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IERE E-mail Magazine No.12 (17 Jan. 2012)
Contents- IERE New Year's Message from Secretary General- IERE 2012 Events Schedule- 2011 Topics- Request Projects' Members of Collaborative R&D Projects<< IERE New Year's Message from Secretary General >>It's a pleasure for me to send the first IERE Email Magazine in 2012. In 2011, weexperienced major events around the world such as natural disasters, financial crisis inEU and so on. Especially in Japan, we had a massive earthquake and tsunami in theeastern region on 11th March, 2011. Fukushima incidents caused by the earthquake
and tsunami have affected the energy strategy including nuclear power generation
policy not only in Japan, but also in each country in the world.
Under these circumstances, the electric power industry should be faced various
technological subjects. It becomes more important to progress global warming
countermeasures. R&D in power industry sector such as renewable energy, energy
efficiency or smart grid technologies will take the important role. I expect IERE cancontribute to the useful information exchange for these R&Ds among electric powerindustries of the world.

SincerelyDr. Mikio Sato
Secretary General1NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations<< IERE 2012 Events Schedule >>IERE events schedule 2012 is as follows;> The 22th IERE Board Meeting in Shanghai (May)-

Local host: GE> TIS-Asia Conference 2012 (June)-

Local host: Meralco, the Philippines-

Day 1: Local Session,-

Day 2: Generation Session & Network Session,-

Day 3: Technical Tour

> 12th IERE General Meeting/Korean Forum (November 5-9)
-Local host: KEPCO RI, Korea-Schedule: Nov. 5: The 23rd IERE Board Meeting and Registration,-Nov. 6: IERE General Meeting,-Nov. 7: Korean Forum,-Nov. 8: Korean Forum-Nov. 9: Technical Tour<< 2011 Topics >>** Board Meeting **> 20th IERE Board Meeting on 23 May
20th IERE Board Meeting was held on 23 May in Hotel Nikko Dusseldorf, Germany.
It was successful and valuable discussions were made among the 10 participants of
the 14 Board members (including three proxies) and Advising Chair Emeritus.
Progress report (Nov. 2010 - Apr. 2011), Accounting report for 2010 & the 1st quarterof 2011 and Activity plan for 2011 and 2012 were approved.
> The 21st IERE Board Meeting
The 21st IERE Board Meeting was held on 31 October at Cancun, Mexico.
Main discussed topics were as follows;- R&D Working Group/ IERE Collaborative R&D Projects
The framework of R&D Working Group was approved.
- Post Tohoku/Fukushima
Board members recognize that it is essential for IERE to deal with issues of Post
Tohoku/Fukushima, but difficult for related members to start it now. We expect tohave some sessions focusing on post Tohoku/Fukushima in the next General Meeting& Forum.
- Activity plan for 2012 was approved.
2NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations** General Meeting and Forum **> The 11th IERE General Meeting & Latin American ForumThe 11th IERE General Meeting & Latin American Forum was held successfully inCancun, Mexico from Nov. 1 to 3, 2011, co-hosted by IIE (Instituto De Investigaciones
Electricas). 63 attendants came from 14 countries.
http://www.iere.jp/NonMembers/Activities/Forum/Mexico_Forum/1st.html** Workshop **> 2011 IERE-RWE Dusseldorf Workshop
2011 IERE-RWE Dusseldorf Workshop was held in great success at Hotel Nikko
Dusseldorf on 24th - 26th May co-hosted by RWE, Germany. There were 63
participants from 14 countries. The general theme of the workshop was "Integrationof Renewable Energies".
http://www.iere.jp/NonMembers/Activities/Workshop/Germany_Workshop/index.html> 2011 IERE-SGEPRI Nanjing Workshop
2011 IERE-SGEPRI Nanjing Workshop was held in great success at the Westin
Nanjing on 25th - 27th July co-hosted by SGEPRI (State Grid Electric Power
Research Institute, China), supported by EDF and IEC. There were 77 participantsfrom 10 countries. The general theme of the workshop was "Smart Grid and Energy
Efficiency".
http://www.iere.jp/NonMembers/Activities/Workshop/Nanjing_Workshop/index.html> 2011 PIESA-IERE TIS-Africa Workshop in Malawi
2011 PIESA-IERE TIS-Africa Workshop was held in Lilongwe, Malawi in August
30th - September 1st co-hosted by PIESA. 74 attendants came from 8 countries. It
had very active discussions about the main theme "Smarter Electrification" and waswell organized by PIESA secretariat and ESCOM (Electricity Supply Corporation ofMalawi).
** Working Group Activities **> New Activity of R&D Working Group Started
The mission of the IERE R&D Working Group is to manage the portfolio ofcollaborative R&D projects jointly conducted by IERE members. The scheme of this3NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
activity, introduced in 2011, allows any IERE member to propose and participate inthe projects. The first R&D Working was held in Nov. 1 and 3 projects were approvedto start.
** Membership **> Aboitiz Power Corporation and Guangdong Power Grid Corporation newly joinedIERE
Aboitiz Power Corporation (APC), Philippines, has newly joined IERE from April,and Guangdong Power Grid Corporation (GPG), China, from August, 2011.
The number of IERE members is 74 (73 organizations and 1 individual) as of the endof 2011.

<< Request Projects' Members of Collaborative R&D Projects >>IERE established the new scheme for collaborative R&D projects (IERE R&DWorking Group New Activities). The following three proposals were accepted as thecollaborative R&D projects by IERE R&D Working Group:
Project 1: Transformer Insulating Paper Diagnosis; For a worldwide application ofmethanol as an innovative marker (proposed by HQ)
Project 2: Diagnosis Center for HV Current Transformers (proposed by IIE)
Project 3: Life-time Evaluation of Transmission Power Cables (OF Cable)(proposed by KEPCO RI)All IERE members can participate in these projects if you are interested in.
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