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Appendix ANNEX Illustrative and non-exhaustive list of possible areas of cooperation pursuant to Article 9

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Development of energy efficiency programmes, including identifying energy efficiency barriers and potentials, and the development of energy labelling and efficiency standards.

Assessment of the environmental impacts of the Energy Cycle.

Development of economic, legislative and regulatory measures.

Technology transfer, technical assistance and industrial joint ventures subject to international property rights regimes and other applicable international agreements.

Research and development.

Education, training, information and statistics.

Identification and assessment of measures such as fiscal or other market-based instruments, including tradable permits to take account of external, notably environmental, costs and benefits.

Energy analysis and policy formulation:.

  • assessment of energy efficiency potentials,

  • energy demand analysis and statistics,

  • development of legislative and regulatory measures,

  • integrated resource planning and demand side management,

  • environmental impact assessment, including major energy projects.

Evaluation of economic instruments for improving energy efficiency and environmental objectives.

Energy efficiency analysis in refining, conversion, transport and distribution of hydro-carbons.

Improving energy efficiency in power generation and transmission:

  • cogeneration,

  • plant component (boilers, turbines, generators, etc.),

  • network integration.

Improving energy efficiency in the building sector:

  • thermal insulation standards, passive solar and ventilation,

  • space heating and air conditioning systems,

  • high efficiency low NOX burners,

  • metering technologies and individual metering,

  • domestic appliances and lighting.

Municipalities and local community services:

  • district heating systems,

  • efficient gas distribution systems,

  • energy planning technologies,

  • twinning of towns or of other relevant territorial entities,

  • energy management in cities and in public buildings,

  • waste management and energy recovery of waste.

Improving energy efficiency in the industrial sector:

  • joint ventures,

  • energy cascading, cogeneration and waste heat recovery,

  • energy audits.

Improving energy efficiency in the transport sector:

  • motor vehicle performance standards,

  • development of efficient transport infrastructures.

Information:

  • awareness creation,

  • databases: access, technical specifications, information systems,

  • dissemination, collection and collation of technical information,

  • behavioural studies.

Training and education:

  • exchanges of energy managers, officials, engineers and students,

  • organization of international training courses.

Financing:

  • development of legal framework,

  • Third Party Financing,

  • joint ventures,

  • co-financing.