Recent EGNRET Activities Cary Bloyd EGNRET Chair EGEEC-36 Sendai, Japan September 16-17, 2010

EGNRET activities EGNRET last met meeting on April 26-30, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Met jointly with the Biofuels Task Force Joint workshop on Sustainable Biomass Production Fifty project have been completed since 1992 Two projects have been completed in 2010 Two projects are ongoing EGNRET 36 will be held --- October 13-15, 2010 in Tokyo alongside a one day workshop on Maximizing Gird-connected New and Renewable Energy to be held on October 12 , 2010 Information at: www.egnret.ewg.apec.org

Past projects APEC 21st Century Renewable Energy Development Initiative (Collaborative VIII)  Local Banks Training Program for Financing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects (Mexico) APEC 21st Century Renewable Energy Development Initiative (Collaborative VI): Successful Business Models for New and Renewable Energy Technology implementation in APEC Economies (New Zealand) APEC 21st Century Renewable Energy Development Initiative (Collaborative VIII):Workshop on Recent Advances in Utility Based Financial Mechanisms that Support Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (USA) APEC 21st Century Renewable Energy Development Initiative (Collaborative V I) Evaluation of the Role of Village Power Applications in Response to the Tsunami Recovery Effort (Thailand)

Current EGNRET Projects Addressing Grid-Interconnection Issues in order to Maximize the Utilization of New and Renewable Energy Sources (EWG 02/2009) This Japan-led project is examining the grid-interconnection issues associated with large penetration levels of renewable energy The project is on schedule for completion in 2010 Using Smart Grids to Enhance the Use of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies (EWG 01/2009S) This US self-funded project will examine the status and potential within APEC economies of smart grid technologies to enhance the use of renewable energy and energy efficient buildings, appliances and equipment A detailed survey will be sent out by the end of March The project is on time, and should be completed by the end of 2010

APEC 21st Century Renewable Energy Development Initiative (Collaborative VI): Best Practices in New and Renewable Energy Technologies in Urban Areas in the APEC Region (EWG 04/2008) This project highlighted best practices in the use of new and renewable energy and energy efficient technology based systems as they have been applied in APEC cities Identification of lessons learned Review of obstacles preventing or inhibiting the widespread adoption of renewable energy Documentation of case studies of successful projects Preparation of a roadmap to guide future urban renewable energy development Project was profiled in the APEC News Letter

Residential Sector Case Studies People’s Republic of China – Solar Water Heating and Lighting Canada - GeoExchange in Residential Buildings Malaysia Building Integrated Photovoltaic Technology Application Project

Commercial Sector Case Studies Australia – Queen Victoria Solar Energy Market United States – Solar PV in Wal-Mart Retail Stores Chinese Taipei – Green Stadium Singapore – Solar Capacity Scheme China – BIPV-Suntech Headquarters in Wuxi

Industrial and Utility Sectors Industrial Sector Case Studies Thailand – Bagasse-Fired Cogeneration Plant China- Large Scale and Industrial Biogas Program Utility Sector Case Studies United States – La Ola Solar Farm Chinese Taipei – Changbin and Taichung Wind Farms

Ten Priority Steps for Advancing Renewable Energy in APEC Cities (1) Understand What Renewable Energy Means for Your City Make a Commitment to Renewable Energy Initiate a Plan of Action Build an Effective Policy Framework Establish Rules and Regulations

Ten Priority Steps for Advancing Renewable Energy in APEC Cities (2) Address Technical Issues Provide Access to Financing Launch a Renewable Energy Awareness Campaign Strengthen Local Capacity Lead by Action

Workshop and Report on Implications of Bio-Refineries for Energy and Trade in the APEC Region (EWG 05/2008A) The objective of this project is to provide APEC decision makers with recent advances in bio-refinery development. The concept of a bio-refinery is comparable to current petroleum refineries where various fuels and products are created from petroleum. The bio-refinery facility incorporates biomass conversion equipment and processes to generate fuels, power, and chemicals from a biomass feedstock. This project was an effort of Chinese Taipei in close collaboration with Australia, Canada, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Thailand, and US as the project partners to build up the capacity to expand the knowledge and awareness of APEC economies in the emerging bio-refinery technologies.

Project Activities 1/2 A Workshop on Implications of Energy and Trade in the APEC Region was held on 7-9 October, 2009 in Chinese Taipei. More than 90 bio-fuel scientists and engineers from 12 APEC member economies, representing academia, industry, and government agencies, gathered in Chinese Taipei to discuss the bio-refinery technologies. The presentations from the workshop can be found at: http://www.netd.itri.org.tw/apec_biorefinery2009/Presentation.html

Project Activities 2/2 After the workshop, a site visit was arranged for the workshop attendees to tour the 1 MW photovoltaic facility, introducing the recent development of renewable energy facility in Chinese Taipei. A 305-page final report covered the current bio-refinery technologies, potential feedstocks, required resources, and co-products applications for these emerging bio-fuel technologies. This study report is available on the website: http://publications.apec.org/publication-detail.php?pub_id=951

Conclusions and Recommendations Many APEC economies have sufficient amounts of cellulosic biomass and non-edible crop feedstocks. Therefore, APEC economies should continue to focus on these feedstocks for bio-refinery application. In addition, FOG (Fats, Oil, Grease) feedstocks have potential to be a stable feedstock for bio-refineries if APEC economies can efficiently gather this feedstock for processing. Biomass pyrolysis currently pursued in Canada, China and Malaysia can also be easily adopted in other APEC economies if similar feedstocks are available. Gasification and FCC cracking are well established technologies in the petroleum-based industries and can be further developed and utilized for bio-refinery applications using the feedstocks covered in this study. Government incentives and supports are needed for bio-refinery technologies, bio-fuels production and trade in the APEC region. There is a danger when governments intervene with incentives and mandates, but the reality is that government has its own reasons for wanting to drive alternative fuels and so they need to encourage them.