PRESENTATION ON U.S.-RUSSIA ENERGY WORKING GROUPby Paul TumminiaMoscow , November 17, 2010

U.S.-Russia Energy Working Group

Snapshot of EWG Activities

• Memorandum of Understanding signed between DOE and the Ministry of Energy, October 2009

• First Plenary Session of the Energy Working Group, co-chaired by Minister Shmatko and Secretary Chu, July 2010

• All 3 Sub Groups have met and are actively pursuing action plans

• Measured Progress

U.S.-Russia Energy Working GroupEnergy Efficiency Sub Group

Joint Action Plan agreed upon in May 2010

10 Areas of interest

Co-chairs agree to 4 priority action plan items

U.S.-Russia Energy Working GroupFour Priority Action Plan Areas (Energy

Efficiency Sub Group)

Smart Grid Pilot ProjectFederal Energy Management ProgramCoal Bed MethaneFinance

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U.S.-Russia Energy Working GroupSmart Grid Pilot Project

City-to-City Pilot Project linking U.S. and Russian city each implementing an upgrade to municipal grid

Phase I: DOE and MRSK are in the process of choosing candidate cities implementing compatible projects

Cities leaders will be able to share experiential data and best practices

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U.S.-Russia Energy Working GroupSmart Grid Project: Outcomes

Phase II: Conduct energy assessment of each candidate city

Phase III-Implementation Phase – DOE will work with U.S. trade agencies to access financing for project implementation

Model for future projects across Russia

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U.S.-Russia Energy Working GroupEnergy Management Program FrameworkPhase I- DOE and Russian Energy Agency

review energy efficiency action plans developed by regional governments as mandated by new Energy Efficiency legislation

Phase II- coordinate various workshops with regional and federal officials for

TrainingDesigning specific pilot project

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U.S.-Russia Energy Working GroupEnergy Management Project –Outcomes

Develop summary recommendations for implementation at federal level using regional project data

Regional pilot project will serve as template for replication on nationwide scale

Partnership with U.S. companies to implement advanced cutting edge technology

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U.S.-Russia Energy Working GroupCoal Bed Methane Pilot Project

Coal mine methane represents serious safety hazard in global mining operations

Russia has experienced several catastrophic accidents in last several years

Methane is also powerful greenhouse gas1.9 bcm of methane released from Russia’s

mines in 2006

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U.S.-Russia Energy Working GroupCoal Bed Methane Project

DOE ,EPA and Raspadskaya Mining Corporation to develop a pilot project for recapture and utilization of coal bed methane

Pilot Project will include site visits to U.S. to study application of U.S. technology; funding for feasibility study and work with U.S. trade agencies to access financing for project implementation

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U.S.-Russia Energy Working GroupFinancing

Access to financing for companies and governments implementing energy efficiency projects is critical

Equity/DebtCritical for SME’s (Small and Medium-sized),

but also large international companies as well

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U.S.-Russia Energy Working GroupFinancing Workshop

DOE and Ministry of Energy sponsored Workshop on Financing Energy Efficiency Projects on November 16th

Generous support of American Chamber of CommercePanelists from various U.S. companies offered U.S.

perspectivesWorkshop Objective: Showcase creative solutions

successfully applied in the U.S. which could be transferred and adapted to Russia’s needs

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U.S.-Russia Energy Working GroupFinancing: Next Steps

DOE and Ministry of Energy to plan for a general conference in spring 2011 on financing energy efficiency projects

DOE , the Ministry of Energy and other private partners to facilitate several trade missions between U.S. and Russia for SME’s in area of energy efficiency

Outcome: Facilitate company-to-company links

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U.S.-Russia Energy Working GroupClean Energy Technology Sub Group

Goal – facilitate U.S.-Russian cooperation in fundamental and technical energy research

Showcase and promote existing scientific cooperation and foster new scientific collaborations

Possible Project Areas – biofuels, fuels from sunlight, new materials, hydrogen and fuel cell research

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U.S.-Russia Energy Working GroupEnergy Security Sub Group

Forum for U.S. and Russia to discuss long-term energy trends, national energy strategies and global energy markets

Energy Investment Conference Spring 2011

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U.S.-Russia Energy Working Group

Paul TumminiaSenior Advisor

U.S. Department of Energy

Paul.Tumminia@hq.doe.gov

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