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WASHINGTON, DC, US, November 8, 2006 (Refocus
Weekly)
Six countries have endorsed detailed action plans
and renewable energy projects that will implement the Asia-Pacific
Partnership on Clean Development & Climate as an alternative to the
Kyoto Protocol.
The public-private partnership involves Australia, China, India,
Japan, Republic of Korea and the United States, which collectively
consume more than half of the world's energy. The first meeting took
place in Australia in January, where first ministers established
eight task forces, including renewables & distributed generation,
power generation & transmission, cleaner fossil energy, buildings &
appliances, aluminium, cement, coal mining and steel.
Endorsement of the action plans and detailed projects launches the
implementation phase of the partnership and starts a series of
programs to implement cleaner energy technologies and practices
among member nations. The programs focus on sharing best practices,
identifying legal, regulatory and market barriers, research and
development, and several demonstration projects.
“Renewable energy and distributed generation technologies will be
critical to the future energy mix of all six partner countries,” the
document explains. “Energy access, energy security, poverty
alleviation, and environmental considerations, combined with
increasing fossil fuel prices, are key drivers for accelerating the
adoption of affordable and reliable renewable energy and distributed
generation.”
Renewables include large hydro and “can deliver power with virtually
zero emissions,” it adds. “Both renewable energy and DG lend well to
promoting energy security and are financially attractive options
under certain circumstances.”
The first set of approved projects has the potential to achieve
deployment of an additional 1,800 MW of renewable energy and DG
capacity within five years, and the task force will promote
investment in these technologies and address market and technical
impediments which may prohibit their adoption.
A “particularly important role” is to identify barriers to
technology deployment and financing associated with the deployment
of renewables, and Australia, Korea and the U.S. will work to
analyze the regulatory barriers and create an enabling framework for
renewable energy deployment. Korea will examine smart grid
integration of DG while the U.S. commercializes DG using
hydrogen–fuelled generators in India.
There are 24 projects, including Building Critical Mass for
Ultra-High Efficiency Solar Power Stations, Asia-Pacific Partnership
Mega Solar Project, Renewable Energy Rural Business Hubs in China &
India, Identification of High-Prospect Geothermal Energy Projects in
China, Analysis of Regulatory Barriers to Renewable Energy Uptake in
Partnership Developing Countries, Barriers to Clean Technology
Investment & Deployment between Australia & India, Development of
Economic Indices for Renewable Energies & Distributed Generation in
the Asia-Pacific Region, Creating an Enabling Framework for
Renewable Energy Deployment in the Partnership, Quality Renewable
Training Program in China & India, International Scholarships for
Photovoltaics & Solar Energy Engineering, Capacity Building for
Renewable Energy Promotion Policies & Measures, Feasibility Study &
Development of Smart Energy Solution Using Various Renewable
Energies, Market Development for Renewable Energy, Public-Private
Sector Partnership on Hydropower in Partnership, Demonstration of
Solar-Enhanced Fuels for Electricity & Transport Applications,
Flexible Biomass Gasification Technology for Distributed Power
Generation, Solar Photovoltaic Linear Concentrator Systems, and
Development of Materials & Interface Engineering Technologies for
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.
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