Asia-Pacific Partnership Renewable Energy Task Force
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Identification of High-Prospect Geothermal Energy Projects in China
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This report summarizes the co-operative assessments undertaken under project RDG-06-08 to identify prospective geothermal projects in China. The collaborative project built a database of key geological and geothermal data, generated thermal models of key geothermal sites, and produced economic models of each geothermal site identified from the study.
Compendium of U.S. Best Practices
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The Compendium of Best Practices gives concrete examples of how US states and cities are successfully promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy. It is the culmination of a process of extensive outreach, data gathering, and analysis conducted to identify the best practices, and making them accessible with easy-to-understand descriptions.
Pursuing Clean Energy in India Report
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The Pursuing Clean Energy Business in India report, led by Clean Technology Australasia, in partnership with The Energy and Resources Institute India, has now been released. It represents the culmination of project RDG-06-10.
The report identifies the market and policy barriers to enhanced collaboration between Australia and India in the investment, development and deployment of clean technologies. The report includes a Strategic Action Plan which seeks to expand Australia’s export potential to India, foster transfer of clean technologies and accelerate bilateral business and investment opportunities, including R&D collaboration.
Facilitating Deployment of Highly Efficient Combined Heat and Power Applications in China - Analysis and Recommendations
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In the coming decades, China faces enormous challenges as it strives to meet the energy needs of its burgeoning economy. Foremost amongst these challenges will be increasing the energy efficiency of both power and heat generation as a means to reduce environmental degradation and enhance economic development. Increased utilization of combined heat and power (CHP) represents a near-term technology solution to help meet China’s energy and environmental goals. Recognizing this fact, the Chinese government has instituted a number of policies intended to increase energy efficiency and to promote CHP. As a result the amount of CHP in China has increased over the years, and now accounts for more than 13 percent of electricity capacity. A number of outstanding challenges prevent wider deployment of CHP in China, however. This paper attempts to add to the existing CHP knowledge base in China by providing a concise summary of the context, trends, and regulations affecting the Chinese CHP sector, while also providing insights based on the U.S. experience with CHP development.
APP Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Task Force Policy Inventory and Analysis
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The Renewable Energy & Distributed Generation Task Force has undertaken a comprehensive policy inventory and analysis, looking at financial barriers to the deployment of renewable energy technologies and grid interconnection of renewable technologies. The Policy Inventory and Analysis, initiated by industry delegates at the third Task Force meeting in San Diego in March 2007, is recognised as a collation of a significant amount of valuable data on global RE&DG initiatives, useful for policy makers in APP countries.
APP Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Task Force Deployment Cost Initiative
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The Renewable Energy & Distributed Generation Task Force has completed its Deployment Cost Initiative, an analysis and literature review of cost barriers to the deployment of renewable energy and distributed generation. The Deployment Cost Initiative, by analysis of cost barriers to deployment across Partner Countries, suggests policy instruments for successful large- scale deployment of renewable energy and distributed generation.
Handbook on Best Practices for the Successful Deployment of Grid-Connected Renewable Energy, Distributed Generation, Cogeneration and Combined Heat and Power in India
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The Handbook on Best Practices for the Successful Deployment of Grid-Connected Renewable Energy, Distributed Generation, Cogeneration and Combined Heat and Power in India represents the culmination of cooperative work done under the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate's Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Task Force project RDG-08-32 - "Grid Connected Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Partnerships. This handbook identifies barriers to the deployment of renewable energy and cogeneration in India and makes suggestions for Best Practices in the areas of policy, regulation, financial mechanisms, and technology.