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E4 Country Profile: Energy Efficiency in China
…Ensuring that China seizes all efficiency opportunities in a cost-effective manner will be crucial for both China and the world’s transition to low-carbon energy.Energy consumption could reach a peak by 2030 and save 16 EJ - the equivalent of France and Germany’s energy use - by 2040 compared to current trends. These savings would come from the industrial (41%) and transport (30%) sectors. Moreover, CO2 emissions could fall 26% below current levels, preventing 2 Gt CO2-eq additional emissions by 2040 compared to current trends. The opportunities to increase energy efficiency based on the Efficient World Scenario…
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E4 Country Profile: Energy Efficiency Indonesia
…buildings to 5%.Transport has the lowest policy coverage, due to the continued absence of fuel efficiency standards for passenger cars and trucks. Developing fuel economy standards or increasing electric vehicle uptake can help address the relatively low levels of policy coverage. Energy efficiency opportunities By 2040, under the NPS, the country would see a 75% increase in energy demand compared to today. The Efficient World Scenario could limit this growth to just 50% reducing energy consumption by 2 EJ with savings mainly coming from the buildings (38%) and industrial (35%) sectors, followed by the transport sector. The cost effective…
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Fuel economy in China
…2025 and 3.2 L/100 km by 2030.China’s CAFC scheme is linked to New Energy Vehicle (NEV) credits. In short, manufacturers can generate credits through the production of vehicles based on vehicle efficiency, electric range and vehicle weight to lower the stringency of CAFC targets.In 2009, labels showing fuel consumption, fuel type, rated power and vehicle weight, among other details, were made mandatory for passenger vehicles. China also offers subsidies on the purchase of plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles, which favour greater vehicle efficiency and vehicles with longer driving range and high-density batteries…
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Fuel economy in Indonesia
…limited to fuel-switching (to biofuels) and expansion of the national network of CNG filling stations. In 2013, the Low-Cost Green Car (LCGC) program was introduced which established tax incentives for smaller vehicles that meet fuel efficiency requirements. In 2019, the LCGC program was revised and become the Low-Carbon Emission Vehicle (LCEV) program. Under LCEV, luxury tax rates for vehicles are no longer only based on just engine capacity, but also consider engine efficiency and emissions. Vehicles emitting no more than 120 CO2 g/km, with engine capacities below a specified level are eligible for LCEV tax incentives…
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Energy Transitions Require Innovation in Power System Planning
…supply peaks. In short, it is not sufficient to look only at the system's ability to stay balanced during selected tight moments. This article explores how system planning, and in particular assessments of system adequacy, will need to innovate and evolve to allow power systems to keep delivering secure and affordable electricity supply during energy transitions. It draws on modelling of the Chinese power system undertaken by the IEA. System planning is getting more complex Shifting away from centralised thermal power plants as the main providers of electricity makes power systems more complex. Multiple services are needed to maintain...
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Scaling Up Renewables in the Java-Bali Power System: A Case Study
…the impact of integrating the large-scale floating solar PV plant into the Java-Bali power system, and makes recommendations for the long term in view of further capacity additions of variable renewables. This was done in partnership with PT Pembangkitan Java-Bali (PT PJB), a subsidiary of the state-owned utility, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), which operates the transmission and distribution network in the country. The analysis identifies how to maximise the benefits of the Cirata floating PV project, including taking account of potential seasonal variability in solar energy and maximising synergies with the associated hydroelectric plant. It i...
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Post Covid-19, further reform is necessary to accelerate China’s clean energy future
…economy. The International Monetary Fund expects the global economy to contract by 4.8% in 2020, while IEA analysis estimates that total energy demand will decline by 6% and oil demand by almost 8% this year.The lockdown measures imposed by governments around the world have tended to result in very sharp declines in energy use followed by dynamic recoveries as societies emerge from confinement, especially in China where the post-Covid recovery was fast both from a medical and economic point of view. The impact on different parts of the energy system has varied widely, depending on their role…
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Does security of supply drive key biofuel markets in Asia?
…China and by over 30% (12 billion L) in India during 2019 24. In Indonesia, fuel demand for diesel vehicles increases 10% (by around 2 billion L) by 2024.Replacing a portion of gasoline and diesel demand with biofuels is a means of increasing a country’s domestic fuel supply. China produces ethanol from corn and cassava, India uses feedstocks such as molasses from its sugar industry (the world’s second-largest) to make ethanol, and Indonesia manufactures biodiesel from palm oil, of which it is the world’s largest producer. However, the production of biodiesel in China and India…
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Efficient Grid-Interactive Buildings
…in energy efficiency, electrification of end uses and renewable energy generation. For the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a growing population and rising standards of living will massively increase future energy demand. Mitigating growing electricity demand and integrating renewable energy into electricity generation will therefore be paramount for the region’s clean energy transition and avoid lock-in of additional fossil fuel generation. The intermittent nature of variable renewable energy and increasing deployment of distributed energy resources are putting additional pressure on existing grids. In response to these challenges, this report explores the opportunities and challenges for efficient grid…
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Energy Efficiency 2018
…missing opportunities to improve energy efficiency and today's policies are not delivering the full potential gains that are cost-effective and use current technology. This delayed action on energy efficiency ends up locking in inefficiencies that mean much stronger action needs to be taken in the future. 2.2 million barrels of oil per day If all countries had adopted the best passenger fuel economy standards. 16% of industry electricity use If all countries had adopted the strongest electric motor standards. $20 billion If everyone had purchased the top 10% most efficient refrigerators. The Efficient World Scenario So what…