ASEAN energy conservation and management

ASEAN and national agencies will implement the project"s energy conservation in buildings (ECB) and energy management training components. To help develop and implement sound national ECB policies, each ASEAN country will assess energy use in buildings and develop ECB strategies based on a cost/benefit analysis of ECB options. Regionally, the project will support applied research in four priority areas - daylighting, natural ventilation, comfort index, and building materials" thermal characteristics - and on other topics. In addition, information will be disseminated, especially to the private sector, through workshops and seminars; publication of technical handbooks, reports, and a newsletter; development of country information bases; and regular meetings for planning personnel. Regional training courses will be provided in ECB, as well as in the U.S. Department of Energy"s Model 2 computer program and in energy economics/policies. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories will provide TA for this component. The EMT component will include graduate training for ASEAN personnel (20 in energy planning/economics and 4 in renewable energy systems) at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT); a long-term advisor from the Institute for International Education in Conventional Energy Training will assist AIT by serving on the faculty of its Energy Technology Division; this individual will also provide short-term TA to USAID"s and ASEAN entities. A second element of the EMT component will consist of three parts - a 4-week course for senior mid-level personnel, a follow-up course of specialized U.S. training for select individals, and a regional workshop to assess progress in energy planning. To continue efforts of project 4980272, training in coal technology will be provided; a 2-month U.S. study tour for coal preparation and related areas, formal courses and on-the-job training for coke production and for coal use in electric power and industrial plants, and related seminars are planned. Over 200 people will be trained by this project.