Work Plan
Steps towards future procurement of innovative mobile, green energy technology
The POWERBASE project objectives will be delivered through four work packages. WP1 is Governance, coordination and management. Based on a thorough scenario-based needs assessment carried out in coordination with all end-users. In WP2, POWERBASE will identify and structure the consolidated unmet needs for specific emergency response scenarios of different end-users operating on European, national and local level. WP2 will identify and analyze relevant renewable energy products that potentially play a key role in meeting the needs and requirements previously defined with endusers.In WP3, the project will develop dedicated procedures for the procurement of R&D services for renewable energy supply solutions. To effectively bridge the gap between innovative solutions and end-user needs and nurturing a dynamic community of potential providers and buyers, WP4 will establish a community that fosters mutual understanding of needs and solutions through continuous engagement, dialogue, and collaboration, and spread awareness.
Work packages
Work Package 1
Governance, Coordination and Management
This work package aims to implement, coordinate & manage the POWERBASE project with the following specific objectives:
- To provide leadership, governance, legal & ethical guidance, scientific coordination and management support to POWERBASE
- To define and mitigate risks and ensure delivered quality
- To ensure the involvement and consideration of the project external expertise
WP1
WP2
Work Package 2
Scenario and requirement definition
Based on the EAFIP methodology, WP2 aims to implement all steps to define the gap of unmet needs related to new low-emission power supply solutions of Emergency Response Organisations between a) the related functional and operational requirements in emergency response scenarios and b) the performance of currently commercially available solutions and solutions still in development.
Specific objectives are:
- To identify representative and future-relevant operational deployment scenarios for Bases of Operation and Emergency Shelters
- To identify specific functional & operational requirements for a power supply solution (single or modular) and to describe the unmet needs/challenge for a future PCP
- To list and evaluate relevant commercially available and promising solutions in R&D
- To develop an overview of the most relevant suppliers (industry and RTOs)
- To validate the identified needs/challenge
Work Package 3
Procurement preparation
Leveraging on the results of the needs assessment and state-of-the-art analysis, WP3 focuses on preparing for future innovation procurement processes by market analysis and preparing documents for future pre-commercial procurement (PCP). Specific objectives of WP3 include:
- To ensure a wide participation of RE solution providers in the Open Market Consultation (OMC)
- To build a strong procurement strategy, integrating the necessary business case and costs analysis
- To draft legally sound PCP documents
- To prepare well-structured training activities
WP3
WP4
Work Package 4
Stakeholder engagement, Dissemination, Communication and Exploitation
WP4 lists the stakeholder engagement strategy, and the ensemble of communication, dissemination and exploitation activities.
Specific objectives are:
- To build and manage a stakeholder community of solution providers and end-user/public buyers
- To prepare both end-users and suppliers for public procurement through relevant training and provision of requirements for R&D.
- To build awareness about the objectives, scope and results of POWERBASE
- To design an exploitation strategy of POWERBASE outputs
- To enhance international collaboration