Energy access and security

Energy is an important input for development, and for development to be sustainable, the role of energy - source, conversion, and utilization – is even more important. The world’s primary energy supply is dominated by fossil fuels, and the transition towards a low carbon society should consider sustainable consumption of energy resources, increasing efficiency in conversion at various levels, and the increased use of renewable energy resources and its integration to the existing energy system.   Research in this sub thematic area is on the renewable energy resource estimation in the developing Asia Pacific countries, improving the conversion efficiency in industrial processes, improving energy efficiency of end use devices, hybrid resource utilization, and energy conversion transmission and distribution systems.