ESCI KSP

Agenda Item 1: The Challenges of AMI Deployment and System Integration a. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Development in Chinese Taipei (Morris Liang, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)) b. Introduction to the APEC Smart Grid Initiative (ASGI) (Cary N. Bloyd, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) c. Challenges and Benefits of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Development in U.S.A. (Brian K. Seal, Electric Power Research […]

Viet Nam will be leading a Small Hydro and Renewable Grid Integration Workshop which has received approval for APEC funding in 2012 and should be completed by the end of 2013…

This course, developed jointly by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and WBI Climate Change Practice, describes a process for offering cities a quick and easy way to assess their energy efficiency and identify sectors with the most improvement potential.

The United Kingdom will host the third Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM3) at Lancaster House in London on 25–26 April 2012. Ministers from more than 20 participating countries will gather to discuss progress made by the 11 CEM clean energy initiatives, explore ways to enhance collaboration between participating governments, and develop strategies to drive public-private engagement […]

The transition toward a sustainable “green” economy is urgent to address both high unemployment and the increasing environmental costs of current patterns of resource utilization. As the world seeks to replace unsustainable patterns of resource utilization, efforts to put in place sustainable technologies represents a broadly distributed set of opportunities for economic development and employment generation.

In this policy briefing, HUD’S Office for International and Philanthropic Innovation invites OECD officials Dr. Tadashi Matsumoto, Senior Policy Analyst, and Mr. Yasushi Yoshida, Head of Division, Regional Policy for Sustainable Development, to discuss the comparative findings of their forthcoming report on “Compact City” policies.

This project directly responds to APEC Energy Ministers Meeting in Fukui, Japan in 2010 to accord priority on the low carbon cities issue. It is an initiative to enhance human capital development in the area of green township/eco city that would lead to sustainable development within APEC Economies and help promote foreign direct investments in the sector among member economies.

The 3rd meeting of the Low-Carbon Model Town Task Force (LCMT-TF) was held on Monday, March 5, 2012 at the Prince Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The meeting was attended by representatives of interested EWG member economies, namely, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, the U.S. and Viet Nam.  […]

The Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership (GSEP) Cool Roofs and Pavements Working Group will hold a Workshop on Cool Surfaces for Building Envelope Energy Efficiency in Mexico City, Mexico. The workshop will bring together manufacturers, developers, government agencies, technical experts, and NGOs to identify opportunities to accelerate the deployment of cool roofs and other cool surfaces […]

The need for multilateral collaboration on smart grid RD&D is becoming widely recognized. To support such collaboration, APEC Smart Grid Initiative (ASGI) and ISGAN have developed concepts for networks of test-bed facilities. These will be carried out through the Energy Smart Communities Initiative (ESCI) and Smart Grid International Research Facility Network (SIRFN) respectively. There is […]