US-DPRK NEXT STEPS WORKSHOP January 27, 2003 Washington DC Session 4 – Access & Information in the DPRK, What Works, What Fails Energy Projects David Von Hippel

ACCESS & INFORMATION IN THE DPRK: EXPERIENCE IN CONDUCTING THE NAUTILUS UNHARI VILLAGE RURAL ENERGY SURVEY Prepared by David Von Hippel Nautilus Institute US DPRK NEXT STEPS WORKSHOP Washington DC January 27

Necessary Scale and Speed for Successful Engagement at Project Level Cheap (<$250,000) Fast (start-up <6 months) Small-scale Tangible benefits May 13, 1998 Tall Tower October 1998, System Completed Left at Unhari and powering clinic, kindergarten, households

Example of Data Use in Joint Nautilus/DPRK Project Decision-making

Set International Standards for Resource Assessment, Performance Norms, Evaluation Top left: DPRK Renewable Energy Delegation visit World Bank HQ Renewable Energy Division, Washington, DC. December 4, 1997; Top Right: Household End Use Survey Bottom Right: Constructing Load Curve; Bottom Left: Load Curve

Water Samples Tested for Coliform (fecal origin) Bacteria: Four Samples at Left are From Unhari Water Supplies (yellow color indicates contamination)

American and Korean Engineers Working Atop Windmill Tower

Trust But Verify Installing new compact fluorescent light bulbs— September 2000

Training Should be Done at Every Step, Every Level: Wind Turbine Power-house Training

Installing "Ground Rods" at Unhari with DPRK Engineer