1. Achieving Low-carbon Development In APEC’s Communities By Using Higher-efficiency And Cleaner Gas-fired Cogeneration Technology Sun Yang Department of International Cooperation National Energy Administration People’s Republic of China APEC P roject EWG 2012

2. Project introduction  APEC economies are addressing the threat of global climate change by many technologies and methodologies.  Gas-fired cogeneration is an advanced technology. – provide cleaner electricity to the grid – provide centralized heat/cold supply to the residents and buildings – effectively reduce carbon intensity  Questions/issues to be addressed before this technology widely promoted and applied – How can this advanced technology be applied effectively as a solution to meet the needs of low-carbon communities? – How to assess and calculate the amount of carbon emission to be reduced by application of this technology? The objective of this project: to create a framework of necessary theoretical basis for the widely application of the gas-fired cogeneration projects in APEC economies.

3. Scope of works  Low Carbon Regulations. – Research on existing low carbon regulations in both APEC countries and in China, especially regulations related to the development of natural gas cogeneration technology  Natural Gas Cogeneration Technology. – Research on the natural gas cogeneration technology, including its technical principles, application status and development potentials, assessment on the economic & environmental benefits of the natural gas cogeneration technology as well as its contribution to the city and community  GHG Emission Reductions Methodology – Identification the major barrier to develop the natural gas cogeneration technology and propose a way to reduce the barrier, development of an internationally acknowledged methodology to quantification of GHG emission reductions of the technology

4. Current progress and future work plan  Period of the project – Feb. 2012 to Dec. 2012 (Extended to Jun. 2013)  Current Progress – Background research has been done – Scope of works for the consultant has been defined – RFP of the consultant has been submitted  Work plan – Dec. 2012 :Contract signed with the consultant – March 2013: International Forum Hosted – Jun. 2013:Final report delivered

5. Invitation to the APEC Regional Energy Center Development Forum  Time ---March 2013  Congress Venue ---Beijing,China  Theme ---Constructing High Efficiency And Low Carbon Energy System to Promote Sustainable Development Of City  Host Unit ---National Energy Administration, China

6. FORUM information  Schedule (tentative): Day 1: 09:10-10:10 Opening Ceremony 10:40-11:30 Special lectures from APEC Economies 13:00-17:00 Three Sub-forums respectively: ---Construction and practices of regional energy center in city forum ---Cooperation and development strategies of new energy Industry forum ---Research on high efficiency and low carbon energy system forum Day 2: Visit low carbon energy center and renewable energy projects in Beijing.

7. FORUM invitation EMAIL ： apec_recd@126.com TEL ： +86-10-52052689 /52052693 FAX ： +86-10-52052640