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LBNL's China Energy Group participated in the 5th US-China Energy Efficiency Forum in Beijing

June 12, 2014

The Fifth U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Forum was held in Beijing, China on June 11, 2014 with opening remarks from both Dr. David Danielson, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy within the U.S. Department of Energy, and Xei Zhenhua, the Vice Chairman of Chinas National Development Reform Commission. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratorys China Energy Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinas Tianjin Energy Management Professional School at the Forum, agreeing to enhance collaboration in energy efficiency, training, and capacity building in China.

The Forum included sessions covering industrial and building energy efficiency as well as energy performance contracting. Lynn Price, Staff Scientist and Leader of LBNLs China Energy Group, made a presentation at the industrial break-out session. Hongyou Lu, Senior Research Associate of the China Energy Group attended the industrial sessions and facilitated the Assistant Secretarys industrial site visit to a petrochemical company in Beijing. Nan Zhou, Staff Scientist and Deputy Group Leader and Wei Feng, Principal Researcher presented the building energy efficiency breakout session and accompanied Assistant Secretary Danielson on a site visit to China Academy of Building Research. Bo Shen, Principle Researcher, presented in the breakout session on Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) and joined the launch of a joint-project on EPC in both China and the United States.

The U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Forum was designed as a platform for policy-makers from both countries to share experiences and best practices in promoting energy efficiency in buildings and communities, industry, and consumer products. As a public-private partnership, each year the Forum brings together representatives from both countries to unlock commercial opportunities in energy efficiency while striving to meet energy and environmental goals. The Forum is part of the agreed-upon joint efforts under the Energy Action Plan, which is one of agreements signed in 2009 by U.S. president Barak Obama and then Chinese president Hu Jintao to advance clean energy.