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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…
UK Budget 2020 - Van benefit charge nil-rating for zero emission vans
To increase the number of zero emission vehicles on the road and bring forward the phaseout date for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040, the government changed the transport taxes in its Budget 2020. From April 2021, the government will apply a nil…
Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities program
The Minister of Natural Resources announced an CAD 8 million investment for eight community-led clean energy projects in the Northwest Territories that will support communities to build a cleaner future by reducing their reliance on diesel fuel for heat and power while creating…
Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution - Point 7: Greener Buildings
As part of the ten point plan, the UK will develop increase buildings' energy efficiency. The plan will increase funding by 1 billion GBP by: - extending the Green Homes Grant for another year, - increasing spending within the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, -…
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…
Sustainable Warmth: protecting vulnerable households in England
The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published its strategy to drive down fuel poverty in England by giving low-income families fuel bills and green upgrades to their homes. The specific policies of the plan include: - GBP 60 million investment to…
Sustainable growth agenda / Pillar 1 / 2- Supporting the green and digital transition of the industry
The European Commission has approved Finland's recovery plan on October 4th, 2021. Finland's target is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. Within the first pillar of the plan, this sub-area is divided into the following initiatives: - Low-carbon industry reform: reduce…
Subsidy scheme for energy savings in public buildings
The measure supports a subsidy scheme of DKK 315 million, which is a targeted energy savings in public buildings. The subsidy will focus on energy renovations in regional and municipal buildings with the lowest energy performance certificate standards (D-G) as well as buildings…
Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Development Fund
The Australian Government’s AUD 50 million Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Development Fund provides businesses with grants of up $25 million for pilot projects or pre-commercial projects aimed at reducing emissions. Carbon capture and storage technologies are one of five…
Recovery and Resilience Plan / 1. Green transition / Sustainable building renovation
Slovenia's Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) will allocate a total budget of approximately EUR 1.1 billion, EUR 552 million in grants and EUR 513 million in loans, to the green transition. This development area is divided into five components: 1. Renewable energy sources…
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…
National Recovery and Resilience Plan / 1. Economy/ 4. Development of a competitive, energy sustainable and efficient transport system
The fourth point of the economy component from Croatia's Recovery and Resilience Plan focuses on the transport sector, more specifically measures to make it more competitive, sustainable and efficient. It includes: - The application of green technologies in railway passenger…
National Recovery and Resilience Plan / 1. Economy
Croatia's Recovery and Resilience Plan allocates HRK 25.7 bn to its first component: Economy, which focuses on improving the resilience of the economy against future shocks. The component is composed of six parts: 1. A resilient, green and digital economy; 2. Energy transition…
Green Investment Pioneers Programme
The Green Investment Pioneers Program offers optimal framework conditions for the development of project pipelines and the bundling of individuals through capacity building, knowledge, networking and support in the acquisition of potential business partners to facilitate green…
Investment in Alberta construction industry for energy efficiency and green building practices
The Federal Government is investing CAD 3 million in Alberta's construction and engineering industry through Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD). This investment will help small and medium-sized businesses adopt new products and technologies that improve the energy…
Ireland’s National Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030
A final version of the NECP will be submitted later this year. This first draft of the NECP took into account energy and climate policies developed to date, the levels of demographic and economic growth identified in the Project 2040 process and includes all of the climate and…
Recovery and Resilience Plan / 1. Green transition / Renewable energy sources and energy efficiency in the economy
The first component of the Green transition part in Slovenia's Recovery Resilience Plan concerns renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency. It includes the following measures: - Energy efficient restructuring of RES-powered district energy systems using new…
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…
Optimised Retrofit Programme
In August 2020, the Government of Wales announced a new £9.5 million programme to reduce the carbon footprint of existing social housing in Wales, make energy bills more manageable for residents and provide new job and training opportunities. The Optimised Retrofit Programme…
Government's Programme for 2020-2021
In 2020, the Government of Scotland announced nearly GBP 1.6 billion of funding over the next parliament (5 years) to transform buildings to ensure that emissions from heating are eliminated by 2040 and remove poor energy efficiency as a driver of fuel poverty. The…
Opinions on Strengthening the Green and Low-Carbon Construction of County Towns
On 25 May, fifteen ministries including the National Energy Administration and the Ministry for Urbanisation reached a new consensus on promoting low carbon development in China’s country towns. Coming at the start of the current Five Year Plan, the newly forged collective…
Spain 2050 strategy: circular and carbon-neutral economy
The Spain 2050 strategy, a report that sets 50 milestones for 2050, contains objectives to transform Spain's society to be carbon-neutral, sustainable and resilient to the climate change. It sets a target for a circular and carbon neutral economy, indicated by a reduction of…
Ontario fuel standard alterations
In November 2020, the Ontario Government announced new requirements for new biofuel and ethanol blending requirements for fuel suppliers. To help ensure that industry has a chance to adjust to the new requirements, the province is gradually phasing in the renewable content…
Sustainable growth agenda / Pillar 3 / Research & innovation
The European Commission has approved Finland's recovery plan on October 4th, 2021. Within the third pillar of the plan is the Research and Development (R&D) sub-area. The investments will be directed to R&D projects focusing on the priorities set by the first pillar of the…
Technical Assistance Program (TAP)
The DOE TAP provides state and local officials with quick, short-term access to experts at DOE national laboratories for assistance with cross-cutting renewable energy and energy efficiency policies and programs that are not currently covered by an existing DOE program.…
Temporary Framework for State aid measures
Temporary Framework for State aid measures was put in place to enable EU Member States the maximum flexiblity foreseen within State Aid rules to support domestic industries struggling in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. It allows Member States to provide support to domestic…
European Partnership for Clean Aviation
The Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for Clean Aviation is designed to minimise the aviation sector’s environmental impact, as part of the European Green Recovery priority of the European Union. As part of this plan, the European aeronautics sector will work closely…
European Climate Law
The Commission has proposed an initiative to enshrine the EU's climate neutral objectives through a legally binding target of net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050. In April 2021, the European Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the Climate Law…
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…
Recovery and resilience plan
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis, the government of Latvia unveileld their recovery and resilience plan, aiming for a long term and green recovery. Two components relate to the energy sector: - Component 1.1: Reducing emissions from the…
A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy - Climate resilience and biodiversity
One of the five pillars of the CAD 15 billion "A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy" climate plan, announced in December 2020, is a collection of actions focused on nature-based solutions to climate resilience and mitigation. The announced policies include measures…
Labelling program for air conditioners
Labelling requirements for window and single split, non-inverter Air Conditioners in Brunei: 1 star (Energy Efficiency rating low): EER < 2.5 2 stars (Energy Efficiency rating fair): EER = 2.5 3 stars (Energy Efficiency rating good): EER = 2.78 4 stars (Energy Efficiency…
Environmental Technology Scheme
The environmental technology scheme is grant scheme for pilot and demonstrations projects with a positive impact on the environment and on business activities. The grant scheme was established in 2010 through the National programme for environmental technology (2010–2013) and is…
Flemish Government Living Lab Electric Vehicles Programme
Brings together 70 companies, municipalities, research entities and government agencies to test real-life EV
Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI)
The Biomass Research and Development Initiative offers grants to eligible entities to carry out research, development, and demonstrations on cost-effective ways to produce ethanol and other fuels and chemicals from biomass resources such as agricultural and forestry residues or…
National Energy Strategy 2030
According to the Energy Strategy it is necessary to change the Hungarian energy structure by 2030 by achieving the following objectives:energy efficiency measures spanning the entire supply and consumption chain;increasing the share of low CO2-intensive electricity generation…
Integral Knowledge and Innovation Agenda (IKIA)
As part of the Climate Agreement and the coalition agreement, the policy framework for innovations has changed towards mission-oriented innovation programmes. In the Integral Knowledge and Innovation Agenda (IKIA) which was set in 2019, five missions are formulated that…
Public procurment of energy efficient technology
Technology procurement is a means to promote a change in the demand for new efficient technology. When several purchasers of new energy efficient technology get together when making major purchases, unit prices tend to become lower, which in turn benefits subsequent buyers while…
Renewable energy Policy and Action Plan
The Ministry of energy, green technology and water introduced the National Renewable energy Policy and Action Plan to overcome the main hurdles to renewable energy deployment in Malaysia.The strategy seeks to address market failure, policies inconsistencies, mixed signals to…
Low Carbon Transport Innovation Strategy
The Low Carbon Transport Innovation Strategy (LCTIS), published in May 2007, set out a wide range of actions that the UK would take to encourage innovation and technology development in lower carbon transport technologies. A major initiative was the establishment of the Low…
Renewable Energy Policy and Action Plan
The Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water introduced the National Renewable energy Policy and Action Plan to overcome the main barriers to renewable energy deployment in Malaysia.The strategy seeks to address: market failure,policies inconsistencies,mixed signals to…
Technology development Project of new structural materials that contribute to the drastic weight reduction of transportation equipment (Development of lightweight technologies for transport)
To promote energy savings and CO2 emissions reduction in the transport sector, this project supports the development of lightweight technologies applicable to transport modes (vehicles, trains, ships and aircrafts) including the use of weight saving material, such as steel,…
Territorial Actions for Environment and Energy Efficiency
The ATEnEE programme is for new local entities (cities, countries and regional parks) to engage in a regional project. It allows these local players to play an integral part in their regional policy development affecting environmental issues, energy efficiency and reducing…
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program
The U.S. Department of Energy's Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program serves to overcome the technological, economic, and institutional obstacles to the widespread commercialization of fuel cells and related technologies. The program works with partners in industry, academia,…
R-2000 Home Program
The R-2000 Home Program, first introduced by the Government of Canada in January 1982, encourages Canadians to build houses that meet minimum voluntary standards for windows and doors, insulation, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), lighting systems, air quality,…
Fund for the Energy Transition and Sustainable Electricity Use
This fund intends to help the development of projects, initiatives, studies and actions in order to achieve the objetives of the Law for the Development of Renewable Energy and Energy Transition Ficing
WINDExchange
WINDExchange is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) initiative which has a network of state wind working groups, state energy officials, DOE and national lab representatives and professional and institutional partners. The program is designed to educate, engage, and enable…
Electrificacion Rural con Energias Renovables a traves del Proceso de Participacion Popular
This is a rural electrification programme in Bolivia, which focuses on renewable
Hungarian Energy Efficiency Co-finance Programme
The HEECP programme was launched by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Environmental Projects Unit with a total of US$ 5 million funding for the pilot phase from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF).The funds are allocated: US$ 4.25 million for guarantee reserves,…
Sustainable community technology programme
The Sustainable community technology programme will invest EUR 100 million in the development of sustainable and energy efficient areas and buildings. The real estate and construction sector plays a key role in promoting the objectives of sustainable development, due to its…