Regional

Assesment of energy potential from marine renewable sources such as OTEC waves and lagoon currents : Proposed in the 2nd Session and intiated in the 11th Session. The Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is being installed in Nauru. In order to assess the renewable energy potential of the offshore areas of Fiji, baseline data is needed to assist in the evaluation of those sites. Objective: To produce baseline data on the inshore waters in Fiji area to assist investigations into the use of various alternative sea water energies as resources of power.

Pacific Power Association (PPA) Annual Conference : Participation at Annual Conference. Presentation prepared and delivered. New information gathered.
Conference summary report prepared.

This paper was written by Jan Cloin of the SOPAC Energy Unit. The objective of this paper is to seek economic opportunities in the Pacific for the
use of environmentally friendly coconut oil to replace diesel in compression
engines. This will be done through collecting experience throughout the region
and analysing results in a Pacific context.

Quarterly progress report 2nd quarter 2005.

Pacific Energy News Number 3, December 2005.

Pacific Energy News Issue 3 November 2003

Pacific energy news issue 2 June 2003.

Pacific Energy New Issue 1 March 2003

Final report and progress reports on the implementation of the pilot training programme on Solar PV Project Development.

Pacific Energy New Issue 1 January 2004