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Senior Officials Working Group on
Renewable Energies
Thematic Report
Elaborated by the SOM WG on Renewable Energies
CONACYT Mexico – MINECO Spain
V EU-CELAC Senior Officials Meeting
March, 2016
Brussels, Belgium
Contents 1 Objective of the thematic report ............................................................................................................... 3 2 Bi-regional Cooperation Activities in renewable energies area ................................................................ 4 3 Cooperation Actions and instruments: Road Map for implementation ..................................................11 4 Summary of EU-CELAC SOM decisions-making issues .............................................................................17 5 Annexes ....................................................................................................................................................19 6 Acronyms .................................................................................................................................................21
1 Objective of the thematic report
The present thematic report has been prepared to provide the EU-CELAC Senior Official Meetings (SOM)
representatives with the insights found by the EU-CELAC Senior Officials Meetings Working Group on
Renewable Energies (SOM WGRE) a concrete overview of the activities carried out in the renewable
energies area and to serve as supporting element for the decision making process which will be carried out
during the Senior Officials Meeting that will take place on the 25th and 26th of November 2015 in Brussels,
Belgium.
The SOM WGRE co-leaded by Mexico (CONACYT) and Spain (MINECO) was created in 2011 with aim to
provide ST&I background knowledge and set strategic objectives in the area of renewable energies to
determine basic lines of cooperation between EU and LAC institutions, identify research and innovation
topics for potential collaboration, formulate pilot activities in renewable energies, identify funding
instrument, establish a common energy framework, contribute to mobilize expertise and resources
between EU and LAC countries, develop joint initiatives/programmes, promote an operative platform to
implement joint initiatives in emerging technologies, foster cooperation and coordination among EU-LAC
countries that could impact on smart regions development while assuring a sustainable energy supply.
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ENERGY-SOM Working Group Thematic Report 2016-F2 Bi-regional Cooperation Activities in the Renewable
Energies Area
Thematic area background in Latin America, Caribbean and the European Union
The energy present situation is one of the greatest challenges faced by our society today. Social progress
and well-being of people, industry and economy depend on safe, secure, sustainable and affordable
energy. Addressing energy challenges through transformative science and technology solutions has
become a priority for both governments of developed countries and emerging economies. Countries are
increasingly recognising the potential role of emerging energy technologies capable of responding to the
major challenges of climate change, energy security, and access to energy. Energy solutions, comprising not
only energy production but also energy efficiency, namely the existing building stock and transport sector,
would make energy consumption more affordable for consumers as well as create employment.
Appropriate management of the energy resources, a proper infrastructure (smart grids), energy storage
systems and market regulations are needed as well.
The analysis of research issues, priorities and emerging energy technologies, as well as the activities of
several energy agencies and key actors, are increasingly focus on policy and market analysis and system
integration issues.
The work is rapidly expanding as a response to the present challenges of an unsustainable global energy
structure and the expansive clean energy economy. Clean energy investments are building the foundation
for new industries and job growth. The EU agreed to implement the 20-20-20 objectives: reducing
emissions of greenhouse gases by 20%, increasing energy efficiency to save 20% of energy consumption,
and to reach 20% of renewable energy in the total energy consumption in the EU by 2020. To reach these
goals, both federal governments and the private sector will have to invest in clean energy development and
deployment for major new energy efficiency benefits.
Intensified RTD cooperation between research institutions, universities and the private sector from Europe
and Latin America and the Caribbean is crucial to establish the pathway of the policies in the field of
emerging energies.
The Working Group on Renewable Energies for Societal Challenges aims at strengthening cooperation and
coordination among EU-CELAC countries which could impact on smart regions development while assuring
a sustainable energy supply thus contributing to the mutual development of policies, fostering synergies
between EU and LAC countries helping to develop joint initiatives/programmes and foster innovations for
social benefit in order to:
Address specific problems that have a global character, on the basis of mutual interest for EU-CE-
LAC region, with a win-win perspective.
Support bi-regional competitiveness through strategic partnerships in the field of energy by
engaging the CELAC countries´ scientists to work in and with Europe and vice versa.
Integrate the scientific community working in the energy field and support the JIRI process.
Promote an EU-CELAC operative platform or net to implement joint initiatives in the renewable
energies area.
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ENERGY-SOM Working Group Thematic Report 2016-FThe activities carried out in support to the scientific policy bi-regional dialogue between the European
Union and Latin America and the Caribbean for the renewable energies area in the frame of the Working
Group on Renewable Energies for Societal Challenges have sought the following objectives:
- Generating a thematic bi-regional dialogue both at a technical and a political level in support to the
implementation of the JIRI´s Road Map in the renewable energies area, particularly in bio-energy, wind
energy, solar –photovoltaic and thermal energy, and energy efficiency.
- Identify and bring together stakeholders representing industry, researchers and policy makers from EU
and LAC, the European Commission and the EU and LAC technology platforms.
- Developing relevant background documentation for the identification of current principal policy,
institutional and technical limitations and opportunities; possibilities for policy coordination (policy
components, sharing of experiences and best practices).
- Identify cooperation activities to be developed in renewable energies among EU and Latin American
and Caribbean countries and iidentify appropriate instruments, mechanisms and funding schemes for
coordinating and financing joint research, technology development and innovation activities.
- Discuss European and Latin American public policies concerning the renewable energies
- Produce inputs for the Working Group on Renewable Energies.
Description of activities
The activities carried out in support to the scientific policy bi-regional dialogue between the European
Union and Latin America and the Caribbean for the renewable energies area have sought the generation of
a thematic bi-regional dialogue both at a technical and a political level in support to the implementation of
the JIRI´s Road Map.
Thematic focused and policy level meetings and workshops/consultations bringing together relevant
stakeholders from EU-CELAC countries have been organized in order to: (i) identify pilot funding initiatives
for cooperation on renewable energies, (ii) identify priority areas for cooperation in renewable energies
and energy efficiency, (iii) address and design top-down synergies, initiatives and measures.
To advance in the objectives of the Working Group on Renewable Energies the implementation process has
been organized around research and innovation areas identified as priorities of common interest through
the analysis of the documents and studies and the activities carried during the first and second periods of
the ALCUENET project, and also taking stock from work done in renewable energies under previous INCO
NETs (EULARINET, EUCARINET, ENLACE).
Relevant documentation produced - elaboration of analysis, studies and preparation of specific reports in
the EU-CELAC renewable energies area - has been focused in a first stage in bio-energy, wind energy, solar
–photovoltaic and thermal- energy, and energy efficiency.
- Report: “State of the Art in Science, Technology & Innovation related to Renewable Energy in LAC
Countries”.
- “Energy thematic Report and Concept Paper” which has been continuously updated according to the
activities in the frame of the ALCUE NET and ERANet LAC projects and the recommendations of the
Working Group on Renewable Energies for the EU-CELAC SOM JIRI process.
- “ALCUE NET Position on Energy Efficiency -Non paper” where two approaches towards energy
efficiency, based on the integrated road map and the energy efficiency policy of the EU, are proposed
for the implementation plan of the activities.
- Thematic document to support the recommendations for implementing EU-LAC short term courses in
geothermal energy and a Masters in geothermal energy.
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ENERGY-SOM Working Group Thematic Report 2016-F- Elaboration of call topics description on renewable energies for the JIRI implementation and funding
options (the workshops have provided direct inputs to the first and second joint calls launched under
the ERA Net-LAC project).
This supporting material has been presented to the Senior Official Meetings in Brussels 2013 and Costa Rica
2014 along with recommendations for further development and upcoming activities and also has been
delivered to the experts and stakeholders involved in the activities organized under the energy theme in
the frame of ALCUENET and are also published in the project´s website.
Collaboration between the scientific and industrial communities working to solve the problems linked to a
secure and sustainable use of and access to energy and support the JIRI process has been encouraged and
contacts with partners in third countries with the aim of providing at the same time sustainability to
cooperation have been facilitated. In Annex 2 is a list of key actors and stakeholders that have collaborated
in the activities above described and for the collection of specific information and the generation of
materials and recommendations for actions.
The following is an abstract of the main activities in support of the Working Group on Renewable Energies
for the implementation of the JIRI. Through these activities synergies between ALCUE NET and ERA Net-
LAC projects and CYTED and other relevant initiatives have been established.
- ALCUE NET – CYTED Thematic Meeting on Renewable Energies, Biodiversity & Climate Change,
Bioeconomy and ICT in CONACYT, Mexico on October 23, 2013.
- ALCUE NET European-Latin American Workshop on Renewable Energies-CONACYT, Mexico,
October 24-25, 2013.
- ALCUE NET European-Latin American Renewable Energies Policy Dialogue Meeting- Mexico, March
11-12, 2014.
- Support to the SOM Working Group on Renewable Energies – Reporting of advances SOM 2013 in
Brussels and SOM 2014 in Costa Rica.
- SOM Working Group on Renewable Energies Meeting held in Mexico City on March 12, 2014.
- ALCUE NET Energy Workshop, 13-14 November 2014, Sevilla, Spain.
- ALCUE NET Geothermal Energy Workshop, 9-11 December 2014, Salta, Argentina.
- Energy Week, June 2015, Brussels, Belgium focused on Renewable Energies.
Non-partners stakeholders have been invited to participate in the activities related to the energy area
through the implementation of Travel Grants for representatives from those countries, particularly from
Nicaragua, Italy, Bolivia, Cuba and Peru.
First transnational call under the ERANet-LAC project: 20 funding organizations from EU-LAC countries
funded 14 transnational research and innovation projects. 79 research institutions and small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) from both regions are involved in the consortia. The total volume of funding is 10.4
million €. Energy projects amount to 4,898,789.50 EUR.
Two projects funded in solar energy in the topic Towards Zero Carbon Energy Systems (1,507,167.50 EUR).
Five projects funded in biorefineries topic Small scale self-sustainable biorefineries (3,391,622.00 EUR).
Priority areas for cooperation in renewable energies and energy efficiency
As a main result from the activities focused in renewable energies organized mainly in the frame of the
ALCUE NET project, specific research and innovation areas have been identified as priorities of common
interest on which the cooperation should focus include:
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ENERGY-SOM Working Group Thematic Report 2016-F Bioenergy: Biomass availability and supply; Conversion processes; Markets and regulatory
framework; Sustainability
Photovoltaic energy: Solar resources prediction and monitoring; Quality Assurance Procedures;
Stands alone systems; Advanced grid integration & large integration of PV in building areas.
Solar thermal energy: Quality Assurance Procedures oriented to the use of certified equipment and
its certification, certifications integration, installers harmonization, equipment and installers.
Thermal energy storage mainly in distributed generation.
Wind energy: Wind Resource Assessment and short term forecasting; Wind Turbines: technology
for regional manufacturing; Removing barriers and promoting deployment and acceptance of wind
energy: market obstacles, environmental issues, capacities.
Energy efficiency focused on: 1. Increasing energy efficiency in buildings; 2. Heating and
cooling; 3. Increasing energy efficiency in industry and SMEs; 4. Increasing energy
efficiency of energy-related products ; 5. Innovative financing for energy efficiency; 6.Citizen
Engagement, capacity building, governance and communication for energy efficiency main energy.
Geothermal energy: 1. Capacity Building: increasing geothermal human capacities in Latin America
and Caribbean countries. 2.Fostering networks (EU-CELAC) for knowledge exchange.
Following the great interest on energy efficiency by the European Commission in its communication about
energy technologies and innovation sent to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic
and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions, two strategic approaches towards Energy
Efficiency have been proposed within the implementation plan of the activities in the frame of ALCUE NET
project in the energy area.
Two strategic approaches to energy efficiency:
i) the “Integrated Road Map” by the EC that will put forward key research and innovation actions to be
undertaken in the next 6 years and will be the basis for EU, national and multi-Member State activities (the
latter based on the variable geometry model), and can serve as well, as a basis for private investments in
energy research and innovation. In this approach energy efficiency is horizontal to solar thermal, solar
photovoltaic, wind and bioenergy;
Solar thermal Solar photovoltaic Wind energy Bioenergy
Energy efficiency
ii) Energy efficiency approached based on the EU energy efficiency policy, where the full potential of
energy efficiency, focusing on end use consumption is prioritized and according to the “Secure, clean and
efficient energy Challenge”. These areas are related to buildings: heating & cooling, industry aspects and
products development. This approach has been further elaborated through a series of documents
prepared by the experts supporting the SOM Working Group on Renewable Energies. Full description in the
“Position paper on energy efficiency non-paper” integrated into the Energy WG thematic report in the
section of Annexes.
The formulation of recommendations, activities and narrowing down of areas has taken into consideration
the SET Plan as the guiding initiative of the EU research and innovation policy in the field of energy.
The selection process was based on an open and flexible approach, integrating some of the themes to
involve more stakeholders and achieve a greater impact of the projects.
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ENERGY-SOM Working Group Thematic Report 2016-FEnergy Research Topics
Areas
WIND ENERGY - Advancement of small/medium-scale wind turbines in EULAC countries
- Integration of wind generation into existing electricity grids
BIOENERGY - Development of cost-effective and sustainable advanced bioenergy
technologies with biomass feedstock flexibility
- Cost-effective biomass availability, supply and storage systems optimization to
reduce feedstock uncertainty for bioenergy production.
- Assessing and monitoring the four dimensions of sustainability (economic,
environmental, social and institutional) for bioenergy to ensure governance and
compliance with biomass value chains sustainability goals.
SOLAR THERMAL - Solar technology development for industrial process heat
- Solar resource assessment
- Energy Storage technologies
SOLAR - Novel concept in cost-effective constructive systems based on solar technology
PHOTOVOLTAIC in buildings and urban areas
ENERGY EFFICIENCY - Novel concept in cost-effective constructive systems based on solar technology
for the built environment
GEOTHERMAL - Capacity Building: increasing geothermal human capacities in Latin America and
Caribbean countries.
- Fostering networks (EU-CELAC) for knowledge exchange
In order to fund research activities a ranked list of themes was elaborated and presented to the EU-CELAC
SOM where the topics for the first ERANet-LAC joint call were endorsed. Two topics on bioenergy and solar
energies were finally selected: Small-scale self-sustainable biorefineries for multi-feedstock processing of
agro-industrial and urban wastes for advanced biofuels, biobased chemicals and biomaterials; and
Towards Zero Carbon Energy Systems for heating and cooling processes by means of solar technologies
including the envelopes of the buildings.
Since bioenergy is part of the renewables and also is encompassed as part of the bioeconomy domains, the
leaders and partners involved in the energy and bioeconomy work packages and SOM thematic groups
have established synergies towards the identification of topics under the biomass. As a result the following
topics for biorefinery products were identified as of mutual interest for joint call purposes:
- Valorization of agro-industrial and urban residues at current biomass processing and consumption
sites. Biorefinery of wet biomass – energy efficient processing
- Lignocellulosic Biorefinery platform - production of high-value bio-based products
- Green Biorefinery: Energy intensification and new bioproducts from wet biomass
For the second ERANet-LAC joint call, the funding agencies selected two topics on wind and solar energy:
Advancement of small/medium-scale turbines in EULAC countries; and Energy storage technologies.
Policy dialogue
The policy dialogue process has been supported through the meetings which are regularly arranged back to
back thematic activities arranged under ALCUENET project activities and the SOM Working Group on
Renewable Energies. To optimize resources, joint activities with other project meetings or thematic
workshops have been sought. At these meetings, stakeholders from governmental institutions and
representatives from international organizations, industries, universities and NGOs from EU-CELAC
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ENERGY-SOM Working Group Thematic Report 2016-Fcountries familiar with national priorities and policies give inputs for the elaboration of policy concept
notes and recommendations for the SOM Members.
As a result of the ALCUE NET Geothermal Energy Workshop that took place on 9-11 December 2014, Salta,
Argentina, the scope of the EU-CELAC SOM political agenda in science and technology enlarged its scope by
including the geothermal energy. This increases the opportunities for bi-regional cooperation in the area
of energy.
The roadmap for activities in the energy area has incorporated activities and meetings, coordinated by
CONACYT and MINECO as the co-leaders of the Working Group on Renewable Energies, where this non-
conventional energy is included together with capacity building and training, as well as ocean energy as
another common interest area for EU-CELAC cooperation.
1st ERANet-LAC Joint Call. The first transnational call under the ERANet-LAC project was successfully
completed on 27th November 2014. The 20 participating funding organizations from Europe, Latin America
and the Caribbean countries received a total of 90 proposals. The proposals submitted in the first joint call
address the following thematic fields: Biodiversity (18%) Bioeconomy/Energy (57%) and Health (25%). Each
consortium is composed of experts from at least two countries in each region. Approximately a quarter of
the proposals involve innovation actors. Since ERANet-LAC has a particular focus on the innovation
dimension, the project strives to involve innovation actors in all types of activities of the project.
In total, 20 national/regional funding organizations have agreed to participate in the first ERANet-LAC Joint
Call for funding research projects. In concrete, in the energy topic “Towards Zero Carbon Energy Systems
for heating and cooling in industrial processes by means of solar technologies including the envelopes of
the buildings” participated Argentina, Chile, Dominican Republic, France, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Peru,
Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Uruguay.
As a result of the 1st ERANet-LAC joint call, 20 funding organizations from Europe, Latin America and the
Caribbean countries funded 14 transnational research and innovation projects. 79 research institutions and
small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from both regions are involved in the international consortia. The
total financial volume amounts to 10.4 million €. The projects address the thematic fields Bioeconomy,
Health, Biodiversity and Energy. In total, 90 proposals involving 533 applicants from research institutions
and SMEs were submitted. Approximately a quarter of the proposals involve innovation actors.
Actions in progress
- Energy reports: Aimed at providing inputs for a comprehensive analysis of the potential in science,
technology and innovation in the renewable energies
- Follow up of the activities of existing “Observatories” operated in EU-CELAC countries - “Observatorio
de Energía Renovable para América Latina y el Caribe” under OLADE (Organización Latinoamericana de
Energía), observatories for energy indicators, new sectoral regulations, etc. Also the activities of
international organizations related to the energy sector like IRENA, IEA, WEC, IDB, ECLAC to be taken
into consideration.
Future activities
Aimed at sharing knowledge on research infrastructures and key initiatives to facilitate the development of
R&I projects between both regions; promoting partnerships between the scientific communities from both
regions; exploring common priority topics for both regions (ocean energy and others); identifying funding
opportunities on renewable energies at the bi-regional level; disseminating information on the advances of
bi-regional cooperation; strengthening ST&I policy dialogue.
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ENERGY-SOM Working Group Thematic Report 2016-FUpcoming events
- Thematic experts workshop in Portugal (T2.2)
- Thematic experts workshop in Brazil (35 persons/2 days) (T2.2)
Thematic studies
To be further conceptualized on the basis of the results achieved after the 2nd product delivered in the first
quarter 2016 and the conclusions and agreements reached at the SOM 2016 in order to better align them
towards the sustainability of the EU-CELAC cooperation in energy issues in ST&I
Energy reports: Aimed at providing inputs for a comprehensive analysis of the potential in science,
technology and innovation in the renewable energies to provide an overview on the basis of research, both
academic and industrial, as well as interest towards international cooperation in key areas of the energy
sector, identified by the European Union.
Strategic analysis for STI cooperation in the energy field: current status of energy research base, whether
academic or industrial, with potential and interest towards international cooperation within key areas of
bi-regional interest in energy to support the development of a strategy for cooperation in STI on energy
issues between both regions.
Research energy infrastructures
Proposal for a coordination action aimed at opening existing research infrastructures with a view to
establish joint structures in the long-term and to keep an ‘open door’ policy, trying to reinforce EU and LAC
researchers access to infrastructures (e.g. ESFRI)
“Common Use and Access to National Infrastructures – Pilot Action”
Mexico and Spain are exploring a first draft of inventory of Energy National Research Infrastructures which
wish to joint to this EU LAC initiative.
The objective of this action is to enhance and foster synergies and the cooperation among countries of
both regions, with a double goal of supporting research but also high qualified training. Collaboration
opportunities for EU LAC researchers and Joint public research projects of common interest could be
supported following traditional ERANET instrument rules.
Research Projects will be participated by consortia formed by EU LAC countries.
The R&D proposal must be acceptable to the hosting infrastructures (technical feasibility of the
project or experiment, timing etc.).
The number of access grants per year and the duration of the stay will be limited and agreed with
the Research Infrastructure.
Promote opening and coordination of innovation programmes
“ERANet-LAC Innovation Forum” Aimed at increasing innovation projects between agents from both
regions. ERANet-LAC seeks to foster the cooperation between research and innovation actors while
boosting the bi-regional cooperation, particularly at a funding agencies’ level, taking into account the
whole innovation cycle when designing common programs.
In the frame of ERANet-LAC, FECYT (Spain); IRD (France) and DLR (Germany ) are organizing a participative
Innovation Forum focused on innovation policies and measures, both public and private, analyzing the
main barriers and proposing solutions for them, and developing recommendations. The targeted audience
includes programme managers and designers of innovation funding agencies, from the EU-CELAC countries
and innovation stakeholders.
Venue, Madrid, 23-24 of May, 2016.
Coordination of existing projects, staff exchanges.
“Pilot Coordination Actions”
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ENERGY-SOM Working Group Thematic Report 2016-FIn the frame of the activities of the ERANet-LAC project the Pilot Coordination Actions promote mutual
opening and coordination of existing research programmes and infrastructures. Six out of 25 proposals
received for PCAs with an average of 6 partners per project from 23 different countries are funded. The
activities of said actions started in January 2015. The proposals selected for funding have received technical
and financial support for the organization of working meetings aimed at defining common research
agendas or a roadmap for mutual opening of programmes. Two of them include energy related activities
which can lead to joint projects in this area: a) deepening on geothermal potential of volcanic fields as well
as in training of young scientists. Recommendations on possible topics in the geothermal area for joint call
as well as in further activities in capacity building at the bi-regional level b) access of the researchers to the
different infrastructures.
Promotion of capacity building activities:
Implementation of the proposal for EU-LAC short term courses in geothermal energy and a Masters in
geothermal energy and an international network for geothermal development in the region -high enthalpy
and low enthalpy alternatives- where the Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA-
www.cega.ing.uchile.cl) in Chile and the Mexican Center for Innovation in Geothermal Energy (CeMIE-Geo,
www.cemiegeo.org) in Mexico could enlarge their training programs and geothermal research
development to other entities and universities in the region to perform joint geothermal research.
Dissemination of opportunities for third countries in European Union's Innovation and Research
Framework Programme - Horizon 2020, ERANET LAC, progress made by the SOM thematic groups
Exploring the opportunities for EU-CELAC cooperation and coordination of research activities under the
national or regional level in the EU Member States and Associated States in the energy domain:
See overview of the current ERANET initiatives below. The Graphene Flagship1 (http://graphene-
flagship.eu/project/workpackages/Pages/Work-Package-9--Energy.aspx) focuses on specific functions
involved in applications including photovoltaics. The ECSEL JTI2 includes the “Smart energy” as one of its
key application as show the following scheme. This ECSEL key application focuses on sustainable energy
generation and conversion, reducing energy consumption, efficient community energy management.
1
The Graphene Flagship is a Future and Emerging Technology Flagship by the European Commission. With a budget of
€1 billion, the Graphene Flagship represent a new form of joint, coordinated research on an unprecedented scale,
forming Europe's biggest ever research initiative (http://graphene-flagship.eu/project).
2
ECSEL Joint Undertaking is a Public-Private Partnership which aims with to contribute to the development of a strong
and globally competitive electronics components and systems industry in the European Union.
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ENERGY-SOM Working Group Thematic Report 2016-F3 Cooperation Actions and instruments: Road Map for implementation
Activity Concrete Actions Work progress Instruments & Indicators + Timeline
resources Impact
1st Joint Call – 20 funding organizations from EU-LAC countries DONE ALCUENET Number and 2014-2015
ERANet-LAC 79 research institutions and small and medium enterprises +ERANet-LAC quality of EU-
Bi-regional (SMEs) from both regions involved in the consortia projects LAC projects
collaborative 14 transnational R&D projects (10.4 million €) funded
projects Energy Projects - 4,898,789.50 EUR
Solar energy: Towards Zero Carbon Energy Systems - 2 funded
projects (1,507,167.50 EUR)
Energy-Biomass: Small scale self-sustainable biorefineries –
5 funded projects (3,391,622.00 EUR)
Bi-regional Concrete inputs for the SOM political agenda in ST&I: DONE ALCUE NET EU-CELAC 2014-2015
common Geothermal energy in the roadmap for activities in the energy Geothermal SOM political
interest areas area; exchanging experiences and good practices; possibilities Energy agenda in
for joint calls to develop proposals for capacity building activities for training Workshop, ST&I.
experts and specialists at the bi-regional level. Salta, Argentina Two call topics
Ocean energy is being under consideration for potential bi- description on
regional activities following the interest of the European geothermal
Commission and CELAC countries. energy for the
Direct inputs to the first and second joint calls launched under 2nd joint call
the ERA Net-LAC project.
Solar energy: Promote high-quality research, development and innovation DONE – Update ALCUE NET EU-CELAC Join 2014
Bi-regional projects in the area of renewable energies and energy efficiency and revision of Energy calls &
common and to facilitate the collaboration between research and common interest Workshop, number and
interest areas industrial sectors taking advantage of the International areas and topics Sevilla, Spain quality of
for joint Conference on Concentrated Solar Power CSP Today 2014 fine tuning in projects
activities in solar energy funded
solar energy
Capacity -Elaboration of a proposal and recommendations for Annual itinerant ALCUENET bi- Expansion of 2015 (May)
building and implementing EU-LAC short term courses and a Masters in model proposed regional the LAC
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ENERGY-SOM Working Group Thematic Report 2016-Fnetworking geothermal energy for a Latin activities in Network of
activities -Proposal for developing an international network for American course work NCPs,
geothermal development in the region -high enthalpy and low on geothermal programme, participation
enthalpy alternatives- where the Andean Geothermal Center of energy, different geothermal in
Excellence (CEGA-www.cega.ing.uchile.cl) in Chile and the countries (4-5 energy and Horizon2020
Mexican Center for Innovation in Geothermal Energy (CeMIE- lectures and a capacity and ERANet-
Geo, www.cemiegeo.org) in Mexico could enlarge their training period of practical building LAC calls
programs and geothermal research development to other field work) - workshops in
entities and universities in the region to perform joint under Salta, Argentina
geothermal research. consideration for and Bridgetown,
-Strengthening the capacities of existing LAC NCP and expansion joint activities. Barbados
LAC Energy NCPs network: Dissemination of opportunities for
third countries in European Union's Innovation and Research
Framework Programme - Horizon 2020, ERANET LAC, progress
made by the SOM thematic groups
Opportunities - Explore the possibilities of a pilot project of bi-regional Dialogue ALCUE NET – Collaborative 2016 - 2017
for cooperation interest in renewable energies within the framework of established CYTED Thematic projects
with other CYTED between ALCUE Meeting on
programmes/in - More than 10 ongoing ERANET scheme initiatives in the NET, ERA Net-LAC Renewable
itiatives frame of H2020, 5 European Technology Platforms, and CYTED . Energies, &
Consortium Research Programmes under CYTED and other First draft of ALCUE NET
CELAC regional initiatives in the energy field- identified as existing initiatives Workshop on
important opportunities to foster bi-regional cooperation in for supporting Renewables
this sector. R&I and capacity CONACYT,
- At national or regional level in the EU Member States and building actions Mexico.
Associated States in the energy domain. See overview of on renewable Working Group
the current ERANET initiatives, the Graphene Flagship3 & energies. on Renewable
the ECSEL JTI4 “Smart energy” - focus on sustainable energy Energies
generation and conversion, reducing energy consumption,
efficient community energy management.
3
The Graphene Flagship is a Future and Emerging Technology Flagship by the European Commission. With a budget of €1 billion, the Graphene Flagship represent a
new form of joint, coordinated research on an unprecedented scale, forming Europe's biggest ever research initiative (http://graphene-flagship.eu/project).
4
ECSEL Joint Undertaking is a Public-Private Partnership which aims with to contribute to the development of a strong and globally competitive electronics
components and systems industry in the European Union.
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ENERGY-SOM Working Group Thematic Report 2016-FSynergies with Common grounds with EU-CELAC activities -instruments for DONE EU-MEX Inputs on 2015
projects/initiati collaboration, priority areas identified. Joint work and activities INNOVA identified
ves - on common priorities –geothermal, wind, solar and bioenergy- workshop- initiatives in
opportunities for increased collaboration and networking. Energy Week both regions
for cooperation Brussels
and optimize
resources
2nd ERANet- Topics selection process: Launched ERANET LAC Number and 2015-2016
LAC Joint Call Wind Energy - Advancement of small/medium-scale wind December 2015 quality of EU-
on Research turbines in EULAC countries LAC projects
and Innovation Solar energy – Energy storage technologies funded
Support to the Relevant documentation produced as part of the objectives of 1st and 2nd phases ALCUNET Support the First quarter
strategy for STI the WG to support the making decision process for joint DONE making 2016
cooperation activities. Strategic analysis of the potential in ST&I in decision
energy issues renewable energies in LAC countries to provide an overview on process for
between both the basis of research, both academic and industrial, as well as joint activities
regions interest towards international cooperation in key areas of the
energy sector, identified by the European Union.
Promote Build a coordination action aimed at opening existing research Mexico and Spain Interested FAs Increase the 2016
opening of infrastructures (e.g. laboratories) with a view to establish joint exploring a first collaboration
energy structures in the long-term and to keep an ‘open door’ policy, draft of an between
infrastructures trying to reinforce EU and LAC researchers access to Inventory of researchers
infrastructures (e.g. ESFRI). Energy National from EU and
“Common Use and Access to National Infrastructures – Pilot Research LAC
Action” aimed at enhancing and fostering synergies and the Infrastructures
cooperation among countries of both regions, with a double wishing to joint
goal of supporting research but also high qualified training. this EU LAC
Traditional ERANET instrument rules: EU-CELAC consortia, initiative.
technical feasibility of the project or experiment, timing etc..
Number of access grants per year and duration of stay agreed
with the Research Infrastructure.
Promote Participative Innovation Forum focused on innovation policies On-going “ERANet-LAC Increase of 23-24 of
opening and and measures, both public and private, analyzing the main Innovation innovation May, 2016.
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ENERGY-SOM Working Group Thematic Report 2016-Fcoordination of barriers and proposing solutions for them, and developing Forum” Madrid, projects
innovation recommendations. The targeted audience includes programme Spain between
programmes managers and designers of innovation funding agencies, from agents from
the EU-CELAC countries and innovation stakeholders. both regions
Appointment of Expressions of interest and commitment to support the WG Ongoing EU-CELAC SOM EU-CELAC 2016
EU-CELAC countries and
representative reps.
to join the SOM appointed
energy WG
Horizon 2020 Work programme of the Horizon 2020 reviewed in order to Ongoing Project activities Number of 2016-2017
identify calls for potential partnership projects with
CELAC
participation
.
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ENERGY-SOM Working Group Thematic Report 2016-F4 Summary of EU-CELAC SOM decisions-making issues Lines for action for potential EU-LAC collaboration in renewable energies and ideas to enhance bi-regional cooperation on R&I and future sustainability beyond lifetime of on-going supporting projects and initiatives Opening of research energy infrastructures Proposal for a coordination action aimed at opening existing research infrastructures with a view to establish joint structures in the long-term and to keep an ‘open door’ policy, trying to reinforce EU and LAC researchers access to infrastructures (e.g. ESFRI) - “Common Use and Access to National Infrastructures – Pilot Action” Capacity building activities Implementation of the proposal for EU-LAC short term courses in geothermal energy and a Masters in geothermal energy and an international network for geothermal development in the region -high enthalpy and low enthalpy alternatives- where the Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA- www.cega.ing.uchile.cl) in Chile and the Mexican Center for Innovation in Geothermal Energy (CeMIE-Geo, www.cemiegeo.org) in Mexico could enlarge their training programs and geothermal research development to other entities and universities in the region to perform joint geothermal research. Cooperation and coordination of research activities Evaluate the opportunities for EU-CELAC cooperation and coordination of research activities under the national or regional level in the EU Member States and Associated States in the energy domain (The Graphene Flagship, ECSEL JTI5 includes the “Smart energy”; European Technology Platforms (ETPs); encourage the opening of European initiatives like ERANets and Joint Programming Initiatives to CELAC countries participation. Explore the possibilities of implementing a strategic pilot project of bi-regional interest in renewable energy within the framework of the activities of the Ibero-American Programme for Science and Technology Development (CYTED). First steps done through the ALCUENET-CYTED Thematic Meeting with the co-leaders of the Working Group on Renewable Energies, together with the thematic area managers of CYTED, and key thematic experts. Promote specific topics for the calls in the next Work Programme of the Horizon 2020 in support to the implementation of the EU-CELAC JIRI in the energy thematic field. Enhanced interaction with regional initiatives in the field and regional thematic nets in the energy field In particular with the Regional Observatory on Renewable Energy in LAC initiated as a UNIDO regional Program most notably with regard the implementation of the activities carried out in support of the Working Group on Renewable Energies in the frame of the ALCUENT project linked with to the promotion of cooperation between countries of the region and among energy agents of each country and the development of a tool to share technologies, successful experiences, information on specific projects, existing financing mechanisms, successful legal practices and any information aimed at harnessing the potential of renewable energy technologies to meet the energy needs. 5 ECSEL Joint Undertaking is a Public-Private Partnership which aims with to contribute to the development of a strong and globally competitive electronics components and systems industry in the European Union.
Appointment of EU-CELAC representative to join the SOM energy WG Appoint representatives both at institutional and technical levels. Include CELAC Energy NCPs officially nominated due to their expertise in cooperation with the EU. Sustainability of bi-regional cooperation on energy ST&I Support the establishment of the Platform of Funding Agencies for the implementation of the EU-CELAC JIRI in the frame of the ERANet-LAC project activities, particularly in the energy thematic area.
Annex 1 Position on Energy Efficiency Non-Paper The Position on Energy Efficiency Non-Paper elaborated under ALCUE NET as well as the topics elaboration and selection process for joint calls and all pilot activities executed in support to the Renewable Energies Working Group are in line with the SET Plan as the guiding initiative of the EU research and innovation policy in the field of energy.
Annex 2. First draft of existing initiatives for supporting R&I and
capacity building actions on renewable energies - European
joint activities
At European level, some joint initiatives related to energy are implemented jointly by the European
Commission, Member States and Associated Countries. The table below provides an overview of the
current ERANET initiatives, aiming at promoting the cooperation and coordination of research activities
carried out at the national or regional level in the EU Member States and Associated States in the energy
domain.
Energy Participating
Acronym
Research FP Thematic scope countries Calls
ERANET
Areas
NEWA aims to integrate and coordinate national
efforts towards the creation and publication of a New
European Wind Atlas. The Atlas, based on improved
modelling competencies on atmospheric flow and its
NEWA interactions with wind turbines and wind farms, will
http://eu cover all EU Member States and some Associated BE; DK, DE; LV; One call
FP7
windatlas Countries, as well as their exclusive economic zones, PT; ES; SE; TK 2014
.eu/ both onshore and offshore, and should become a key
tool not only for manufacturers and developers, but
also for public authorities and decision-makers, by
WIND reducing overall uncertainties in determining wind
ENERGY conditions
BE; DK; NL;
NO; ES; UK
FP7 DEMOWI
DemoWind aims to support the development and
ND
demonstration of innovative technologies which can
reduce the cost of offshore wind energy. DemoWind
2016
DEMOWI will target capital intensive, industry-led
ND 2 demonstration projects that would be difficult or
H2020 http://w impossible for a single country to support.
ww.demo
wind.eu/
Bioenergy Sustaining the Future (BESTF) will provide AT; DK; FI; DE;
BESTF 1 –
funding to collaborative bioenergy projects that NL; PL; ES;
3
FP7 - demonstrate at least one innovative step and will SW; UK 2013 -
BIOENERGY http://er
H2020 result in demonstration at a pre-commercial stage. 2016
anetbestf
Boosting the contribution of bioenergy to the EU
.net/
climate and energy ambitions.
SOLAR-ERA.NET focuses its activities on the field of
FP7 SOLAR solar electricity generation, i.e. photovoltaics (PV) and
SOLAR ERANET concentrating solar power (CSP) / solar thermal
AT; BE; CY; FI;
THERMAL/S http://w electricity (STE). SOLAR-ERA.NET shall contribute to
FR; DE; HE; IT; 2013 -
OLAR ww.solar- reaching the objectives of the Solar Europe Industry
NL; PL; ES: SE; 2016
PHOTOVOLT era.net/ Initiative by carrying out the coordination and support
CH; TK; UK
AIC actions for the implementation of the SEII between
SOLAR national and regional RTD and innovation
H2020 programmes.
ERANET II
M ERA II M-ERA.NET provides a central forum where AT; BE; BR; CY; 2016-
ENERGY
H2020 (Material substantial pan-European funding and research DE; EE; ES; FR; 2021
EFFICIENCY
science programmes can be aligned. The consortium aims to HU; IE; IL; IS;and address societal challenges and technological needs IT; LU; LV; NL; March
engineeri with an interdisciplinary approach, creating a flexible NO; PL; PT; 2016
ng) umbrella structure to allow coverage of topics in RO; RU; SE; SI; launch
http://w materials science and engineering. As a core activity, a SK; TR; TW; ZA co-fund
ww.m- series of joint calls for transnational RTD projects are call with
era.net/ implemented. energy
focus
Geother The Geothermal ERA-NET is focusing on the utilization IS; NL; CH; IT; -
mal of geothermal energy applications that involve direct DE; FR; TR; SL;
http://w heating and power generation, thus medium-high HU
FP7
ww.geoth enthalpy resources and reserves.
GEOTHERM ermalera
AL net.is/
Pending At least: IS; 2017
Geother NL; CH; IT; DE; (pending)
H2020
mal FR; TR; ES. In
preparation
Following the previous table, some other geographical ERANETs also focus their activities on energy calls
and programs such as ERANETMED (http://www.eranetmed.eu/ ) to enhance Euro-Mediterranean co-
ownership through innovation and competitive research in the societal challenges of the region, CONCERT-
JAPAN (http://www.concert-japan.eu/)to support and enhance science, technology and innovation (STI)
cooperation between European countries and Japan.
In addition to the previous ERANETs, other big European initiatives implement programs and fund projects
related to energy. The WP9 of the Graphene Flagship6 (http://graphene-
flagship.eu/project/workpackages/Pages/Work-Package-9--Energy.aspx) focuses on specific functions
involved in applications including photovoltaics. The ECSEL JTI7 includes the “Smart energy” as one of its
key application as show the following scheme. This ECSEL key application focuses on sustainable energy
generation and conversion, reducing energy consumption, efficient community energy management.
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The Graphene Flagship is a Future and Emerging Technology Flagship by the European Commission. With a budget of
€1 billion, the Graphene Flagship represent a new form of joint, coordinated research on an unprecedented scale,
forming Europe's biggest ever research initiative (http://graphene-flagship.eu/project).
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ECSEL Joint Undertaking is a Public-Private Partnership which aims with to contribute to the development of a strong
and globally competitive electronics components and systems industry in the European Union.Finally, the table below provides an overview of the European Technology Platforms in the energy domain.
Energy Research Areas Acronym Scope
The European Technology Platform for Wind Energy
(TPWind) is the indispensable forum for the
crystallisation of policy and technology research
and development pathways for the wind energy
TP WIND sector, as well as an opportunity for informal
WIND ENERGY
collaboration among Member States including
http://www.windplatform.eu/ those less developed in terms of wind energy. The
objective of TPWind is to identify areas for
increased innovation, new and existing research
and development tasks
The European Biofuels Technology Platform actively
engages with biofuels stakeholders (researchers,
academia, civil societies, industry), EC-funded
research projects and initiatives, related European
TPs and global biofuels organisations in a wide
Biofuels
BIOENERGY range of activites relevant to the R&D&D of
http://biofuelstp.eu/
sustainable advanced biofuels in Europe. In
particular, the EBTP has developed a Strategic
Research Agenda for Biofuels in Europe and is
actively involved in the European Industrial
Bioenergy Initiative EIBI.
The Platform’s mission is to develop a strategy and
corresponding implementation plan for education,
PHOTOVOLTAIC
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC research & technology development, innovation
http://www.eupvplatform.org/
and market deployment of photovoltaic solar
energy, to realise its vision.
The European Technology Platform on Renewable
Heating & Cooling (RHC-Platform) directs its efforts
RHC Platform http://www.rhc- toward the coordination of European, national,
SOLAR THERMAL
platform.org/home/ regional and local research, development and
deployment programmes and initiatives in the
renewable heating and cooling sector
The European Technology Platform on Renewable
Heating & Cooling (RHC-Platform) brings together
stakeholders from the biomass, geothermal and
RHC
GEOTHERMAL solar thermal sector - including the related
http://www.rhc-platform.org/
industries - to define a common strategy for
increasing the use of renewable energy
technologies for heating and cooling.Annex 3. Renewable Energies Working Group -
Collaborators
FIRST NAME LAST NAME INSTITUTION COUNTRY
Aarón Sánchez Juárez IER-UNAM-Instituto de Energías Renovables Mexico
Adolfo Anguiano Secretaría de Energía Mexico
Adriano Duarte Filho Ministry for ST&I Brazil
Agustin Escardino Malva European Commission EC
Agustín Segovia Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología Mexico
Agustín Segovia Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologìa Spain-Mexico
Akexandra Silén Embajada de Denmark Denmark
Alberto José Delgado Dos Reis Laboratorio Nacional de Energía e Geología, I.P. (LNEG) Portugal
Alejandra Álvarez Dirección Nacional de Relaciones Internacionales Argentina
Alejandro Brenes Winiker Enertiva Costa Rica
Alejandro Amerena Carswell SENER Mexico
Alexis Valqui, Dr. Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Q.53 - Technical Germany
Cooperation in Lateinamerica and the Caribbean
Alexis de Greiff Colombia
Alfredo Martinez-Jimenez UNAM Instituto de Biotecnología Mexico
Alina C. Celi FUNIBER, Florianópolis Brazil
Allan Leest Embajada de Denmark Denmark
Almudena Carrero Escribano, Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT) Spain
Amparo González Espartero CIEMAT-Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas y Spain
Tecnológicas
Ana Luiza Lima IBICT-Inst. Brazileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia Brazil-MCT
André de Courville CIRAD France
Andrzej Rogulski Ministry of National Education France
Angel Cárdenas Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología Mexico Mexico
Angel Corbi, Dr. CSIC-Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Spain
Ángel Landabaso Álvarez EU Delegation to Brazil EC
Angeles Macías Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación Spain
Anibal Enrique Barroto, Dr. Universidad Cienfuegos Cuba
Annie Marchegay Embajada de France France
Antonio Pérez Rodríguez, Ing. Centro Mario Molina Mexico
Antonio Joyce, Dr. Evora University/Solar European Industrial Initiative Portugal
Antonio Urbano Castelán, SEES-DIE-CINVESTAV-IPN Mexico
Prof.
Aroldo Leal de Andrade CNPq Brazil
Arturo Sánchez Carmona Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N. Mexico
Arturon Fernández Madrigal IER-UNAM-Instituto de Energías Renovables Mexico
Astrid Walterman National Commission for Scientific and Technological Chile
Research - CONICYT Chile
Atilio Castagnaro Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Columbres Argentina
Barbara Escudero Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores Mexico
Bárbara de Sant’Anna Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia-Brazil Brazil
Basile Papadopoulos European Commission EC
Bayard Beling Morales STE Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento BrazilBjorn Welin, Dr. Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres Argentina
Camilo A. Arancibia Bulnes IER-UNAM-Instituto de Energías Renovables Mexico
Carlos Casasus CUDI Mexico
Carlos Ramos Berumen, Ing. Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas Mexico
Carlos Patiño Gómez, Dr. Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua Mexico
Carlos Meza Benavides Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica Costa Rica
Carlos Cascante Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología Costa Rica
Carlos Cadena Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva Argentina
Carlos García Bustamante Red Mexicana de Bioenergía AC, REMBIO Mexico
Carlos Ortíz Secretaría de Energía - SENER Mexico
Carlos Meza Benavides UNESCO-International -Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
Costa Rica
Carlos Ángel Torres G. Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores Mexico
Carlos Augusto Mattos Brazil
Carlos Roberto Ochoa Córdova Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología El Salvador
Carmen Agüero Castañeda Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Mexico
Carmen Giovana Granados Ramírez Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Mexico
Cecilia Beatriz de Soto Martínez Cámara de Industrias de Uruguay Uruguay
Celia Marín Rosas INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO Mexico
Cesár Angeles Camacho UNAM- Instituto de Ingeniería Mexico
César Talavera Galeano Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología Paraguay
César Angeles Camacho Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico
César Arreola Secretaría de Energía Mexico
Christiane Marie Daem Centro de Estudios de la Relación entre la UE y AL Belgium
Christoph Meyenburg Embajada de Austria Austria
Christophe Montagnon CIRAD France-MX
Christopher Rawlings British Council Mexico UK
Claudia Guerrero Monteza Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Panama
Claudio de Castro Pellegrini Federal University of São João del Rey Brazil
Claudio A. Estrada Gasca IER-UNAM-Instituto de Energías Renovables Mexico
Consolación Medrano Vaca, Ing. Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas Mexico
Cornelia Nauen European Commission EC
Daniel Villavicencio, Dr. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Mexico
Daniel Fernando Pratto Centro de Investigación en Mecatrónica Automotriz – CIMA Mexico
Davi Ezequiel François Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
David Perez Martin CUBAENERGIA Cuba
David Schmidt Embajada de la República Federal de Germany Germany
Delfa Capelo Ayala Universidad de Cuenca Ecuador
Diassina Di Maggio Agenzia para la Promozione della Ricerca Europea Italy
Diego De Morata CEGA Andean Geothermal Centre of Excellence - UCH - Chile Chile
Dietling Jering European Commission SDME Belgium
Eder Caballero INSTITUTO DE RECONVERSIÓN PRODUCTIVA Y Mexico
BIOENERGETICOS
Edgar Santoyo, Dr. Centro de Investigación en Energía Mexico
Edgar Berrezueta Alvarado Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME) Spain
Edgardo Rubianes ANII Uruguay
Eduardo Trigo CEO Argentina
Emiliano Pérezagua, Dr. CONACYT Mexico
Emiliano Pérezagua, Dr. ETP Spain
Emilien Simonot REOLTEC Spain
Enio Nascimento de CNPq Brazil Brazil
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