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Aid to Market Penetration of Renewables - New Development Law 1998
Incentive systems have been implemented by the Development Law 2601/98 to increase the market penetration of renewables and co-generation. This law replaced the previous one (Law 1892/90), and the Operational Programmes for Energy and Competitiveness. These mechanisms provide a…
Resolution of the Council of Ministries - 171/2004
The Council of Ministries approved a Programme with actions towards facing the potential impact of the high prices of oil in the international market. This Programme has in mind the particular situation of the high dependence of Portuguese economy in imported energy namely oil…
Renewable Energy Showcase Programme
The Renewable Energy Showcase Programme provided support to five key renewable energy projects with grants between $1 million and $3
Quota Obligation and Certificate of Origin Trading System
In 2005 Polish Energy Law Act was amended in order to implement decisions of EU Directive 2001/77/EC. Quota system obligation for electricity derived from renewable energy sources was introduced in the form of a "Green Certificate" system which entered into force on 1 st of…
Priority Network Dispatching for Renewables
Law 2773/99 gives renewables a priority in network dispatching if the installed capacity does not exceed 50 MW or in the case of hydropower 10 MW. The priority right also covers the power surplus of auto-producers within these same capacity limits. The Law obliges the…
Renewable Resource Data Center
The Renewable Resource Data Center (RReDC) provides access to extensive renewable energy resource information through tools, maps, reports and data collections. Biomass, geothermal, solar, and wind resource data for locations throughout the United States can be found through the…
Renewable Energy Promotion Programme
Part of the National Greenhouse Response Strategy this information programme encouraged the use of commercially viable renewable energy technology by publicising displays of and promoting stand-alone rural renewable energy systems. The information programme provided a single…
Bioproducts R&D Programme
Agriculture for Chemical and Energy (AGRICE), a scientific interest group made up of public and private sector members, supports research on new uses for renewable plant-based products other than foodstuffs. The scope of AGRICEs activity covers primarily the industrial…
Purchase of Renewable Energy
New South Wales (NSW) passed legislation in December 1995 requiring electricity distributors and retailers to develop one, three and five-year plans for purchasing renewable energy as part of the procedure required to obtain an obligatory
Decree-Law no.87/90 and Decree-Law no.90/90
This law, passed in 1990, “establishes the procedures regulating the awarding and management of the exploration, assessment and exploitation licences related to the geothermal resources (natural resources of public
Renewable Energy Development in Overseas French Islands
This fiscal scheme was designed for ficial, institutional or industrial companies to develop investments for renewable energy in French islands. This scheme has been operating since the 1980s and is still in place
Biofuel Production Programme
This national financial programme aims to develop investments for biofuel production (diester and ethanol). Biofuel production progressed significantly from 1994 to 2000. Consumption of ethanol derived from beets and wheat rose from 38 500 to 90 437 tonnes and consumption of…
Industry Promotion and Information Development
This programme aims to strengthen the renewables industry and the use of renewable energy sources in the United Kingdom. It is currently seeking shared cost proposals for effective industry promotion and information development projects that will support UK renewable industry…
Solar America Board for Codes and Standards
The Solar America Board for Codes and Standards is a collaborative effort of photovoltaic (PV) codes and standards experts who gather and prioritise input from the broad spectrum of PV stakeholders, including policymakers, manufacturers, installers, and consumers. The group…
New Operational Programme for Energy
The total budget of the programme is approximately 3445 M €; 505 M€ for RES applications, 340 M€ for Rational Use of Energy and 343M€ for CHP mainly with natural gas. Compared to the first Operational Programme for Energy (OPE 1994-1999), the NOPE programme gives more support to…
Decree-Law no.195/94 (ENERGIA Programme)
This law created the ENERGIA Programme, within the Community Support Framework (CSF) 1994-99, aimed at increased energy diversification, energy efficiency and use of renewables. The programme established the beneficiaries and the general rules for the granting of subsidies…
Decree-Law no.69/2000 (05/05/00); Despacho no.11091/2001 (25/05/01); Despacho no.12006/2001 (06/06/01); Despacho Conjuncto no.583/2001 (03/07/01)
This set of legislative measures concerns the promotion of investments in renewable energy projects (wind and hydro). They established the procedures to evaluate and obtain environmental permission to develop renewable energy
The Biomass Agreement
In 1993, the government set an objective to increase biomass use from 50 PJ to 75 PJ by 2000 (10% of total fuel consumption) and to establish two to three large biomass plants before 2003. The two main electricity suppliers (Elsam and Elkraft) were to incorporate the use of 1.2…
2nd National Energy Efficiency Target Programme
In Estonia, municipalities are responsible for the operation and development of local energy utilities providing heat supply. Although the district heating utilities have been privatised in many cases, a number of utilities are still under the control of municipalities, as their…
EnergyCard
The Energy Card was a low interest credit card available to customers for the purchase of solar water heaters, heat pumps and other renewable energy technologies. The AUS$ 6 million programme sought to demonstrate the feasibility of innovative ficing for solar water heaters and…
Decree-Law no.445/88
Following the publication of the Decree-Law no. 189/88 (IPP law), this law established the licensing procedures to use water for electricity generation
Decree-Law no. 68/2002
This law pertains to micro-power producers and is intended to speed up administrative and technical procedures associated with the interconnection of micro-generators to the low voltage
Environment Protection and Infrastructure Operational Programme (EIOP), Environment friendly energy management
Measure 1.7 of the EIOP entitled “Environment friendly energy management” deals with increasing the use of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. Subsidies are available (between 125 million HUF and 300 million HUF per project) and the amount granted depends on project…
Green Mortgages
For two years starting in November 1996, "sustainably built" houses could be financed in part with lower interest rate loans. Houses costing NLG 400 000 (US$ 188 000) or less could qualify for a green mortgage. A buyer could receive a loan of up to NLG 75 000 (US$ 35 000) for…
Despacho Normativo no.11-E/95
This 1994 law established the regulatory rules for the granting of financial support to projects aimed at increasing the demonstration and dissemination of new energy technologies (generation, conservation and end-use), within the ENERGIA Programme. Its mechanism was a…
Technical certification scheme for the design, manufacture and installation of wind turbines
In order for wind turbines to be set up in Denmark or in Danish waters, they, and the foundation used, must first be approved according to the Danish Energy Authority’s technical approval scheme. This scheme, which has been in place since the beginning of the 1980s, is intended…
Decree-Law no. 312/2001
This law concerns the independent producers of electricity from renewable energy sources and co-generation. It establishes the procedures regulating the awarding and management of the interconnection points with the Public- Service Electrical System (SEP) for the delivery of…
Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP)
The United States plans to stabilise emissions of greenhouse gases to 1990 levels by 2000. A renewables component of the plan aimed to lower the cost of renewable energy development through facilitation of aggregated buyer purchasing and to increase the penetration of renewable…
Wind Energy Co-operative Tax Incentive
Under this legislation, individuals who participate in wind energy co-operatives (Bürgerwind) can choose between a normal taxation or a simplified model, where there is no taxation for the first ? 400 per year of the production value and the remainder is taxed at 60% of regular…
Contrat de Plan Etat-ADEME
This pluriannual contract concerns incentives to foster investments in RE projects (under ADEME umbrella): several RE schemes have been defined and implemented, and a general agreement has been reached between State and ADEME on objectives to be met and funds to be raised and…
Old Development Law (Law 1892/1990)
The Economic Development Law (“Modernisation, Development and Other Regulations”) provided the framework for the provision of subsidies for productive investments. Subsidy rates depended on the level of development of the region concerned, and were between 40% and 55% of the…
Tax Relief
The tax relief scheme, part of Finance Act 1998, came into effect in 1999. Corporate equity investments in certain renewable energy projects, namely hydro, solar, wind power and biomass, are eligible for tax relief in the form of a deduction from a companys profits for an…
Law 2941/2001
- This law supplemented Law 2773/99 with certain provisions concerning renewables, including: - The definition of general terms and conditions, for which it may be allowed to install renewable energy facilities on forestry lands. - The characterisation
Fund for the Protection of the Environment
The Fund for the Protection of the Environment is also titled the « Loi du 31 mai 1999 portant institution dun fond pour la protection de lEnvironnement ». This law created a fund to support exemplary and innovative projects by municipalities that benefit the
Electricity Reform Agreement - Energy Supply Act
This agreement established the framework for the manner in which consumer protection, environmental considerations and security of supply are to be safeguarded in the liberalised electricity market. It transformed the subsidy scheme for renewables from fixed payments to a type…
Australia - USA Climate Action Partnership
The Australia - USA Climate Action Partnership (CAP) aims to foster the exchange of scientific expertise, technology and innovation between government, businesses and scientists of the two countries, in the field of climate change mitigation and greenhouse emissions…
California Solar Initiative
The California Solar Initiative is part of the Go Solar California campaign and builds on 10 years of state solar rebates offered to customers in Californias investor-owned utility territories: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas &…
Research & Development and Demonstration of Wave and Tidal-stream Technologies
The research & development and demonstration programme for wave and tidal-stream technologies is part of a £20 million per annum Emerging Energy Technologies Programme. The aim of this programme is to develop an understanding of the long-term commercial prospects for marine…
Resource Management Act (RMA)
The general purpose of the Resource Management Act (RMA) is to promote sustainable management. The act is therefore favourable towards increased deployment of new renewable energy resources to meet community needs. However, areas that require protection can continue to constrain…
Renewables for Government Buildings
Under Dutch implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, a scheme for joint purchasing of energy for government buildings is effective. The objective is to arrive at a climate neutral supply of energy for government structures by 2012. In the period 2002-2004, a mandate required that…
Green Certificate Trading
To promote green energy on the national electricity market, the Netherlands in 2001 established a tradable green certificates program. In a green certificate system, the credits function as an accounting system to verify whether demand has been met or, when there is no demand,…
Subsidies for renewable energy production (Law of 3 August 2005)
The Ministry of the Environment, through this regulation, increased its support for the production of electrical energy. This support takes the form of bonuses whose size is dependent upon the system used. The bonus is provided to electricity produced from wind, hydropower,…
National Energy Efficiency Strategy
In the context of rising energy demand, expected to increase by 5.5% yearly within the decade, Jordan implemented a National Energy Strategy for 2005-2020, that since 2007 contains several renewable energy generation targets. The share of renewable energy in Jordan total energy…
Energy Regulation 1009 on Biodiesel Licensing
The Energy Regulation 1009 on Biodiesel Licensing regulates the production and commercialisation of bio-diesel. The regulation establishes mandatory pre-conditions for bio-diesel generation projects. As a result, any application must include an environmental impact assessment,…
Residential deployment subsidy program
In an effort to improve the energy supply & demand condition and to promote the development of regional economies by supplying region-specific New Renewable Energies (NRE), the government has been promoting regional deployment subsidy programme designed to support various…
Special Measures Law Concerning the Use of New Energy by Electricity Retailers
The Special Measures Law Concerning the Use of New Energy by Electricity Retailers, passed in June 2002, obliges electricity retailers to supply a certain percentage of renewable energy (Renewable Portfolio Standard). The targets will be set annually from 2004 to 2010 to attain…
Project for Supporting New Energy Operators
In 2003, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) implemented an incentive programme for private sector firms that invest in advanced new energy technologies and facilities, such as PV systems, wind power, solar heat, differential temperature energy, natural…
Awards Provided by the Ministry of Environment for Initiatives
Since 1998, the Japanese Minister of Environment has awarded initiatives every year to various sector. These awards have greatly contributed to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by enhancing public awareness or introducing renewable energy
Budget Law 2007 - Energy efficiency provisions
The Budget Law 2007 provides for various fiscal incventives and financial measures to improve energy efficiency and to abate emissions. Mesures include: -fiscal incentives for enhancing energy efficiency and use of renewable energy in buildings; -ficial grants for replacement of…
Tax rebate for residential renewable energy and energy efficiency
As of Januray 2012, investments in residential clean energy installations are eligible for a 36% tax rebate, up to a maximum total of EUR 48, 000 per household. This measure is part of the Growth Stimulus package included in the economic recovery programme "Salva Italia"…