EGNRET 2005-2006 Projects

Cary Bloyd

EGNRET 28

Tokyo, Japan

29-30 January 2007

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Project was Completed Dec. 2006

APEC 21st Century Renewable Energy Development Initiative (Collaborative IV): Adoption of Renewable Energy Standards Phase II– Final Groundwork: TILF USA lead, $285,000 total/$135,000 APEC) cosponsors: Australia, China, Hong Kong China (EWG 01/2005T)

Purpose: This project is to reduce trade barriers within the APEC region for renewable energy technologies and services, by working towards a harmonized set of standards. Specifically, this project will assist APEC economies, through representative technical expert committees from the region, in working together to document and prioritize the comprehensive standards for renewable energy hardware and workforce development in the APEC economies.

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Activities of Adoption of Renewable Energy Standards Phase II: Final Groundwork (1)

1. Review action plan and priorities from APEC EWG 01/2002T work

2. Determine top 3 priorities areas for review and harmonization, in consultation with APEC EGNRET participants

3. Identify specialists in top 3 priority areas and launch expert technical committees to review standards

4. Create a technical secretariat to lead and support activities for each committee

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Activities of Adoption of Renewable Energy Standards Phase II: Final Groundwork (2)

5. Technical committees will identify all existing standards in the APEC region under the 3 selected priority areas and will draft harmonization review

6. Expert committees will develop recommendations for harmonization of standards, and will push forward the harmonization process.

7. Prepare plan of action for harmonization of standards

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Activities of Adoption of Renewable Energy Standards Phase II: Final Groundwork (3)

Phase 2: Determine top 3 priorities for review for harmonization

Solar Water Heaters Installation of Grid Connect PV Systems Installation of Stand Alone PV Systems

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List of Existing Standards Obtained During Project (1)

Solar Water Heaters Australia/ New Zealand:

– AS/NZS 2712:2002 :Solar and heat pump water heaters-Design and construction

Canada:

– CAN/CSA-379.1-88 :Solar Domestic Hot Water System China:

– GB/T 19141-2003 :Specification of domestic solar water heating system

Japan:

– JIS A 4111: 1997 :Solar water heater for dwellings. Chinese Taipei:

– CNS 12555, Solar Water Heater for Dwellings United States:

– E 1056-85 :Standard Practice for Installation and Service of Solar Domestic Water Heating Systems for One- and Two-Family Dwellings

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List of Existing Standards Obtained During Project (1)

Stand Alone Power Systems (Off-grid systems) Australia/New Zealand

– AS4509.1-1999 : Stand-alone power systems Part 1. Safety requirements– AS4509.2-2002 : Stand-alone power systems Part 2. System Design– Guideline– AS4509.3-1999 : Stand-alone power systems Part 3. Installation and– Maintenance– AS4086.2 -1997 : Secondary batteries for use with stand-alone power systems

China– GB/T 19115.1-2003 : Off-Grid type wind –solar photovoltaic-hybrid generate

Electricity System of Household Use----Part 1: Technology condition– GB/T 19115.2-2003 : Off-Grid type wind –solar photovoltaic-hybrid– generate Electricity System of Household Use----Part 2: Test methods

Mexico– National Electrical Code (NEC) 2005 Article 690

United States

– National Electrical Code (NEC) 2005 Article 690

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List of Existing Standards Obtained During Project (2)

Grid-Connected PV Systems Australia/New Zealand

– AS 4777.1-2005 : Grid connection of energy systems via inverters Part 1: Installation requirement

– AS 4777.2-2005 : Grid connection of energy systems via inverters Part 2: Inverter requirements.

– AS 4777.3-2005 : Grid connection of energy systems via inverters Part 3: Grid protection requirements

China

– GB/T 19939-2005 : Technical requirements for grid connection of PV system (in Chinese)

Malaysia

– MS 1837-2005 : Installation of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic (PV) System

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List of Existing Standards Obtained During Project (3)Grid-Connected PV Systems

Singapore– Transmission Code – August 2002 Appendix F :Specific operating and

technical requirements for generation, transmission and consumer installations. Published by Energy Market Authority of Singapore

United States of America– UL 1741-2005 : Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System

Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources

International– IEC 61727-2004 :Photovoltaic (PV) systems – Characteristics of the utility

interface– IEEE 1547-2003 :Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power

Systems (Note: IEEE standards are sometimes considered as USA standards, but at least in PV area, IEEE 1547 is a de facto international standard)

– IEEE 1547.1-2005 :Conformance Test Procedures for Equipment Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems

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New EGNRET Projects Funded in 2005 : Project 2

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. (ASF, USA lead, $75,000 total/$50,000 APEC) cosponsors: ) Australia, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea, Thailand (EWG 03/2006A)

The objective of this project is to examine the role of village power applications in the tsunami recovery effort. An understanding of how village power applications played roles in this tsunami recovery effort and what obstacles might have been present that prevented more use of them, will significantly benefit APEC member economies, as well as non-member economies

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Activities of Tsunami Recovery Project (1)

1. Review village power applications that the tsunami affected economies utilized for temporary recovery, and in permanent reconstruction of tsunami affected areas in APEC member economies.

2. Review obstacles that prevented an adoption of village power applications in both temporary recovery and permanent reconstruction.

3. Review the applicability of lessons learned from existing village power programs to the tsunami affected areas.

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Activities of Tsunami Recovery Project (2)

4. From the lessons learned, make recommendations on the appropriate new and renewable energy technologies that could be utilized in future disaster response activities.

5. Develop a draft final report based on information gained in 1-4 and circulate to EGNRET members and other key stakeholders for comment.

6. Prepare and disseminate a final report based on EGNRET and stakeholders comments

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Status of Tsunami Recovery Project

The contractor developed the project questionnaire and sent it to government officials, and organizations involved with tsunami activities in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand

The partner in the project is an NGO in Indonesia--the Foundation of Indonesian Institute for Energy Economics (IIEE)

First progress report was submitted to the Project Overseer (US) in July 2006 reviewing village power applications utilized in tsunami activities; the second progress report was submitted in November 2006 reviewing obstacles to adoption of village power applications

The third progress report is due in June 2007 to identify lessons learned from existing village power programs

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New EGNRET Projects Funded in 2005: Project 3

APEC 21st Century Renewable Energy Development Initiative (Collaborative V III) Information Sharing on Financing Public Sector Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects. (OA USA lead, $75,000 total/$50,000 APEC) cosponsors: China, Mexico, New Zealand (EWG 04/2006)

Objective: This project will strengthen and accelerate the financing of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, especially in government facilities, by reducing transaction costs to all parties – public and private – through the compilation, review, and dissemination of web-based information on best practices, model language, and key lessons learned from clean energy financing activities throughout the APEC region and beyond.

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Activities of Finance Information Sharing Project

Task 1: Project scoping and review of existing information

Task 2: Needs assessment

Task 3: Workshop to review information system design period is planned for July 2007 in the Philippines

Task 4: Development and launch of initial Project Finance Information System. The system design will build on the successful model of APEC’s Energy Standards Information System (http://www.apec-esis.org/home.asp)

Status: Project is being implemented on schedule

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New EGNRET Projects Funded in 2005: Project 4

APEC 21st Century Renewable Energy Development Initiative (Collaborative V I) Renewable Energy Products Database: Paving the Way for Deployment of Renewable Energy.  (OA Thailand lead, $75,000 total/$50,000 APEC) cosponsors: Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, USA (EWG 02/2006)

This project supports development of a web-based database of applied renewable energy products from APEC economies, such as solar powered appliances, solar water heaters, solar powered camping gear, wind-driven water pumps, as well as integrated power production systems. The database will be organized by product type and will include performance, prices, and compatibility information.

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Activities of Renewable Energy Products Database (1)

1) Identify the existing renewable energy products databases and renewable energy products experts and marketers in APEC economies who will take part in the project.

2) Create a framework for gathering the necessary information based on discussions with experts and marketers identified in Step 1.

3) Distribute the framework developed in Step 2 to participants identified in Step 1

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Activities of Renewable Energy Products Database (2)

4) Develop initial products listing based on information received from project participants.

5) Revise the initial projects listing with additional information gained from directly contacting experts and marketers in APEC member economies to construct a draft database and present the results to the EGNRET representatives.

6) Develop a final database and project report both based on comments received from the EGNRET.

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Status of Renewable Energy Products Database

The contractor contacted the APEC representatives in all 21 economies asked for cooperation in: identifying existing renewable energy products database; assigning a renewable energy expert to participate in the project; and providing their opinion on what renewable energy products might be of interest in their economies

The contractor classified renewable energy products into different categories and developed a project survey for companies to fill in regarding information on their renewable energy products, specifications, and company contacts, and sent it to APEC representatives and renewable energy organizations in 21 APEC member economies asking them to forward the survey to renewable energy companies in their economies

The first progress report was sent to Project Overseer (Thailand) in May 2006 and the second one was in July 2006

So far about 150 products from 75 companies have been included in the database. The third progress report which will include initial product listings is due in June 2007.