Regional Energy Policy Issues

1. Regional energy policy issues
The search for the “big picture”
Dr Duncan Wood, ITAM & WWICS 10/24/2012

2. What is our region?
North America
The Border
The Paso del
Norte
Dr Duncan Wood, ITAM & WWICS 10/24/2012

3. North America – the logic behind a regional
approach
Energy security
• Quality & quantity of
supply
Competitiveness Climate change
• The Shale • How to manage
example change
Dr Duncan Wood, ITAM & WWICS 10/24/2012

4. The North American region needs to:
Anticipate and
Balance supply and
prepare for Foster innovation
demand for gas
interruptions in supply
• Mexico’s growing • Electricity • The technology gap
gas deficit • Pipeline and refining • The expertise gap
• Rising issues • The policy gap
demand/shrinking
cost
• The potential for
exporting LNG
Dr Duncan Wood, ITAM & WWICS 10/24/2012

5. The Border Region
Shared energy
resources
Different
working hours –
Integration of
the challenge
energy systems
and opportunity
of demand
Integration of
Integration of
production
communities
systems
Dr Duncan Wood, ITAM & WWICS 10/24/2012

6. Shared resources
Shale Solar
Dr Duncan Wood, ITAM & WWICS 10/24/2012

7. Cross border infrastructure
Power transmission Oil & Gas Pipelines
Dr Duncan Wood, ITAM & WWICS 10/24/2012

8. The Paso del Norte
Clear example of the integration
of border economy, community
and energy systems
Regional competitiveness
depends on local energy security
Innovation (R&D) and education
should be cross-border
phenomena
The immense potential for RE
Dr Duncan Wood, ITAM & WWICS 10/24/2012

9. The challenges
Intellectual
The border
property
Different
Infrastructure political
authorities
Different
levels of Different
public cultures
awareness
Levels of
development
Dr Duncan Wood, ITAM & WWICS 10/24/2012

10. Policy proposals
Infrastructure
investments
Intensify
multilevel
Institutional
innovation public & Planning
private
cooperation
Information
Dr Duncan Wood, ITAM & WWICS 10/24/2012

11. Thank you!
itamdunky&@gmail.com
Dr Duncan Wood, ITAM & WWICS 10/24/2012