with raw materials producing countries and industry DM 1369699
Horizon 2020 - Raw Materials calls Other calls (close mineral raw materials): Moving towards a circular economy through industrial symbiosis (44 M ) Recycling of raw materials from products and buildings (14,5 M ) Towards near-zero waste at European and global level (4,5 M ) Horizon funding (2014-2015) for Minerals ~ 40 M Companies wanted! More (and easier!) funding for SMEs! ~120 M DM 1369699
EU Structural funding Focus areas: R&D&I, SMEs, Sustainability, ICT, Low carbon Over regional projects: Good for Finland (East- / North- Finland) Co-operation needed Minerals must be one of the focus areas in regional strategies no problem in Finland 5 M? DM 1369699
DM 1294828 09-2014 Others Grants (Foundations etc.) Tekes (after Green mining) ~ 10 M?
DM 1294828 09-2014 Summary ~ 190 M public funding available for Mineral Raw Materials R&D&I (2011-2019) To Finland ~ 80 M (9 M from Horizon 2020) EIT KIC Raw Materials?