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JANUARY: FORM ADVISORY COMMITTEE To guide our progress, REPP has created a technical advisory committee consisting of:
Throughout this project we have consulted these advisors individually and as a group, and we will continue to do so.
JANUARY TO MARCH: SCOPING The Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP) will interview several dozen experts from the photovoltaic and related fields to identify public, private and hybrid mechanisms able to expand PV markets. Rather than seeking to apportion praise or blame for past efforts to expand PV markets, REPP will focus on mechanisms that seem able to succeed amidst the current and emerging confluence of business, politics and public opinion.
APRIL: IDENTIFICATION OF SEVEN MECHANISMS With the approval of its informal advisory committee, REPP will identify mechanisms and analysts capable of exploring each one. (REPP may propose to undertake some of these analyses in-house.) REPP will deliver this list of Action Recommendations to the Energy Foundation. After reviewing REPP's recommendations, the Energy Foundation may request that REPP pursue further research on elements they believe: 1) can function together as an integrated whole, and; 2) require plausible commitment of public, private, non-profit, academic or charitable resources.
MID-APRIL: SECURING AUTHORS Upon receiving the Energy Foundation's approval, REPP will negotiate with its proposed authors.
MAY TO AUGUST, TRACK A: WRITING REPP will supervise the completion of the studies. During this time, REPP will ensure that the authors of the different pieces interact, share leads and produce complementary work by arranging conference calls and, if possible, other meetings. Working with its informal advisors, REPP will produce a briefing book including a coherent set of recommendations.
MAY TO AUGUST, TRACK B: PREPARATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION As REPP pursues the research described above, the Energy Foundation will consider how best to make use of the envisioned research product. Throughout this period, Energy Foundation and REPP will advise each other regularly of the progress they are making on these two tasks.
SEPTEMBER: PROFESSIONAL REVIEW REPP will distribute the briefing book to an internally developed list of experts for review. This list may resemble the original list of interview subjects noted above. REPP staff will then assemble the review comments, and make appropriate changes to its document.
EARLY OCTOBER: DELIVERY OF RECOMMENDATIONS REPP will meet with the Energy Foundation and present its work. After reviewing REPP's findings, the Energy Foundation will formulate an action plan for dissemination and implementation.
NOVEMBER: PRESENTATION OF RESULTS REPP and the Energy Foundation will present the final recommendations at the Fourth Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change in Buenos Aries, Argentina.
RESPONSIBILITIES: REPP will contribute staff time, overhead and project oversight to this initiative. The Energy Foundation will reimburse REPP for document production, printing and mailing expenses, travel expenses, the cost of hiring authors for the mechanisms studies and, if necessary, for the cost of hiring a consultant to assist with the interviews.
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