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Green Hydrogen Export MoU with Rotterdam
The Ministry of Energy of Chile and the Rotterdam port, represented by the Minister Juan Carlos Jobet and the CEO Allard Castelein respectively, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding Chile's future exports of green hydrogen. Rotterdam is considered as a key…
Portugal and EIB signs MoU to accelerate investments in the hydrogen field
Portugal signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to advance the deployment of the hydrogen economy. The EIB will provide financial and advisory support to foster investments in eligible projects. The MoU is a non-binding agreement…
Victoria's Climate Change Strategy (2020)
Victoria’s Climate Change Strategy is a roadmap to net-zero emissions and a climate resilient Victoria by 2050. Under the Victorian Climate Change Act (2017), every five years the State Government of Victoria is required to publish a new strategy setting its interim targets for…
EU Funded Lignite generation decarbonization project
The European Commission has announced funding for the phase-out of lignite generation at the Matra power plant in Hungary, as part of its LIFE Environment and Climate Action program with a total investment of €121 million ($145.59 million USD). The goal of the project is to…
Community Buildings Retrofit (CBR) initiative
In April 2021, the Canadian Government launched the Community Buildings Retrofit initiative. Funded by a $167-million federal investment in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Green Municipal Fund, this programme will support Canadian municipalities and not-for-profit…
Carbon neutrality target before 2060
China’s President Xi Jinping announced in a statement to 75th Session of the UN General Assembly that China will aim to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 (previous NDC language said peak around 2030) and strive for carbon neutrality before
Guidelines for micro and small-scale distributed generation national policy (CNPE resolution 15/2020)
It defines the main guidelines for micro and small-scale distributed generation (CNPE resolution 15/2020). The main objectives are: -Non discriminatory access - Legal and regulatory security - Cost and charges allocation considering the benefits of DG - Transparency and…
Coal power plants to be suspended in March 2021
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has decided to suspend the operation of coal power plants for one month in March to reduce fine dust emissions in accordance with the ‘Fine Dust Seasonal Management System Implementation Plan’. Of the 58 total generators, 19 to 28 will…
Infrastructure Fund, Covid Response and Recovery Fund
Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Infrastructure outlined a NZD 3 billion Infrastructure Fund in the Covid Response and Recovery Fund to allocate across regions, along with a range of projects that are receiving funding to highlight the broad range of infrastructure being…
Green Economy Concept
In 2018, the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic (Jogorku Kenesh) adopted the Concept “Kyrgyzstan is a country of the green economy”. The concept serves as a roadmap towards an inclusive, green economy, and lays foundations for actions in various sectors, including the following…
Opinion on Accelerating the Establishment of Regulatory and Policy System for Green Production and Consumption
The Opinion, jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Justice, raises three main goals for 2025: to further improve laws, standards, and policies related to green production and consumption; to establish an institutional…
Support for Industrial Assessment Centers
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $52.5 million for DOE’s Industrial Assessment Centers that help American manufacturers and wastewater treatment facilities improve their efficiency, save money, and reduce their carbon footprint. These university-based training…
Smart metering deployment ordinance
This ordinance (no. 231/2013) approves the functional and technical requirements of smart meters and mandates biannually economic assessment of smart meters implementation to be carried out by the Energy Services Regulatory Authority (ERSE). The ordinance doesn't explicitly set…
Dubai's "smart applications via smart grid and meters" initiative
The initiative, by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), aims to carry out mass rollouts of smart meters in Dubai, with the goal of reaching 1 million smart meter installations by 2020, which will enable more demand side management
Approval the rollout of 2nd generation smart meters by DSOs
In this resolution (no. 222/2017), the Authority for Electricity, Gas and Water Systems (ARERA) approves the plan for the commissioning of 2nd generation (2G) smart metering systems presented by the large DSO e-Distribuzione, defining some specific conditions, and sets the…
(Ontario) Regulation identifying functional specifications for smart metering
Ontario's regulation 425/06 sets some criteria and technical requirements for advanced metering infrastructure. The requirements were updated again in
(British Columbia) Smart meters and smart grid regulation
The regulation mandates that, by the end of the calendar year 2012, the authority in British Columbia should have installed smart meters for all eligible customers and sets some technical specifications. Also, the regulation sets descriptions of smart grid technologies to be…
Order for hourly variable distribution
The objective of this modification is that collective self-consumption users can establish dynamic coefficients for each hour of the year, which allows optimizing the distribution of energy generated by the shared self-consumption installation among users, especially when they…
Loans from the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management
National Fund approves priority list and then prepares programmes mostly based on giving away loans. Areas of support include clean air programme, purchase of electricity car, coach or taxi, small water retention, energy efficiency, smart street lighting and energy management…
Smart services for efficient energy consumption - including smart meters
The Energy Market Authority (EMA), the Ministry of the Environment, Water Resources (MEWR) and SP Group today announced three new initiatives aimed at empowering households to use electricity more efficiently. These initiatives are: - Advanced meters that will give all…
EESL Smart Meter National Programme
In support of UDAY: Aiming to replace 250 million conventional meters with smart meters via bulk procurement Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) model, wherein EESL will undertake all the capital and operational expenditure with zero upfront investment from states and utilities.…
Infrastructure projects in the energy and water economies: 5. Action plan for an energy-efficient urban space
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 fifth identified project area is an ILS 300 million…
Draft budget HE 146/2020 - Capitalisation of the state-owned airport network Finavia
Finavia is a state owned enterprise and the main air transport network in Finland, consisting of 21 airports. The additional equity is used to strenghten the network's financial state. The support was approved as part of the supplemented 2021 state budget on 21 December 2020 to…
Community Efficiency Financing Initiative (second phase)
The CAD 300 million Community Efficiency Financing initiative is designed to help municipalities and their partners implement innovative local financing programs to improve energy efficiency, cut greenhouse gas emissions and make homes more comfortable and affordable in low-rise…
Mandatory Energy Audits - Article 8(4)
On 29 January, the Danish Government presented a Bill to the Danish Parliament containing the general rules for the implementation of the Directive requirement for mandatory energy audits, Article 8(4). The Act was adopted by the Danish Parliament on 1 April 2014. It contains an…
The Appointment of Accreditation Agency for Implementing and Monitoring The Mandatory SNI (Ministerial Regulation No. 13/M-IND/PER/1/2015)
Through this regulation, the minister appointed accredited institutions and testing laboratories to implement and monitor mandatory SNIs (Indonesian National Standards) for ACs, Refrigerators, and Washing Machine. They are the following: A - Accredited product certification…
SNI : 6196:2011 on Energy Audit Procedure for Building
This standard specifies energy audit procedure in buildings. This standard can be used by any person to carry out energy audit in buildings. Building in this standard including office, hotel, mall/shopping centre, hospital, apartment, residential, school, airport and
Non-Building Tangible Assets for Tax Depreciation Purposes
The regulation of 2009 differentiates benefit periods of accelerated depreciation between 2 and 10 years, based on four groups of 'Non-Building Tangible Assets for Tax Depreciation Purposes'. The sub-groups potentially relevant for renewable energies include Machine Industry…
Notice on Provisional Management Measures for Distributed Wind Power Project Development and Construction for all provinces
The Notice was published by the National Energy Administration on 3 rd of April 2018. The Notice provides various technical and non-technical regulations for the construction and development of the onshore wind projects. Technical requirements: Distributed wind power projects…
EN 15251:2007
Indoor environmental input parameters for design and assessment of energy performance of buildings addressing indoor air quality, thermal environment, lighting and acoustics. - This European Standard specifies the indoor environmental parameters which have an impact on the…
GB/T 50378-2019 Assessment standard for green buildings (revision)
The assessment standard for green buildings was updated in 2019. Definition updates for green buildings has been expanded to cover life-cycle resource considerations, including embodied energy, recyclability characteristics
Technical Guideline for Environmental Risk Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage (Trial)
The 2016 “Technical Guideline for Environmental Risk Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage (Trial)” was issued and formulated by the Department of Science, Technology and Standards of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China. The Guideline could…
Guidelines on promoting development of small hydropower projects in China
China recognises small hydropower installations as an important renewable energy source and a livelihood element. In order to implement Central Committee’s and State Council’s decisions on promotion of renewable energy development and energy revolution, the Ministry of Water…
GB 21456-2014 Minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for household induction cookers
Applies to induction cookers with one or more heating units with each unit's rated power ranges from 700W to 3500W. Does NOT apply to commercial induction cookers, power frequency induction cookers and concave
Improving the Construction and Operation of Biomass Power Generation Projects - Implementation Plan
The implementation plan stipulates that biomass generation subsidies for 2020 will be capped at RMB 1.5 billion (USD 220 million). A new monitoring mechanism sets out which projects are eligible for subsidies, with a traffic light rating to reflect a province’s current levels of…
Guideline for Energy Efficiency Credit
The Energy Efficiency Credit Guidelines have been issued by the China Banking Regulatory Commission and the National Development and Reform Commission to enable scaling up of financing of energy efficiency projects in line with national energy-saving and low-carbon development…
GB 35971-2018: MEPS for hermetic motor-compressor in room AC
This Standard specifies the minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency, energy efficiency grades, test methods and inspection rules of hermetic motor-compressor in room air conditioners (hereinafter referred to as compressor). This Standard is applicable to hermetic…
Notice on solar PV deployment management and introduction of competitive bidding
To promote PV industry development sustainability, NEA introduced new mechanism of PV scale management and competitive quota, the bidder with lower price and other indicators will be awarded the right to build PV power plant. In order to further promote development of the solar…
Notice on promotion of solar PV deployment and on improvement of their operation management
The Notice provides guidelines and obligations on provinces in regards to further deployment of solar PV installations. The Notice puts following requirements on provinces in regards to solar PV deployment: To recognise the high importance of promotion and construction of new…
Poverty alleviation project by installation of solar PV panels in poor households
NEA and Poverty Alleviation Office of the State Council decided to implement a poverty alleviation programme through installation of solar PV panels in the poor households in order to increase incomes of those households. The programme will run for a period of six years starting…
Notice on grid connection for solar PV projects in 2014
The Notice requests provinces to improve access and expansion of grid in coordination with installation of new solar PV generators. The Notice calls for improvement of management and planning of solar PV
Notice on strengthening management of biomass power stations
The Notice encourages the development of biomass CHP power stations in Provinces and stresses out and importance of improving plants’ efficiency. The Notice forbids usage of forest and agriculture biomass residue mix for co-firing with fossil fuels. Claiming renewable energy…
Notice on the Administrative Measures for the Development and Construction of Offshore Wind Power
Thirty seven provisions of the Notice regulate every aspect of offshore wind project development starting from planning, project approval, check-up against environmental requirements to project construction and operation. The Notice also regulates development of offshore wind…
Monitoring and Warning Results of Wind Power Investment in 2017
In 2017 the National Energy Administration released the Notice on Wind Power Investment Notification of Monitoring and Warning Results The results of the study included in the Notice indicated that the provinces of Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Ningxia, Gansu and…
Renewable Energy Green Certificate and Trading Mechanism
In order to ease government subsidies to wind and solar sectors, the NDRC will begin issuing green certificates starting July 1st 2017. This is a voluntary trading mechanism . In a planned trial program, utility-scale solar PV and onshore wind power producers will be issued the…
GB 30720-2014 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for domestic gas cooking appliances
The standard defines minimum allowable values of energy efficiency, energy efficiency grades, testing methods and inspection rules for domestic gas cooking appliances. The standard is applicable to domestic gas cooking appliances which use urban gas have single combustors and…
Guiding opinion to accelerate the promotion and deployment of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs)
This guiding opinion serves as an implementation guidance for the State Council's "Development Plan for Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Industry (2012 - 2020)". The aim is to accelerate the deployment of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) which comprise pure electric vehicles,…
GB/T51141-2015 Evaluation Standard for Green Retrofit of Existing Buildings
The evaluation standard for green retrofit has been put in place due to the extensive building stock in China, which exceeded 50 billion m2 in 2015. Of those existing buildings, about 30-50% had experienced safety failure or deterioration of building functions as well as poor…
EN 14511-4:2018 - standard on Air Conditioners
This standard applies to air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps for space heating and cooling and process chillers, with electrically driven compressors. The scope of EN 14511 1 is applicable, with the exception of process chillers. This European Standard…
EN 12464-1:2011 Lighting of work places
Light and lighting - Lighting of work places This European Standard specifies lighting requirements for humans in indoor work places, which meet the needs for visual comfort and performance of people having normal ophthalmic (visual) capacity. All usual visual tasks are…