Strategic Research Agenda for Organic and Large Area Electronics
Towards a Green Electronics in Europe
Available pdf downloads
Download SRA Pdf: uploads/OLAE SRA FINAL VS 4 91509.pdf
Download Thierry Van der Pyl, Director, INFSO-G PDF: uploads/OLAE_SRA_TVdP_18 Sept 2009 [Compatibility Mode].pdf
Download OLAE Strategic Research Agenda Presentation pdf: uploads/OLAE SRA AGENDA BRUSSELS_18_9_2009.pdf
The Strategic Research Agenda [SRA] for the Organic & Large Area Electronics [OLAE] is now available and downloadable at the link below. The SRA is a joint effort of a large number of European stakeholders, from industry, research and the academia. The title “Towards a Green Electronics in Europe” indicates that the OLAE technology, is expected to contribute to a lower CO2 footprint of electronics in general, and to a new class of applications and products with integrated enhanced functionalities. It will take however continued efforts of research, development and engineering to make this a reality and continued public funding to reach the indicated objectives.
Organic and Large Area Electronics (OLAE) has a huge potential to give answers to many questions in our society on the future of energy, environment, information and communication, mobility, health and others. OLAE covers 5 important topics which have all a similar disruptive technology in common:
- Lighting
- Organic Photovoltaics
- Displays
- Electronics
- Integrated Smart Systems
For these 5 topics so far several technology platforms and organisations are involved:
- Photonics 21
- OE-A (Organic Electronics Association)
- EPoSS (European Technology Platform on Smart System Integration)
- OPERA (Organic/Plastic Electronics Research
Alliance)
Organic and Large Area Electronics has a large market potential of $ 300 Bio. in 2027 according to market research institutes. As we address 4 important application areas and industries (lighting, photovoltaics, displays and electronics) we have to coordinate and focus on a European as well as national level the resources in industry and academia. In addition OLAE will have significant impact on additional large markets such as printing and packaging, health care and chemical industry. The diversity of the applications requires a clustered approach with one roadmap. Therefore, as an industry-led initiative, around 70 companies and institutes from 15 European countries contributed in the 5 topic areas to the preparation of the first OLAE Strategic Research Agenda to wards a green electronics in Europe , which was prepared from February to September 2009.
In view of the complexity of the area, the synergies between the topics and the economic and the societal impact a coordinated European funding is suggested with an R&D budget of more than EUR 500 Mio. for 2011 to 2015. With this increased funding Europe has a good chance to keep leading positions in the value chain.
We would very much like to receive your comments on the Strategic Research Agenda. If you would like to give feedback or if you have any questions, please email Dr Thomas Geelhaar on Thomas.Geelhaar@merck.de or Mr Ed van den Kieboom on ed.vandenkieboom@plastic-electronics.org or on info@opera-project.eu until 18th October 2009.