1. EXPERT GROUP ON CLEAN FOSSIL ENERGY (EGCFE) REPORT TO EWG55 Hong Kong, China 16 -17 May 2018
SCOTT M. SMOUSE, EGCFE CHAIR
Senior Advisor
and
Acting Director, International and External Partnerships Division
Office of Clean Coal and Carbon Management
Office of Fossil Energy
U.S. Department of Energy

2. General Administrative/Governance
Vice Chair: Mr. Masaomi KOYAMA (Director, Overseas Energy Infrastructure Office, ANRE, METI, Japan)
TOR updated with sunset clause
Website ( revamp continues
Pending Secretariat Changes
JCOAL (Japan Coal Energy Center) served as EGCFE Secretariat
Unusual (?) that Secretariat is from different economy than Chair
Also, with additional O&G priorities, this needs reassessed
Chair creating team to support/serve as Secretariat
Ayaka Jones, USDOE
Ian Torrens, LTI
Chris Babel, LTI
Energetics
Two meetings (coal and O&G focused)

3. Updated EGCFE TOR

4. EGCFE Website 4

5. EGCFE Collaboration with IEA Clean Coal Centre
Reports
Global coal power fleet efficiency improvement
Modular systems for clean coal
Economic and strategic value of coal
Understanding coal’s role in the energy trilemma
Update on financing coal-fired power plants
HELE in South East Asia
Events
Multi-pollutant emissions from coal workshop, Poland
Cofiring biomass with coal workshop, Denmark
2019 CCT conference, TBD

6. EGCFE Coal Meeting Tokyo, Japan; 8 September 2017
Held following Japan’s 2017 International Clean Coal Symposium
8 Economies: Australia, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and United States, Viet Nam + Lead Shepherd + APERC
Agenda
Governance
TOR
Chair and Vice Chair
Secretariat
Projects
Completed projects (~40 over past ~15 years)
Ongoing projects
Concept notes
APERC Coal Market Study
Cooperation with other EGs, TFs, and Centers and IEA CCC
Updated website (
Contractor support

7. EGCFE Oil & Gas Meeting Tokyo, Japan; 9 March 2018
Held following 4th O&G Security Network Forum
12 Economies: Canada; Chile; P.R. China; Hong Kong, China; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico; Papua New Guinea; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States; and Viet Nam
Lead Shepherd
APERC
IEA

8. EGCFE Oil & Gas Meeting Agenda
EGCFE management-related issues
- TOR revision
- Vice Chair
Projects
- Completed Oil and Gas Projects
- Ongoing Oil and Gas Projects Status
- Concept Notes for New Oil and Gas Projects
APERC Presentation
- APERC’s role
- Oil and Gas Security Initiative (OGSI)
- Oil and Gas Security Studies (OGSS)
- Oil Market Study
- Gas Market Study
- EGEDA Data on Oil and Gas
IEA Oil and Gas Market Outlook
Notable Developments on Oil and Gas in APEC Economies

9. EGCFE Projects Estimated funding: $6+M total with ~$3.4M from APEC
Related to production and clean, efficient use of fossil fuels (mostly coal, but also natural and unconv. gas and LNG)
Covering technologies, markets, regulations, public education, and capacity building
33 of 40 projects approved
Workshops and Seminars
Historical seminars
6 Coal Flow Seminars (Japan)
7 Technical Seminars (United States)
4 TILF Seminars (Australia)
Clean Fossil Energy Technical and Policy Seminars
12 seminars to date
Focused workshops on technologies, best practices, capacity building, policy/regulations, and markets 9

10. Completed EGCFE Projects
Water Energy Nexus Workshop (EWG A)

11. Ongoing EGCFE Projects
Best Practices for Coal Bed Methane in Developing Economies (EWG A)
$100,000 APEC funding
Overseer: China Coal Information Institute
171-page “Best Practice Guidance of Effective CBM Recovery Technologies for APEC Developing Economies”
Workshop May 2018 in Beijing, PRC
PREP: Peer Review in Efficient Power (EWG A)
$125K APEC funding + $25K self funded by USA + Japan self-funded experts
Overseer: USDOE
Conceptually modeled after EGEEC’s PREE Initiative
2 volunteer developing APEC economies
RFP closed 30 April 2018
4 proposals (1 from P.R. China and 3 from USA) under review

12. Ongoing EGCFE Projects
International Seminar for Development of Natural Gas Market  
$70,000 APEC funding
Overseer: Mexico
3-day Seminar to:
Share experiences, discuss implementation of best practices, and recommend models and public policies
Establish international benchmark to explore different options for natural gas supply
Discuss potential entry barriers for international commerce

13. EGCFE Concept Notes Oil & Gas
Mexico´s Oil Products Industry Forum (Mexico)*
Orphan Oil, Gas Wells and Facilities in Mexico: A chance to identify, innovate and resolve (Mexico)*
APEC Study on Small-Scale Shallow Draft LNG Carriers and Floating Storage Regasification Units (USA)
Coal
High-Efficiency, Low-Emission (HELE) Coal-Fired Power Generation Workshop (USA)*
HELE Coal-Fired Power Generation and Cogeneration – Case Studies (USA)**
Regional Expert Workshop on Coal Power Generation Efficiency (USA)**
*submitted but not approved
**self funded

14. Potential New EGCFE Concept Notes
PREP2: Peer Review in Efficient Power
Water Energy Nexus – Power Generation Support Tool
Furthering Expertise in Low-Carbon Fossil Power Generation: CCS Capacity Building
Development of Unconventional Gas Census: Testing design and methodology for several economies

15. Next EGCFE Meeting(s) Options Joint coal and O&G meeting
Separate meetings again
Timing (with relevant technical events)