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Brussels zero interest green loan for residential sector
Residential owners and renting tets (with the written agreement of the dwelling’s owner) are eligible for a green loan for energy improving works at their residences located in Brussels region. The loans are available either through Crédal or through a Housing Fund (Fonds du…
Dubai - Renewables Standards
The Dubai regulations - to be implemented imminently - mark the Middle East's first formal allowance of distributed renewable energy generation. These standards define requirements for connection to the Dubai transmission and distribution systems and set up a common framework…
Greener Homes Grant
The Federal Government launched the Greener Homes Grant to help homeowners increase the energy efficiency of their home and lowering their energy bills. Up to 700,000 grants of up to CAD 5,000 are available for energy efficient retrofits, plus up to CAD 600 for an EnerGuide home…
(Alberta) AER Directive 060: Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring, Incinerating, and Venting (upstream provisions)
This directive sets forth standards for flaring, incinerating, and venting methane in Alberta at all upstream petroleum industry wells and facilities. These requirements also apply to pipeline installations that convey gas (e.g., compressor stations, line heaters) licensed by…
USD 20 Million to Lower Costs of Geothermal Drilling
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to USD 20 million to lower the cost of developing geothermal energy by demonstrating faster drilling technologies. DOE is looking to dramatically lower the cost of geothermal drilling—which can exceed 50% of a project’s total…
Renewable energy investment
As part of the Union's 2021-22 Budget, the Government of India announced an additional capital infusion of Rs. 10 billion to the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and Rs.15 billion to the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA). The capital infusion of Rs 10…
Ratle Hydro Power Project (India)
In order to finance the Ratle Hydro Power Project in the Kishtwar district, India's Union Cabinet agreed to invest Rs 52.82 billion through the Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd and the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation. The objective of…
Australian government support for solar hydro power plant in Mildura
The Australian government, through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and its Advancing Renewables Program, is providing AUD 15 million to a concentrated solar project with thermal hydro storage. The flagship project has a 4 MW solar capacity and 3 MW / 50 MWh…
Carbon Peaking, carbon neutral energy sector plan
The China Development Bank (CDB) has formulated the "Work Plan to Support the Achievement of the Strategic Goal of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality in the Energy Sector", issuing a loan of 500 billion CNY for "Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality" in the energy sector.…
National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance, National Energy Administration: 2021 Biomass Power Generation Project Construction Work Program
The Chinese National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance, National Energy Administration issued a plan to announce that the central government will allocate a 2.5 billion CNY subsidy to biomass power generation in 2021. 2 billion CNY of subsidies will be…
Saudi Arabia - Sudair Solar Plant Project
In the framework of the Saudi Green Initiative and the renewable energy programme of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, a consortium has been assembled for the construction of a 1.500 MW solar plant, to be located in the city of Sudair. This would be the largest solar plant in…
Infrastructure projects in the energy and water economies: 10. Construction of Solar Field Dimona
In response to the Covid-19 crisis, Israel's Ministry of Energy has identified 10 project areas to accelerate investment and support the economic recovery through ILS 25 billion of investment. Among these policies, the tenth identified project area is to tender for the…
Recovery and resilience plan / CTD / Energy efficiency in buildings/ Investments for energy efficiency in buildings
Portugal submitted its recovery and resilience plan to the European Commission, as part of the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility. The plan is composed of 20 different components that are structured in three main dimensions (Resilience, Climate transition, and Digital…
Renewable Energy Auction
The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has approved the first resolution to call for renewable energy auctions with the new remuneration framework. The regulatory process is completed to offer a stable framework that attracts investment…
Recovery and resilience plan / CTD / Hydrogen and renewables/ Investments in hydrogen and renewable gases
Portugal submitted its recovery and resilience plan to the European Commission, as part of the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility. The plan is composed of 20 different components that are structured in 3 main dimensions (Resilience, Climate transition, and Digital…
Recovery and resilience plan / CTD / Hydrogen and renewables/ Potentiation of renewable electricity in the Madeira Archipelago
Portugal submitted its recovery and resilience plan to the European Commission, as part of the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility. The plan is composed of 20 different components that are structured in three main dimensions (Resilience, Climate transition, and Digital…
Recovery and resilience plan / CTD / Hydrogen and renewables/ Energy transition in Azores
The European Commission endorsed Portugal's recovery plan, as part of the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility. The plan is composed of 20 different components that are structured in three main dimensions: Resilience, Climate transition, and Digital transition. This initiative…
Technological Free Zones for Clean Energy
The Technological Free Zones (ZLTs) aim to test innovative technologies, products, services in a real or quasi-real environment corresponding to the concept of regulatory sandbox. Under the framework, National Innovation Agency (Agência Nacional de Inovação, ANI) plans to create…
Green Loan to support onshore wind farm projects
EDP Renewables has received a Green Loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) of EUR 66 million (PLN 304 million) to support the construction and operation of six medium-sized onshore wind farms in Poland. The six wind farms are geographically located mainly throughout the…
NorthWind Research Centre launch
The Research Council has decided to invest NOK 120 million in a new research centre, the Norwegian Research Centre on Wind Energy (NorthWind) for environmentally friendly energy. The research from the new centre will create export opportunities for Norwegian business and…
Onshore wind power – changes in the licensing system
To consolidate a framework for the long term development of onshore wind power, the Norwegian government proposed to restrict the wind power license process to avoid unreasonable negative consequences for the environment and any local interest. Key amendments in the onshore…
Photovoltaic Power Plant at Central de Abasto (CEFV CEDA)
The capital government, through the local Secretariat for Economic Development (SEDECO), announced the construction of a Photovoltaic Power Plant in the Central de Abasto (CEFV CEDA), in collaboration with the Federal Energy Secretariat (SENER). The plant will be operated by the…
Rwanda Energy Policy
The Rwanda Energy Policy (REP, 2015) highlights measures that need to be undertaken to promote energy efficiency through a combination of approaches such as regulations, new codes and standards, introduction of economic incentives such as subsidies for installation of solar…
Funding for thin film technologies for solar PV
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced its goal of lowering the price of solar energy by 60% within the next decade, and is deploying USD 128 million of funding towards this goal. The DOE hopes to drive down the current price of 4.6 cents/kWh to 3 cents/kWh by 2025, and 2…
Methods and conditions for self-consumption and energy communities
Article 42bis of Decree-Law 162/19 defines the methods and conditions by which is allowed to activate individual renewable consumption or create renewable energy communities. The provisions contained are aimed at individuals who produce electricity destined for own consumption…
Wind farm project co-financed by Bank of Ireland and EIB
The 75 MW wind farm investment is a program financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) with the Bank of Ireland. The program is the first renewable project for the Irish government's Renewable Electiricty Support Scheme (RESS) to receive financing, and aims to meet Irish…
Package for the future - Expansion of renewable energies
Package for the future is a programme designed to help Germany prepare for future challenges such as growing digitalisation and climate change. The programme aims to support research into the development of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, hydrogen power and electric…
Investment for Green Transition
Lithuania will see investments into green energy totalling EUR 10 billion by 2030 including about EUR 3.5 billion of investment from the private sector and significant financing from the European Union funds as the country will bring forward its target for using only green power…
Financing of 42 renewable thermal energy projects
The Ministry for the Ecological Transition will financially support 42 innovative renewable energy projects for the production of thermal energy. In particular, EUR 13 million will be devoted as aid for investments in thermal energy production facilities through renewable energy…
EIB-JBIC joint investments in the EU infrastructure connectivity and carbon neutrality projects
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) will expand cooperation on a range of global investments as follows: • In the European Union, co-financing opportunities for infrastructure connectivity…
Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) (SOR/2018-66)
Canada’s 2018 rule directly regulates methane from upstream facilities. Provisions go into effect on two different dates: On/after January 1, 2020 Any gas well that is hydraulically fractured at an onshore facility must undergo “reduced emission completions” (Section 11),…
Sustainable Finance EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act aims at supporting sustainable investment by making it clearer which economic activities most contribute to meeting the EU's environmental objectives. It defines an actual list of environmentally sustainable activities through technical…
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
ARENA is an independent agency established by the Australian Government on 1 July 2012 to improve the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies, and to increase the supply of renewable energy in Australia. ARENA has approximately $2.5 billion in funding to: fund renewable…
Legal framework for distributed microgeneration and mini-generation, the Electricity Compensation System (SCEE) and the Social Renewable Energy Programme (PERS)
It establishes the electricity compensation systems as a national policy and creates the PERS as way to explore the potential use of distributed renewable generation instead of the social tariff for low income
New technical standards for distributed energy resources
This rule is dealing with standards on technical compliance when connecting Distributed Energy Resources (DER) to the electricity network. The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) announced that compulsory new standards are on the way for household energy technologies…
Expanding the National Wind Farm Commissioner's role
The role of the National Wind Farm Commissioner has been expanded to include facilitating the resolution of complaints and community concerns about new major transmission projects, as well as assist industry and governments to identify and adopt best practices for deploying…
Extension of the waiver of transmission charges allowed for trading of Renewables
In August 2020 the Indian Ministry of Power (MoP) waived the inter-state transmission system (ISTS) charges and losses on all solar and wind projects commissioned before June 30, 2023. The MoP subsequently announced in June 2021 an extension of the waiver up to June 30, 2025.…
Renewable Energy feed-in tariff
The Ugandan REFiT, valid for 20 years is designed to provide price certainty to renewable energy generators. The policy covers a number of technologies and is attractive because it is based on the levelized cost of each technology and not the avoided cost. The priority renewable…
Climate Resilience and Green Economy Strategy (CRGE)
As the name suggests, the Climate Resilience and Green Economy Strategy (CRGE) strategy aims to keep greenhouse gas emissions low and build climate resilience, while achieving middle-income status by 2025. Ethiopia is currently reviewing progress and updating the CRGE strategy.…
Energy Law of the Republic of Armenia
The Energy Law of the Republic of Armenia provides policies and regulations for the whole energy sector of the country.The basic principles of the policy are: efficient use of domestic energy resources and alternative sources of energy and implementation of economic and legal…
Rule for Normalization of Accounting Electricity generated from Hydro Energy and Wind Energy
Rule for Normalization of Accounting Electricity generated from Hydro Energy and Wind Energy - Ministerial order No
North Sea Transition Deal - Hydrogen Production
In order to support the oil and gas industry sectors cope with the energy transition, the UK government has vowed to support workers, businesses and the supply chain through this transition by harnessing the industry's existing capabilities, infrastructure and private investment…
Technology neutral tenders
The European Commission (EC), under its EU State aid rules, approved a EUR 400 million aid for Denmark to develop its electricy production from renewable sources, and will be awarded through a competitive bidding process, organized until 2024. Denmark intends to meet its…
Dutch-Danish cooperation MoU to accelerate the green transition
Denmark and the Netherlands have set for joint cooperation to ensure the development of the green transition amidst the pandemic crisis. Focus areas include knowledge sharing in green technologies (hydrogen and wind power) and reinforcing trade partnerships to meet each other's…
Tax exemption for small photovoltaic installations
In order to stimulate the development of solar energy in Luxembourg, a new measure was launched by the Ministry of Energy: - The income raised from the sale of the energy produced by small photovoltaic installations, under 10 kWp, will be tax-free. The previous thresold was…
Electricity production through renewables
The new French support scheme for renewable electricity production replaces the previous auction schemes (2016-20) for the period 2021-2026. The measure includes seven types of tenders for a total of 34 GW of new renewables capacity that will be organised between 2021 and…
Commitment to the Future of Colombia - Clean Growth - Mines and Energy
As part of the Clean Growth pillar of the post-Covid 19 recovery plan "Commitment to the Future of Colombia", public and private investments are planned in 21 electricity projects (13 generation and 8 transmission) for a total of 12.23 billion COP. The budget is divided as…
DOE funding for geothermal energy technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to USD 12 million for technologies that can make geothermal systems more efficient for clean, renewable energy production. The funding will target enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) to unlock the potential for increased electricity…
Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy
The EU presented its strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy, aiming to increase Europe's offshore wind capacity from its current level of 12 GW to at least 60 GW by 2030 and to 300 GW by 2050. The Commission aims to complement this with 40 GW of ocean energy and other emerging…
Offshore Wind Energy Act (Amendment) - Increase of Expansion Target
Amendment of the Offshore Wind Energy Act: The core of the amended law is to significantly increase the expansion target for offshore wind energy to 20 gigawatts by 2030. The amended law provides for an ambitious long-term expansion target of 40 gigawatts by 2040. Offshore wind…