1. the APEC Expert Group on New & Renewable Technologies
EWG 50
Agenda Item 8(a)
Progress Report of
the APEC Expert Group on
New & Renewable Technologies
Keng-Tung Wu, PhD
EGNRET Secretariat
December 2015

2. EGNRET Activities Since EWG 49
EGNRET 45: November 16-19, 2015
at Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Meeting Theme: Policy Strategy and Priority of New and Renewable Development in APEC Region
6 Member Economies attended the meeting : China, Japan, Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, and United States
Other parties attended the meeting including EGEDA, EGEE&C, APERC, APSEC, and ICA. 2

3. EGNRET Activities Since EWG 49
APEC Workshops held along with EGNRET 45
APEC Workshop on Best Practice of New and Renewable Energy Development in APEC Region
Final Dissemination Workshop on District Energy Systems Development Roadmap Study in APEC Economies
Meeting presentations are available on the EGNRET website 3

4. EGNRET 45: Xiamen, China (2015.11.16)
EGNRET Activities Since EWG 49
EGNRET 45: Xiamen, China ( )
Eight of delegates are attending EWG 50 now.

5. EGNRET Activities Since EWG 49
EGNRET Chair and Secretariat were invited to give the presentations at other APEC fora
Review of Recent EGNRET Activities and Strategy on Doubling RE Goal in APEC Region
EGEDA 27 meeting in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (1 September, 2015)
Overview of EGNRET Activities and Promoting Renewable Energy for Sustainable City in APEC
APSEC Asia Pacific Sustainable Energy Development Forum in Tianjin, China (11 September, 2015).

6. Topic Discussed in EGNRET 45
Draft Work Plan of APEC and IRENA
Definition of New and Renewable Energy

7. Topic Discussed in EGNRET 45
Draft Work Plan of APEC and IRENA
Background
To leverage the expertise and resources of international organizations, the US proposed a draft APEC-IRENA work plan to facilitate brainstorming on potential areas for collaboration.
This work plan has not been vetted by IRENA.
Suggestions
Integrate the EGNRET projects in past two years, and the integrated data could be used as the reference for future cooperation direction of proposed projects.
To attach a joint meeting between EGNRET and other organisations like IRENA and IEA to carry out the potential joint-projects.
EGNRET members are encouraged to conduct projects related to this Work Plan.

8. Topic Discussed in EGNRET 45
Definition of New and Renewable Energy
The definition of New and Renewables is not defined clearly yet.
The difficulty: Traditional biomass energy and small hydro
Biomass accounts a big ratio in the global renewables. However, traditional biomass data is very difficult to collect correctly and some of the traditional biomass consumption is harmful to the environment.
The correct statistic data would be very important to set the doubling goal.

9. EGNRET Project Update (2013-2015)
Status
Projects
Note
Completed 16
15 projects from 2013;
1 project from 2014 (self-funded)
On-going 11
4 projects from 2014;
7 projects from 2015 S1
Project approved in
Session 2, 2015 6
Concept Notes proposed for Session 1, 2016 10 9

10. EGNRET Project Submission
Success Rate of
EGNRET Project Submission
100%
100%
100%
EGNRET
83.3%
70%
50%
Approved (%)
23%
14.3%
Session

11. Completed Projects 2013-2014 (16 projects)

12. On-going Projects (11 projects)

13. Approved Projects, 2016 S2 (6 projects)

14. Concept Notes proposed for 2016 S1
(10 projects)

15. EGNRET Project Workshops in 2015
15 Apr 2015
Final Dissemination Workshop: Capacity Building for Installers and System Designers for Solar PV Rooftop Installations (EWG 22/2013A)
Laoag, Philippines 
5 - 6 Aug 2015
APEC Public - Private Dialogue on Addressing Impediments in Financing Renewable Energy (EWG 02/2014A)
Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam 
Sep 2015
APEC Workshop on Promoting the Development of Wind Energy, Phase 2 – Public-Private Partnership for Wind Energy Development (EWG 15/2015A)
Hanoi, Viet Nam 
Sep 2015
EWG 16/2013A - Workshop on APEC Photovoltaic Communication and Cooperation Platform (PVCCP)
Beijing, China 
EWG 03/2014A - APEC Photovoltaic System Best Practices and Latest Development Comparative Study (PV-BPLD)
Nov 2015
EWG 05/2015A Workshop on Experiences and Plans to Double Renewable Energy Utilization by 2030
Daegu, Korea 
18 Nov 2015
EWG 09/2015S. APEC Workshop on Best Practices In Developing New and Renewable Energy
Xiamen, China
19 Nov 2015
EWG A Final Dissemination Workshop on District Energy Systems Development Roadmap Study in APEC Economies

16. Prospective of EGNRET Works in 2016
The EGNRET will focus more on smart grid, low carbon town, etc. which are directly related to the ESCI and APEC ASGI.
EGNRET members are encouraged to conduct researches related to reduction of energy intensity in APEC region.
EGNRET will expand the experience exchange or share of best practices for each economy to access the enough technology to further promote the renewable energy for RE doubling goal.

17. Prospective of EGNRET Works in 2016
EGNRET will continue work with EGEDA, EGEE&C, and APERC in the APEC Region, and will also try to communicate with IRENA, IEA, and ASEAN to get the most useful information for push forward the doubling goal.
EGNRET will also continue to discuss and look into the priority of different technology and/or strategy is required for all APEC Region or each Economy, and will also encourage each economy to submit the proposal based on the identified priority in order to remove the barrier and speed up the employment of renewable energy.

18. Thank you for your attention!
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