| AC: |
Accredit Consultant |
| ADB: |
Asian Development Bank |
| ADEME: |
Agency for the Environment and Energy Resources |
| AIJ: |
Activities Implemented Jointly |
| ALGAS: |
Asia Least-cost Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategy |
| AOTS: |
The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship |
| APEC: |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APERC: |
Asia Pacific Energy Research Center |
| APLAC: |
Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation |
| APO: |
Asian Productivity Organization |
| ASEM: |
Asia-Europe Meeting |
| AWP: |
Annual Work Plan |
| BAC: |
Budget and Administrative Committee |
| Bbl: |
barrel |
| BEEG: |
Baltic Energy Efficiency Group |
| ENCON: |
Energy Conservation Act B.E. 2523 |
| CAC: |
Command and Control |
| CADDET: |
Center for Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstration Energy Technologies |
| CAFÉ: |
Corporate Average Fuel Economy |
| Cap: |
capita |
| CCPC: |
Czech Cleaner Production Centre |
| CCT: |
Clean Coal Technology |
| CDG: |
Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V. |
| CDI: |
Capacity Development Initiative |
| CDM: |
Clean Development Mechanism |
| CEC: |
Commission of European Communities |
| CER: |
Certified Emission Reduction |
| CCGT: |
Combined Cycle Gas Turbine |
| CEE: |
Central and Eastern Europe |
| CHP: |
Combined Heat and Power |
| CICC: |
Center of the Informational Cooperation for Computerization |
| CIF: |
Cost, Insurance and Freight |
| CIPURE: |
Rational Use of Energy Center |
| Cmd: |
cubic meters per day |
| CNPC: |
China National Petroleum Corporation |
| COP: |
Conference of Parities |
| COR: |
Cost of Remediation |
| CP: |
Cleaner Production |
| CREST: |
Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology |
| CRW: |
Combustible Renewable and Waste |
| CT: |
Cleaner Technology |
| CTI: |
Committee on Trade and Investment (APEC) |
| CTI: |
Climate Technology Initiative |
| CTIC: |
Cleaner Technology Information Center |
| DAC: |
Development of Assistance Committee (OECD) |
| DANCED: |
Danish Cooperation for Environment and Development |
| DBJ: |
Development Bank of Japan |
| DBP: |
Development Bank of the Philippines |
| DHC: |
Distributed Heating and Cooling |
| DIW: |
Department of Industrial Works: |
| DOE: |
Department of Energy |
| DOE: |
Designated Operational Entity |
| DPS: |
Dispersed-type Power Source (= On-sight Power Source) |
| DSM: |
Demand Side Management |
| EAES: |
Environmentally Adapted Energy System |
| EAF: |
Electric Arc Furnace |
| EBRD: |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EC: |
Economic Committee (APEC) |
| EC: |
European Commission |
| EC: |
European Community |
| ECCP: |
European Climate Change Program |
| ECCT: |
Energy Conservation Center, Thailand |
| EEA: |
European Environment Agency |
| EECA: |
Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority |
| EEERF: |
Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Fund |
| EETIC: |
Energy and Environmental Technologies Information Centers |
| EFL: |
Electricity Feed Law |
| EGAT: |
Energy Generation Authority of Thailand |
| EGEE&C: |
Expert Group on Energy Efficiency and Conservation (APEC) |
| EGNRET: |
Expert Group on New and Renewable Energy Technologies (APEC) |
| EMG: |
Energy Working Group |
| EMM: |
Energy Ministerial Meeting (APEC) |
| EMS: |
Environmental Management System |
| EOP: |
End of Pipe |
| EP3: |
Environmental Pollution Prevention Project (by USAID) |
| EPDC: |
Electric Power Development Cooperation |
| ERS: |
Electricity Rate System |
| ERU: |
Emission Reduction Units |
| ESCAP: |
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| ESCO: |
Energy Service Company( = Energy Management Company) |
| ESCP: |
Energy for Sustainable Communities Program (APEC) |
| ESMAP: |
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program |
| EST: |
Environmentally Sound Technology |
| ET: |
Emission Trading |
| EU: |
European Union |
| EWG: |
Energy Working Group (APEC) |
| FCCC: |
Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| FDI: |
Foreign Direct Investment |
| FTI: |
Federation of Thai Industries |
| FTPI: |
Foundation of Thailand Productivity Institute |
| GAP: |
Green Aid Plan |
| GCC: |
Gulf Co-operation Council |
| GDP: |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GEF: |
Global Environment Facility |
| GHG: |
Greenhouse Gas |
| GISPRI: |
Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute |
| GP: |
Green Productivity |
| GREENTIE: |
Greenhouse Gas Technology Information Exchange |
| GTCC: |
Gas Turbine Combined Cycle |
| GTZ: |
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit |
| IBRD: |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ICETT: |
International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer |
| ICT: |
Information and Communication Technology |
| IDA: |
International Development Association |
| IDCJ: |
International Development Center, Japan |
| IE: |
Industrial Ecology |
| IEA: |
International Energy Agency |
| IEC: |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IEE: |
The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan |
| IEEE: |
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. |
| IFC: |
International Finance Corporation |
| IGCC: |
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle |
| IGES: |
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies |
| IIEC: |
International Institute for Energy Conservation |
| IIIEE: |
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University |
| IIP: |
Indices of Industrial Production |
| IMF: |
International Monetary Fund |
| INTI: |
National Institute of Industrial Technology |
| IPCC: |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IPP: |
Independent Power Producer |
| IREDA: |
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency |
| ISDN: |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISO: |
International Standards Organization |
| ITRI: |
Industrial Technology Research Institute |
| IWTI: |
Industrial Water Technology Institute |
| JAIDO: |
Japan International Development Organization Ltd. |
| JBIC: |
Japan Bank for International Cooperation |
| JCI: |
Japan Consulting Institute |
| JCOAL: |
Japan Coal Energy Center |
| JEC: |
Japan Environment Corporation |
| JEMAI: |
Japan Environment Management Association for Industry |
| JEPIC: |
Japan Electric Power Information Center, Inc. |
| JETRO: |
Japan External Trade Organization |
| JGA: |
The Japan Gas Association |
| JI: |
Joint Implementation |
| JICA: |
Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| JICE: |
Japan International Cooperation Center |
| JIS: |
Japan Industrial Standards |
| JODC: |
Japan Overseas Development Corporation |
| JOCV: |
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers |
| KEMCO: |
Korea Energy Management Corporation |
| LNG: |
Liquefied Natural Gas |
| LPG: |
Liquefied Petroleum Gasa |
| MEPS: |
Minimum Energy Performance Standards (APEC) |
| MM: |
Meeting of Minister (APEC) |
| MOI: |
Ministry of Industry |
| MOSTE: |
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment |
| NCPC: |
National Cleaner Production Centre |
| NEDO: |
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization |
| NEF: |
New Energy Foundation |
| NFFO: |
Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation |
| NGL: |
Natural Gas Liquid |
| NGO: |
Non-governmental Organization |
| NPO: |
Non Profit Organization |
| OAS: |
Organization of American States |
| ODA: |
Official Development Assistance |
| OE: |
Operational Entity (CDM, JI) |
| OECD: |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OECF: |
Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund |
| OGCS: |
Oxygen Converters Gas Recovery Process |
| OOF: |
Other Official Flow |
| OPEC: |
Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| PASC: |
Pacific Asia Standards Congress |
| PBF: |
Pacific Business Forum |
| PCF: |
Prototype Carbon Fund |
| PCM: |
Project Cycle Management |
| PDM: |
Project Design Matrix |
| PEC: |
Petroleum Energy Center |
| PF: |
Power Factor |
| PO: |
Plan of Operation |
| PPP: |
Purchasing Power Parity |
| PRTR: |
Pollutant Release and Transfer Register |
| PTM: |
Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (Malaysia Energy Center) |
| PV: |
Photo Voltaic |
| RC: |
Registered Consultant |
| RD: |
Record of Discussion |
| RDF: |
Refuse Derived Fuel |
| REEF: |
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund |
| RPS: |
Renewable Portfolio Standard |
| SBC: |
Surcharge-Funded Production Incentive |
| SCSC : |
Sub Committee on Standard and Conformance (APEC) |
| SCW: |
Super Critical Water |
| SGES: |
Steering Group on Energy Standards (APEC) |
| SINOPEC: |
China Petroleum Corporation |
| SOM: |
Senior Officials Meeting (APEC) |
| SMEs: |
Small and Medium Enterprises |
| SPEC: |
Symposium on Pacific Energy Cooperation |
| SPM: |
Suspended Particle Materials |
| SPPs: |
Small Power Producers |
| TACIS: |
Technology Assistance to Commonwealth Independent States |
| TCAPP: |
Technology Cooperation Agreement Pilot Program |
| TCE: |
Tons of Coal Equivalent |
| TCP: |
Technical Corporation Program |
| TFC: |
Total Final Consumption of Energy |
| TILF: |
Trade and Investment Liberalization and Facilitation Special Account |
| TOE: |
Tons of Oil Equivalent |
| TOR: |
Terms of Reference |
| TPES: |
Total Primary Energy Supply |
| TPM: |
Total Productivity Management |
| TSI: |
Tentative Schedule of Implementation |
| TSL: |
Two Step Loan |
| TSP: |
Total Suspended Matters |
| UAE: |
United Arab Emirates |
| UN: |
United Nations |
| UNES: |
United Energy Systems (Russian Utility) |
| UNCED: |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
| UNDP: |
United Nations Development Program |
| UNECE: |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNEP: |
United Nations Environment Program |
| UNFCC: |
FCCC |
| UNIDO: |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| USAEP: |
US-Asia Environment Partnership |
| USAID: |
US Agency for International Development |
| USCSP: |
US Country Study Program |
| USEPA: |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| USIJI: |
US Initiative on Join Implementation |
| WB: |
World Bank |
| WBCSD: |
World Business Council for Sustainable Development |
| WEC: |
World Energy Council |
| WEEA: |
World Energy Efficiency Association |
| WHO: |
World Health Organization |
| WMO: |
World Meteorological Organization |
| WTO: |
World Trade Organization |
| ZERI: |
Zero Emission Research Institute |