Archive for 1.1.3 International and Foreign Think-tanks, Research Institutes, NGOs and Individual Researchers

Energy Use in China: Sectoral Trends and Future Outlook

Abstract LBNL has initiated the Global Energy Demand Collaborative to initiate the development of a new generation model. The ultimate goal of the GEDC is a complete modelling system that covers the entire world (by region or country), and covers all economic sectors at the end use level. In the short and medium term, the core GEDC team has performed a series of studies such as: country studies, sector studies, or methodology reports. The present report draws upon the expertise developed over many years in the Laboratory’s China Energy Group in order to present as complete and detailed picture as possible of the components and trends in energy consumption in the world’s largest country.
Author Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Report (LBNL-61904); Zhou, Nan; McNeil, Michael A.; Fridley, David; Jiang, Lin; Price, Lynn; de la Rue du Can, Stephane; Sathaye, Jayant; Levine, Mark; 2007
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Link http://eaei.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbl-61904-sectoral-energy-trendjan-2007.pdf
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Environmental Implications of Energy Policy in China

Abstract Acquiring and using energy damages the environment more than almost any other set of human activities. However, increased energy usage does not necessarily lead to environmental degradation. As China’s energy system undergoes sporadic bouts of market liberalisation, decentralisation, internationalisation, and urbanisation, governance plays an important role in influencing environmental outcomes. A review of institutional reforms since 1978, focusing on coal, hydropower, and rural energy, illustrates the role of government policy, implementation, and institutions in augmenting and abating the environmental degradation that can accompany expanded energy usage. This article explores the interaction between energy, governance, and the environment in China, and identifies key variables that can influence the environmental impacts of future energy usage.
Author Environmental Politics. Vol. 15, No.2, 248-270, Aden, Nathaniel, T; Sinton, Jonathan, E., April 2006
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Link http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/publications/ep-environmental-implicationapril-2006.pdf
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Evaluation of China’s Energy Strategy Options

Abstract Developed by energy experts from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, this report analyzes how energy investment can be redirected, energy supply developed, and energy efficiency increased to meet China’s high-level national development goals—increasing energy security, maintaining economic growth, and improving standards of living and the health of its citizens. The report prioritizes energy policies according to their effectiveness in helping China reach its national development goals and describes in detail what China’s government must do to enact such policies.
Author China Sustainable Energy Program, May 2005
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Link http://www.efchina.org/csepupfiles/report/2006102695218686.4335721472912.pdf/NEP_LBNL_EN.pdf
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Evaluation of China’s Energy Strategy Options

Author Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Report (LBNL-56609); Sinton, Jonathan, E; Stern, Rachel E.; Aden, Nathaniel T. ; Lin, Jiang; McKane, Aimee T.; Price, Lynn, K.; Wiser, Ryan H.; Zhou, Nan; Ku, Jean Y.; 2005
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Link http://china.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbl-56609-china-energy-strategiesmay-2005.pdf
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China’s Sustainable Energy Future: Scenarios of Energy and Carbon Emissions

Abstract In this study, entitled China s Sustainable Energy Future: Scenarios of Energy and Carbon Emissions, the Energy Research Institute (ERI), an independent analytic organization under China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), sought to explore in detail how China could achieve the goals of the Tenth Five-Year Plan and its longer term aims through a sustainable development strategy. Three scenarios were prepared to assist the Chinese Government to explore the issues, options and uncertainties that it confronts in shaping a sustainable development path compatible with China’s unique circumstances. The Promoting Sustainability scenario offers a systematic and complete interpretation of the social and economic goals proposed in the Tenth Five-Year Plan. The possibility that environmental sustainability would receive low priority is covered in the Ordinary Effort scenario. Aggressive pursuit of sustainable development measures along with rapid economic expansion is featured in the Green Growth scenario. The scenarios consider, in unprecedented detail, changes in energy demand structure and technology, as well as energy supply, from 1998 to 2020. The scenarios in this study are an important step in estimating realistic targets for energy efficiency and energy supply development that are in line with a sustainable development strategy. The scenarios also help analyze and explore ways in which China might slow growth in greenhouse gas emissions.
Author Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Report (LBNL-54067); Zhou, Dadi; Levine, Mark; Dai, Yande; Yu, Cong; Guo, Yuan; Sinton, Jonathan, E..; Lewis, Joanna I.; Zhu, Yuezhong; 2003
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Link http://eetd.lbl.gov/node/49515
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Comments on Recent Energy Statistics from China

Author Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Report (LBNL-53856); Sinton, Jonathan E.; Fridley, David G.; 2003
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Link http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/publications/lbl-53856-energy-statisticsoct-2003.pdf
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Sectoral and Geographic Analysis of the Decline in China’s National Energy Consumption in the Late 1990s

Abstract In the process of industrializing, countries typically increase energy consumption during periods of rapid economic growth. China has been no exception, until recently. According to official statistics, China’s energy consumption rose at an average annual rate of 6% between 1990 and 1996, flattened in 1997, and then suddenly dropped by more than 9% over the next two years before beginning to rebound in 2000. This paper is a preliminary examination of the causes of this decline, examining the energy forms, economic sectors, and localities for which the decline was most pronounced. It attributes the decline in energy consumption solely to a decline in coal end-use, primarily in the industrial sector. Between 1996 and 2000, GDP continued to increase – both at the national aggregate level as well as in the industrial sectors of the provinces that experienced the largest magnitudes of decline in industrial energy use: Hunan, Liaoning, Jilin, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Jiangsu. This paper also identifies the subsectors of industry where the decline was most pronounced, including textiles, chemicals, ferrous and nonferrous metals production, building materials, and coal extraction, where state control allowed for greater intervention. The paper concludes that government industrial policy was a primary factor in the energy decline, supported by ongoing programs to increase energy efficiency. Implications of this decline for international climate change efforts are offered.
Author Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Joanna I. Lewis, David G. Fridley, Jonathan E. Sinton, Jieming Lin; Proceedings of the ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, Rye Brook, New York, July 29-August 1, 2003
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Link http://eaei.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/ACEEE_Sectoral_Energy_Decline.August.2003_1.pdf
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Working out the Kinks: Understanding the Fall and Rise of Energy Use in China

Author Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Report (LBNL-52271); Fridley, David; Sinton, Jonathan; Lewis, Joanna; 2003
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Link http://publications.lbl.gov/fedora/repository/ir%3A120885
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A Guide to China’s Energy Statistics

Abstract A tremendous amount of statistical material on China’s energy system has become available since the 1980s. In this article, we provide an overview of the published sources on China’s energy statistics, mainly concerning energy production and consumption. Aggregate statistics and balances are available through publications of the National Bureau of Statistics, and specialized publications present information on sectors and individual enterprises in greater detail. Some materials are available in English, while most are only in Chinese, and some key information is available on the internet. While shortcomings in coverage and quality affect many energy indicators, China’s statistics can be used for meaningful analysis, provided that the factors affecting data quality are given due to consideration, and checks using other indicators are performed.
Author Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Report (LBNL-49024); Sinton, Jonathan E.; Fridley, David G.; 2001
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Link http://eaei.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbl-49024-energy-statistics-guideapril-2001.pdf
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Development of Chinese Weather Data for Building Energy Calculations

Abstract To support the development of building energy standards in China, the authors have recently developed a set of Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) weather data for 26 locations. These TMY weather data have been produced from 16 years of historical weather (1982-1997) reported by Chinese airports and recorded by the US Climatic Data Service. Since the weather data records only cloud conditions at various heights, a substantial effort was made towards estimating the total and direct solar radiation from the cloud information, combined with information on temperature, humidity, and wind speed. Comparisons of the estimated solar to actual measured hourly solar for three locations and daily totals for all 26 locations showed good agreement to with 20% for hourly and 10% for daily values. the 26 weather files are available as either ASCII files in SI units, or as packed DOE-2.1E weather files.
Author Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Report (LBNL-51435); Zhang, Qingyuan; Huang, Joe; Lang, Siwei; 2001
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Link http://eetd.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/publications/lbl-51435-weather-data-building-energy2001.pdf
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