IEAC

City Of Sydney Energy Efficiency Master Plan

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Sydney 2030 is the vision and strategic plan for the City of Sydney to make Sydney a green, global and connected city by 2030 and was adopted by the Council in 2008 Sustainable.

Sustainable Sydney 2030

Sustainable Sydney 2030 is the vision and strategic plan for the City of Sydney to make Sydney a green, global and connected city by 2030 and was adopted by the Council in 2008.

– The City will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% below 2006 levels by 2030
– The City will meet 100% of electricity demand by local generation by 2030
Source: City of Sydney (2008)

As 80% of Sydney's greenhouse gas emissions come from coal fired power plants the 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions could not be delivered without replacing coal fired centralized energy generation with low or zero carbon decentralized energy generation. Therefore, the 100% local electricity demand would need to be met principally by decentralized energy - 70% from trigeneration and 30% from renewable electricity generation by 2030.

Green Infrastructure Plan

A key objective in Sustainable Sydney 2030 was to prepare a Green Infrastructure Plan. Central to achieving this was the objective to develop a Green Infrastructure Plan comprising five Master Plans as follows:

• Decentralized Energy Master Plan - Trigeneration
• Decentralized Energy Master Plan - Renewable Energy
• Decentralized Energy Master Plan - Advanced Waste Treatment
• Decentralized Water Master Plan; and
• Energy Efficiency Master Plan.

In addition, a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy would support and take into account the Green Infrastructure Plan as climate change mitigation and adaptation should be integrated holistically since the green infrastructure that a city needs to function must also be resilient and adaptable to climate change.

Energy Efficiency Master Plan

Sustainable Sydney 2030 included a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy efficiency by 14% below 2006 levels by 2030 and the Decentralized Energy Master Plans were based on this.

As part of a review of the Decentralised Energy Master Plans it was considered that further reductions in greenhouse gas emissions could be delivered by improvements to existing policies and programs plus new policies and programs. The review also identified that 2030 energy consumption would increase by a further 6% beyond the energy consumption originally forecast in Sustainable Sydney 2030 (2006 levels) increasing the importance of new policies and programs.

Based on the detailed work previously carried out on the Decentralized Energy Master Plans the Energy Efficiency Master Plan established that energy efficiency could reduce energy consumption in the building sector by 31% and greenhouse gas emissions by 42% below 2006 levels by 2030. The reduction in energy consumption is more than double the reduction in energy consumption from the energy efficiency measures identified in Sustainable Sydney 2030, primarily due to the impact from improved existing and new energy efficiency policies and programs and reductions in energy consumption already delivered despite a growing city.

Benefit/cost analysis and social cost of greenhouse gas abatement in the Master Plan show that energy efficiency can reap many benefits for society using technologies that are economically viable today. In addition, emerging technologies could increase energy efficiency beyond what is shown by this Master Plan by 2030.

The Decentralised Energy Master Plans show that by 2030 decentralized renewable energy will be a predominant part of the energy mix which would improve supply-side efficiency and further reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, all energy – no matter the source – should be used efficiently and making energy efficiency a top priority will make it much easier to supply all of the City's electricity, heating and cooling demands from decentralized renewable energy.

The Energy Efficiency Master Plan was adopted by the City of Sydney Council in 2015.

Energy Efficiency Savings in the Building Sector - Source: City of Sydney, 2015

City Of Sydney Energy Efficiency Master Plan - Energy Reduction

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Savings in the Building Sector - Source: City of Sydney, 2015

City Of Sydney Energy Efficiency Master Plan - GHG Reduction

The above tables show significant opportunities to reduce the amount of energy required per unit of floor area across building sectors within the City of Sydney local government area. Both existing and new policies and programs can make significant contributions to reducing energy intensity on par with best practice benchmarks in Australia.

Allan Jones MBE
President/Chair
21 January 2019

Seoul International Energy Advisory Council (SIEAC)

2017-11-19T14:30:00Z

In November 2013, the Mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon appointed ten international energy experts [1] to form the Seoul International Energy Advisory Council (SIEAC) to provide expert advice to the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) on its sustainable energy action plan, which was launched in April 2012.

Updated 19 November 2017

The SIEAC provided expert energy advice to the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) on its “One Less Nuclear Power Plant” plan, launched in April 2012, through 2013/14 (see Recommendations to Seoul) and its draft “One Less Nuclear Power Plant, Phase 2 — Seoul Sustainable Energy Action Plan in 2014", which was launched at the Seoul International Energy Conference in November 2014. SIEAC-Members presented a summary of the detailed comments and recommendations in 2014 and in 2015 to SMG.

SIEAC members also contributed advice on the design and implementation of the Seoul International Energy Conferences in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and provided all of the non-Korean speakers for the first two events and all but two for the 2015 event.

“One Less Nuclear Power Plant”

In 2011, Seoul consumed 180 TWh (15.5 million tonnes of oil equivalent or MTOE) of primary energy, 7.5% of South Korea's national total. Of this, Seoul's electricity consumption accounted for 10.3% of the national total. Seoul is heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels, with oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) accounting for 39% and 30% of the energy mix, respectively. New and renewable energy accounted for 1.6% of the city's total energy consumption. Nuclear energy covered 30% of the country's electricity consumption in 2014, but there is a strong anti-nuclear movement in South Korea, which has grown significantly since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. However, the national government plans to increase the number of nuclear reactors from 24 by the end of 2015 to 26 by 2030.

Following Park Won-soon's election as Mayor of Seoul in 2011 the SMG launched the “One Less Nuclear Power Plant” program of works in April 2012 to reduce centralized energy demand by 23 TWh (2 million TOE), equivalent to the generation in 2011 of Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 (9 TWh or 0.8 MTOE) plus saving 14 TWh (1.2 MTOE) of oil and liquefied natural gas consumption by the end of 2014. Other key targets included reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6 million tonnes of CO2_eby 2014, increasing Seoul's electricity self-supply from 3% to 8% by 2014 and 20% by 2020 and generating economic benefits of KRW 1.5 trillion (USD 1.5 billion) from replacing fossil fuel imports and creating 34,000 new green jobs from 2014.

“One Less Nuclear Power Plant” comprised 10 key action plans:

Make Seoul a city of sunlight where the entire city is a solar PV plant (320 MW).
Ensure energy self-sufficiency of core facilities by fuel cells (230 MW).
Improve energy efficiency of buildings (12,000 buildings energy efficiency retrofits).
Realize a Smart Lighting City by LED (installation of 8 million LED lights).
Launch ‘2030 City Master Plan' with a view to energy efficient urban structure.
Reinforce design standards for new buildings by introducing energy cap/other measures.
Secure 150,000 members for car sharing scheme.
Produce job creating effect in green industries (eg, new and renewable energy industry).
Create citizen lifestyle with energy saving actions.
Establish and operate Seoul Natural Energy Foundation.
Seoul delivered its “One Less Nuclear Power Plant” primary target six months early by reducing centralized energy demand through a combination of energy efficiency and decentralized energy by close to 24 TWh (2 MTOE) by June 2014.

“One Less Nuclear Power Plant, Phase 2” — Seoul Sustainable Energy Action Plan

In developing Phase 2, the SMG reviewed the energy policies of the world's leading cities, in particular, New York City “PLaNYC 2030” (securing and expanding decentralized energy sources), the European Union 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy Policies (40% reduction in GHG emissions and increasing renewable energy to 27% by 2030), France's government-sponsored, nationwide debate regarding a possible shift of the country's electricity system from nuclear to renewable energy and the City of Sydney “Sustainable Sydney 2030” and “Renewable Energy Master Plan (70% reduction in GHG emissions and 100% of the city's local government area electricity, heating and cooling demands being met by local renewable energy sources by 2030).

Phase 2 will build on and develop the original Phase 1 program of works to reduce centralized energy demand through a combination of energy efficiency and decentralized energy by 46.5 TWh (4 MTOE), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10 million tonnes of CO2_e (20.5% reduction from 2011 emission levels) and to increase Seoul's electricity self-supply to 20% by 2020.

The vision and strategies for Phase 2 will be based on:

Vision “Seoul, an Energy Self Reliant City” where citizens produce energy and consume it efficiently.

Values Energy self reliance + Energy sharing + Energy participation.

Policy Goals

A city pursuing decentralized energy production.
Social structure based on efficient, low energy consumption.
Creation of green jobs through innovations.
Promotion of energy sharing, warm communities.

This will be delivered by 88 projects under 23 tasks in 4 categories compared to the 71 projects in 3 categories in Phase 1.

Key implementation systems will include the establishment of energy collaboration through “Seoul Energy Governance” and the establishment of a “Seoul Energy Corporation” to improve performance.

Seoul Sustainable Energy Action Plan

Energy self-reliance increased from 4.3% in 2013 to 7% in 2015 by a combination of a 28 TWh reduction in energy demand and a 3 TWh increase in decentralized energy generation. This is part of the Action Plan target to increase energy self-reliance to 20% in 2020 by a combination of a 9.6 TWh reduction in energy demand and an 8.2 TWh increase in decentralized energy generation. The Action Plan also aims at delivering a 20.5% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 10 million tonnes a year by 2020.

The decentralized energy program of works will deliver 40,000 small-scale solar PV systems, 61 MW of non-utility cogeneration, 300 MW of large-scale solar PV and fuel cells and 1.3 TWh of heating and cooling from waste to energy plants. The mandatory renewable power generation for new buildings planning rules will also increase from 12% to 20% and unused or discarded energy will be recovered such as the inherent heat in ground water under subway stations to be used to heat and cool nearby buildings and waste heat from commercial cogeneration to heat nearby residential apartment buildings.

Other core projects in the Action Plan comprise:

• Mandatory disclosure of energy consumption by all buildings
• Replacement of 100% street and security lighting with LED lamps
• Introduction of Driving Mileage Program (1.18 million membership by 2018)
• Establishment of Civic Energy Governance
• Energy Welfare program for the energy poor residents
• Recycling at village levels and creation of jobs for the elderly
• New energy industries created and promoted by SMG
• 26 Energy Hub Centres to create new service jobs

Allan Jones MBE
President of IEAC
26 November 2015

Presentations

IEAC-Members' Presentations at the Seoul International Energy Conference 2017 (SIEC2017)

IEAC-Members' Presentations at the Seoul International Energy Conference 2016 (SIEC2016)

IEAC-Members' Presentations at the Seoul International Energy Conference 2015 (SIEC2015)

[1] Walt Patterson, Chairman (UK/born in Canada), Mycle Schneider, Coordinator (France/Germany), John Byrne (USA), Tom Dreessen (Indonesia/USA), Manfred Fischedick (Germany), Allan Jones MBE (UK), Dilip Limaye (USA/India), Amory B. Lovins (USA), Alan K. Meier (USA), Lars J. Nilsson (Sweden). Two additional energy experts, Yu Cong (China) and Gerhard Stryi-Hipp (Germany) were appointed in November 2014 and Teruyuki Ohno (Japan) was added in 2015.

City Of Sydney Decentralized Energy Master Plan

2017-08-23T15:27:30Z

Sustainable Sydney 2030 is the vision and strategic plan for the City of Sydney to make Sydney a green, global and connected city by 2030 and was adopted by the Council in 2008.

Allan Jones MBE
President/Chair
21 July 2017

Sustainable Sydney 2030

Sustainable Sydney 2030 is the vision and strategic plan for the City of Sydney to make Sydney a green, global and connected city by 2030 and was adopted by the Council in 2008.

– The City will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% below 2006 levels by 2030
– The City will meet 100% of electricity demand by local generation by 2030
Source: City of Sydney (2008)

Green Infrastructure Plan

• Decentralized Energy Master Plan - Trigeneration
• Decentralized Energy Master Plan - Renewable Energy
• Decentralized Energy Master Plan - Advanced Waste Treatment
• Decentralized Water Master Plan; and
• Energy Efficiency Master Plan.

Trigeneration Master Plan

Based on the energy efficiency target in Sustainable Sydney 2030 the Trigeneration Master Plan was the first decentralised energy master plan to be developed and adopted by the City in 2013. The reason for this is that city energy demands are very high in relation to their geographical area and for a city like Sydney those energy demands have very high air conditioning or cooling demands, particularly in summer. The Trigeneration Master Plan forecast what the energy demands would be by 2030 on a ‘business as usual' basis to ensure that the Master Plan adopted catered for the 2030 energy demand.

The Trigeneration Master Plan broke the city down into energy demand layers and geographical areas to determine the heating and hot water demands and how much of the electric cooling demands could be converted to heat fired absorption cooling demand. This would have the double benefit of significantly reducing electricity consumption and peak power by switching from electric cooling to thermal cooling. This in turn enabled more local electricity generation from the need for additional waste heat to supply both heating and cooling demands. The Master Plan was then developed into Low Carbon Zones for energy intense inner-city areas, energy intense hot spots outside the inner-city areas (eg, university campuses, etc) and the remainder of the city which would be mainly low rise suburban areas where domestic decentralized energy systems would be more appropriate.

The Trigeneration Master Plan showed that 70% of the City's electricity demands and 100% of the City's heating and cooling demands could be met by trigeneration and reduce the City's greenhouse gas emissions emissions by 31.9%.

Although the initial fuel for the trigeneration network would be natural gas to enable the economic development of the heating and cooling network infrastructure the City resolved in 2012 that by 2030 renewable gases from waste and other renewable energy resources would replace fossil fuel natural gas in the trigeneration systems enabling them to provide carbon free electricity as well as carbon free heating and cooling. The renewable gas resources necessary to deliver this outcome would be included in the Renewable Energy Master Plan.

Renewable Energy Master Plan

The Renewable Energy Master Plan was the second decentralized energy master plan to be developed and adopted by the City in 2013. The Renewable Energy Master Plan established that no more than 18.2% of the city's electricity demand could be met by renewable electricity generation, primarily solar PV. The reason for this is that cities have very high energy demands and tall buildings whose roofs are small in comparison to the number of energy consuming floors, small geographical area in relation to the city's energy demands and over-shadowing and pollution haze is more of an issue in cities.

Therefore, the City needed to make up the balance of the 30% renewable electricity generation required from outside the city. However, the City did not want to include renewable electricity generation from Queensland or Victoria or even outback New South Wales whose electricity could never reach Sydney so the City developed a proximity principle that would only include renewable electricity generation within 250km of the city. In practice, enough renewable electricity generation could be sourced within 100-150km of the city to more than make up the 30% renewable electricity generation target. This would also avoid or minimize the very high cost of grid upgrades or reinforcements.

The second stage of the Renewable Energy Master Plan was to identify renewable gas resources derived from waste both inside and within 250km of Sydney. The renewable gas resources identified comprised virtually all forms of waste that are not otherwise recycled, such as from residential and commercial waste, sewage and landfill. Beyond the city, renewable gases can also be sourced from livestock manure, agricultural stubble and husks from crops or non-native forestry off-cut waste. Energy crops and native woodlands were specifically excluded from the Master Plan to avoid any potential land use conflicts with food crops, water and destruction of native woodlands.

The only exceptions to this were oil Mallee crops which play an important role in long-term sustainable farming in low rainfall areas to decrease the salinity levels of the land and bushland fire hazard reduction materials to reduce the current fire hazard reduction burn-offs, with consequential air pollution and adverse health impacts, and the risk of accidental bushfires.

Producing renewable gas from bioenergy, either by anaerobic digestion or gasification, converting into a substitute natural gas for injection into the gas grid for pipelining into the city enables typically 80% of the primary renewable energy resource to be recovered compared with typically only 20% for electricity only generation connected into the electricity grid. The renewable gas resources identified in the Master Plan are all within economic proximity to the gas grid.

The Renewable Energy Master Plan the City of Sydney identified that the total residual municipal solid waste (MSW) and commercial and industrial (C&I) waste resource available in New South Wales within 250 km of the City's local government area (LGA) but excluding the City's LGA was around 3.7 million tonnes a year, forecast to grow to 4.6 million tonnes a year by 2030. This was more than enough renewable gas resource required by the City for both trigeneration and other gas uses. Advantages for other local authorities in utilising local advanced waste treatment and renewable gas grid injection plants to meet the City of Sydney's renewable gas demand would be the virtual elimination of non-recyclable waste going to landfill and the avoidance of the landfill levy which would save local authorities $177 million ($US135 million) a year and businesses $252 million ($US190 million) a year.

Advanced Waste Treatment Master Plan

The Advanced Waste Treatment (AWT) Master Plan was the third decentralized energy master plan to be developed and adopted by the City in 2014. The AWT Master Plan was a subset of the Renewable Energy Master Plan for the renewable gas resources available from the MSW collected by the City and from the C&I waste collected by city business waste contractors. The AWT Master Plan also provided the environmental and financial data to build an advanced waste treatment facility for the City's own MSW and C&I waste.

The AWT Master Plan demonstrated that the diversion of MSW from landfill would increase from 61% in 2012 to 92% by 2030 and the diversion of C&I waste to landfill would increase from 49% in 2012 to 94% by 2030. Total recycling of MSW and C&I waste would therefore, increase from 52% in 2012 to 94% by 2030. This would reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the City's LGA by 7% below 2006 levels by 2030. The City and the City's LGA businesses would also save in the region of $3.9 million ($US3 million) and $18.7 million ($US14.25 million) a year, respectively, in the landfill levy. In addition, using advanced gasification as part of the advanced waste treatment would produce more than enough renewable gas to supply the City of Sydney's own trigeneration and other gas uses.

Key Energy and Climate Change Targets in Sustainable Sydney 2030 - Source: City of Sydney

Source: City of Sydney

Taken together, the Trigeneration, Renewable Energy and Advanced Waste Treatment Master Plans would enable 100% of the City's electricity, heating and cooling demands to be met by 100% renewable energy resources and reduce 2006 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 74.6% by 2030.

Allan Jones MBE
President/Chair
21 July 2017

Seoul Energy Corporation (SEC)

2017-07-31T15:51:41Z

Following the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan, in 2011 the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) launched its 'One Less Nuclear Power Plant' (OLNPP) initiative. The first stage of the plan was completed in June 2014. In 2014, the Seoul International Energy Advisory Council (SIEAC) advised SMG to establish a Seoul Energy Corporation as the delivery agency to deliver the phase 2 program of works.

Allan Jones MBE
President/Chair
27 July 2017

Following the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan, in 2011 the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) launched its 'One Less Nuclear Power Plant' (OLNPP) initiative to displace 23 TWh (2 million TOE) of centralized energy generation, equivalent to the generation in 2011 of Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 (9 TWh or 0.8 MTOE) plus saving 14 TWh (1.2 MTOE) of oil and liquefied natural gas consumption by the end of 2014. SMG completed its phase 1 target to replace 23 TWh of centralized energy with a combination of energy efficiency and decentralized energy by June 2014, delivering its 2 year target 6 months early!

Following the completion of phase 1, SMG launched phase 2 of OLNPP as the Seoul Sustainable Energy Action Plan to displace 46.5 TWh (4 million TOE) of centralized energy generation with a combination of energy efficiency and decentralized energy by 2020. Phases 1 and 2 combined will reduce 2011 greenhouse gas emissions by 20.5% (10 million tonnes of CO2e a year) and increase Seoul's decentralized energy supply to 20% of the city's energy consumption by 2020.

Whilst SMG was able to deliver its phase 1 target quickly with a large scale program of works it was recognized that phase 2 will take a little longer to deliver as much of the program of works will have to be carried out in the residential and private sector areas of the city as well as requiring more significant renewable energy generation within and beyond Seoul. For this, SMG would need a delivery agency that could operate outside of traditional local government areas.

Seoul Energy Corporation

The Seoul International Energy Advisory Council (SIEAC) originally advised SMG in 2014 that it would need to establish a Seoul Energy Corporation as the delivery agency to deliver the phase 2 program of works. The SIEAC continued to advise SMG on the establishment of the Seoul Energy Corporation and Allan Jones undertook an Energy Corporation Workshop with SMG in 2015.

Following the advice of SIEAC that Seoul would need an agency to supervise energy policies and lead the phase 2 program of works, SMG established a construction plan in July 2015, reviewed the validity of the plan in January 2016 and then established the relevant governance and ordinances of the proposed Corporation in July 2016. The Seoul Energy Corporation was registered as a public corporation of the SMG in December 2016 and officially launched in February 2017.

This was followed by a more extensive Municipal Energy Corporation Workshop undertaken by the International Energy Advisory Council (IEAC). The IEAC provided case studies of municipal energy corporations from different cities around the world, focusing on the process, difficulties encountered, governance and the success of the corporations in delivering the city's targets. For more information on the IEAC Workshop, see prospectus and program:

Phase 2 Sustainable Energy Action Plan

The goals of the Seoul Energy Corporation are to continue with implementing the One Less Nuclear Power Plant program of works to deliver SMG's phase 2 target. As part of its “Open Energy World for Citizens”, the Corporation will implement four key projects to encourage energy independence in Seoul:

Decentralized energy supply.
Alternative transport vehicles and energy efficiency.
Energy sharing.
Interregional cooperation.

Decentralized Energy Supply

The Corporation will establish a “virtuous energy circulation structure” in which Seoul will be transformed from an energy consuming city to an energy producing city by reducing energy demand, supplying more new and renewable energy and recovering unused thermal energy such as recovering wastewater heat. By 2020, the Corporation will have completed the Magok Trigeneration Plant to supply low carbon district heating and cooling to an additional 75,000 homes.

The Corporation will also expand on its new and renewable energy generation facilities by installing an additional 70 MW of solar PV and 90 MW of fuel cells by 2020. In addition, it will construct a Total Service Center in four regions by 2020, in order to distribute mini solar PVs for home use to reduce the costs of the centralized energy progressive electricity pricing scheme.

Alternative Transport Vehicles and Energy Efficiency

The Corporation will increase the number of electric vehicles to 10,000 by 2018 to reduce transport energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. In 2018, the Corporation will install a renewable energy station demonstration project called “Solar Station” that will charge with solar energy and store the remaining electricity. In addition, the Corporation will provide “Electric Car Life-Cycle Management Service” encompassing the purchase, charging, resale and disuse of electric vehicles in 2017, and launch the “EV Loan” scheme to provide Seoul citizens with low interest loans to purchase an electric car.

The Corporation will also establish the “Seoul Energy Management System” by 2020 in order to reduce the energy consumption of high energy consuming public facilities such as water treatment plants, sewage treatment centers and hospitals by between 5% and 10% using building energy management systems and information technology.

Energy Sharing

The Corporation will work on developing the “Seoul Energy Welfare Model” to provide low income households with customized four-season energy welfare services. The Corporation will proactively find and support economically disadvantaged households in association with door-to-door community centers.

The Corporation will finance energy welfare funds from some of the profits that it earns and develop a variety of projects to improve the energy efficiency of residential premises in addition to providing subsidies and air conditioning units. The Corporation will also open and operate various education programs to cultivate energy experts and promote energy self-sufficiency and sharing in local communities by supporting youth ventures and energy cooperatives.

Interregional Cooperation

In order to resolve the inconveniences suffered by residents living near nuclear power plants or thermal power plants that may be supplying Seoul the Corporation will implement mutual growth projects and cooperative projects, such as construction of solar power plants, in partnership with other local governments. The Corporation will take the initiative in realizing a nuclear-free society by producing and distributing a manual of the One Less Nuclear Power Plant project and spreading their energy saving and decentralized energy knowhow.

The Corporation will spread the value of mutual growth to realize energy democracy in cooperation with other local governments. Its major cooperative projects include the solar energy generation, certified emission reduction and energy welfare projects. In conjunction with the local communities, the Corporation will carry out a variety of new and renewable energy projects such as solar and wind farms. As Seoul is limited in constructing large scale solar and wind power plants due to its environmental and geographical limitations, the Corporation will ultimately contribute to spreading new and renewable energy generation in collaboration with other regions with more favorable conditions.

Representatives from six cities with nuclear power plants attended the Seoul Energy Corporation launch to demonstrate their support for the Seoul Metropolitan Government's initiatives in turning existing nuclear power plants into stranded assets and preventing new nuclear power plants from being built.

Allan Jones MBE
President/Chair
27 July 2017

Case Study: California Decentralized-Energy London Study-Tour

2017-07-26T17:44:09Z

The Energy Coalition, California, requested the International Energy Advisory Council to organize and lead high level discussions and demonstration site visits in London, United Kingdom focused on decentralized energy systems.

Allan Jones MBE
President/Chair
24 July 2017

– County of Los Angeles
– The Energy Coalition
– International Energy Advisory Council Meetings and De-briefings
- Greater London Authority Meeting
- Association for Decentralised Energy Meeting
- King's Cross Trigeneration Meeting and Site Visit
- City of London Trigeneration Meeting and Site Visit
- Repowering London Meeting and Site Visit

The Energy Coalition, California requested the International Energy Advisory Council to organize and lead high level discussions and demonstration site visits in London, United Kingdom focused on a decentralized energy systems. The site visits and discussions to provide key insights into how the incumbent centralized fossil fuel and nuclear energy systems could be replaced or avoided by a combination of greatly improved energy efficiency and decentralized energy, providing a pathway to intelligent community energy services, based on a decentralized renewable energy system.

The California delegation comprising the County of Los Angeles and The Energy Coalition, together with the International Energy Advisory Council carried out the study tour on 24 to 27 September 2016. The study tour visited the Greater London Authority, Association for Decentralised Energy, King's Cross, City of London Corporation and Repowering London.

County of Los Angeles

Founded in 1850, Los Angeles County is the largest local government in the USA with a population of more than 10 million people, 25% of California's population. It has 88 incorporated cities, including the City of Los Angeles, and many unincorporated areas. Its budget is $22.5 billion and has more than 120,000 employees. The County Office of Sustainability coordinates energy efficiency, conservation and sustainability programs to decrease utilization and maximise the efficient use of natural resources. Initiatives include climate change, renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, alternative fuels and transportation, land use planning and green building.

The Energy Coalition

Founded more than 40 years ago The Energy Coalition (TEC) is a leading non-profit company in the USA energy field. TEC's design and implementation portfolio includes:

PEAK Student Energy Actions – Comprehensive sustainability program launched in 1975 and now reaches 150,000 students.
The Energy Network – Energy efficiency strategy which provides turnkey energy efficiency services available to over 700 public agencies.
Community Energy Partnership – Community based education and engagement strategy pioneered by TEC in 1994 and now adopted by California's four investor-owned utilities.

TEC also leads energy policy development through research, implementation of demonstration projects, drafting policy white papers and facilitation of state-wide policy working groups.

International Energy Advisory Council Meetings and De-briefings

The International Energy Advisory Council (IEAC) was established as a ‘not for profit' company in the State of Pennsylvania, USA in 2014. The IEAC provides independent advice to governments and other organizations who want to implement decisive steps towards a 100% renewable energy future. Members of the IEAC have collectively advised more than 200 governments and organizations in 27 countries and more than 50 international and European governmental and non-governmental organizations. Members are based in France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Sweden, UK and the USA.

The initial meeting was held in Covent Garden on 25 September 2016 followed by continual discussions and de-briefings throughout the study tour.

The meetings and de-briefings focussed not only on decentralized energy projects in London but also projects in Sydney, Seoul and elsewhere as well as the differing utility and community renewable energy models, regulatory regimes and what energy policy, business and implementation models that California was not already undertaking that would be of benefit to California and in particular, the County of Los Angeles.

Greater London Authority Meeting

The Greater London Authority (GLA) consists of a directly elected Mayor of London and an elected 25-member London Assembly with scrutiny powers. It shares local government powers with 32 London Boroughs and the City of London Corporation. With a population of around 8.7 million people London's energy consumption is responsible for around 40 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year. London is a growing city and its population is predicted to increase to 9.4 million people by 2021. London, as a large and wealthy world city, has taken the commitment to lead and show by example in taking action to avert catastrophic climate change. Successive Mayors of London have made addressing the causes of climate change one of their main priorities of London strategies and have set ambitious targets and policies for both mitigating and adapting to climate change.

The meeting was held at City Hall on 26 September 2016 and discussed the following:

California's Energy and Air Pollution Issues, Policies and Future Thinking
London Plan
London Environment Strategy/Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Strategy
London Energy Plan
Current Decentralized Energy programs
Air Quality and Energy
London's 2050 Energy Vision

London's key energy and climate change policies in the London Plan are:

Reduce London's CO2 emissions by 60% below 1990 levels by 2025
Planning decisions based on the following energy hierarchy:
- Be lean: use less energy
- Be clean: supply energy efficiently
- Be green: use renewable energy
Sustainable design and construction
Retrofitting
Decentralized energy networks: 25% of London's heat and power to be generated by decentralized energy systems by 2025
Decentralized energy in development proposals in accordance with the following hierarchy:
- Connection to existing heating and cooling networks
- Site wide cogeneration/trigeneration network
- Communal heating and cooling
Renewable energy: A 20% reduction in CO2 emissions through the use of on-site renewable energy generation
Innovative energy technologies:
- Uptake of electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
- Hydrogen supply and distribution infrastructure
- Uptake of advanced waste conversion technologies such as anaerobic digestion, gasification and pyrolysis
Reduce the impact of the urban heat island effect
Urban greening
Green roofs and walls
Flood risk management
Water use and supplies
Waste net self-sufficiency by 2026

Although California is a world leader in energy and climate change mitigation policies there was much in the London Plan that would be of interest to California.

Association for Decentralised Energy Meeting

Founded in 1967, the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) is the UK's peak industry body for decentralized energy. With over 100 members the ADE brings together interested parties from across the sector to develop a strong, dynamic and sustainable environment for a range of technologies including renewable energy, cogeneration, trigeneration, district heating networks, energy storage and demand side energy services, including demand response. The ADE also has European representation through its membership of Cogen Europe, Euroheat and Power and the Smart Energy Demand Coalition which allows the ADE to actively influence discussions about sustainable energy at European Union level.

The meeting was held at the ADE's office on 26 September 2016 and discussed the following:

Through its work with UK Government and other key bodies, the ADE provides an influential voice for its members. Through its efforts, the ADE has become the leading decentralized energy advocate shaping the debate around the UK's transition to a more cost effective, efficient and user-led energy system. A significant growth in membership over the past year points to the growing interest and opportunity for decentralized energy and the Government's foci on economic productivity and industrial strategy, anchoring the ongoing success of decentralized energy to the Government's ambition.

In addition, the services provided to members by the ADE includes guidance and technical publications, energy productivity audits, the Heat Trust providing district heating and customer protection and the UK's District Heating Installation Map.

California does not have an equivalent peak industry body for decentralized energy but with the significant growth in decentralized energy in the state this should be of interest to the decentralized energy industry in California.

King's Cross Trigeneration Meeting and Site Visit

In Victorian times, King's Cross was an important industrial heartland. But by the late 20th century, the area known as the railway lands had become a series of disused buildings, railway sidings, warehouses and contaminated land. Early development plans for redevelopment fell through, but the 1996 decision to move the Channel Tunnel Rail Link from Waterloo to St Pancras became the catalyst for change. The landowners – London & Continental Railways Ltd and Excel (now DHL) decided to develop the land. In 2001, Argent was selected as the development partner and gained outline planning permission in 2006. In 2008, Argent, London & Continental Railways and DHL formed a joint partnership: King's Cross Central Limited Partnership which is now the single largest landowner at King's Cross.

King's Cross is Europe's biggest city centre regeneration scheme and the largest piece of Central London to be developed, under single ownership, in the past 150 years. The 67-acre site comprises 25 new office buildings, 10 major new public buildings, restoration and refurbishment of 20 historic buildings, 1,900 new homes, 20 new streets, 10 new public parks and squares and 26 acres of open space, attracting 45,000 people who will live, work and study in the area. Development commenced in 2008 and in 2011 the University of Arts London moved to the site and parts of the development opened to the public for the first time. Since then, restaurants have opened, the Great Northern Hotel has been refurbished and re-opened and the first residents have moved in. Companies such as Google, Louis Vuitton, Universal Music and Havas are choosing to locate to the site.

In 2015, the UK Government and DHL sold their investment in the development to Australian Super, Australia's largest superannuation/pension fund run only to profit members. The Fund manages more than $AUD 91 billion of member's assets on behalf of more than 2 million members from across 210,000 businesses. King's Cross is its first direct London investment and only its second in the UK.

The meeting and site visit was held at King's Cross on 27 September 2016 and discussed the following:

As part of the planning consent the developer was required to comply with the energy hierarchy of the London Plan. Metropolitan King's Cross Ltd (MKCL) was appointed as the energy services company or ESCO to design, finance, build and operate the decentralized energy network. Vital Energi won the contract from MKCL to design, supply and install the decentralized energy system and to operate and maintain the system over 25 years.

The focus for energy efficiency and decentralized energy at King's Cross is the on-site Energy Centre. The centre houses trigeneration plant installed over three phases and is one of the largest of its kind in the UK. The trigeneration plant comprises combined heat and power, heat fired absorption chillers, thermal storage, back-up boilers and 2 km of pre-insulated district heating pipework. With the completion of Phase 3, the trigeneration plant, will provide 100% of the development's heating and hot water needs, cooling or air conditioning to the office buildings and 80% of the development's electricity. Renewable energy technologies such as solar PV have also been installed and the combined decentralized energy system will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% below 2005 levels. Residents and businesses energy bills will also be reduced by on average 6%.

With the combination of energy efficiency and decentralized energy all homes comply with the Code for Sustainable Homes level 4 or above and each office is rated BREEAM “Excellent” or above by the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method. BREEAM is the world's leading sustainability assessment method for master planning projects, infrastructure and buildings. It addresses a number of lifecycle stages such as new construction, refurbishment and in-use. Globally, there are more than 561,800 BREEAM certified developments, and almost 2.3 million buildings in 78 countries registered for assessment since it was first launched in 1990.

Building decentralized energy networks for new development is of keen interest in California and the County of Los Angeles in particular.

City of London Trigeneration Meeting and Site Visit

The City of London contains the historic centre and central business district of London. The City constituted most of London from its settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages. Today, the City is only a tiny part of the metropolis of London and it now forms one of the 33 local authority districts of Greater London. The local authority for the City, namely the City of London Corporation is unique in the UK and has some unusual responsibilities for a local council such as having its own Police Authority and responsibilities and ownerships beyond its boundaries. The Corporation is headed by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, an office separate from (and much older than) the Mayor of London.

City of London Trigeneration New CHP

Photo: Allan Jones, MBE

The meeting and site visit was held at the Citigen Energy Centre in Charterhouse Street on 27 September 2016 and discussed the following:

The trigeneration scheme was originally conceived by the City of London in the 1980's. Following a competitive tender process Citigen (London) Ltd was selected as the energy services company or ESCO to design, finance, build, operate and maintain a trigeneration network serving City of London and commercial buildings within the City. A 25 year co-operation agreement between the City of London and Citigen forms the main legal contract, in addition to a number of separate energy supply agreements to individual sites and pipework licence agreements. Under the agreement, Citigen is responsible for the trigeneration energy centre, plant and decentralized energy networks and the City of London is responsible for providing support and planning advice, and encourages private customers to consider connecting to the decentralized energy network.

The trigeneration system became operational in 1993 and supplies 10 of the City's properties, including Guildhall, Smithfield Market, Bastion House, London Central Markets and the Barbican Centre plus private customers such as sheltered housing. The trigeneration plant located in the old Port of London Authority building in Charterhouse Street comprises combined heat and power, heat fired absorption chillers, thermal storage, back-up boilers and 3.6 km of pre-insulated district heating and cooling pipework. The decentralized energy network extends through the north-western parts of the City with a branch running north to the London Borough of Islington. For ease of installation and access, the majority of the district heating and cooling pipework and electricity cables makes use of existing subways, basements and car parks with the rest buried underneath roads.

In 2002, Citigen was acquired by E.ON UK who are re-investing in the trigeneration scheme in time for a new contract with the expiration of the original 25 year contract. Following a competitive tender process, E.ON awarded combined heat and power specialist, Edina Group, the contract to replace the existing combined heat and power plant with high efficiency MWM combined heat and power engines which are world renowned for achieving maximum electrical and thermal efficiency plus low operating and servicing costs. The MWM combined heat and power engines are able to run on natural gas or renewable gas (biomethane) to enable E.ON to supply renewable gas to the trigeneration system in the future.

The trigeneration system reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 12,000 tonnes a year. Residents and businesses energy bills are also be reduced by 10%.

Building decentralized energy networks for existing development is of keen interest in California and the County of Los Angeles in particular. Of particular interest was the re-contracting and re-engineering of the original trigeneration system and the co-operation agreement with the City of London.

Repowering London Meeting and Site Visit

Formed in 2012, this non-profit community benefit society specialises in co-producing community energy programs with community groups and local authorities.

The meeting and site visit was held at the Roupell Park Estate Community Centre, Brixton on 27 September 2016 and discussed the following:

Four projects completed so far in the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Hackney, some of the most deprived areas in London. Another six projects in the course of development amounting to 1.5MWp of solar PV so far. Shares are £50 ($65) with a return on investment of 4%. Each shareholder has one vote regardless of the number of shares held. The design, execution and maintenance of each project includes internship opportunities for young people in finance, IT, technology, legal and marketing activities.

Repowering London raises investment from local communities plus grants from local authorities, etc, and returns 20% of the profits to the communities in the form of a community fund for energy efficiency measures, opportunities for young people living in the estates and community activities on the estate in addition to the return on investment for the estates shareholders. Local authorities also benefit from energy cost savings on landlord's facilities.

Although community renewable energy is popular in California and a number of other states in the USA it was thought that Repowering London as a social housing community owned solar scheme was unique to London and would be of particular interest in California to enable social housing tenants to take advantage of California's Solar Initiative.

Allan Jones MBE
President/Chair
24 July 2017

Astana Expo 2017 Future Energy Forum

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The International Energy Advisory Council (IEAC) partner in Astana EXPO 2017 Future Energy Forum, a series of twelve conferences, 29 June–5 September 2017.

Allan Jones MBE, President/Chair, International Energy Advisory Council - 11 July 2017

– Kazakhstan
- Fossil Fuels and Nuclear
- The Electricity Grid
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- Waste
– The Future Energy Forum
– Astana EXPO 2017
– TRIAD Berlin
– International Energy Advisory Council (IEAC)
– Manifesto of Values and Principles
– International Energy Advisory Council Manifesto Advice
– Presentations by IEAC Members

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country and former Soviet republic, extends from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Alta Mountains at its eastern border with China and Russia. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country and the ninth largest in the world, with an area of 2.724 million km2 (1,052 miles2). It has a population of 18 million people and given its large land area, its population density is among the lowest in the world, at less than 6 people per km2 (15 people per mile2).

The capital is Astana, where it was moved in 1997 from Almaty, the country's largest city. Kazakhstan was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The current President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has been leader of the country since then.

Kazakhstan's 131 ethnicities include Kazakhs (63% of the population), Russians, Uzbeks, Ukrainians, Germans, Tatars and Uyghurs. Islam is about 70% of the population, with Christianity practised by 26%.

Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Energy

Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil/gas industry. It is a major producer of oil, gas and coal, as well as being the largest producer and exporter of uranium ore in the world. However, due to falling oil prices export revenue from oil and gas has declined by 35% since 2015.

Domestic electricity production is around 94 billion kWh with 81% from coal, 8% from gas and 8% from hydro. 75% of electricity is consumed by industry, 11% by households and 2% by transportation.

There are no nuclear power plants operating in Kazakhstan. The country's only nuclear power plant located near Aktau, ceased generating in 1999 after 26 years of operation and was decommissioned in 2001.

The Electricity Grid

The three electricity networks that constitutes the grid are connected in northern Kazakhstan to the Russian electricity grid and in southern Kazakhstan to the United Energy System of Central Asia. However, the fall of the Soviet Union caused the end of this model as countries in the region sought to increase self-sufficiency. Kazakhstan invested heavily in new thermoelectric power plants but did little to modernize transmission and distribution infrastructure.

The consequence of the centralized and inflexible system is that the grid infrastructure regularly registers efficiency losses of between 15% and 33%, 7 TWh in 2012, equivalent to the total electricity consumption of Latvia. Power generation installed capacity is 19.8 GW, but available capacity is only around 15 GW and despite imports from other countries brownouts are not infrequent in Almaty or Astana.

About 87% of electricity generation in Kazakhstan is owned by the private sector. Of the 21 electricity distribution companies, only two remain state-owned. The national transmission and dispatch system is operated by the Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC), which is owned by the Kazakhstan National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna.

Due to its extreme winter climate, heating for much of the country comes from centralized coal-fired cogeneration plants and district heating networks owned by local public sector entities.

Renewable Energy

Kazakhstan has enormous renewable energy potential, particularly from wind, hydropower and solar plants. The country has the potential to generate 10 times as much electricity as it currently needs from wind energy alone. However, non-hydro renewable energy accounts for just 0.6% of electricity generating plants.

Notwithstanding this, Kazakhstan has set itself targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by between 15% and 25% below the 1990 level by 2030 and to increase the share of renewable electricity generation to 3% by 2020, 30% by 2030 and 50% by 2050. These targets were adopted by the government as part of the ‘National Concept for a Green Economy up to 2050' in 2013. The Green Economy is expected to increase GDP by 3% and create more than 500,000 new jobs at an investment cost of 1% of GDP per annum.

Kazakhstan's plans are very ambitious considering that it is the 14th largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world and experiences climatic extremes from below -50oC in the winter and +40oC in the summer, requiring substantial energy use for heating and cooling.

However, tariffs imposed on industrial energy consumers and the taxes paid by residential customers have intentionally been kept at below cost return levels by the government, which has subsidized the difference. Therefore, any dramatic increases in electricity prices brought about by new capacity from renewable energy could lead to significant unrest in a country where the average monthly income is below $600.

Whilst maintaining artificially low electricity prices has managed to keep political unrest in check it has driven away most investment in its electricity sector leading to electricity shortages. In order to overcome this the government introduced fixed, 15-year feed-in tariffs for renewable energy in 2013 as a means of guaranteeing returns to investors. Energy policies adopted between 2013 and 2015 were developed in conjunction with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to address investor concerns such as mandatory connection to the transmission and distribution networks and priority transmission of electricity generated by renewable energy.

Energy Efficiency

In 2013, the government set a target to reduce the energy intensity of GDP by 25% by 2020. It should be noted that there are around 30 large energy consuming industries based in Kazakhstan whose energy demand accounts for 40% of total electricity consumption of the country.

Waste

Kazakhstan recycles only 1% of its waste with 99% of waste, much of its toxic industrial waste, is simply dumped or buried. The amount of waste is now equivalent to 1,000 tonnes per person. However, waste represents a significant recyclable material resource and potential renewable energy generator.

The Future Energy Forum

The Future Energy Forum of Astana EXPO 2017 is a new and pioneering effort in global discussions on dealing with climate change and new energies. Being the host of Astana EXPO 2017, Kazakhstan is at the forefront of future energy development. The Future Energy Forum is designed to inform, inspire and innovate, to foster participation and exchange, and to actively create a global platform for a global future of renewable energy.

The mission and objectives of the Forum are to:

Promote international exchange, discussion and innovation about the present and future of sustainable energy and development

Promote clean energy economies and a green lifestyle

Develop international partnerships in economics, science, industry and technology

Promote the exchange of best practices in the area of sustainable development and clean energy

Create an innovation platform for the green industry in Kazakhstan

Accelerate the transition to a green economy and attract investment for innovative projects

The Forum is managed by a steering committee comprising a network of high-profile international climate leaders and experts representing politics and science. Their expertise and know-how provides valuable support and advice during the conference development and drafting of the Astana EXPO 2017 Manifesto of Values and Principles. Along with performing quality control, the Steering Committee acts as the highest international level of decision-making regarding the Manifesto, directing both its strategic orientation and the drafting process.

Astana EXPO 2017

The Astana EXPO 2017 Future Energy Forum is a series of twelve conferences being held between 29 June and 5 September 2017. EXPO 2017, classified as a specialised exposition and dedicated to the theme Future Energy, is organised by Astana EXPO 2017, a Kazakhstani joint venture company incorporated in 2013, and regulated by the Bureau International des Expositions. Attendees to the Forum include high-level government representatives, international agencies, leading scientists and academics, NGOs, visionaries and leaders, innovators in industry and engineering and other key players and stakeholders in the energy sector.

TRIAD Berlin

The Future Energy Forum is being presented by TRIAD Berlin in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Forum features twelve conferences dedicated to topics including climate change, green energy and sustainability. With its natural resources and singular geopolitical status, Kazakhstan is uniquely positioned to establish a new Eurasian energy market and further grow as a Green Bridge between East and West in the world of future energy.

International Energy Advisory Council

The International Energy Advisory Council (IEAC) is a partner in the Future Energy Forum and is providing six international energy experts to the Forum. For the Energy Revolution conference held on 29-30 June 2017, IEAC expert (Allan Jones) has provided a keynote speech “The Global Energy Transition: The Decentralized Revolution”, and four IEAC experts have presented at the "Municipal Energy Revolution – Case Studies from Around the World" Workshop and Roundtable (IEAC presenters: Allan Jones, Lars Nilsson, Dilip Limaye and Manfred Fischedick).

IEAC expert (Alan Meier) also participated in the Exploring Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation moderated expert plenary session for the Low Carbon Technologies and Renewable Technology Solutions conference held on 10-11 July 2017 and IEAC expert (Mycle Schneider) will be participating in the Creating Our Future conference to be held on 4-5 September 2017.

Manifesto of Values and Principles

The Future Energy Forum aims to establish new and lasting guidelines with its own seminal Astana EXPO 2017 Manifesto of Values and Principles. The Manifesto represents the culminated knowledge – solutions, innovations and frameworks – gathered throughout the twelve conferences of the Forum. It serves as a legacy of the event, but more importantly as a blueprint for the international transition.

The Manifesto will share the following properties:

Prominent authors/initiators

Integration of stakeholders/partners at different levels

Concrete statement of the problem

A roadmap with feasible goals and roadmap for development, with milestones

Guidelines for best practices

Balance of theory and practical approaches

Comparative case studies included

Integration of results of discussions during EXPO 2017

Wide audience reached through media (media coverage)

The result will be a successful and far-reaching Manifesto featuring the following three key elements:

Values and Principles
Plan of Action
Pilot Project

International Energy Advisory Council Manifesto Advice

The International Energy Advisory Council (IEAC) provided advice on the Manifesto to TRIAD Berlin which can be summarised, as follows:

The incumbent centralized fossil-fuel and nuclear-energy systems will be replaced or avoided by a combination of greatly improved energy efficiency and decentralized renewable energy, providing the pathway to a 100% renewable energy future. This is already happening as consumers become prosumers generating and consuming their own energy whether it be through a municipal energy corporation, community renewable energy or individual householders and businesses generating their own energy.

Energy efficiency will reduce centralized energy generation and the laws of physics dictate that electricity will always flow to the nearest electricity demand so decentralized energy generation will always displace remote centralized energy generation. This is already impacting on the incumbent baseload energy generation model which is being displaced by flexible generation with energy storage.

Energy policy in Kazakhstan needs to take account of this worldwide energy revolution and to remove the regulatory and institutional barriers to enable energy consumers to more easily become energy prosumers.

In addition, coal fired cogeneration plants could be replaced by gas fired trigeneration plants and waste could be converted into renewable gas resources, upgraded and injected into the gas grid to supply the trigeneration plants and provide renewable energy to cities and industry.

The IEAC also advises that Kazakhstan should undertake Energy Efficiency and Decentralized Energy Master Plans, particularly for cities and industry, to determine the amount of decentralized renewable energy that can be generated and consumed locally and the amount of large scale renewable energy that will be needed to supplement decentralized renewable energy to deliver a 100% renewable energy system. This will not only avoid large scale renewable energy generation from becoming stranded assets in the future it will also identify the different types and quantum of renewable energy resources and technologies required and the energy policies and regulatory reform needed to transition from the old incumbent centralized fossil-fuel energy system to the new energy efficiency and decentralized renewable energy system.

Allan Jones MBE
President/Chair
International Energy Advisory Council
11 July 2017

Presentations by IEAC Members

– Key Note Speech
— Allan Jones
“The Global Energy Transition: The Decentralized Revolution”

– Workshop: Municipal Energy Revolution
Presentations
— Manfred Fischedick
“Case Study Hamburg (Germany) Hamburg Energie as an implementing body for the Energiewende and progressive citizen involvement”

— Allan Jones
“Municipal Energy Revolution – Case Studies from Around the World”

— Dilip R. Limaye
“Boulder, Colorado: Moving Towards an Alternative Energy Future”

— Lars Nilson & Mycle Schneider
“Göteborg Energi, a Municipal Utility at the Core of a Local Sustainable Energy Agenda”

– Exploring Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation
— Alan Meier
“The Consumption Side Of The Energy Equation”

Seoul International Energy Conference (SIEC)

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IEAC-Members' Presentations at Seoul International Energy Conferences (SIEC)

IEAC-Members' Presentations at the Seoul International Energy Conference 2017 (SIEC2017)

IEAC-Members' Presentations at the Seoul International Energy Conference 2016 (SIEC2016)

IEAC-Members' Presentations at the Seoul International Energy Conference 2015 (SIEC2015)

Seoul International Energy Conference 2017 (SIEC2017)

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IEAC-Members' Presentations at SIEC2017
Seoul City Hall, 31 May 2017

SIEC2017 Documents

— Program Book

Presentations

— Tom Dreessen
“Sustainable Energy Financing”

— Manfred Fischedick
“Greenhouse Gas and Other Pollutant Emissions Development”

— Allan Jones
“Decentralized Renewable Energy Generation vs Consumption Trends”

— Dilip Limaye
“Improving Energy Efficiency in Building Heating and Cooling”

— Gerhard Stryi-Hipp and Mycle Schneider
“Governance”

See also IEAC Members' presentations at SIEC2016 – SIEC2015

Seoul International Energy Conference 2016 (SIEC2016)

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IEAC-Members' Presentations SIEC2016
Seoul City Hall, 1 November 2016

Presentations

IEAC-Member Presentations at the Seoul International Energy Conference 2016 (SIEC2016)
Seoul City Hall, 1 November 2016

— Tom Dreessen
“Making Energy Efficiency and Solar Power Profitable in an Industrial Environment”

— Manfred Fischedick
“Technologies for Integrated Energy Systems of Smart Districts”

— Allan Jones
“Community Renewable Energy”

— Dilip Limaye
“Building Energy Efficiency - Technologies and Business Models”

— Alan K. Meier
“New Energy Services Web - Delivered : California's Experiences”

— Lars J. Nilson
“Prosumer Cities: Transitions and System Innovation Challenges”

— Gerhard Stryi-Hipp
"Technologies for Integrated Energy Systems of Smart Districts

See also IEAC Members' presentations at SIEC2017 – SIEC2015

Seoul International Energy Conference 2015 (SIEC2015)

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IEAC-Members' Presentations at SIEC2015
Seoul City Hall, 11 November 2015

Presentations

Keynote Speech

— Walt Patterson
“Rethinking Energy—Implementing the Global Future Locally Today”

Presentations

— John Byrne & Sun-jin YUN
“Seoul Solar City: Policy, Finance & Solar Lifeline Options to Advance Solar City Implementation”

— Manfred Fischedick
“Governance and Stakeholder Participation: Key to Policy making—Regional and Urban Case Studies from Germany and Korea”

— Alan Meier
“Re-defining Transportation in the 21st Century City”

— Lars J. Nilsson
“Sustainable Mobility and Urban Planning”

— Teruyuki OHNO & YU Cong
“Low Carbon Energy Strategies for Urban Environments—Case Studies from China and Japan”

— Mycle Schneider
“Exploiting the Daylighting Potential in New-build and Retrofit Buildings”

— Gerhard Stryi-Hipp
“Sustainable City Energy Strategies - Boosting Energy Efficiency for the Regeneration of Buildings and Districts”

Special Presentations

— Allan Jones
“Seoul Energy Corporation – How Does the Energy Innovation in a Mega-City Succeed”

— Allan Jones
“SIEAC Review of ‘One Less Nuclear Power Plant, Phase 2' Plan”

See also IEAC Members' presentations at SIEC2017 – SIEC2016