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ENERGY PLANNING
AND PROGRAM EVALUATION
Strategic
Planning
ERI provides strategic advice regarding factors that may affect
its clients’ policies, programs and projects. Recent
efforts in this area include the following.
- Value
of Emission Offsets in Selected U.S. States. ERI
examined current air regulatory requirements and announced
new capacity in selected U.S. states in order to identify
the potential value of emission offsets created by
its client’s activities. ERI also identified
the factors and upcoming state proceedings that could
significantly affect the value of those offsets in
the marketplace.
- Markets
for Small Steam Turbines in India and China.
ERI analyzed the key factors affecting markets for
small (<20 MW) steam turbines in India and China,
including government policies and industry practices
that influence the production and demand for small
turbines in each country. ERI estimated the market
potential for steam turbines of 6 to 20 MW capacities
in each country.
- Development
of a Coal Policy for Brazil.
At the request of the Brazilian Government and U.S.
Department of Energy, ERI assisted in developing Brazil’s
national coal policy. ERI assessed the potential role
of Brazil’s coal resources for fueling economic
growth and the role of clean coal technologies to meet
Brazil’s energy needs and strict environmental
requirements.
Evaluation
of Programs and Projects
ERI
evaluates major energy programs and projects and makes
recommendations for improving them. Some recent ERI projects
in this area are described below.
- Evaluation
of USEA's Energy Partnership Program.
ERI conducted an impact assessment of the U.S. Energy
Association's Energy Partnership Program, which partners
U.S. utilities and energy regulatory agencies with
counterpart organizations in developing countries.
Through a detailed questionnaire, ERI identified the
Program's significant development impacts, contribution
to power-sector reform and achievement of relevant
USAID strategic objectives. ERI also recommended ways
to improve the program and its implementation.
- Evaluation
of the China Sustainable Energy Program.
ERI evaluated the China Sustainable Energy Program
(CSEP), a program funded by the Packard and Hewlett
Foundations and administered by the Energy Foundation
to help China develop policies to meet its energy requirements
in an environmentally acceptable manner. In conducting
the evaluation, causal chains and key performance indicators
were developed and more than 100 senior Chinese and
foreign experts were interviewed to develop a set of
findings and recommendations for improving the program.
- Evaluation
of the UK’s Coal Research and Development Programme.
ERI led a panel of international experts to evaluate
the progress of the Coal Research and Development Programme
of the United Kingdom’s Department of Trade and
Industry. Through expert interviews and other inputs,
ERI helped identify the Programme’s successes
and deficiencies and made recommendations. The report
will help shape the future direction and funding of
the program.
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