APP Project Roster
Below are links to detailed information regarding each of the projects of the APP Task Forces.
- Please click on the Task Force name for detailed descriptions of all the projects within that Task Force
- Please click on the project number for information on that specific project.
| ATF-06-01 | Aluminium Measuring and Benchmarking |
| ATF-06-02 | Management of PFC Emissions* |
| ATF-06-03 | Management of Bauxite Residue (Red Mud)* |
| ATF-06-04 | High Silica Bauxite Processing |
| ATF-06-05 | Fluoride Emissions Management |
| ATF-06-06 | Aluminium Recycling |
| ATF-06-07 | Linkages to Technology Providers |
| ATF-09-08 | Development of Generic Computer Software for Automated Anode Effect Control |
Buildings & Appliances Task Force
| BATF-06-01 | Harmonization of Test Procedures for Electric Motors |
| BATF-06-02 | Harmonization of Test Procedures for Motor Systems |
| BATF-06-03 | Phase-out of Inefficient Lighting |
| BATF-06-04 | Harmonization of Test Procedures for HVAC |
| BATF-06-05 | Harmonization of Test Procedures for Household Refrigerators |
| BATF-06-06 | Harmonization of Test Procedures for Electronics |
| BATF-06-07 | Alignment of National Standby Power Approaches |
| BATF-06-08 | Market Transformation Policies in APP Countries: Handbook and Mapping Tool |
| BATF-06-09 | Workshop on government procurement best practices |
| BATF-06-10 | Support for implementation of an energy efficiency endorsement labeling program for India |
| BATF-06-11 | Pilot US-China energy efficiency endorsement labeling harmonization |
| BATF-06-12 | Evaluate policy and management systems for building certification and encourage adoption where appropriate |
| BATF-06-13 | Pilot projects on building energy labeling |
| BATF-06-14 | Establish information exchange network for continuous revision and improvement |
| BATF-06-15 | Provide green building guides and related training materials to APP countries - (Cancelled) |
| BATF-06-16 | Share U.S. experiences on building data and benchmarking |
| BATF-06-17 | OOBER (Office Operational Building Energy Rating) - (Cancelled) |
| BATF-06-18 | Training workshops on energy management and low-cost EE in existing buildings |
| BATF-06-19 | Pilot implementation of no-cost and low-cost EE measures in existing buildings |
| BATF-06-20 | Proposed framework screening tool for evaluating potential for retrofits - (Cancelled) |
| BATF-06-21 | Retrofit of Existing Building Chillers in India |
| BATF-06-22 | Develop a guide to retrocommissioning of existing buildings |
| BATF-06-23 | Energy efficiency upgrade: low energy high rise project (including international extension) |
| BATF-06-24 | Survey building energy codes and Develop Scenarios for reducing energy consumption through energy code enhancement in APP countries |
| BATF-06-25 | Develop/harmonize window rating procedures and/or labels |
| BATF-06-26 | APP web portal for information on high-performance buildings and developments |
| BATF-06-27 | Green building flagships in China* |
| BATF-06-28 | SB08 - 6th World Sustainable Building Conference - (Completed) |
| BATF-06-29 | Good practices and lessons learned in the APP region to promote financing and the implementation of energy efficiency programs in utilities |
| BATF-06-30 | Technical support for China and India |
| BATF-06-31 | Smart Meters |
| BATF-06-32 | Green Leases |
| BATF-06-33 | Commercial Financing: Share Approaches - (Cancelled) |
| BATF-06-34 | India Public Sector Market Assessment |
| BATF-06-35 | Commercial Financing: Joint Projects - (Cancelled) |
| BATF-07-36 | Quality Assurance Program and harmonization of CFLs* |
| BATF-07-37 | Mitigating climate change via implementation of India’s energy efficiency standards and labeling program |
| BATF-07-38 | The urban climate project - building clean and efficient cities (joint project with Theme, Market Transformation) |
| BATF-07-39 | Australian-Indian building tune-ups |
| BATF-07-40 | Energy management program in India |
| BATF-07-41 | Tianjin green office building retrofit - (Cancelled) |
| BATF-07-42 | High performance commercial buildings in India |
| BATF-07-43 | Regional energy efficiency centers in India |
| BATF-07-44 | Promotional framework for passive design and solar energy technologies in energy - efficient buildings |
| BATF-07-45 | Indian high tech buildings initiative: Data centers pilot |
| BATF-07-46 | China Building Energy Rating Tool (CBERT) |
| BATF-08-47 | US-India Cities Partnership for Sharing Best Practices on Energy and Environment |
| BATF-08-48 | Existing Building Renovation in China |
| BATF-08-49 | Green SpacesTM- IT / ITeS Special Economic Zone* |
| BATF-09-50 | Building Energy Performance Certification Proposal |
| BATF-09-51 | Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings through Improved Operations |
| BATF-09-52 | Implementation of Building Energy Codes in China - From Local Partnership to National Building Energy Efficiency |
| BATF-09-53 | International NZEH Coalition / Dialogue* |
| BATF-09-54 | Harmonization of Testing Procedures - Energy Recovery Ventilator |
| BATF-09-55 | Role Enhancement of Building Energy Codes Through Development of Building Envelope Component Energy Performance Labeling and Certification |
| BATF-10-56 | Promotion of Cool Roofs and Development of Cool Roof Energy Performance Labeling and Certification |
| CMT-06-01 | Status Report |
| CMT-06-02 | Benchmarking (Benchmark Development) |
| CMT-06-03 | Legal/Regulatory Issues |
| CMT-06-04 | Lifecycle Evaluation of Concrete Building Construction as a Strategy for Sustainable Cities |
| CMT-06-05 | Centre of Excellence* |
| CMT-06-06 | Cement Kiln Co-Generation |
| CMT-06-07 | Hazardous Wastes - Best Practices for Co-Processing and Management in Cement Kilns* |
| CMT-07-08 | High Energy Biomass Fuels for Cement Production |
| CMT-07-09 | The Effect of Cement Concrete as a CO2 Sink |
| CMT-07-10 | Performance Diagnosis* |
Cleaner Fossil Energy Task Force
| CFE-06-01 | CO2 Capture and Storage Program |
| CFE-06-02 | Ultra-Supercritical Pulverized Coal and Carbon Capture and Storage (USC PC/CCS) Near Zero Emissions Workshop and Design Guides for APP Countries - (Completed) |
| CFE-06-03 | Ultra Clean Coal Project |
| CFE-06-04 | Oxy-Fuel Combustion Program and Working Group |
| CFE-06-05 | Callide-A Oxy-Fuel Demonstration Project* |
| CFE-06-06 | Assessing Post-Combustion Capture Technologies for Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Stations* |
| CFE-06-07 | Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle with Carbon Capture and Storage Workshop, and Design Information for APP Country Coals - (Completed) |
| CFE-06-08 | Asia-Pacific Gas Market Growth - (Completed) |
| CFE-06-09 | Evaluating and Reducing Emissions in Producing, Processing and Transporting Natural Gas |
| CFE-06-10 | Information Exchange on LNG Public Education Campaigns - (Completed) |
| CFE-06-11 | Asia-Pacific Gas Hydrate Cooperation |
| CFE-06-12 | Costs and Diffusion Barriers to Deployment of Low Emissions Technologies for APP |
| CFE-06-13 | CO2 Enhanced Coal Bed Methane (CSIRO-JCOAL-ECBM) |
| CFE-07-14 | Development of Advanced Adsorption Process Technologies for Pre-Combustion Capture of CO2 in Coal Gasification Processes (IGCC) |
| CFE-07-15 | Coal Gasification Performance Assessments for Low Emissions IGCC Systems |
| CFE-07-16 | Cooperative R&D on Cleaner Fossil Energy |
| CFE-09-17 | Guidelines for Safe and Effective Carbon Capture and Storage: Building Regulatory Capacity |
| CLM-06-01 | Information Sharing on Coal Processing Technologies* |
| CLM-06-02 | Coal Beneficiation: Economic Modeling, Analysis, and Case Studies |
| CLM-06-03 | Fine Coal Beneficiation - Joint Venture Project |
| CLM-06-04 | Information Sharing on Coal Drying - (Completed) |
| CLM-06-05 | Joint Venture Project on Waste Coal Management - (Completed) |
| CLM-06-06 | Extraction of Steep Seam Coal - (Cancelled) |
| CLM-06-07 | Leading Practice Sustainable Development Program for the Mining Industry |
| CLM-06-08 | Overburden Slope Stability |
| CLM-06-09 | Coal Mine Health and Safety* |
| CLM-06-10 | Reclamation of Legacy Coal Mines to Abate Hazards - (Cancelled) |
| CLM-06-11 | Increasing Recovery and Use of Coal Mine Methane* |
| CLM-06-12 | Integrated Coal and Methane Extraction |
| CLM-06-13 | Thick Coal Seam Extraction |
| CLM-06-14 | Underground Coal Gasification in India - (Completed) |
| CLM-06-15 | Workforce Assessment and Training Needs |
| CLM-06-16 | Technical Improvement for Control of Coalfield Fires |
| CLM-07-17 | Coal Mine Fires Prevention Control |
| CLM-07-18 | Acceleration of Underground Coal Gasification in India - Phase 2 UCG Demonstration |
| CLM-08-19 | 3-D Seismic survey with acoustic borehole imaging system |
| CLM-08-20 | In-Seam Seismic Surveys for underground coal mine operations |
| CLM-08-21 | Ventilation Air Methane Emissions: Mitigation and utilization in the Indian mining scenario |
| CLM-08-22 | Development of Technical Standards and Regulations for Land Reclamation in Coal Mining Areas in China |
Power Generation & Transmission Task Force
| PGT-06-01 | Best Practices for Power Generation Activity Plan* |
| PGT-06-02 | Best Practices for Transmission and Distribution Activity Plan |
| PGT-06-03 | Best Practices for Demand Side Management Activity Plan |
| PGT-06-04 | Energy Regulatory and Market Development Forum |
| PGT-06-05 | Trade Exhibitions/Conferences and Trade Missions |
| PGT-06-06 | Hydroelectric Generation Best Practices |
| PGT-06-07 | Combustion Optimization in Coal-Based Power Plants |
| PGT-06-08 | Implementation of Artificial Intelligent Soot Blowing System for Improving the Steam Generator Efficiency by Increasing the Effectiveness of Soot Blowers |
| PGT-06-09 | SOx Reduction Technologies in Flue Gas - (Cancelled) |
| PGT-06-10 | Risk Evaluation and Prioritization or Maintenance and Renovation and Modernization of Power Plants |
| PGT-06-11 | Life Extension and Remaining Life Assessment of Power Plants |
| PGT-06-12 | Site visit of Energy Conservation and Environment Protection Technology-Application of Plasma Ignition Technology in Power Generation |
| PGT-06-13 | Generator Transformer Programs (Inspection Procedures, Diagnostic Tools and Maintenance) |
Renewable Energy & Distributed Generation Task Force
| RDG-06-01 | Building Critical Mass for Ultra High Efficiency Solar Power Stations* |
| RDG-06-02 | Commercial Demonstration of a PEM Fuel Cell for Power Generation - (Cancelled) |
| RDG-06-03 | Biofuel Promotion for Environmentally Sustainable Energy and Water Services - (Cancelled) |
| RDG-06-04 | APP Mega Solar Project |
| RDG-06-05 | Deploy CHP Systems in China That Utilize Coke Oven Gas for Fuel Feedstock |
| RDG-06-06 | Renewable Energy Rural Business Hubs in China and India - (Cancelled) |
| RDG-06-07 | Facilitate Deployment of Highly Efficient CHP Applications, Including Fossil and Biomass Fueled Industrial, Institutional and District Energy CHP Projects in Partner Countries |
| RDG-06-08 | Identification of High Prospect Geothermal Energy Projects in China |
| RDG-06-09 | Analysis of Regulatory Barriers to Renewable Energy Uptake in Partnership Developing Countries |
| RDG-06-10 | Barriers to Clean Technology Investment Development and Deployment Between Australia and India - (Completed) |
| RDG-06-11 | Development of Economic Indices for Renewable Energies and Distributed Generation in the Asia-Pacific Region - (Cancelled) |
| RDG-06-12 | Creating an Enabling Framework for Re-Deployment in the Partnership |
| RDG-06-13 | Quality Renewable Energy Training in China and India |
| RDG-06-14 | International Scholarships for Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Engineering at University of New South Wales |
| RDG-06-15 | Capacity Building for Renewable Energy Promotion Policies and Measures |
| RDG-06-16 | Feasibility Study and Development of Smart Energy Solution Using Various Renewable Energies* |
| RDG-06-17 | Study on the Expansion Plan of Bio-Diesel for Transportation in Asia-Pacific Region - (Cancelled) |
| RDG-06-18 | Market Development for Renewable Energy |
| RDG-06-19 | Public Private Sector Partnership on Hydropower in the Partner Countries |
| RDG-06-20 | Distributed Power Generation in India Using Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine Generators, Promoting Clean Air, Energy Security and Sustainable Economic Growth - (Cancelled) |
| RDG-06-21 | Demonstration of Solar-Enhanced Fuels for Electricity and Transport Applications |
| RDG-06-22 | Flexible Biomass Gasification Technology for Distributed Power Generation |
| RDG-06-23 | Solar Photovoltaic Linear Concentrator Systems |
| RDG-06-24 | Development of Materials and Interface Engineering Technologies for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells - (Cancelled) |
| RDG-07-25 | Design and Development of a Solar Biomass Hybrid Cooling and Power Generation System |
| RDG-07-26 | A Fully Integrated Process for Biodiesel Production from Microalgae in Saline Water |
| RDG-07-27 | New Generation Small Wind Turbines for Remote Power Systems and Grid Connection |
| RDG-08-28 | Bridging the Economic Divide through Renewable Energy Based Empowerment |
| RDG-08-29 | Accelerating the Deployment of “Smart Minigrids” in APP Countries |
| RDG-08-30 | Accelerating Commercialization of Renewable Energy for DG in India |
| RDG-08-31 | Collaborative Development and Demonstration of an Optimised Model for Remote Village Electrification Using Renewable Energy |
| RDG-08-32 | Grid Connected Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Partnerships |
| RDG-08-33 | Development and Application of 10kW Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Power System |
| RDG-08-34 | Introduce GE10 Technology to Achieve China Localization of Small Gas Turbine Packaging and Manufacturing |
| RDG-08-35 | SAIC-GM Cooperate to design/ build/ demonstrate the Roewe fuel cell Car for 2010 Expo. |
| RDG-08-36 | Coking Oven Gas (COG) Combined Heat and Power Plant |
| RDG-08-37 | Technical Exchange with China on PV Module Reliability |
| RDG-09-38 | Accelerate Distributed Generation - Combined Heat and Power Applications in China |
| RDG-09-39 | Co-operation Research for Long Term Reliability of PV Modules in India and Japan |
| STF-06-01 | APP Steel Workshop |
| STF-06-02 | Status Review of Steel Industry Related Indicators for Energy Saving, etc.* |
| STF-06-03 | Performance Indicators Setting* |
| STF-06-04 | Performance Diagnosis* |
| STF-06-05 | State-of-the-Art Clean Technology Handbook* |
| STF-06-06 | Technology Deployment* |
| CCO-07-01 | Accelerating and Financing Clean Energy Markets in India |
| CCO-07-02 | Establishment and Replication of State Energy Conservation Funds in India |
| CCO-07-03 | Mobilizing Finance for Clean Energy Deployment |
| CCO-07-04 | US Trade and Development Agency China Project Preparation Facility Proposal - (Cancelled) |
| CCO-07-05 | Voluntary Program to Promote Ecologically Sustainable Business Growth for Indian Industry |