6.3 The Energy Conservation Center, Japan
(ECCJ)
(1) Organization of ECCJ
(2) Outline of ECCJ
| Legal status : | An incorporated foundation under the supervision of METI |
| Establishment : | 1978 (just when hit by the 2nd oil crisis) |
| Mission : | Core organization responsible for promotion of energy conservation |
| Office location : | Head office & 8 branches in Japan |
| Supporting member : | 3,012 members (as of April 2001) |
| Staff : | 190 persons (as of January 2001) |
| Budget : | 9,220 million yen in 2001FY (77 million U$) |
| Fields of activity : | Industrial, Residential/Commercial and Transportation sectors |
| Major activities : | Industry sector ; 1> Energy conservation audits services for factories 2> Education & training on energy conservation 3> State examination for energy managers 4> Technological development 5> Disseminating excellent energy conserving equipment 6> ISO14001 seminar for environmental inspectors Residential & Commercial sector ; 1> Energy conservation audits services for buildings 2> Energy labeling system 3> Ranking catalogue for energy efficient appliances 4> Energy Saving Navigation (ESN) 5> Establishment of "Energy Conservation Republic" 6> Education at primary/middle model schools 7> International Energy Star program implementation 8> ESCO research and develop Cross sector and Transportation sector ; 1> Energy conservation campaign & exhibition (ENEX) 2> Conference for presentation of successful cases 3> Commendation (grand energy conservation prize) 4> Survey and monitoring 5> Information & data base 6> Publicity and publishing 7> Consulting service through e-mail 8> International cooperations and communications |