36 The Readiness Levels of Japan Supported Biomass Energy …
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36.5 Summary
There is a number of biomass energy conversion technology development project in
the Southeast Asian countries under the support of Japan with its various mechanisms.
A database containing information of these projects were constructed and analyzed
to understand the readiness levels of these projects. There were three methodologies
discussed in this project; Method 1: The generic terminology of technology readiness
levels, Method 2: The percentage of checklist compliance of the J-TRA parameters,
and Method 3: J-TRA results in TRL. Answering the research questions of this study,
it can be concluded that; (1) While all three methodologies could present information
about the general progress and readiness level of a project, Method 1 is easiest and
quickest to do for identification of readiness level, (2) for a more detailed information
about the bottleneck of a project, Method 3 is the most appropriate, and (3) While
Method 1 and 2 present similar results about the status of progress in technology
readiness, Method 3 is quite different especially with in terms of the distribution of
results from a number of projects analyzed in this study.
References
Asia Biomass Office (2013) Biomass power generation by Japanese companies in Asia/ Asia
biomass energy cooperation promotion office—Asia biomass office. Retrieved July 24, 2019,
from https://www.asiabiomass.jp/english/topics/1209_02.html
GEC (2013) Anaerobic treatment for wastewater from rubber plants. JCM the joint crediting
mechanism. Retrieved Aug 25, 2019, from http://gec.jp/jcm/projects/13fs_ina_01/
GEC (2015a) Utilization of agricultural biomass in Cement Kiln. JCM the joint crediting
mechanism. Retrieved Aug 25, 2019, from http://gec.jp/jcm/projects/15ps_lao_01/
GEC (2015b) Biogas recovery and utilization in tapioca starch factory. JCM the joint crediting
mechanism. Retrieved Aug 25, 2019, from http://gec.jp/jcm/projects/15fs_lao_01/
IEA (2017) Technology roadmap: delivering sustainable bioenergy. International energy agency
(IEA)
Ihara I, Pandyaswargo AH, Onoda H (2018) Development and the effectiveness of the J-TRA:
a methodology to assess energy technology R&D programs in Japan. In: Proceedings of the
EcoDePS 2018, 109–117, Waseda University, Tokyo 12 Dec 2018
Ihara I, Pandyaswargo AH, Pang D, Onoda H (2019) Technology readiness assessment of biomass
energy projects using J-TRA method: application on Southeast Asian countries. In: Proceedings
of the international workshop on environmental engineering 2019. Nago, Okinawa, 24–28 June
2019
Japan Ministry of Environment (2014) TRL calculating tool manual 3rd edn. Retrieved June, 11,
2018, from https://www.env.go.jp/earth/ondanka/biz_local/29_a01/7_trlmanual.pdf
METI, Cabinet decision on the new strategic energy plan (provisional translation) 2014
Pang D, Pandyaswargo AH, Onoda H, Ihara I (2019) Application of J-TRA (Japanese version
of technology readiness assessment) to biomass utilization projects: with focus biomass energy
conversion technologies in Southeast Asia. In: Proceedings of the 14th meeting of the institute
of life cycle assessment, Kitakyushu, 5–7 Mar 2019
555
36.5 Summary
There is a number of biomass energy conversion technology development project in
the Southeast Asian countries under the support of Japan with its various mechanisms.
A database containing information of these projects were constructed and analyzed
to understand the readiness levels of these projects. There were three methodologies
discussed in this project; Method 1: The generic terminology of technology readiness
levels, Method 2: The percentage of checklist compliance of the J-TRA parameters,
and Method 3: J-TRA results in TRL. Answering the research questions of this study,
it can be concluded that; (1) While all three methodologies could present information
about the general progress and readiness level of a project, Method 1 is easiest and
quickest to do for identification of readiness level, (2) for a more detailed information
about the bottleneck of a project, Method 3 is the most appropriate, and (3) While
Method 1 and 2 present similar results about the status of progress in technology
readiness, Method 3 is quite different especially with in terms of the distribution of
results from a number of projects analyzed in this study.
References
Asia Biomass Office (2013) Biomass power generation by Japanese companies in Asia/ Asia
biomass energy cooperation promotion office—Asia biomass office. Retrieved July 24, 2019,
from https://www.asiabiomass.jp/english/topics/1209_02.html
GEC (2013) Anaerobic treatment for wastewater from rubber plants. JCM the joint crediting
mechanism. Retrieved Aug 25, 2019, from http://gec.jp/jcm/projects/13fs_ina_01/
GEC (2015a) Utilization of agricultural biomass in Cement Kiln. JCM the joint crediting
mechanism. Retrieved Aug 25, 2019, from http://gec.jp/jcm/projects/15ps_lao_01/
GEC (2015b) Biogas recovery and utilization in tapioca starch factory. JCM the joint crediting
mechanism. Retrieved Aug 25, 2019, from http://gec.jp/jcm/projects/15fs_lao_01/
IEA (2017) Technology roadmap: delivering sustainable bioenergy. International energy agency
(IEA)
Ihara I, Pandyaswargo AH, Onoda H (2018) Development and the effectiveness of the J-TRA:
a methodology to assess energy technology R&D programs in Japan. In: Proceedings of the
EcoDePS 2018, 109–117, Waseda University, Tokyo 12 Dec 2018
Ihara I, Pandyaswargo AH, Pang D, Onoda H (2019) Technology readiness assessment of biomass
energy projects using J-TRA method: application on Southeast Asian countries. In: Proceedings
of the international workshop on environmental engineering 2019. Nago, Okinawa, 24–28 June
2019
Japan Ministry of Environment (2014) TRL calculating tool manual 3rd edn. Retrieved June, 11,
2018, from https://www.env.go.jp/earth/ondanka/biz_local/29_a01/7_trlmanual.pdf
METI, Cabinet decision on the new strategic energy plan (provisional translation) 2014
Pang D, Pandyaswargo AH, Onoda H, Ihara I (2019) Application of J-TRA (Japanese version
of technology readiness assessment) to biomass utilization projects: with focus biomass energy
conversion technologies in Southeast Asia. In: Proceedings of the 14th meeting of the institute
of life cycle assessment, Kitakyushu, 5–7 Mar 2019