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</ul></li> <li class="expanded"><a href="/web/20120208200750/http://www.smartgrids.eu/node/65" title="">EERA</a><ul class="menu"><li class="leaf first last"><a href="/web/20120208200750/http://www.smartgrids.eu/node/96" title="">JP on SmartGrids</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20120208200750/http://www.smartgrids.eu/node/79" title="">SETIS</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20120208200750/http://www.smartgrids.eu/node/64" title="">KIC InnoEnergy</a></li> <li class="expanded"><a href="/web/20120208200750/http://www.smartgrids.eu/node/66" title="">Regulation</a><ul class="menu"><li class="leaf first"><a href="/web/20120208200750/http://www.smartgrids.eu/node/70" title="">ACER</a></li> <li class="leaf last"><a href="/web/20120208200750/http://www.smartgrids.eu/node/71" title="">Smart Grids-Task Force</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="expanded"><a href="/web/20120208200750/http://www.smartgrids.eu/node/67" title="">Standards</a><ul class="menu"><li class="leaf 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approach focuses on the <font color="#c93e1f"><b>European Industrial Initiatives (EII)</b></font>. Industry-led, the EIIs aim to strengthen industrial participation in energy research and demonstration, boost innovation and accelerate deployment of low-carbon energy technologies. EIIs target sectors in which working at EU level adds most value, and technologies for which the barriers, the scale of the investment and the risk involved can be better tackled collectively. The SET-Plan includes:</p> <ul> <li class="rtejustify"> The European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative</li> <li class="rtejustify"> The European CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage Initiative</li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120208200750/http://www.smartgrids.eu/web/node/20"><strong><font color="#c93e1f">The European Electricity Grid Initiative</font></strong></a></li> <li> The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Technology Initiative</li> <li class="rtejustify"> The Sustainable Nuclear Initiative</li> <li class="rtejustify"> The Smart Cities Initiative</li> <li class="rtejustify"> The Solar Europe Initiative</li> <li class="rtejustify"> The European Wind Initiative</li> <li class="rtejustify"> The SET-Plan Steering Group (SET-Group)</li> <li class="rtejustify"> The European Energy Research Alliance (EERA)</li> <li class="rtejustify"> The SET-Plan Information System (SETIS)</li> </ul> <p class="rtejustify">  </p> <table bgcolor="#e2e3bc" border="0" cellpaddin="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120208200750/http://ec.europa.eu/energy/technology/initiatives/initiatives_en.htm" target="_blank">Access to the implementation plans of the initiatives</a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>  </p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div>  <div id="footer"> <p> Copyright © 2011 - SmartGrids - European Technology Platform. 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