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Asia Pacific Partnership Update EEAC Meeting July 18-19, 2007 Jim Hendricks Asia Pacific Partnership Objectives Partners : Australia, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, United States
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Asia Pacific PartnershipUpdate EEAC Meeting July 18-19, 2007 Jim Hendricks
Asia Pacific Partnership Objectives Partners: Australia, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, United States Objectives: “Meet goals for energy security, national air pollution reduction, and climate change in ways that promote sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction.”
Asia Pacific Partnership Task Forces • Aluminum • Building and Appliances • Cement • Cleaner Use of Fossil Energy • Coal Mining • Power Generation and Transmission • Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation • Steel
Power Generation and Transmission Task Force • Identify and Assess Opportunities for Actions to Develop and Deploy Power Generation, Transmission and Demand Side Management Technologies that Address Development and Climate Concerns • Facilitate Demonstration and Deployment of Practices, Technologies and Process to Improve Efficiency of Power Production and Transmission
Project Update • AEP Led Effort October/November 2006 (100 engineers) • Japanese Peer Review Project April 2007 (50 plus engineers—six from US) • Hydroelectric Efficiency Enhancement Project August 2007 (China, India, Japan, US) • India Peer Review October 2007 (TBD)
Projects Under Development • Peer Reviews of Coal Fired Generation in China, US, and others • Transmission & Distribution Project • Demand Side Management with Focus on India • Wind Power Project • Renewable Energy (Later)
Lessons Learned • International Protocols and Country Cultures are Important • Time is Required to Develop Country Contacts and Identify Decision Makers • Frameworks Have to be Developed and Exercised to Encourage Participation • Project Substance is Important • EEI Member Participation is Critical