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Feasibility Studies on New Mechanism and on CDM/JI in 2011 – Official Selection & Adoption

29 Feasibility Studies (FS) on New Mechanism and 6 FS on CDM Just Started.

On 14 July 2011, the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) and GEC have selected and adopted 29 Feasibility Studies (FS) on New Mechanisms, and 6 FS on CDM. GEC has been the secretariat of the CDM Feasibility Study Programme since 1999 as well as new mechanisms FS programme since 2010 under the commission of the MOEJ.

New Mechanism FS aims at accumulating knowledge and experiences based on concrete projects/activities, to contribute to the establishment of the New Mechanism, especially the Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism (BOCM) proposed by Japanese government.

On the other hand, CDM/JI FS aims at contributing to improve existing CDM/JI scheme, such as expansion of applicability including submission of new methodologies and/or standardized baseline, as well as exploit of CDM projects in LDCs and SIDs to improve geographical distribution.

GEC called for proposals of FS from Japanese private entities and NGOs/NPOs in April and May 2011. As a result, 77 proposals of New Mechanism FS, and 12 proposals of CDM/JI FS were submitted from 59 entities in total, which means that New Mechanisms are attractive to Japanese private companies who want to transfer their low-carbon technologies and know-how to developing countries. Among them, 29 New Mechanism FS and 6 CDM/JI FS were selected through the strict evaluation process.
Final results of all FS will be informed through GEC's web site, and some of them will be reported in the side event next year.

1. New Mechanism FS

New Mechanism FS, as concrete case studies, aims at the accumulation of knowledge, know-hows, and experiences to contribute to international framework-making for new mechanisms, in particular the Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism (BOCM) proposed by the Japanese government.
The main purpose of FS is to study/survey the following issues based on the concrete projects/activities as case studies to be implemented in host countries:

how to identify and set up a reference scenario,
how to monitor and calculate GHG emissions, and
MRV method.

It is expected that outcomes of the FS should contribute to accumulate knowledge and experiences necessary to design the framework anscheme of a new mechanism, particularly the Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism (BOCM).
Proposals of New Mechanism FS submitted from Japanese private entities and NGOs/NPOs were solicited between 28 April and 26 May 2011. Among 77 proposals, 29 FS were selected and officially adopted on 14 July 2011.
The adopted FS started on 15 July 2011, and will complete on 2 March 2012. The FS reports will be posted on GEC website in March 2012.

#	Category	Host Country(ies)	FS Title	FS Entity
1	Waste Management	Thailand	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Waste Management Activities in Thailand	Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd.
2		Indonesia	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Energy Application of Wastes and Wastewater Originated in Processing of Agricultural Products in Indonesia	Chugai Technos Corporation
3		Malaysia	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Energy Generation by Waste Management Activities, through Anaerobic Digestion as Model Technology, in Malaysia	Ichikawa Kankyo Engineering Co., Ltd.
4	Biomass Utilisation	Sri Lanka	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Development of Castor Seed Industry Cluster in Sri Lanka	PEAR Carbon Offset Initiative, Ltd.
5	Transportation	Thailand	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Development of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Network in Bangkok, Thailand	Japan Weather Association
6		Lao PDR	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Urban Transport Management in Vientiane, Lao PDR	Katahira & Engineers International
7		Indonesia, and Viet Nam	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Development of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Systems in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam	Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
8	Renewable Energy	Thailand	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Renewable Energy Development by Wind Power Generation in Low Wind Speed Conditions in Thailand	Yonden Engineering Co., Inc.
9		Sri Lanka	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Development of Best Grid Electricity Mix Focusing on Renewable Energy Sources in Sri Lanka	Ex Corporation
10		Colombia	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Renewable Energy Development Focusing on Geothermal Power Generation in Colombia	Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
11	Energy Efficiency/ Energy Saving	China	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Energy Saving by Reducing Water Consumptions through Diffusion of Water-Saving Toilet Systems to Households in Dalian, China	Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
12		China	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Energy Efficiency Improvement by Introducing Energy Management and Contol Systems at Factories in Shaanxi Province, China	Yaskawa Electric Corporation
13		Mongolia	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Multiple Application of Energy Efficiency Improvement Measures at Coal Thermal Power Plants in Mongolia	Suuri-Keikaku Co., Ltd.
14		Mongolia	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Energy Saving at Buildings by Utilising Geothermal Heat Pump and Other Technologies in Mongolia	Shimizu Corporation
15		Thailand	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Promotion of Energy Efficiency Improvement through Institutional Development of Building and Energy Management Systems (BEMS) with Certificated Carbon Credits in Thailand	Yamatake Corporation
16		India	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Energy Savings by Utilising LED Lights at Office Buildings in India	The Japan Research Institute, Limited
17		India	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Energy Efficiency Improvement by Introducing High-Performance Industrial Furnaces to Aluminium Industry in India	Japan Industrial Furnace Manufacturers Association
18		Mexico	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Promotion of Energy Efficiency Improvement at Households through Introduction of Low-CO2 Houses and Diffusion of Energy-Efficient Appliances in Mexico	The Japan Research Institute, Limited
19		South Africa	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Integrated Energy Efficiency Activities at Beer/Beverage Factories Using Specific Energy Consumption Methods in South Africa	Recycle One, Inc.
20	REDD+	Indonesia	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for REDD+ in Central Kalimantan Province, Indonesia	Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting Co., Ltd.
21		Indonesia	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for REDD+ and Bio-Fuel Production and Utilisation in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia	Kanematsu Corporation
22		Indonesia	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Avoidance of Peat Aerobic Degradation by Peatland Rewetting and Rice Husk-based Power Generation Associated with Rice Production Increase in Jambi Province, Indonesia	Shimizu Corporation
23		Cambodia	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for REDD+ in Prey Long Area, Cambodia	Conservation International Japan
24		Viet Nam	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for REDD+ through Revegetation at Denuded Lands and Woody Biomass-based Power Generation in Son La Province, Viet Nam	Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.
25		Brazil	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for REDD+ in Acre State, Brazil	Marubeni Corporation
26		Angola	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for REDD+ through Revegetation at Derelict Commercial Forested Lands and Fuelisation of Woody Biomass Chips for Cement Plants in Angola	PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata Sustainability Co., Ltd.
27	Others	China	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for Electric Generation based on Low-Level Coal Mine Methane and Integrated Energy Efficiency Improvement in Yunnan Province, China	Tepia Corporation Japan
28		Thailand	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for CO2 Reduction through Utilising Off-Peak Power from Storage Batteries and Introducing Electric Vehicles in Thailand	Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc.
29		Viet Nam	New Mechanism Feasibility Study for CO2 Abatement through Utilisation of Blast Furnace Slags as Blending Material for Cement in Viet Nam	Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.

2. CDM/JI FS

Kyoto Protocol to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) provides flexible mechanism such as the Clean Development Mechanism and the Joint Implementation ("Kyoto Mechanism"), in order to assist developed country parties to achieve their emission reduction/limitation commitments.
The main purpose of CDM/JI FS is to find potential CDM/JI projects as well as to collect information and knowledge for the resolution of existing problems and the CDM/JI schematic improvements.
the following categories to improve CDM/JI scheme:

Proposals of CDM/JI FS submitted from Japanese private entities and NGOs/NPOs were solicited between 28 April and 26 May 2011. Among 12 submissions, 6 FS were selected and officially adopted on 14 July 2011. The adopted FS started on 15 July 2011, and will complete on 2 March 2012. The FS reports, including draft PDDs, will be posted on GEC website in March 2012. In addition, new methodologies and standardized baselines proposed in the FS will be sent to the CDM Executive Board or the host country DNA respectively.

#	Objective	Category	Host Country	FS Title	FS Entity
1	New Methodology Development	Energy Efficiency Improvement	Viet Nam	CDM Feasibility Study for Energy Efficiency Project through Installing High Efficiency Air Conditioners in Viet Nam, with New CDM Methodology Development	Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
2	Standardised Baseline Development	Biomass Utilisation	Cambodia	CDM Feasibility Study for Biomass-based Power Generation Project in Cambodia, with Development of Standardised Baseline of Off-Grid Electricity Generation	Japan NUS Co., Ltd.
3	Contribution to Equitable Regional Distribution of CDM	Renewable Energy	Sri Lanka	CDM Feasibility Study for Wind Power Generation for Hambantota International Convention Centre in Sri Lanka	Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd.
4		Waste Management	Bangladesh	CDM PoA Feasibility Study for Household Biogas Digester Promotion Programme in Bangladesh	PEAR Carbon Offset Initiative, Ltd.
5		Waste Management	Kazakhstan	CDM PoA Feasibility Study for Energy Utilisation of Broiler Chicken Manure in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan	Ex Corporation
6	PoA Development	Transportation	Malaysia	CDM PoA Feasibility Study for Fuel Efficiency Improvement through Introduction of Digital Tachograph to Cargo Trucks in Malaysia	Nippon Express Co., Ltd.