7 March

Informal Meeting Check-in (for those arriving on 7 March or before)

18:30 INFORMAL WELCOMING DINNER at a restaurant near the venue (Meet in lobby of Lanxi Hotel at 18:30 to walk to dinner)

8 March

8:00 Meeting Check-in, with Coffee/Tea Served at Workshop Venue

8:30 WELCOMING REMARKS by Meeting Co-hosts:

• Beijing Energy Training Center, Tsinghua University (Professor WANG Yanjia)
• Nautilus Institute (Dr. Peter HAYES, Executive Director, Nautilus Institute)

Presentation of Meeting Goals and Schedule: David VON HIPPEL, Nautilus Institute

9:15 SESSION 1: DPRK Energy Supply and Resources

9:15 – 9:45 “Analysis of Present Status and Future Supply/Demand prospects for the DPRK Power System“, YOON Jae-young (Head of Power Systems Group, Korea Electrotechnical Research Institute)

9:45 – 10:15 “The DPRK’s Energy and Energy-related Imports from and Exports to China: Trends since 2005“, Nate ADEN (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory China Energy Group)

10:15 – 10:30 BREAK

10:30 SESSION 1: DPRK Energy Supply and Resources (continued)

10:30 – 11:00 “Update on Estimate of Mineral Resources in the DPR Korea, and DPRK/ROK Cooperation in the Minerals Sector“, CHUNG Woo-Jin (Research Fellow, Korea Energy Economics Institute)

11:00 – 11:20 “General Observations on the Technical Conditions of Electrical Substations in the DPRK”

11:20 SESSION 2: DPRK Energy Demand and Economy

11:50 – 12:20 “Initiatives in Community-based Sustainable Energy Development in Rural Areas of DPRK”, Conrado HERUELA (Independent Consultant, Former Technical Advisor to UNDP/DPRK SRED Program)

12:20 LUNCH

13:20 SESSION 3: Integrated Estimates of DPRK Energy Supply and Demand

13:20 – 14:00 “Nautilus Institute’s Analysis of the DPRK Energy Sector and DPRK Energy Paths: Update“, David VON HIPPEL (Senior Associate, Nautilus Institute)

14:00 SESSION 4: International Cooperation for Energy Sector Redevelopment in the DPRK

14:00 – 14:30 “Potential Approaches to International Assistance for the DPRK Energy Sector: A View from Europe”, Maria CASTILLO-FERNANDEZ (European Commission)

14:30 – 15:00 “Russia – DPRK Electricity Cooperation: the Role of INTER RAO UES Company at Current Stage“, Alexander OGNEV and Ruslan GULIDOV

15:20 – 15:35 BREAK

15:35 SESSION 4: International Cooperation for Energy Sector Redevelopment in the DPRK (continued)

15:35 – 16:05 “Preliminary Design of Infrastructure in North Korea“, Kim Won Bae (Senior Fellow, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements)

16:05 – 16:35 “BLUEPRINT: Renewable Energy Development Project on the Korean Peninsula and Beyond”, LEE Hanhee/ (Senior Fellow, Samsung Economic Research Institute)

16:35 Group Discussion, International Cooperation for Energy Sector Redevelopment in the DPRK and “Next Steps”
Moderator: Peter HAYES, Nautilus Institute

Open Group Discussion including experts who have spoken earlier in the Meeting and other attendees.

Overall Topics: Potential Areas and Modes for Energy Sector Collaboration with the DPRK, including identification of likely areas for collaboration/assistance, potential modes of working together, potential difficulties that might be encountered, potential actors involved in funding and/or assisting with energy sector rehabilitation in the DPRK, likely “first steps” in rehabilitation, coordination issues, and other related topics.

17:45 End Day 1, DPRK Energy Expert Working Group Meeting II

18:30 GROUP DINNER (at a Restaurant, to be determined, near Meeting Venue, hosted by Nautilus Institute)

9 March: DPRK Building Sector and Examples of Building Energy Efficiency Improvement Initiatives from Other Countries (Day 2 of EEWG II, and Day 1 of Building Energy Efficiency Training Workshop)

8:30 Coffee/Tea Served at Meeting Venue

9:30 SESSION A: The Building Sector in the DPRK

9:00 – 9:45 “The Status of the Building Sector in the DPRK, Infrastructure“, DPRK Delegation

9:45 – 10:30 “The Status of the Building Sector in the DPRK, Institutions and Needs”, DPRK Delegation

10:30 – 11:00 Group Discussion on DPRK Building Sector

11:00 – 11:15 BREAK

11:15 SESSION B: Building Energy Efficiency Initiatives in Northeast Asia and Beyond, and Opportunities for International Assistance with Building Energy Efficiency in the DPRK

11:15 – 11:50: “Building Energy Efficiency and Building Energy Codes in China: Institutions and Approaches for Improving Efficiency“, Professor LIN Borong, Tsinghua University

11:50 – 12:25: “Building Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Energy in the ROK and DPRK: A KRIHS Initiative“, JO Jin-Cheol, (Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements)

12:25 LUNCH

13:25 SESSION B: Building Energy Efficiency Initiatives in Northeast Asia and Beyond, and Opportunities for International Assistance with Building Energy Efficiency in the DPRK (continued)

13:25 – 14:00: “Building Energy Efficiency Improvements in China: Implementation of Government Policies and their Impacts”, HUANG, Joe, LBNL (Retired)

14:00 – 14:35: “Building Energy Efficiency and Sustainability: Concepts and Implementation in Australia and South Asia”, Usha IYER-RANIGA, (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology)

14:35 – 15:10: “Building Energy Policies and Programs, and Example of Green Buildings, in the Republic of Korea”, CHAE Chang-U, (Korea Institute of Construction Technology)

15:10 – 15:25 BREAK

15:25-15:45 “International Cooperation Opportunities in Building Energy Efficiency for the DPRK”, Ronald JARNAGIN (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

16:00 SESSION C: Group Discussion: International Cooperation for Building Energy Efficiency Improvement in the DPRK

Open Group Discussion including experts who have spoken earlier in the Meeting and other attendees.

Overall Topics: Possible discussion topics include:

• Opportunities for building energy efficiency improvement in the DPRK-key needs and resources.
• Existing DPRK building sector institutions and their roles in enhancing the efficiency of energy use.
• Key lessons from other countries in improving building energy efficiency.
• Potential areas and modes for international collaboration with the DPRK on building energy efficiency issues, including identification of likely areas for collaboration/assistance, potential modes of working together, potential difficulties that might be encountered, potential actors involved in funding and/or assisting with building energy efficiency improvement in the DPRK,
• Identification of likely “first steps”/specific projects for cooperation on building energy efficiency improvement in the DPRK.

17:30 CLOSING OF BEET WORKSHOP DAY 1 (EEWG Meeting Day 2)

18:30 GROUP DINNER (at a Restaurant, to be determined, near Meeting Venue, hosted by Nautilus Institute)

10 March through 14 March: Building Energy Efficiency Training for the DPRK Delegation