Challenge 6 of the ICT programme explores how ICT can contribute to delivering a sustainable, low carbon society and help progress towards the Europe 2020 targets on climate and energy. ICT can assist in reshaping the demand side of our energy-dependant society, reducing energy consumption, and subsequently CO 2 emissions, in particular in electricity distribution, buildings and construction, transport and logistics, the public sector, rural areas and cities. Advances in ICT can also help combat environmental degradation and ensure sustainable use of natural resources, while improving efficiency in energy production and use, and modernising energy networks.
The objectives (=sub-themes) of this challenge are:
>Objective ICT-2011.6.1 Smart Energy Grids
>Objective ICT-2011.6.2 ICT systems for energy efficiency
The envisaged target outcomes are:
a) Tools to optimize energy performance for planning, systems development and operation.
b) To support the "Green Digital Charter"
> Objective ICT-2011.6.3 ICT for efficient water resources management
> Objective EEB-ICT-2011.6.4 ICT for energy-efficient buildings and spaces of public use
The envisaged target outcomes are:
a) Building Energy Management Systems
b) Coordination and Support Actions
>Objective EEB-ICT-2011.6.5 ICT for energy-positive neighbourhoods
>Objective ICT-2011.6.6 Low carbon multi-modal mobility and freight transport
The envisaged target outcomes are:
a) ICT for low-carbon multi-modal freight and logistics
b) ICT for clean and efficient multi-modal mobility
c) Coordination and Support Actions
>Objective ICT-2011.6.7 Cooperative Systems for energy efficient and sustainable mobility
a) Cooperative Systems for low-carbon multi-modal mobility
b) European Wide Service Platform (EWSP) for cooperative system enabled services
c) Coordination and support actions
> Objective GC-ICT-2011.6.8 ICT for fully electric vehicles
The envisaged target outcomes are:
a) Energy/Power Storage Systems
b) Architectures for Energy, Communication and Thermal Management
c) Vehicle-to-grid Interface (V2G)
d) Vehicle Stability Control
e) Electric Drive and Electronic Components
f) Integration of the FEV in the cooperative transport infrastructure
g) Functional Safety and Durability of the FEV
h) Coordination and Support Action “FEV made in Europe”
