Energy Efficiency in Select Motor Driven Systems Within the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APPCDC)
The six APPCDC countries, Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and the United States, simply known as AP6, currently generate 50％ of global electricity demand. Combined, the AP6 countries are carbon intensive, using fossil fuel sources for 74％ of the power generation versus a world average of 62％. Therefore, APPCDC policies and actions will have a major impact on global electricity consumption and resulting carbon emissions. Energy efficiency improvements for refrigerators, room air conditioners, industrial and agricultural motors offer potential annual reductions of 150 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2020. The relatively lower demand for electric power versus business-as-usual could save the combined economies of the six countries up to US $ 18 billion in 2020. To ensure these potential benefits will be realized, mandatory minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) need to be introduced or updated and enforced. Indeed, standards are one of the key tools for energy policy and cost-effective clean market transformation. Substantial additional energy savings could be delivered through well-documented system improvements, but are more difficult to regulate, and may have to rely on awareness campaigns, accompanied by proven market and financial incentives.
John R. Mollet
International Copper Association, Ltd.
国际会议
北京
英文
149-161
2007-06-10（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）