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WLPGA Asia SummitKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 23 February 2010

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)

Blending traditional fuels with renewables:Lessons from the Pacific

WLPGA Asia SummitKuala Lumpur, Malaysia23 February 2010

Eva OberenderRegional Director REEEP South East Asia & Pacific


Overview

� Background on REEEP� Background on REEEP

� Energy For All Partnership

� Case study from the Pacific: Clean diesel opportunities

� Hybrid systems of LPG and renewables

� Discussion about opportunities & activities


Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership

� an international partnership established at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg

� working primarily in developing countries and in countries in transitiontransition


facilitating the development of market conditions for the accelerated uptake of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies through:

REEEP’s focus

� structuring policy and regulatory initiatives for clean energy, and

� facilitating financing for clean energy projects

REEEP adds unique value of bringing the private sector to the table


REEEP partners

- businesses

Currently some 300 partners:

• 42 Governments

• International organisations, NGOs and businesses, universities

- businesses

- G8 countries

- developing

countries

- NGOs


Regional Secretariats delivering value


REEEP’s goals:

� increase the sustainability of demand and supply side of energy systems

� reduce market barriers and financial obstacles for renewables and energy efficiency systemsrenewables and energy efficiency systems

� establish on-the-ground project activities that are targeting policy improvements and innovative finance mechanisms

� improve energy access for the poor through reliable and clean energy services

� replicate success across the developed and developing world


Energy poverty

� 1.8 billion people rely on traditional biomass fuels

� pollution from these fuels kills about 2.5m women and kills about 2.5m women and children each year

� kerosene expenditure totals to $38b/year or $50/year/household


Breaking the vicious cycle

Source: UNIDO


Lighting as a first step on the energy ladder


Development benefits


Provision of sustainable lighting through microfinance


� Portability and storability makes LP Gas a perfect complement to distributed renewable energy sources (eg. solar, wind and wave energy)

� Reduces reliance on centrally produced electricity

� LP Gas used in combination with renewable sources improves energy reliability while reducing the overall life-cycle costs

LP Gas partnering with renewable energy

reliability while reducing the overall life-cycle costs

� An LP Gas powered generator, with a small storage tank, provides an ideal back up


Renewable LPG hybrid systems

Hybrid systems are being optimized for use in small-scale wind or solar distributed generation systems

Hybrid systems support a range of applications:Hybrid systems support a range of applications:

� Off-grid renewable energy systems for homes and businesses

� Off-grid commercial and industrial applications, such as telecommunications and railroads

� Off-grid renewable energy installations for:

– Farms and ranches

– National parks and other remote state and county sites

– Remote lodging and recreation sites


Renewable LPG hybrid systems

An ideal solution for providing energy to remote communities that takes advantage of renewable energy

and LPG’s long term storability


REEEP’s goals:

� increase the sustainability of demand and supply side of energy systems

� reduce market barriers and financial obstacles for renewables and energy efficiency systemsrenewables and energy efficiency systems

� establish on-the-ground project activities that are targeting policy improvements and innovative finance mechanisms

� improve energy access for the poor through reliable and clean energy services

� replicate success across the developed and developing world


REEEP member of SC & Chairs Pacific WG

Provide access to reliable and affordable modern energy services to 100 million people in Asia and the Pacific by 2015


Steering Committee

Provide high-level, strategic inputs on the establishment, operations and sustainability of the partnershippartnership

Pacific Working Group

� conduit for a comprehensive strategy on providing access to clean energy in the Pacific

� replicate successful models on a larger scale throughout Asia


Micro-

scale RE

Small-scale

RE

Project Portfolio Capacity building

Micro-

finance

Training

and

accredi-

Large-scale

RE

Large-scale

clean &

bio-diesel

accredi-

tation

Technical

training

for power

utilities

Policy

d’ment &

imple-

mentation


The Clean Diesel in Pacific Study

Majority of PICs heavily reliant on imported fossil fuels

Generating plants are of varying ages and conditions

Diesel generation will continue to be a critical source Diesel generation will continue to be a critical source of electricity

Utilities have strong economic drivers to ensure return on assets

Governments have responsibility to promote improved environmental outcomes – lower GHG profile on generation

Governments also have social responsibility to secure access to energy for all


The Clean Diesel in Pacific Study

? How can the quality and energy efficiency of existing diesel-based generation be improved

� economically

� environmentally

Utilise waste heat from exiting generating facilities

Introduce partial or total fuel substitution using blended gas and/or biofuels


Opportunity to blend LPG (as well as LNG and CNG) with traditional fuels to reduce the environmental impact

Economic and technical environment must be suitablesuitable

� cost of LPG

� ability to store LPG

Our relationship with the LPG industry is important to provide support to

communities we are looking to service


Coherent response to both climate change and the global economic downturn presents a unique opportunity to expedite a move to opportunity to expedite a move to a low-carbon future capable of sustainable growth and providing a better quality of life for all people

Partnership between RE & LPG works


thank you


questions?

REEEP

Eva OberenderRegional Director, REEEP Southeast Asia & PacificRegional Director, REEEP Southeast Asia & Pacific

T: +61 410 277 393 [email protected]

www.reeep.org

www.reegle.infowww.cleanenergycouncil.org.au

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