After five years of cooperation, the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center’s clean coal technology consortium has been fruitful: Researchers have produced joint articles and conference papers, and developed new or improved research procedures, patents, and market products. However, the consortium’s inner workings can be improved, according to a working paper released Monday by the World Resources Institute.
“Effective bilateral cooperation, particularly joint RD&D through public-private partnerships, can be beneficial to the development of CCS in China and the rest of the world,” says the paper, which makes five recommendations for the next phase of CERC’s Advanced Coal Technology Consortium:
- further engagement with the private sector during every stage of the collaboration process;
- consolidation of resources to boost joint RD&D activities;
- stronger focus on CCS demonstration projects;
- enhanced communication and coordination at all levels and in all stages of cooperation; and
- re-visioning the CERC as a more open platform to attract more resources.
