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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…
Electric vehicle public transport trials
Driverless electric shuttles will be used at Adelaide Airport in a trial for moving passengers between the main terminal and the long-term car park. The South Australian Government said it would be one of three driverless car technology trials backed by its $10 million future…
Framework Law on Energy
Following two years of public debate, the Energy Policy Framework promulgated in July 2005 establishes four broad goals for French energy policy over the next decades: - To contribute to domestic energy independence and guarantee the security of energy supply - To ensure a…
EcoCAR Program
The EcoCAR program consists of four consecutive competitions, EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge (2008-2011), EcoCAR2: Plugging In to the Future (2011-2014), EcoCAR3 (2014-2018), and EcoCAR4 (2018-2022).These three- to four-year collegiate engineering competitions challenge North…
Regulating and Promoting Energy Efficiency
Under the energy management scheme introduced by the Energy Efficiency Law (EE Law) for the industry and building sectors, the number of certified energy managers has presently reached approx. 7 400. Energy managers have been assigned in 911 industrial establishments and in 835…
Demand Side Management (DSM) in the Electricity Sector - Federal & Wallonia, Flanders & Brussels Capital
The policy of the electricity sector regarding rational use of energy (and reduction of CO2 emissions) is defined in a note from the Electricity Management Board (Comité de Gestion des Entreprises d'Electricité - CGEE) dated 24 February 1995. Electricity distributors following…
Commercial Building Initiative
The Building Technologies Office (BTO) works to identify and develop strategies and technologies to dramatically reduce commercial building energy consumption. BTO's Commercial Building Initiative (CBI) focuses on highly innovative, cost-effective, energy saving measures €”ones…
Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO)
The Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program that supports geothermal energy technology deployment, market transformation, and technology diffusion throughout the nation. The Geothermal Technologies Office researches, develops, and…
Bioenergy - RD&D Programme
The main objective of the BIOENERGY programme was to develop new technology solutions for biomass fuels. The BIOENERGY research programme resulted in three new final harvest methods already in commercial usage: the MOHA chipper lorry, CHIPSET chipharvester and EVOLUTION…
Citydeal Shared E-mobility in Urban Planning and Development
Under this programme, seven cities in the Netherlands have agreed to test the deployment of shared electric vehicles integrated with innovative housing projects. In total, this project will include more than 5000 new homes and 200 cars. The aim of the programme is to understand…
Guidance about promoting new energy micro grid demonstration project
Micro power grid is the important direction of renewable energy development. In order to accelerate the construction of pilot micro power grids with using renewable power NEA issued a guideline for provinces to: Explore technology and operation management of micro grids; Put…
Green innovation funding: the French programme of Investments for the future
Since 2010, the French Agency for the Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) has been in charge of four investment programmes to support testing in real conditions and demonstration plants for renewable energy and green chemistry, lowcarbon vehicle, smart grid and circular…
City of Tomorrow
The technology program "City of Tomorrow" aims at researching and developing new technologies and solutions for future cities and urban developments. The program follows an applied and demand-oriented approach and, with this mission orientation, can make an essential…
Technology Commercialization Fund
The Technology Commercialization Fund promotes early stage product development through prototype advancement including development, demonstration, and deployment (not scientific research). The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) provided USD 14.3 million from FY07 to FY08. These…
High-Performance Green Building Partnership Consortia
Sections 421, 422, and 423 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 address the development of commercial high-performance green buildings. The High-Performance Green Building Partnership Consortia was developed in response to these provisions. Partnership…
Law 03 on Energy Conservation
The 2009 Law on Energy Conservation aims to fulfil the sustainable development requirements of the country, disseminate energy conservation concepts, energy efficiency actions, improve energy saving consumption and deploy various renewable energy applications. A large number of…
Sustainable Technology Development Canada
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is an arm 's-length foundation created by the Government of Canada which has received CAD 1.09 billion as part of the Government commitment to create a healthy environment and a high quality of life for all Canadians. SDTC…
Energy Act 12 of 2006
The 2006 Energy Act sets up the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), an independent regulator meant to formulate licensing procedures, issue permits, make recommendations for further energy regulations, set and adjust tariffs, approve power purchase agreements (PPAs) and prepare…