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Successful collaborative research for the coal and steelindustry in europe: the RFCS programme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2014

J.-M. Steiler
J.-M. Steiler*
Affiliation:
Consultant, 57155 Marly, France. e-mail: jean-marc.steiler@wanadoo.fr
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Abstract

The Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) was established in 2002 to contribute to thecompetitiveness of the European Coal and Steel sectors by supporting collaborativeresearch, pilot and demonstration projects. A Monitoring and Assessment exercise of theRFCS programme covering the period 2003–2011 was carried out by an Expert Committeecomprising four coal and six steel experts appointed by the European Commission. Theassessment exercise involved the analysis of the 198 projects completed during thisperiod, with special emphasis on the benefits for beneficiaries, Sectors and Society.Based on actual fact and figures provided by the project partners, it was established that1 euro spent in the project budget delivered a benefit of about 2 euros for the projectpartners. Extrapolated at the level of the coal and steel sectors with very conservativeassumptions, the potential benefit of the projects was estimated at about 700 M€/year. Tocapture this potential benefit, additional efforts and budget must be spent at the companylevel for implementing the relevant technological solutions.

Keywords

Collaborative european researchcoal and steelRFCSassessment of benefitprocess developmentproduct developmentinnovation
Type
Research Article
Information
Metallurgical Research & Technology , Volume 111 , Issue 4 , 2014 , pp. 271 - 279
Copyright
© EDP Sciences 2014

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References

An Assessment Report of the Research programme of the RFCS – ISBN 978 92 79 2845 9 – Luxemburg, Publication Office of the European Union
Research Fund for Coal and Steel Monitoring and Assessment Report – ISBN 987 92 29742 7 – Luxemburg, Publication Office of the European Union. Full report downloading: http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/pdf/monitoring-assessment-report_en.pdf
Success Stories achieved in the frame of the RFCS Programme in the Coal and Steel sectors: http://cordis.europa.eu/coal-steel-rtd/stories_en.html More information about the RFCS Programme: http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/rfcs_en.html