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Infrastructure Investments NOR1
The support scheme was part of a financial stimulus package after the 2008 fiscal crisis, and funded 100 % of the installation cost for normal chargers, up to NOK 30 000 per charging point. The Schuko outlets have proven to be not ideally suited to long term EV charging, and…
Energy Domain Plan
As part of its role in strengthening the Official Statistics System, Statistics New Zealand is developing domain plans as a key part of working together with other agencies to improve official statistics. Energy is one such area where a domain plan has been developed. The Energy…
Market Penetration Strategy for Energy Efficient Appliances
With this policy, the Dutch government aimed to foster the commercial viability of energy efficient appliances by requiring efficiency labels on products and offering rebates to consumers of highly efficient
Energy Tax
The Energy tax was established by the National Plan on Suistainable Development from 1999. The tax was introduced in order to unify legislative framework in the energy sector to the measures outlined in the EU Directives 2003/55/EC and 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and…
South African Energy Efficiency Label - Electric Ovens
To protect consumers from purchasing inefficient electric ovens, Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) have been set for electric ovens. Currently, only large electric ovens with an Energy Efficiency Rating of Class B or better can be sold. With regards to small/medium…
Sans 5151
This standard specifies the standard conditions on which the ratings of single-package and split-system non-ducted air conditioners employing air- and water-cooled condensers and heat pumps employing air-cooled condensers are based, and the test methods to be applied for…
Energy Efficiency Requirements for Appliances
Efficiency labelling has been in force since 1994, by the Decree-Law No. 41/94 of 11 February 1994. This Framework Decree-Law encourages producers to manufacture and consumers to purchase more energy-efficient appliances. Order Nos. 1139/94 of 22 December 1994, 116/96 of 13…
Maryland Energy Efficiency Obligation
In 2008, the government of Maryland introduced an energy efficiency obligation for all sectors except transport, covering electricity and gas. Obligated parties include investor-owned electricity and natural gas utilities. The obligation seeks to achieve post-2015 2% savings of…
EV Charging Infrastructure Installation Incentives Malta
Grant of €2,000 to assist companies to buy charging points - up to five charging points per company, that is a total of €10,000
Fuel Economy labels for cars
The Passenger Car (Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions Information) Regulations first came into force on 21 November 2001 and implemented into UK law EU Directive (1999/94/EC). Since then, UK legislation has been subsequently updated by Statutory Instruments (SI) 2004 No 1661;…
Investment aid for energy efficiency measures in buildings
Enova offers investment aid to energy measures in buildings. The aid is given to measures that reduce energy use and converts energy sources to renewable
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Gas Water Heaters) Determination 2013
Specifies minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) requirements for gas water heaters intended for use with natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and simulated natural gas (SNG); external storage heaters with a nominal gas consumption of less than 50 MJ/h and storage…
The Energy Performance of Buildings Law (2014)
The Act of 29 August 2014. the Energy Performance of Buildings Law (Journal Laws Pos. 1200, as amended) All residential and non residential buildings with some exceptions as regards the use of buildings. This Act regulates issues: of the preparation of energy performance…
Implementation of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
In 2007, the Finnish government took a number of steps to implement the EU directive on the energy performance of buildings. On 13 April 2007, the Finnish parliament approved new legislation regulating the energy efficiency of buildings. The new legislation includes two new acts…
Iowa Energy Efficiency Obligation
In 2009, the government of Iowa introduced an energy efficiency obligation for all sectors except transport, covering electricity and gas. Obligated parties include rate-regulated electricity and natural gas utilities. Municipal and co-operative utilities are required to…
UNIT 1170: 2009 Specification and Labelling
This Standard applies to air conditioners and heat pumps that have a capacity of cooling up to and including 12 kW, and that are included in the scope of the Standard UNIT-ISO 5151
Air Conditioners Energy Efficiency Standard No. 3795
Non- ducted air conditioners and heat pumps- Testing and rating for
Minimum Energy Performance Standards Singapore -Room AC, Split AC
With the Energy Conservation Act of 2017, the government of Singapore introduced minimum energy performance standards and labelling requirements for a set of appliances and electric motors. Concerning air conditioners, fall under the scope of this regulation: Any single -…
Energy management
SEI organises seminars, workshops and publishes case studies and guides in support of energy managers in industry and commerce. Recent and current topics covered under these activities include building energy management systems, boiler efficiency, variable speed drives,…
Mandate on fleet renewal for public administration
Public administrations have to account environmental externalities (i.e. pollutants) of the different types of powertrain when choosing vehicles to renew their
National Energy Plan Framework
This Draft National Energy Policy Framework (NEPF) is a recommended roadmap that puts Belize on a path to energy efficiency, sustainability and resilience over the next 30 years. It provides policy recommendations to policy-makers and decision-makers, and - where appropriate -…
Road Pricing
To better utilise the available infrastructure of motorways and express ways and to improve traffic distribution, a road pricing system has been set up. In 1997 an annual fee for motor vehicles to use motorways and express ways was introduced. This fee is paid via the purchase…
Income Tax Act - Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance
The accelerated Capital Cost Allowance (CCA), under Class 43.1 and 43.2 of Schedule II to the Income Tax Regulations, allows investors an accelerated write-off of certain equipment used to produce energy in a more efficient way or to produce energy from alternative renewable…
Environmental Technology Scheme, Innovation Contracts
The state owned company Innovation Norway (established 1st January 2004) promotes nationwide industrial development, profitable to both the business economy and Norway's national economy, and helps release the potential of different districts and regions by contributing towards…
New obligation to provide information and to give awareness-raising by the energy regulator
The Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority is obligated to provide public information about energy efficiency by a state-owned website. The energy consumers and market participants must be informed on energy efficiency and energy saving methods, as well as…
Mandatory Energy Labelling
Mandatory Energy Labelling was introduced for registrable goods since 1 January 2008. Under the Energy Conservation Act (Cap. 92C), all registrable goods must carry energy labels. Under Section 12 of the Act, no person shall, in the course of any trade or business, supply any…
Grants for consulting on Energy Performance Contracts
Municipalities, municipal companies, recognized religious communities as well as SMEs can obtain grants for consulting on as Energy Performance Contracts. Grants are available for initial consulting, consulting on the implementation of energy performance contracting and on…
Ministerial Regulation on support for renewable and energy efficiency technologies
The Ministerial Regulation (6 December 1994) provided financial support for renewable and energy efficiency technologies, including: CHP, wind, solar, biomass and heat pumps. The funding for non-industrial generators was: CHP: 6 000 LUF per kWe, with a maximum of LUF 6 million…
Solar Water Heating and Heat Pump Rebate Programme (SWH & HP)
To receive a rebate the water heaters must exceed the minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) set for electric water heaters by 25%. The rebate programme was very well received by the private sector and there was a rush to the market. From 20 suppliers in 1997 this number…
Environmental Requirements in the Procurement of Vehicles
The Act on environmental requirements in the procurement of vehicles and certain public passenger transport services came into force 1 July 2011, aims at adapting the Directive 2009/33/EC on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles. Public authorities…
Recommendations for Energy Efficiency of Public Procurements
HYMONET, a tool for the environmental control of procurements, was brought into use in spring 2001. The extranet database guides users to select energy-efficient products in accordance with MTIs recommendations on public
Sustainable Energy Framework for Barbados
In February 2009, the Government of Barbados entered into a Technical Assistance Agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to provide assistance to develop a Sustainable Energy Framework for Barbados. The general objective of this project is to promote renewable…
Vehicle Certification
Energy performance monitoring in vehicle certification was set up and is being progressively
Environmental Guidelines and Strategies for Transport Sector
The Ministry of Transport and Communication has had an environmental management programme of transport policy since 1994. The latest version, "Environmental Guidelines for the Transport Sector" published in 1999, is based on ISO standard 14 001. The programme defines the…
Mobility Plan Trento
In the Mobility Plan for the Trento Province, investments were planned for 21 million
12K CDM Tax Incentive
12K Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) Tax Incentive (2009): South African businesses receiving CDM benefits are exempt from tax derived from such benefits, in Income Tax or Capital Gains
Energy efficiency in residential buildings
Regulation of 5 May 2012 modifying: the modified regulation of 30 November 2007 concerning the energy performance of residential buildings, and the regulation of 31 August 2010 concerning the energy performance of non-residential buildings The requirements for residential…
MEP Resolution SE N°814/2013
Minimum energy performance standards for refrigerators and
Government Buying Standards
Government Buying Standards are designed to make it easier for government buyers to buy sustainably. They include official specifications, including energy efficiency , that all government buyers must follow when procuring a range of products; information about sustainable…
Eco-design requirements for energy-using products
On 7 March 2008, the Federal "act on eco-design requirements for energy-using products" (EBPG), implementing the EU Directive on Eco-Design of Energy-using Products, came into force. The act requires that all energy-using products covered by the Directive must comply with the…
Heavy goods vehicle toll
Mileage-based road toll for heavy commercial vehicles on federal motorways and some heavily used trunk roads. Spreading of the toll rate to account for pollutant
Recycled Water Infrastructure
Recycled water will be increasingly utilized via government investment in infrastructure. For instance, in 2011, 60% of treated waste water in Abu Dhabi was reused, but a new pipe network should enable 100% utilization by
Decree on Tariff Incentives for Renewable Energy and Efficient Cogeneration
The Decree regulates the tariff (feed-in tariff) system for incentive prices for electricity produced in power plants using renewable energy sources and high efficiency cogeneration power plants. Electricity producers become eligible for the incentivised tariff if they achieve…
Federal Transit and Railway Programs
The Department of Transportation has a diverse set of policies for promoting rail and bus transit and for reducing GHG emissions of transit systems. DOT provides grants for a variety of transportation programs including planning, capital, and operations expenditures on…
State Energy Program
The State Energy Program (SEP) provides grants to states for designing and carrying out programs that benefit renewable energy and energy efficiency through communications and outreach activities, technology deployment, and accessing new partnerships and resources. Program goals…
ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles Program
This Program is helping to reduce the environmental impacts of passenger vehicles by making sure that the latest clean vehicle technologies become available safely and quickly in Canada. It does this by working with manufacturers to acquire and test and to address barriers to…
Massachusetts Energy Efficiency Obligation
In 2009, the government of Massachusetts introduced an energy efficiency obligation for all sectors except transport, covering electricity and gas to achieve a yearly energy savings per year of 2 177 GWh. Obligated parties include electricity and natural gas distribution…
Microclimate Parameters in Residential and Public Buildings
Established in 1996, the code for the temperature and humidity of indoor inclosures was among the first Russian building codes to account for building efficiency and energy
Informative Electricity Bills
A system of informative electricity bills was introduced in Norway in 2002. All customers expected to consume more than 8,000 kWh per year receive bills from the grid company for actual consumption. Customers previously paid on the basis of estimated consumption. In addition,…
Waiver of Import Duty on RE and EE equipment
In 2011, the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda approved the waiver of duties and taxes on the import of renewable energy and energy efficient components. Solar powered items such as panels, panel racks, water heaters, pumps, hot water storage tanks, cells, panel mounts, batteries…