Introduction to the Asian Energy Security project: Project organization and methodologies

• Published in: Energy policy Vol. 39; no. 11; pp. 6712 - 6718
• Main Authors: Von Hippel, David, Savage, Timothy, Hayes, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2011; Elsevier; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: AES corporation; Applied sciences; Asian; Benefits; China (People's Republic); Cost; Demand; Economic data; Economic development; Economics; Energy; Energy economics; Energy efficiency; Energy policy; Energy resources; Energy security; Exact sciences and technology; experts; Fossil fuels; Fuel; Fuels; General, economic and professional studies; International relations; LEAP modeling; Marketing; Markets; Northeast; Northeast Asia; Pacific region; Pollution; Public utilities; Security; Studies; Supply and demand; China; Asia; Northeast Asia; China, People's Rep; Energy security; Northeast Asia; LEAP modeling; Electronic discussion group; International cooperation; Project management; Reliability of supply; Expert; Energy policy; Case history; Job engineering
• ISSN: 0301-4215; 1873-6777
• DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.01.010

The spectacular recent economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region in general, and in many of the economies of Northeast Asia in particular, has spurred a vast expansion in the need for energy services, and an expansion in the demand for the fuels that help to supply these services. Future projections suggest that the growth of fossil fuel use in Northeast Asia, especially in China, will have major consequences for financial and fuel markets and pollution both regionally and globally. Before the project described in this paper was initiated, there was no ongoing forum for energy experts from all of the countries of the region to meet, informally and in an unofficial capacity, to discuss openly and in a targeted fashion the energy situations in their countries, and to work together to evaluate the energy efficiency costs and benefits of different ways of meeting regional demand. The Asian Energy Security (AES) project provides such a forum, and as such constitutes a unique resource in the engagement of the countries of Northeast Asia on the topic of energy security.