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dominant with a little above 30% of all projects, projects that comply between 50%
and 75% of the checklist is a little below 30%, while almost none of the projects is
able to satisfy 100% of the checklist, there is a small number of projects that satisfy
between 75% and 100% of the checklists. Among the most mature are a biorefinery
project in Viet Nam, Thailand, and the Philippines, and anaerobic digestion project
in the Philippines.
36.3.3 J-TRA Results Shown as TRL
Using the TRL scoring matrix shown in Table 36.2, we graded the projects against
all the checklist in each J-TRA parameters. The summary of the results is shown
in Fig. 36.3. Almost half of the projects were graded with TRL 2. Meaning that
these projects complied to requirement A-1, A-2, B-1, B-2, D-1 and D-2 but did
not comply to one or more items in the requirements for TRL 3 in the TRL scoring
matrix (Table 36.2). The question of A-1 and A-2 refer to whether or not the market
and location of target market have been foreseen and studied, including about their
purchasing power. The question of B-1 and B-2 requirement refer to the scientific
and technical elements of the technology, for example about the technology design
plan appropriate for the region, personnel available for the technology development,
and the specification of location for field testing. The D-1 and D-2 requirements are
about paper-based verification of similar system design in the region where each
of the technical components have been proven to work. While there is no identified
project mature enough to be graded as TRL 8, there are a few projects that falls under
the category of TRL 6. For example, an anaerobic digestion project in Thailand using
animal manure and organic waste, and a gasification project in the Philippines using
woody biomass.
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Fig. 36.3 Project readiness levels based on TRL results
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dominant with a little above 30% of all projects, projects that comply between 50%
and 75% of the checklist is a little below 30%, while almost none of the projects is
able to satisfy 100% of the checklist, there is a small number of projects that satisfy
between 75% and 100% of the checklists. Among the most mature are a biorefinery
project in Viet Nam, Thailand, and the Philippines, and anaerobic digestion project
in the Philippines.
36.3.3 J-TRA Results Shown as TRL
Using the TRL scoring matrix shown in Table 36.2, we graded the projects against
all the checklist in each J-TRA parameters. The summary of the results is shown
in Fig. 36.3. Almost half of the projects were graded with TRL 2. Meaning that
these projects complied to requirement A-1, A-2, B-1, B-2, D-1 and D-2 but did
not comply to one or more items in the requirements for TRL 3 in the TRL scoring
matrix (Table 36.2). The question of A-1 and A-2 refer to whether or not the market
and location of target market have been foreseen and studied, including about their
purchasing power. The question of B-1 and B-2 requirement refer to the scientific
and technical elements of the technology, for example about the technology design
plan appropriate for the region, personnel available for the technology development,
and the specification of location for field testing. The D-1 and D-2 requirements are
about paper-based verification of similar system design in the region where each
of the technical components have been proven to work. While there is no identified
project mature enough to be graded as TRL 8, there are a few projects that falls under
the category of TRL 6. For example, an anaerobic digestion project in Thailand using
animal manure and organic waste, and a gasification project in the Philippines using
woody biomass.
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10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
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Percentage of projects (%)
TRL
J-TRA results distribution (in TRL)
Fig. 36.3 Project readiness levels based on TRL results