EPA Climate Choice Program
Promoting Emerging Technology for Climate Protection

Kristen Taddonio
Director, EPA Climate Choice
26 November 2008
JICOLP SeminarGovernments are Setting LargeReduction Goals• Group of 8 (G8) Countries– Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2050

• US State of California– Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2020

• US President-Elect Obama– Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050

ENERGY STAR• International program: Australia, Canada, The European
Union, Japan, New Zealand, the United States and Taiwan• The ENERGY STAR program labels energy-efficient productsin more than 50 categories. Examples include:– Heating,H tiventilation,til ti
andd airi conditioning
diti i equipmentit– Appliances– Computers– Homes– Buildings– Manufacturing plants• Guaranteed energy and cost savings

ENERGY STAR Works• In 2007, US citizens saved $16 billion on energy bills and prevented 27
million vehicles worth of greenhouse gas emissions– almost 5% of US electricity demand••••More than 2.5 billion products purchased across 50 product categories
More than 9,000 organizations working with ENERGY STARSignificant investment by government and private sector
Competition for the ENERGY STAR label has made products more efficientNeed to Go Faster & Further
Introducing: Climate Choice• Why Climate Choice?
– New technologies needed to reduce greenhouse gases(GHGs)– Important to promote technologies earlier in the technology
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d ti cyclel• Program goals– Accelerate market adoption of emerging technologies– Move technologies closer to ENERGY STAR readiness– Help environmentally-motivated consumers find thetechnologies they want to reduce GHGs– Help companies find early adopter & environmentally
motivated customers

Climate Choice Targets
Emerging Technologies
ENERGY STAR• mass market consumer• cost-effective payback)• proven technology• no sacrifice in performance• reliable savings – easy design,installation, and maintenance

CLIMATE CHOICE• new recognition program• focuses on technologies earlier inadoption curve• verifies performance, greenhousegas and energy savings• technologies may be more costly
until economies of scale achieved• provides customized technology
assistance• look for the Climate Choice logoClimate Choice Criteria• Commercially available, but not widely adopted (~<5%market share)• Offered by more than one supplier• Demonstrated and verified environmental performancestandards• Potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gases– At competitive costs for customers and for society• Capable partners, adequately financed, establishedbusiness record• Challenges matched to EPA competencies andappropriate roles.

Climate Choice Benefits• Recognition– Website– Trials & promotion– Mark for “Climate Choice”• Tailored technology assistance– Clearing unintended regulatory barriers– Identifying customers & partners– Opportunities for information sharing through our networks• ENERGY STAR candidate development, whereappropriate

Pilot Projects• Combined heat & power• Advanced new home construction
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Residential Cogeneration(Commercialized in Japan)• Hybrid technology that combines a Honda internalcombustion engine generator with a high-efficiency homefurnace (also known as Micro combined heat and power).
• Produces both electricity and heat for a home, as opposed toa traditional furnace that just supplies heat.
• The electric power produced by the CHP system displaces
electric power generated by inefficient central power plants,
reducing CO2 emissions.

Advanced New Home Construction
Super efficient insulation
Best-available windows
100% efficient lighting & appliances
Solar hot water in warm states
Efficient water distribution
Top-tier heating and cooling equipment….Cuts energy use in half!

Renewable energy to reducescarbon emissions to zero.

US EPA Invites JICOLP Members toNominate Climate Choice Technologies• Anyone may submit a technology nomination.
• If a company nominates a technology that it produces, it must
provide three independent (not affiliated with or paid by thecompany) expert reference.
• Applications must contain:– Technology Description– Environmental Description– Company Description– Testing Procedures• Application available at:
http://www.epa.gov/cppd/climatechoice/nominate.htm• First round of applications due 1 December 2008.

Contact
Kristen Taddonio
Director, EPA Climate Choice Program
Taddonio Kristen@epa gov
Taddonio.Kristen@epa.gov+1 (202) 343-9234
www.epa.gov/cppd/climatechoiceBack-Up Slides

Advanced New Home Construction• Advanced– A ‘bundle’ of best available and advanced
technologies that cut a home’s energy-related carbon
emissions in half.

• Appropriate– Technologies
T h l i prescribedib d ini builderb ild option
ti packagekare appropriate to geographical/climatecharacteristics.

• Validated– Project must meet specified requirements, be verified
and field-tested in accordance with the HERSStandards by a RESNET-accredited Provider, andmeet all applicable codes.

Advanced New Home Construction“Best Available” technologies: cost-effective, widely available,easily integrated, not commonly used:– Thermal-break wall assemblies– Best-practice installation for heating, cooling and ventilation systems– Efficient water distribution systems– Advanced lighting, appliances, and plug-load management– Moisture control'Advanced' technologies: promising commercially available
technologies that still need to address some combination of costeffectiveness, technical infrastructure, and production builder
compatibility issues. Examples include:– ‘Super insulation’ wall system– ‘Super-efficient’ high-performance windows– Air-tight HVAC air handler units with high-efficiency variable-speed fans
– Solar domestic water heating systems/desuperheater with geothermal heat pump
– Super high-efficiency HVAC equipment