| This proposal for a network of R&D providers and industry in the power generation area is aimed at improving the performance of EU R&D in the priority areas of the Clean Use of Coal, the reduction of CO_2 emissions and in the increased co-utilisation of biomass and waste materials with coal and other conventional fuels. It addresses the problems of - improving coordination and cooperation within and between EU funded research projects, - increasing the degree of technology transfer from the laboratory to the marketplace, - raising the public profile of EU research in this area and improving dissemination to decision makers, - improving the level of early pro-active advice that is available to Commission Programme Managers. Of particular importance is the way in which the improved information transfer will increase the capacity of power generation equipment manufacturers to compete in the key export markets of India and China. |