Making Europe's electricity grid fit for 2020 Report: Peter Eriksson (A8-0330/2015) Report on achieving the 10 % electricity interconnection target – Making Europe’s electricity grid fit for 2020 [2015/2108(INI)] Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

(10a) To ensure voltage and frequency stability, particular attention should be focused on the stability of the European electricity network under the changing conditions caused by the growing incoming supplies of volatile renewable energy. Further research efforts are needed in order to enable smart grids, storage capacities, and intelligent energy mix concepts to compensate for supply fluctuations in electricity generated from renewable sources.

(b) the central function to coordinate the early identification and resolution of frequency needs in the bands allocated to European general air traffic to support the design and operation of European aviation network.

33. Strongly recommends that resources for instruments such as STREP (specific targeted research projects) and cooperative research (formerly CRAFT) and collective research expressly addressed to SMEs, as well as their accessibility, should be increased, the criteria for the admission of projects rendered more flexible, and projects given a greater and fairer chance of success; encourages Member States to adopt fiscal and other incentives for promoting industrial innovation, including links w ...[+++]ith EUREKA, especially with reference to SMEs; recommends the provision of subsidies to SMEs for obtaining patent licences; calls on the Commission to consider allocating a proportion of each thematic budget for fixed-sum grants to micro- and small enterprises as seedcorn risk investment subject to simplified streamlined selection processes and minimal administration thereafter;

33. Strongly recommends that resources for instruments such as STREP (specific targeted research projects) and cooperative research (formerly CRAFT) and collective research expressly addressed to SMEs, as well as their accessibility, should be increased, the criteria for the admission of projects rendered more flexible, and projects given a greater and fairer chance of success; encourages Member States to adopt fiscal and other incentives for promoting industrial innovation, including links w ...[+++]ith EUREKA, especially with reference to SMEs; recommends the provision of subsidies to SMEs for obtaining patent licences; calls on the Commission to consider allocating a proportion of each thematic budget for fixed-sum grants to micro- and small enterprises as seedcorn risk investment subject to simplified streamlined selection processes and minimal administration thereafter;

32. Strongly recommends that resources for instruments such as STREP and cooperative research (formerly CRAFT) and collective research expressly addressed to SMEs, as well as their accessibility, should be increased, the criteria for the admission of projects rendered more flexible, and projects given a greater and fairer chance of success; encourages Member States to adopt fiscal and other incentives for promoting industrial innovation, including links with EUREKA, especially with reference to SMEs; recommends the provision of subsidies to SMEs for obt ...[+++]aining patent licences; calls on the Commission to consider allocating a proportion of each thematic budget for fixed-sum grants to micro- and small enterprises as seedcorn risk investment subject to simplified streamlined selection processes and minimal administration thereafter;