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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Brussels, 22.11.2007SEC(2007) 1511
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT
 Accompanying document to the
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THEEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIALCOMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONSA European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)CAPACITIES MAP
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1. Executive summary and conclusions...........................................................................32. Introduction................................................................................................................103. Methodology and Scope.............................................................................................123.1. Scope of this study.....................................................................................................123.2. Sources of data on R&D expenditure and funding....................................................133.3. Sources of information on energy and transport R&D infrastructure........................154. The public system of energy-related R&D................................................................184.1. Public energy-related R&D infrastructure.................................................................184.2. Public spending on energy and transport R&D.........................................................424.3. Policies for market deployment of energy technologies ("market-pull")..................534.4. Conclusions................................................................................................................655. Private energy and transport R&D.............................................................................675.1. Industrial energy and transport R&D infrastructure..................................................675.2. Private sector investments in energy and transport R&D..........................................765.3. Conclusions................................................................................................................866. Public energy R&D priorities.....................................................................................886.1. Overview of thematic priorities.................................................................................907. Recent developments.................................................................................................998. Bibliography.............................................................................................................102
 
 
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DOCUMENTCapacities Mapfor the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan1.
 
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XECUTIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
 
The present study aims at providing an overview of the energy research capacity in EUMember States. It is composed of a quantitative analysis of funding for energy research fromthe public and private sectors on the one hand and an assessment of the institutional capacityin energy research policy making and implementation on the other.The assessment provides input into the Impact Assessment accompanying the forthcoming proposal for a Strategic Energy Technology Plan, which aims at addressing how to improveinternational collaboration in energy research within the EU.It must be noted that available information is sketchy and data beyond 2005 were notavailable at the time of preparation, meaning that important recent developments may bemissed out.Despite these shortcomings, the study comes to the conclusion that public energy research haslost in importance over the last decades with a slight uptake in very recent years. A similar trend can be observed in the private sector, influenced by the liberalisation of energy markets.Particularly in the context of limited budgets, it is important to exploit synergies in energyR&D among Member States, which currently takes place only to a limited extent. One of thereasons hampering international energy collaboration may be the distinct institutional set-upsin energy research among Member States. Furthermore, sketchy data make it difficult tocreate transparency about countries' activities, which would be a precondition for an improvedcoordination of efforts.The main findings of the study are summarised below.
The energy sector faces the challenge of becoming more competitive, less reliant on imported energy carriers and environmentally sustainable. Innovative technologies are important inthe sector's transition. R&D investment in the energy sector is therefore crucial.
A competitive energy sector is indispensable for our economic activity. At the same time,concerns about supply security, climate change and air quality have to be addressed. Thisimplies the need for a considerable and continuous restructuring of the sector.Innovative energy technologies are central for making progress towards these long-termobjectives. Despite an increasing energy demand of the consumers, the local air quality in theEU has improved considerably in the last couple of decades. The decoupling of energyconsumption from economic growth and the significant reductions in air pollutant emissionsare mainly due to past technological improvements such as the introduction of abatementtechniques, fuel switch or efficiency gains.The development and market introduction of new energy technologies face a number of  barriers. The sector is prone to market inefficiencies due to its oligopolistic structure, the
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