TOP TENs
January 26, 2022
January 26, 2022
The Top Ten Energy Efficiency Best Available Technologies and Best Practices Task Group aims to stimulate uptake of energy efficiency in key energy consuming sectors by:
TOP TENs was jointly established by Australia and China in 2013. Since then, the Task Group has published several lists of best available technologies and best practices featuring cutting-edge approaches and case studies.
Best practices cover all sectors apart from agriculture, and include case studies like university-wide efforts to build a smart campus, the application of passive house technology, energy management award programmes, and more.
Best available technologies refer to specific technologies like dimming, co-generation, heat pumps, and industrial waste heat recovery. The lists do not include specific brands.
Technical experts from Member countries nominate the initial list of best technologies and best practices. Then, the Task Group begins the evaluation process, which involves scoring based on a 100-point evaluation system. Some of the key evaluation criteria include energy savings potential, level of innovation, efficiency, economic and social benefits, environment, health, and safety. As a result, the Task Group produces national and international lists of top technologies and practices to save energy.
The work of TOP TENs is relevant to policy makers and stakeholders in industry, buildings, and transportation.
Since the launch of TOP TENs, the Task Group members have played active roles in developing and promoting the Task Group.
The group produced two international TOP TENs lists of the most energy-efficient technologies and practices to reduce energy demand and emissions.
The work of TOP TENs was presented at the G20 Global Summit on Financing Energy Efficiency, Innovation and Clean Technology in 2019, China Energy Conservation Week in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, and Japan ENEX (Energy and Environment Exhibition) in 2020.
No | Best Available Technology Title | Type of Tech | Nominators |
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01 | Combined Heat and Power | Co-generation projects | Japan, Australia, United States |
02 | Drying optimisation | Pre-drying technologies | Australia |
03 | Heat pump Technology | Two-stage heat pump technology | China |
Heat pump for high-temperatures: Steam condensation typy vacuum degreaser | Japan | ||
Heat pump for low-temperatures: Heat pump system for high-efficiency steam supply | Japan | ||
The simultaneous heating and cooling heat pump | Japan | ||
04 | High-efficiency light emitting diodes (LED) lighting | Japan | |
05 | Low-emission boiler | Boiler economiser | Australia |
Flue gas heat recovery system | United States | ||
Low NOx regenerative burners: High-performance industrial furnace (regenerative burner) | Japan | ||
High-efficiency industrial pulverised coal Boiler | China | ||
Small once-through boilers | Japan | ||
06 | Premium light dimming technology | Japan | |
07 | Pumping System Optimisation | Reduce throttling losses | Australia |
08 | Recovery of industrial waste heat | Slag water waste heat recovery blast furnace | China |
Heat recovery and conversion to electricity | Australia | ||
Low-temperature waste heat recovery for power generation using organic rankine cycles | United States | ||
Thermoelectric coordinated central heating technology | China | ||
Low-grade waste heat to power absorption chillers | United States | ||
Waste energy recovery technology in the metallurgical industry using a coaxial drive turbine unit | China | ||
09 | Foundry metal stress relief technology | China | |
10 | Variable frequency drives | United States |
No | Best Practice Title | Nominator |
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01 | Energy conservation in the refining and chemical industries | China |
02 | Energy Just In Time (JIT) activities | Japan |
03 | Energy saving in a gigawatt-scale coal-fired generation unit | China |
04 | Zero-energy office building practices | China |
05 | Flight planning | Australia |
06 | Optimising generator controls | Australia |
07 | Promoting energy conservation and peak load control for factories | Japan |
08 | Integrating LNG cold energy into an ethylene plant | Japan |
09 | Reducing idle running in manufacturing | Australia |
10 | Using low-temperature industrial waste heat for district heating | China |
No | Best Available Technology Title | Nominator |
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01 | Energy-saving control chip technology on body voltage sensor | China |
02 | Energy saving technology based on three-phase sampling and fast response | China |
03 | Heat, cold and electricity generation by tri-generation | France |
04 | High-strength and low thermal conductivity heat insulating materials “ROSLIMTM Board GH” | Japan |
05 | Infrared technologies for drying and baking thin products or coating | France |
06 | Matrix Converter U1000 | Japan |
07 | Optimum control of high efficiency inverter centrifugal chillers using a heat source integrated control system | Japan |
08 | Selective and mass heating by microwaves | France |
09 | The high-effective energy-conservation recovery technology of the excavator’s potential energy | China |
10 | Variable speed drives (VSD) applied to centrifugal and other dynamic machine (pumps,fans, compressors) | France |
No | Best Practice Title | Nominator |
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01 | Cooking of food products using Micro-waves | France |
02 | ECO activities to actualize “Visualization(energy audit)” and “Optimization” using EQS-AD10 (Environmental Andon System) | Japan |
03 | Energy Management System Construction Case | China |
04 | Energy-saving practical case through centralized management and control by Yanggu Xiangguang Copper | China |
05 | High frequencies for gelation of PVC coverings | France |
06 | High frequency sticking of composite products | France |
07 | Promotion of energy conservation by circle activities at a paperboard manufacturing plant | Japan |
08 | Reducing CO2 emissions in the supply chain | Japan |
09 | Reduction of base-load energy usage | Japan |
10 | Shagang Group 2500kW dust exhausting fan energy-saving reconstruction project | China |
No | Best Available Technology Title | Nominator |
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01 | Building energy management and information systems | United States |
02 | Carbon dioxide (CO2) heat pump water heaters for home use ecoCute “ESTIA Premium Model” | Japan |
03 | Condensing gas tankless water heaters | United States |
04 | Heat pump water heaters | United States |
05 | Intelligent district heating platform with monitoring and operation optimization technology in heating system | China |
06 | Key technologies of centrifugal units based on temperature and humidity independent control system | China |
07 | Light-weight, small-sized, low-cost high efficiency LED high-bay lighting fixtures | Japan |
08 | Occupant responsive lighting | United States |
09 | Split-type air conditioner “Kirigamine FZ Series” | Japan |
10 | Treatment process of the prefabricated directly buried thermal insulating pipes | China |
No | Best Practice Title | Nominator |
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01 | Application case of the whole-process management of near-zero energy of No. 9 building of Shanghai Hongqiao State Guest Hotel | China |
02 | Case of Guangzhou White Swan Hotel energy saving reconstruction | China |
03 | China Academy of Building Research nearly zero energy building | China |
04 | Energy conservation activities at a next-generation green hospital | Japan |
05 | Energy conservation in the distribution of procured building products | Japan |
06 | Passive house technology center of Sino-German Ecopark | China |
07 | Promotion of super energy-saving construction by achieving “Japan’s first urban-style Zero Energy Building (ZEB)” | Japan |
08 | Life-cycle management of energy efficiency targe-“Joy City”project in Chengdu | China |
09 | University-wide efforts to build a smart campus | Japan |
10 | Zhuhai Singyes renewable energy R&D building | China |
No | Best Available Technology Title | Nominator |
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01 | Foundry metal stress relief technology | China |
02 | Waste energy recovery technology in the metallurgical industry using a coaxial drive turbine unit | China |
03 | Industrial Low-Grade Waste Heat Recovery | China |
04 | Cement suspension preheating and calcining technology with high solid-gas ratio | China |
05 | Data Center Energy conservation | China |
06 | Infrared Radiant Porous Ceramics Energy Saving Combustion Technology | China |
07 | Efficient New-type Membrane gap Ion Membrane Electrolysis Technology | China |
08 | Energy-saving technology of two-stage screw air compressor | China |
09 | High-efficiency industrial pulverized coal boiler | China |
10 | Heat Pump Energy conservation: Two-stage heat pump technology | China |
No | Best Practices Title | Nominator |
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01 | Using low-temperature industrial waste heat for district heating | China |
02 | Zero-energy office building practices | China |
03 | Energy conservation in the refining and chemical industries | China |
04 | “Gradual catch-up” Energy Management Model in Qingdao | China |
05 | Water Cube LED lighting power-saving demonstration project | China |
06 | Shendu Building Implements Passive Building Transformation in Shanghai | China |
07 | Promoting “Educational energy conservation” and “Energy conservation education” in Beijing Jiaotong University | China |
08 | Dynamic closed-loop energy management and control system in CIMC | China |
09 | Energy saving in a gigawatt-scale coal-fired generation unit | China |
10 | Shenzhen Institute of Build Research Co., Ltd. Green Building Demonstration Project | China |
No | Best Available Technology Title | Nominator |
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01 | High-efficiency Heat Pump | Japan |
02 | The Simultaneous Heating and Cooling Heat Pump System | Japan |
03 | Steam-condensation Type Vacuum Degreaser | Japan |
04 | Heat Pump System for High-efficiency Steam Supply | Japan |
05 | High-Efficiency Boilers | Japan |
06 | Once-through Boiler Featuring Wide Combustion Range with Burner for Fully-premixed Surface-stabilized Combustion and Condensing | Japan |
07 | Multiple Installation (MI) System of Small Once-through Boilers with Optimal-efficiency Operation Function | Japan |
08 | Small Gas Fired Once-through Boiler | Japan |
09 | Cogeneration System | Japan |
10 | High-performance Industrial Furnace (Regenerative Burner) | Japan |
11 | High-Efficiency Inverters | Japan |
12 | Application Expansion of High-Efficiency Lighting | Japan |
13 | High-efficiency LED Lighting | Japan |
14 | Premium Dimming Technology | Japan |
No | Best Practice Title | Nominator |
---|---|---|
01 | Development and Introduction of Human/Environmentally Friendly Equipment with a Focus on Minimizing Power Consumption | Japan |
02 | New Painting Technology that Simultaneously Reduces Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and CO2 Emissions | Japan |
03 | Energy Conservation and Peak Power Containment Promoted by Everybody in the Factory | Japan |
04 | Low Energy Utilization System across Multiple Sites | Japan |
05 | Reduction in Steam Loss from 100,000 Steam Traps | Japan |
06 | Energy Just In Time (JIT) Activities | Japan |
07 | Integrating LNG Cold Energy into an Ethylene Plant | Japan |
08 | Electricity-saving Measures by Coca-Cola: Development and Popularization of Peak Shift Vending Machines | Japan |
No | Best Available Technology Title | Nominator |
---|---|---|
01 | Flue gas heat recovery system (feedwater economizers and/or combustion air preheaters) for boilers | United States |
02 | Flash-steam recovery technology | United States |
03 | Loss on ignition (LOI) optimization technology for coal-fired boilers | United States |
04 | Variable frequency drives (VFDs) | United States |
05 | Low-grade waste heat to power absorption chillers | United States |
06 | Industrial combined heat and power (CHP) | United States |
07 | Recuperative or Regenerative Burners | United States |
08 | Low-temperature waste heat recovery for power generation in industry using Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC) | United States |
09 | Wireless sensors for real-time measurement and process monitoring | United States |
10 | Plant or enterprise-level energy monitoring and management systems | United States |
No | Best Available Technology Title | Nominator |
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01 | Pumping System Optimisation – Throttling | Australia |
02 | Cogeneration Plant | Australia |
03 | Heat Recovery and conversion to Electricity | Australia |
04 | Drying Optimisation | Australia |
05 | Flotation Circuit Optimisation | Australia |
06 | Grinding Optimisation | Australia |
07 | Boiler Economiser | Australia |
08 | Chiller Controls | Australia |
09 | Road design | Australia |
10 | Weight Reduction – Vehicles | Australia |
No | Best Practices Title | Nominator |
---|---|---|
01 | Optimising Generator Controls | Australia |
02 | Flight Planning | Australia |
03 | Reducing Idle Running in Manufacturing | Australia |
04 | Optimising HVAC controls | Australia |
05 | Reducing Product Losses | Australia |
06 | Use of Driver Advisory Systems | Australia |
07 | Optimising Processes | Australia |
08 | Cleaning Condensers and Heat Exchangers | Australia |
09 | Removing Furnace Soot | Australia |
10 | Monitoring and Managing Data | Australia |
No | Best Available Technology Title | Nominator |
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01 | The High-effective Energy-conservation Recovery Technology of the Excavator’s Potential Energy | China |
02 | Energy Saving Technology Based on Three-phase Sampling and Fast Response | China |
03 | Energy-saving Control Chip Technology on Body Voltage Sensor | China |
04 | Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Screw Expanding Generation System | China |
05 | Energy Saving Technology of New Steady Flow and Heat Preservation Aluminum Reduction Cell | China |
06 | Energy Saving Technology of Liquid Cooling and Heat Conduction in Electronic Equipment | China |
07 | Energy Balance and Scheduling Optimization Technology for Industrial Enterprises | China |
08 | Waste Heat Recovery from Industrial Waste Water by Low Vacuum Phase Change Principle | China |
09 | Energy-saving Copper Rotation-floatation Smelting Technology | China |
10 | Modular Cascade Regenerative Clean Combustion Coal Gasification Technology | China |
No | Best Practice Title | Nominator |
---|---|---|
01 | Energy Management System Construction Case | China |
02 | Energy-saving Practical Pase Through Centralized Management and Control by Yanggu Xiangguang Copper | China |
03 | Shagang Group 2500kW Dust Exhausting Fan Energy-saving Reconstruction Project | China |
04 | Energy-saving Transformation of Permanent Magnet Eddy Current Flexible Transmission Energy-saving Device for Dust Removal Fan | China |
05 | Application of Energy-saving Optimization Technology in Compressed Air System | China |
06 | A Case of Energy Management System Construction in Beijing Capital Airport | China |
07 | Energy-saving Transformation of Textiles Wastewater Treatment and Recovery of Waste Heat from Waste Gas of Setting Machines | China |
08 | Shengli Oilfield Branch Dong Sanlian Regional Integration Energy Efficiency Improvement Project | China |
09 | Low-Temperature Waste Heat Power Generation Technology Case for 2# S-zorb Unit in Yanshan Refinery | China |
10 | Large Temperature Difference Cogeneration Heating Technology | China |
No | Best Available Technology Title | Nominator |
---|---|---|
01 | Intelligent District Heating Platform with Monitoring and Operation Optimization Technology in Heating System | China |
02 | Key Technologies of Centrifugal Units Based on Temperature and Humidity Independent Control System | China |
03 | Treatment Process of the Prefabricated Directly Buried Thermal Insulating Pipes | China |
04 | Integrated Low-nitrogen Combustion Condensing Technology Based on New Type of Heat Transfer Structure | China |
05 | Skid-mounted Heat Exchange Station Technology Based on All-welded High-efficiency Heat Exchanger | China |
06 | Energy-saving Synthetic Resin Curtain Wall Decoration System Technology | China |
07 | Modular Central Air-conditioning Energy Saving Technology Based on Variable Flow Control of Cooling Tower Group | China |
08 | Flow Passage Style Heat Exchange Technology for Sewage-source Heat Pump System | China |
09 | CO2 Air Source Heat Pump Heating Technology | China |
No | Best Practice Title | Nominator |
---|---|---|
01 | Case of Guangzhou White Swan Hotel Energy Saving Reconstruction | China |
02 | China Academy of Building Research Nearly Zero Energy Building | China |
03 | Passive House Technology Center of Sino-German Ecopark | China |
04 | Life-cycle Management of Energy Efficiency Target— “Joy City” Project in Chengdu | China |
05 | Zhuhai Singyes Renewable Energy R&D Building | China |
06 | Application Case of the Whole-process Management of Near-zero Energy of No. 9 Building of Shanghai Hongqiao State Guest Hotel | China |
07 | China Energy-saving Green Buildings Science and Technology Museum | China |
08 | Energy Saving Lean Management Case of Shunhe International Hotel in Shandong | China |
09 | Smart Energy Conservation Renovation Project in the Headquarter Building of State Power Investment Corporation | China |
No | Best Available Technology Title | Nominator |
---|---|---|
01 | Optimum Control of High-Efficiency Inverter Centrifugal Chillers Using a Heat Source Integrated Control System | Japan |
02 | Large-Capacity Storage Battery ‘NAS Battery’ | Japan |
03 | High-strength and Low Thermal Conductivity Heat Insulating Materials ‘ROSLIM™Board GH’ | Japan |
04 | By-product Gas-fired Gas Turbine Technology | Japan |
05 | Matrix Converter U1000 | Japan |
06 | High-Efficiency Motor Control | Japan |
07 | Air Conditioning in Buildings | Japan |
08 | Water-cooling Pump | Japan |
No | Best Practice Title | Nominator |
---|---|---|
01 | Promotion of Energy Conservation by Circle Activities at a Paperboard Manufacturing Plant | Japan |
02 | ECO Activities to Actualize “Visualization (energy audit)” and “Optimization” Using EQS-AD10 (Environmental Andon System) | Japan |
03 | Reduction of Base-load Energy Usage | Japan |
04 | Reducing CO2 Emissions in the Supply Chain | Japan |
No | Best Available Technology Title | Nominator |
---|---|---|
01 | Split-type Air Conditioner ‘Kirigamine FZ Series’ | Japan |
02 | Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Heat Pump Water Heaters for Home Use EcoCute ‘ESTIA Premium Model’ | Japan |
03 | Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Refrigerant Heat Pump Water Heater Using a New Thermal Insulation Structure | Japan |
04 | Technology for Virtually Operating Multiple Storage Batteries as One Large Storage Battery, and Using for Adjusting the Electric Power Receiving Balance | Japan |
05 | Ultrafine Fiber High Heat Insulating Glass Wool ‘Aclearα’ series | Japan |
06 | High-performance Triple-glazed Vinyl Windows APW430 | Japan |
07 | High-Performance Heat Insulating Plastic Windows | Japan |
08 | Light-Weight, Small-Sized, Low-Cost High-Efficiency High-Bay Lighting Fixtures | Japan |
No | Best Practice Title | Nominator |
---|---|---|
01 | Promotion of Super Energy-saving Construction by Achieving “Japan’s First Urban-style Zero Energy Building (ZEB)” | Japan |
02 | Energy Conservation Activities at a Next-generation Green Hospital | Japan |
03 | University-wide Efforts to Build a Smart Campus | Japan |
04 | Energy Conservation in the Distribution of Procured Building Products | Japan |
No | Best Available Technology Title | Nominator |
---|---|---|
01 | Condensing gas tankless water heaters | United States |
02 | Occupant responsive lighting | United States |
03 | Heat pump water heaters | United States |
04 | LED downlight luminaires | United States |
05 | Building energy management and information systems | United States |
06 | Fixed window attachments | United States |
07 | Advanced rooftop unit controls | United States |
08 | Plug load control devices | United States |
09 | Comprehensive attic update | United States |
10 | Dynamic solar control systems | United States |
No | Best Available Technology Title | Nominator |
---|---|---|
01 | Infrared Technologies for Drying and Baking Thin Products or Coating | France |
02 | Variable Speed Drives(VSD) Applied to Centrifugal and Dynamic Machines (Pumps, Fans, Compressors) | France |
03 | Selective and Mass Heating by Microwaves | France |
04 | Heat, Cold and Electricity Generation by Tri-generation | France |
05 | Mechanical Steam Compressor | France |
06 | Gas Absorption Heat Pumps | France |
07 | Electrical Injection Moulding Press | France |
08 | Regenerative Self-recuperative Burners | France |
09 | Very High-Efficiency Electric Motors | France |
10 | Industrial Heating Baths Using Immersed Compact Tubes (ICT) | France |
No | Best Practice Title | Nominator |
---|---|---|
01 | Cooking of Food Products Using Microwaves | France |
02 | High Frequencies for Gelation of PVC Coverings | France |
03 | High-Frequency Sticking of Composite Products | France |
04 | Recovery of Animal Fats and Transformation into Biofuel | France |
05 | Waste Heat Recovery (Exhaust Gases, Compressor Cooling Systems, Data Centers) | France |
06 | Optimization of Refrigeration Facilities with the Use of Floating High Pressure and Floating Low Pressure Controls; VSD on Fans and Compressors | France |
07 | Uranium Enrichment by Centrifugation | France |
08 | Energy Management and Control System | France |
09 | Optimization of Ambient Conditioning Systems in the Industry (Clean Rooms, Food Industries, etc.) | France |
The TOP TENs Task Group was set up and the Terms of Reference was adopted.
The first batch of domestic TOP TENs list was released.
The first batch of international TOP TENs list was released.
TOP TENs was positioned as one of the G20’s key areas of collaboration on energy efficiency under the framework of Energy Efficiency Leading Programme (EELP).
The second round of TOP TENs evaluation was launched.
The second round of TOP TENs evaluation was conducted per energy-using sector.
The second batch of domestic TOP TENs list was released.
The second batch of international TOP TENs list was released at the G20 side event.
In the occasion of the 30th China Energy Conservation Week, TOP TENs Special Column was set by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China to conduct cloud promotion.
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