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Japan′s Energy Conservation Grand
Prize Award
Special Advisor, Mr. Akira Ishihara
International Cooperation Division
The Energy Conservation Center, Japan
The 8th EMAK Workshop Jakarta, February 3, 2017
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Table of Contents
Overview of Japanese Energy Conservation Grand Prize Award
Significance of Japanese Energy Conservation Grand Prize Award (Simultaneous
realization of capacity building and raising awareness)
Raising awareness – Practices are “rich in valuable information" (use
according to “awareness” is possible)
Capacity building - Educational effect of data and know-how accumulated
Key to Success of Energy Conservation Grand Prize Award
Brand value (PR effect of logo, place for study, name recognition, applicability
in the world)
Trustworthiness fostered through elaborate examination (composition of
committee, selection process)
Summary
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1. Overview of Japanese Energy
Conservation Grand Prize Award
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What is Energy Conservation Grand Prize Award?
Source: Webpage of the Energy Conservation Center, Japan
[Objectives]
[Organizer and Back-up organization]
● Organizer: The Energy
Conservation Center, Japan
● Back up: Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry
To share information of the business operator’s
activities
To award business operators who are making
excellent efforts of energy conservation
Spread of energy conservation awareness
Diffusion of energy-saving products
Development of the energy conservation
industry and contribution to establish energy
conservation-oriented society
[History of Energy Conservation Grand
Prize award]
[Number of awards given from the start
till FY2015]
● EE&C best practices: 1,504 cases
● EE&C products, etc.:
463 equipment & systems
● EE&C best practices: The “energy
conservation practices presentation convention”
started in 1975 to award successful energy
conservation practices. Approx. 40 years history!
● EE&C products, etc.: “21st Century-oriented
EE&C Equipment and Systems Award (Energy
Conservation Vanguard 21)” started in 1990 to
award EE&C products, etc. Approx. 25 years history!
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2. Significance of Energy
Conservation Grand Prize Award
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Raising Awareness – Awarded practices are “gold mine of valuable information”
This time we take up best practices as our presentation main theme.
(Reason: They are the theme of EMAK TG itself and one of the greatest features of the Energy Conservation Grand
Prize Award )
Accumulated awarded cases are “showcase” of the following 3 elements.
(1) Energy management system (2) Autonomous small group activities (3) Remarkable technologies and know-how
Data can be used in various manners according to "awareness“ of the user. 1975 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
S50 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26 H27 H28
1回 16回 17回 18回 19回 20回 21回 22回 23回 24回 25回 26回 27回 28回 29回 30回 31回 32回 33回 34回 35回 36回 37回 38回 39回 40回 41回
1回 2回 3回 4回 5回 6回 7回 8回 9回 10回 11回 12回 13回 14回 15回 16回 17回 18回 19回 20回 21回 22回 23回 24回 25回 26回
主催者
事例回数
製品回数
年度
省
エ
ネ
事
例
製
品
等
制
度
の
名
称
「省エネルギー実施優秀事例表彰」
「21世紀型省エネルギー
機器・システム表彰」
（省エネルギーバンガード２１）
「21世紀型省エ
ネルギー機器・
システム表彰」
（省エネ大賞）
「省エネ大賞」
（省エネルギー機器・システム表彰）
「省エネ大賞」商標登録
マーク商標登録
「中小企業庁長官賞」創設
「省エネ大賞」に改称
「省エネ大賞」事業中止
「省エネ大賞」
省エネ事例部門／
製品・ビジネスモデル
部門
経済産業省の補助事業等経済産業省の
委託事業
省エネルギーセンターの
自主事業
事
例
と
製
品
等
が
統
合
さ
れ
る
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Nam
e o
f aw
ard
Sponsor/
Organizer
EE
&C
best pra
ctices
Case example
Product
EE
&C
Pro
ducts
, etc
.
1st 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th
Award of Energy Conservation Best
Practices in Factory & Building
Award of 21st Century-oriented Energy Efficiency & Conservation Equipment and
Systems (Energy Conservation Grand Prize)
Award of 21st Century–oriented Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Equipment and Systems (Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Vanguard 21)
Energy Conservation Grand Prize (Award of EE&C Equipment and
Systems)
Regis
tration o
f th
e
mark
as a
tra
dem
ark
Regis
tration o
f th
e “
Energ
y C
onserv
ation
Gra
nd P
rize”
as a
tra
dem
ark
Esta
blis
hm
ent
of
Directo
r G
enera
l P
rize o
f S
mall
and M
ediu
m E
nte
rprise A
gency
Energy Conservation
Grand Prize
[EE&C best practices
category/Product and
business model
category]
Ren
am
ed
as E
ne
rgy C
on
se
rva
tio
n G
ran
d P
rize
[in
teg
ratio
n o
f tw
o s
yste
ms (
EE
&C
be
st p
ractice
s a
nd
pro
du
cts
, e
tc.)
]
Business subsidized by Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry, etc.
En
erg
y C
on
se
rva
tio
n G
ran
d P
rize
-bu
sin
ess s
usp
en
sio
n
Independent business of
the Energy Conservation
Center, Japan
Business consigned
by Ministry of
Economy, Trade and
Industry
FY
35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41th
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th
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As a result of long-term operation of the award and continuous effort for the
improvement, data and know-how has been accumulated to have educational
effects.
Spiral-up of energy conservation
level through presentation
conventions
As presentation skills are also
evaluated, convention itself
functioned as OJT training for
applicant companies.
Knowing other category cases
helps lean more about EE&C
cases
The following factors made it
possible to maintain high and stable
examination level (virtuous cycle)
Wide range of the committee
members with experience and know-
how.
Long-term continuous effort made
under shared values.
[Educational effects of
presentation conventions] [Educational effects of
examination committee]
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3. Key to Success of Energy
Conservation Grand Prize Award
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Brand Value of Energy Conservation Grand Prize - PR effect of logo
The mark can be used for only
awarded practices or products
(subject to fees).
Awardees use the mark according to
the rules on their responsibilities.
Year of the award, name of the
award, application category and
name of organizer are to be shown
properly.
Color of letters and decoration can
freely be designed.
Retailers are allowed to attach the
mark on awarded products.
Awardees can use the logo on
Web or at stores
Cost
(Price of brand values)
Great sales promotional
effect
[Cost performance for the
awardees]
[Rules for using the award logo]
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Brand Value of Energy Conservation Grand Prize - Provision of place for study
Presentation conventions being held nation-wide
Sharing know-how obtained from the activities,
chances for studying practices and energy
conservation activities are provided.
Energy Conservation Grand Prize awarding ceremony
In addition to the PR effect of the ceremony, social
recognition is enhanced by distributing "Collection of
applications" and " Collection of outlines of awarded
products, etc." (subject to fees).
[Presentation convention] [Energy Conservation Grand Prize awarding ceremony]
[Collection of all the applied cases
of the best practice category]
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Brand Value of Energy Conservation Grand Prize - One of Japanese 3 grand prizes
The most traditional and largest one in the “energy-related 3 grand prizes”.
Starting year
Logo
Energy Conservation Grand Prize
(The Energy Conservation Center, Japan)
Products Best practices
New Energy Award
(New Energy
Foundation)
Mark Emblem
The Energy-Efficient
Machinery Award
(The Japan Machinery
Federation)
Symbol mark
Number of
applications
1975 1990 1980 1996
3,950
1,504
160
240
1,550
463
60
100
1,458
469
25
32
N/A
203
28
41
Number of
awarded cases
METI Minister's
Prize
METI/ANRE Director
General's Prize
Industrial
machinery system New energy
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Brand Value of Energy Conservation Grand Prize – Applicability in the world
TOP TENs
(IPEEC)
Japan’s Energy
Conservation
Grand Prize Award
(ECCJ)
ASEAN
Energy Awards
(ACE)
[Since 1975] [Since 2006]
China, Australia, U.S.A.,
Japan, Canada, France,
Korea
[Since 2014]
With the support of Japan, the award system (especially, examination committee system) similar to the
Energy Conservation Grand Prize (best practices category) was established in ASEAN.
Japan also contributed to countries other than ASEAN (one of technical committee members of TOP
TENs as shown bellow.)
Japan contributed as a
technical committee member.
Hereafter, similar system
was introduced in some
of ASEAN countries.
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By having 3 different committees in a layer structure, both versatility and fairness are obtained.
[Examination system]
Preliminary Selection
Committee
Best practice category Product and business
model category
Expert Committee
Operation Committee
Operation Committee Chairperson, ECCJ (1), external
professionals (3)
Expert Committee
Chairperson, ECCJ (2), external
professionals (6)
Preliminary Selection Committee
ECCJ professionals, etc. involved in
selection under the instruction of
committee members (ECCJ
officers, etc.)
[Role of each committee]
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Approved by
the 2nd
Operation
Committee
Decision of
energy
conservation
grand prize
Not
passed
The 2nd
Operation
Committee
The 3rd
Expert
Committee
The 1st
Expert
Committee
Regional
presentation
conventions
The 2nd
Expert
Committee
Not
passed Not
passed
The 1st
Operation
Committee
Preliminary
Selection
Committee
Start of
acceptance
↓
Application
Compliance
with application
requirements
Preliminary
selection
Not accepted
On-site
survey
Checking of
application
documents
East Japan: Approx. 40
Central Japan: Approx. 15
West Japan: Approx. 15
Approx. 150 cases
Approx. 36 cases
Only for part
In case of the award other than the above
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[Evaluation items and scores]
(1) Innovativeness and
originality
(2) Energy conservation
performance
(3) General versatility and
applicability
(4) Improvement &
continuousness
(5) Presentation skills
(1) Development process
(2) Innovativeness and
originality
(3) Energy conservation
performance
(4) Resource saving and
recyclability
(5) Marketability and cost
efficiency
(6) Environment-friendliness
and safety
(7) Presentation skills
Cate-
gory Evaluation items Score Total
10
20
10
10
10
20
10
20
10
10
10
10
90
60
Be
st p
ractices
Pro
du
ct a
nd
bu
sin
ess m
od
el
Preliminary selection
Approx. 150 applied cases are examined every year
to be narrowed down to approx. 70 through
regional presentation conventions
(3 venues).
Regional presentation conventions
Further narrowed down from approx. 70 to lesser
number
On-site survey
To be implemented according to the necessity
Each examiner performs absolute evaluation of all
the applied cases in each stage according to the
evaluation criteria shown on the right.
As applied cases varied in the wider sectors,
common scoring standards were not adopted.
However, as a result of mutual edification effort
between examiners and consistency in discussions
at the examination committee, fair and reasonable
selection has been realized for a long time(fostering
trustworthiness of the system).
[Point of examination]
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Essential Value of Energy Conservation Grand Prize Award - Trustworthiness and effect
Features of significance established on trustworthiness of
Energy Conservation Grand Prize Award
Brand values
Informational values
Promotion of energy conservation activities & dissemination of
the cases
Contribution to energy conservation capacity building
Ultimate effect of trustworthiness and achievements in the past
Contribution to form and develop the domains for energy
conservation activities and energy conservation technologies
Contribution to promote international EE&C activities
Source of trustworthiness
Fair evaluation process
Sufficient evaluation for technical values
Public nature due to the public body’s involvement
PR effect of information
The Energy Conservation Center, Japan
URL: http://www.eccj.or.jp
SMART CLOVER
Symbol of energy
conservation
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Thank you for your attention.
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