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Tax credits
2015: E85 cars receive a tax deduction of NOK 10000. BEV and FCEV do not pay import tax, nor VAT. PHEV receive a reduction of import tax up to NOK 10000; 2016: E85 cars receive a tax deduction of NOK 10000. BEV and FCEV do not pay import tax, nor VAT.PHEV receive a reduction of…
Regulation for Electric Mobility in Portugal
Decree Law 39/2010 of 26 April regulates the organisation, access and operations of electric mobility and establishes a pilot network of electric mobility stations, as well as incentives to use electric vehicles. The law establishes rules: - That encourage the purchase of…
Electricity Consumption Tax
On 1 January 2001, an electricity consumption tax was instituted by the implementation of the new Electricity Law. This tax applies to every electricity consumer. The tax level depends on consumption
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Mortgage Loan Insurance Refund (Home Purchase/Construction/Renovation)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) offers a 10% premium refund on its mortgage loan insurance premiums, as well as extended amortization to a maximum of 35 years (subject to lender availability), to individuals who use CMHC-insured financing to purchase an energy…
Energy Efficiency Benchmarking Covenant
On 6 July 1999, the Dutch government concluded the Energy Efficiency Benchmarking Covenant with industry. In it, energy-intensive industry pledges to be among the world leaders in terms of energy efficiency for processing installations by no later than 2012. In exchange for this…
Transformational Energy Action Management (TEAM) Initiative
Transformational Energy Action Management (TEAM) Initiative is a plan put forth by the Department of Energy (DOE) to dramatically transform the Departments energy, environmental, and transportation management. The TEAM Initiative is designed to end the practice of incremental…
Energy Efficiency Initiative
With the support of intensive public relations work such as provision of information brochures and internet services, the German Energy Agency Energy Efficiency Initiative is essentially targeted at about 40 million privatehouseholds, trade and industry, and service providers.…
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme
Explains who is eligible to apply for the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme and how to access it. This scheme is only available for chargepoints installed from January 2019. It replaces the previous version of the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme and has been revised to…
Road Transport Fuel and Vehicle Taxes
In Sweden, taxation of road traffic is an important element of transport policy, providing an instrument to influence the composition and turnover of the motor vehicle fleet, thus improving its average fuel efficiency. Since 1991, the tax on petrol and diesel includes a carbon…
Energy Efficiency Obligation
In 1998, Uruguay introduced energy efficiency policy in order to create 437 GWh of energy savings per year, achieving an incremental energy savings of 0.94% per year in comparison to total fuel consumption. Electricity, natural gas and all other "burnable fuels" used in all…
Race to Reduce - The Smart Energy Office Challenge (Ontario)
Race to Reduce is a unique Greening Greater Toronto program that represents collaboration between office building landlords and tenants to encourage smart energy use. It encourages behavioral and positive team-building amongst landlords, tenants and their employees. Race to…
Energy-Efficiency Label (Energy Star)
The EU is to adopt the US administrations voluntary "Energy Star" energy-efficiency label for use on office equipment and will share in setting the schemes future standards according to a 1999 agreement with Washington. Although the label applies to many types of appliances, at…
IDAE's Financing Lines for Thermal Renewable Energies in Buildings: BIOMCASA-SOLCASA-GEOTCASA-GIT
BIOMCASA, SOLCASA, GEOTCASA & GIT Programmes, for the enhancement of renewable energies such as biomass, solar and geothermal energy are meant to boost the arrangement of a quality offer, adapted to the needs of potential users, originally in full from the energy exploitation of…
Electricity Saving Trust Purchasing Guidelines
The Danish Electricity Trust issued Purchasing Guidelines for public and private sector organisations and companies to purchase energy-efficient equipment and appliances. Products cover office equipment, information and communication technologies, consumer electronics, lighting…
Green owner tax
Paid twice per year. It depends on the fuel economy and is different for diesel and gasoline vehicles and depends on weight. Gasoline: minimum 620 DKK/year (if above 20 km/l), maximum 21660 DKK if below 4.5 km/l; Diesel: minimum 260 DKK/year (if above 32 km/l), maximum 32200 DKK…
Training and Education
KEA is in charge of various kinds of training and education courses, such as: - Practical Business Training Course: Any energy manager or operator of energy-using equipment can be taught for seven hours (one day) on policies of energy conservation, laws and regulations, related…
Funding programme for "Heat Network systems 4.0"
Since July 2017, the Federal Government has been funding heat network operators with the funding programme "Model Project Heat Network Systems 4.0" with the aim of either constructing modern low-temperature heat networks with a high proportion of renewable energies and waste…
Energy Taxes: Coal, Biodiesel, Natural Gas
In August 2006, the mineral oil tax law in Germany was replaced the currently valid energy duty act. The energy duty act implements the European Energy Taxation Directive as national law. The taxation of hard coal, lignite and coke used for heating purposes was introduced. Taxes…
Electricity Network Transformation Roadmap
The electricity system supporting Australia’s modern economy and lifestyle is experiencing change on an unprecedented scale. The transformation is driven by customers as they embrace new technologies, take control of their energy use and support action on climate change. By…
Tax Incentive for Energy-saving Equipment
This tax incentive scheme is provided under the Income Tax Act. Capital expenditure on qualifying energy efficient or energy-saving equipment can be written off in 1 year instead of 3. Qualifying equipment include: solar heating or cooling system and solar energy collection…
National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)
Under the EU Directive 2009/28/EC, member countries of the European Union were obliged to draft, and submit to the European Commission, National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining pathways that will allow them to meet their 2020 renewable energy targets. UK targets by…
Self-Generation Incentive Program - California
The Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) - with 544 completed projects for a total capacity of 252 megawatts - is one of the longest-running and most successful distributed generation incentive programs in the country. In 2011 alone, these facilities provided over 760,000…
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission Mini-Grid Regulation 2016
In the end of 2016 Nigeria adopted the Mini-Grid Policy in order to regulate a sector of mini-grids and to create enabling environment for further investments in order to speed up electrification process. The mini-grids are defined as electricity supply systems with its own…
Argentina Renewable Energy Auctions - RenovAr Program (Round 1)
The renewable energy auction programme of Argentina (RenovAr) was set in motion with Resolution No. 136/2016, which: Launches an auction process so that bidders can apply to the first round of RenovAr program Approves the bidding terms and conditions of the auction, and…
Argentina Renewable Energy Auctions - RenovAr Program (Round 1.5)
Given a strong participation in the RenovAR auction round 1, the government decided to schedule an additional auction round (1.5) to award additional renewable capacity contracts to the developers. Only solar and wind projects that qualified in the first round of auction, but…
El Salvador renewable energy auction 2014
On 4 th of November Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones (SIGET) and Consejo Nacional de Energía (CNE) issued a call of tender for 15 MW of renewable energy projects. The winners of the tender were announced on 11 February 2014. Summary of the auction…
El Salvador renewable energy auction 2017
In October 2016 DELSUR opened a renewable energy auction for procurement of 170 MW capacity. Auction was oversubscribed receiving 29 bids from 19 companies for a total capacity of 1.04 GW renewable projects. Results of the auction were announced on 25 th of January 2017.…
Israel solar PV auction
The Israeli Electricity Authority is responsible for holding solar PV auctions through 2017 and 2018 for around 1.2 GW capacity. Auctions are to bring country closer to achieving its 2020 renewable energy target (10% of RES in power generation), diverse the energy mix, increase…
Renewable energy targets and promotion policy
The Israeli socio-economic cabinet through a 12 January decision approved a policy to accelerate renewable energy production. Target: The cabinet endorsed a target of generating 10% of Israels electricity from renewable sources in 2020 , with an intermediate target of 5% in…
Israel Net-Metering regulation Framework
In December 2012, the Israeli Public Utility Authority (PUA) Board of Directors approved a new Net-Metering regulation for RES systems with implementation starting in 2013. The net-metering system is capped to support max. 400 MW capacity and replaces established in 2009 feed-in…
Grant support for hybrid taxis purchase
The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP) allocated NIS 30 million to to subsidize the purchase of hybrid taxis. There are some 22,000 taxis in Israel, almost all with diesel engines; These are characterized by particularly high air pollution, as they tend to run in urban…
Policy on the integration of renewable energy sources into the Israeli electricity sector
The Policy seeks for an intensive development of renewable energy sources and their integration to Israeli’s energy sector. Development of renewable energy is aligned with country’s aim to increase its energy independence, security and to reinforce a culture of environmental…
Nigeria Feed-in Tariff for Renewable Energy Sourced Electricity
The government of Nigeria approved the feed-in tariff regulation in November 2015. The regulation enters into force in February 2016 and supersedes Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) II (2012-2017) . Aiming to make use of Nigeria`s vast and mostly untapped potential for renewable…
Electricity Supply Act
The Electricity Supply Act serves to guarantee supply of electricity, security of supply, specifies the legal basis for the electric grid and access to the grid. Further it lays the legal basis for the Swiss national grid, specifies the nature of the national grid company, and…
Decree of 24 of April 2016 on renewable energy developments objectives (Arrêté du 24 avril 2016 relatif aux objectifs de développement des énergies renouvelables)
Decree of 24 April 2016 formulates and adopts renewable energy goals following adoption of the Energy Transition Act in 2015. The Decree modifies the Decree of 15 December of 2009 which transposed goals from National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) submitted to the European…
The Concept of using hydropower potential in Slovakia till 2030
Document includes an inventory of hydropower potential (HPP) of natural watercourses of Slovak Republic, outlines its present use and possible future utilization and lists sites where placement of Small Hydropower Plants (SHP) is possible. The latter was assessed on basis of…
Manitoba Solar Energy Program
Solar Energy Program of Manitoba was introduced in order to increase share of solar PV for own-consumption in the province. Program is directed to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Solar Energy Program provides two support systems: 1) one time grant support…
Law of obligation for the incorporation of biofuels in fossil fuels
All registered fossil fuel companies in Belgium must incorporate at least 8.5% bioethanol on average / 6% biodiesel. Penalties are applied where the quantity of biofuels incorporated does not meet the
Act No. 98/2004 Coll. as amended on Excise Tax for Mineral Oil
Since May 2004 pure biofuels used for transport purposes have been fully exempt from normal excise tax rates, as per the Act on excise tax from mineral oils, adopted by the National Council of the Slovak Republic on 28 February 2004 (last amendment in early 2010). In July 2007 a…
Act on Regulatory Office for Network Industries (Act No. 250/2012)
The Act revokes the old Act 276/2001 on Regulatory Office for Network Industries and transposes third energy package from EU legislation. This new Act governing the issue of regulation of network industries covers: Regulation in network industries (including fixed prices for…
Manitoba Geothermal Program
Manitoba Hydro's Geothermal Program provides financial incentives to customers who install a geothermal heat pump system to replace a conventional electric heating system. Commercial buildings are eligible for the incentive with the following characteristics: Building…
Act 136/2011 on the promotion of renewable energy and highly efficient cogeneration
Act No. 136 / 2011 amending and supplementing the Act no. 309/2009 Coll. valid from 1 May 2011 includes in to RES aerothermal and hydrothermal energy and redefines some of the terms (geothermal energy, hydrothermal energy, aerothermal energy, the National Action Plan for…
Regulation no. 189/2011 of the Regulatory Office for Network Industries
Price regulation in the power sector gas industry, heat
Decree No. 221/2013 establishing a price regulation in electricity and Decree No. 189/2014 (which amends and supplements decree 221/2013)
Regulation No.221/2013 on determination of price regulation in electroenergy sector stipulates several basic principles which will be applied from the 1 st of January 2014, especially prices as indicated in the below table. Plants of maximum capacity of 125 MW are eligible to…
Regulation no. 295/2011 Coll. on the promotion of renewable energy sources and high efficient cogeneration.
Regulation gives authorization to a group of institutions for managing and updating the Database of Areas, a set of land plots where cultivated biomass meets the sustainability criteria. Also, it is expected in these areas that greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of…
Royal Decree 900/2015 on self-consumption
Royal Decree 900/2015 adopted on 9 th of October 2015 regulates administrative, technical and economic modalities for electricity supply and generation with self-consumption. The Decree was published in State Journal on 10 th of October 2015. The regulations of the Decree apply…
Community Feed-in-Tariff (COMFIT) of Nova Scotia
The COMFIT programme paid for small-scale community-owned renewable energy projects a pre-determined per-kWh FIT rate paid to producers using renewable energy technology (wind projects smaller or greater than 50 kW, biomass, small-scale in-stream tidal below 500 kW, and…
Minimum biofuel requirement
In 2006, a Government Decree on the minimum proportion of fuels produced from renewable sources in petrol and diesel marketed within the Slovak Republic was established. The level of obligation was fixed at 2% from the end of 2006 till 2008, 3.75% for the year 2009, and then at…
Amendment to the Act on the promotion of renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration (Act 492/2010)
The Act 492/2010 first modifies the excise tax framework on mineral oil to give priority to a mixture of mineral oil (motor gasoline and diesel) and biogenic substance. Second, the Act promotes renewable transport fuel by extending the scope of rights and obligations of…
National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)
Under the EU Directive 2009/28/EC member countries of the European Union are obliged to draft and submit to the European Commission National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining pathway which will allow them to meet their 2020 renewable energy, energy efficiency and GHG…