TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR SUB-SECTORS Clause Samples
The 'Technical Description for Sub-Sectors' clause defines the specific technical requirements and standards that apply to distinct parts or divisions of a project or contract. It typically outlines the materials, methods, performance criteria, and quality benchmarks relevant to each sub-sector, ensuring that all parties understand the precise expectations for their respective areas of work. By providing detailed technical guidance, this clause helps prevent misunderstandings, ensures consistency across different project components, and facilitates compliance with industry or regulatory standards.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR SUB-SECTORS. 1. Roads Sector: roads – motorways – bridges – tunnels – urban roads – road bypasses – alternative fuels and related infrastructure – ITS/digitalisation – vehicle technology – autonomous vehicles.
2. Rail Sector: conventional railways – high-speed railways – railway infrastructure (civil works, track, electrification and other installations) – railway signalling – rolling stock, - alternative fuels, - terminals, maintenance depots and other associated facilities.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR SUB-SECTORS. 1. Urban and regional development: e.g. urban planning, urban renewal and regeneration, transition to climate neutral economy and environmental sustainability, carbon neutral cities, land use and transport integration, transit oriented development, sustainable urban mobility plans, smart cities, eco-districts, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ regeneration, cultural heritage, urban/regional climate mitigation & adaptation, territorial governance mechanisms and partnerships, territorial just transition plans and similar, territorial impact assessment;
2. Urban buildings and social infrastructure in the context of integrated urban/regional development:
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR SUB-SECTORS. 1. R&D / Innovation: research-intensive industries, research processes, research management, research infrastructure, the development of university R&D-centres, the development of Science Parks, smart specialisation and the creation of innovation and incubation support services. Services may also focus on evaluating and improving access-to-finance conditions related to areas/companies part of the Horizon 2020 programme, and in particular, the review of specific markets, identification of market gaps/failures, and the review of specific companies / projects planning fund raising activities to improve their investment readiness, climate resilience and adaptation.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR SUB-SECTORS. 1. Energy Efficiency: energy efficiency in buildings (residential and non-residential sectors); energy efficiency in street lighting; energy efficiency in municipal infrastructure; energy efficiency in transport; energy efficiency in industry; district heating/cooling networks, small-scale cogeneration, including micro- generation.
2. Renewable Energy: hydropower (dam, run-of-the-river, regulating, pumped storage); wind energy, onshore, offshore, ocean (tidal, wave, current); photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal power; solar thermal; geothermal heat and power; biomass heat-only, power and cogeneration, biogas and waste incineration.
3. Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Networks:; carbon capture and storage (CCS), electricity transmission (HVAC, HVDC, terrestrial, offshore); electricity distribution networks (active distribution and smart meters included); energy storage
4. Gas: gas transmission & distribution networks including storage; LNG. B.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR SUB-SECTORS. 1. Water, Sanitation, Wastewater and Flood Protection: Services will be provided to specifically support water resources and water supply, wastewater collection and treatment including effluent water reuse, sludge reuse and management, flood prevention, hydrology and flood risk management projects, as well as other projects in the field of water and environment such as catchment management, water resource management, water quality, new water technology, membrane based water/wastewater treatment, hydrological analysis including combination with climate models, smart water including innovation, automation, digitalisation and green infrastructure, environmental monitoring, operator performance review and improvements etc.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR SUB-SECTORS. Services will be provided specifically to support projects within the following sub-sectors:
1. Natural resources and natural capital management: Management and reclamation of land, water and biosphere resources, including projects addressing land degradation, natural ecosystems and forests, nature-based solutions, natural capital and ecosystem restoration, soil salinity, nonpoint source pollution or promoting sustainable land and/or water management practices or sustainable forest management, including afforestation and reforestation.
2. Rural infrastructure, equipment, machinery and input supply: Rural roads, rural markets, irrigation, drainage, water storage, field machinery and equipment as well as projects related to input supply including seeds and fertilisers.
3. Primary production and biomass: Primary production and biomass from agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture. This includes sub-sectors such as perennial crops, annual crops, livestock rearing, forestry production including for feeding biomass for related industries.
4. Food and biomass material manufacturing: Agro-processing (e.g. nuts or vegetable processing and packing), biomass transformation (e.g. dairy processing), and biomass utilisation for energy or materials production (e.g. use of wood residues as biofuel or to produce plywood) and the pulp and paper and other forest industries.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR SUB-SECTORS. 1. R&D / Innovation: research management, research infrastructure, digitalisation programmes assessment, corporate or national RDI programmes, the development of university R&D-centres and Science Parks, smart specialisation and the creation of innovation and incubation support services.
2. ICT: fixed and wireless telecommunications infrastructures, satellite systems/terrestrial broadcasting systems, submarine cable systems, hardware/software development, e-services, ICT-related research and Innovation, Smart Development etc.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR SUB-SECTORS. 1. Water, Wastewater and Flood Protection: Services will be provided to specifically support water resources and water supply, wastewater collection and treatment including reuse, flood prevention, hydrology and flood risk management projects, as well as other projects in the field of water and environment such as catchment management, water quality, piloting new (water) technology or overall environmental monitoring etc.).