Samoa

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COCOGEN Project : A number of Pacific Island countries have started to consider biofuels as a strategic renewable energy option. First successful trials to use straight coconut oil (CNO) have been undertaken in Fiji, Marshall Islands New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Both the University of the South Pacific and the University of Papua New Guinea have started scientific research on the subject. In general opportunities exist to utilize CNO and other vegetable oils as an alternative fuel for transport and electricity generation. Thus the objectives of this project were to;

Advanced Regional Training on 'Solar Power' : To provide in conjunction with the Solar Energy Company (SEC) in Kiribati assistance in the coordination of an advanced training programme on "Solar Power" in Fiji. Training programme convened and trainees trained.

Senior solar technicians from Kiribati, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Vanuatu and Marshall Islands attended at an Advanced Regional Training Workshop on Solar Power at the Center for Appropriate Technology
Development (CATD), Nadave, Fiji, from 5 to 9 May 2003.

Techsec Local Wave Energy Monitoring Project : The Techsec with the assistance of the Norweigian government had commenced on local wave monitoring in the Cook Islands, Western Samoa and Tonga. Monitoring and data collection were carried out using the Wave Rider buoys deployed at selected sites within these countries.

This study was undertaken as a SOPAC project, funded by NORAD and carried out under contract by OCEANOR of Trondheim, Noway. The wave data collected are available on a data base at the SOPAC Secretariat in Fiji. In this report the wave climate of the area of the South West Pacific covered by the project, which is bounded by 30"s to the equator and 160"E to 160°W, is described. This area covers the Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga groups, the Cook Islands, Western Samoa, Tuvalu and the southern part of Western Kiribati.

PIEPSAP Project: Visit to Tonga : The purpose of the mission is to discuss with energy officials and relevant stakeholders in
Tonga about the Pacific Islands Energy Policy & Strategic Action Planning (PIEPSAP) project. The mission to Tonga was undertaken from 21 to 28 September, 2004. The Tongan government is currently in the process of developing their national energy
policy. The project aims at improving the capacity of PIC's to develop national energy policies and strategic action plans to implement the policies.

The energy missions were programmed specifically to assist in the delivery of the Regional Biomass Resource Assessment Workshops in Samoa and Tonga. In addition to the workshop, discussions on the Training Needs Assessment on Renewable Energy, the Demand Side Management Project and other general ongoing energy activities with the countries were also held.

Energy Audits - UN offices in Samoa : Traditionally energy consumption in the Pacific islands is relatively high and often little care is given to energy efficiency and conservation. As the price of electricity increase the need to reduce consumption or electricity (energy) becomes more important and necessary. The UN offices in Samoa obviously realise that there are opportunities for saving on electricity bills and therefore consider having the UN Offices audited and recommendations made on the likely approach to be take to save energy.

Energy Audits - UN offices in Samoa : Traditionally energy consumption in the Pacific islands is relatively high and often little care is given to energy efficiency and conservation. As the price of electricity increase the need to reduce consumption or electricity (energy) becomes more important and necessary.
The UN offices in Samoa obviously realise that there are opportunities for saving on electricity bills and therefore consider having the UN Offices audited and recommendations made on the likely approach to be take to save energy.

Energy Audits - UN offices in Samoa : Traditionally energy consumption in the Pacific islands is relatively high and often little care is given to energy efficiency and conservation. As the price of electricity increase the need to reduce consumption or electricity (energy) becomes more important and necessary.
The UN offices in Samoa obviously realise that there are opportunities for saving on electricity bills and therefore consider having the UN Offices audited and recommendations made on the likely approach to be take to save energy.