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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…
Energy Service Companies (ESCO)
In order to provide as accurate and useful information as possible, Finland concentrates its reporting efforts on the most essential and concrete policies and measures. Although this PAM serves / has served an important purpose, it is not considered one of them. Therefore the…
Tax Reduction for Environmental and Energy Investments in Public Buildings
In the spring of 2004, the Government presented a proposal for a limited time subsidy for certain investments focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy in public buildings. The support takes the form of a tax credit corresponding to 30% of the total cost of approved…
SNI ISO 50006:2014 on Energy management system - Measuring energy performance using energy baseline (EnB) and energy performance indicator (EnPI) - General principles and guidance
This standard provides guidance to organizations on how to establish, use and maintain energy performance indicators (EnPIs) and energy baselines (EnBs) as part of the process of measuring energy performance.It is applicable to any organization, regardless of its size, type,…
Rail Transport Tax Credit
Fuel tax credits are provided for rail transport to improve its competitive position. The current fuel tax credit rate for various rail transportation activities is AUD 38.143 cents per litre. The credit also applies to use of rail vehicles for rail transport connected…
Value of fringe benefits for company cars
A significant share of the new car sales consists of so-called benefit cars. A benefit car is a company car where the employer offers the employee to use it also for private driving. These cars risk becoming heavier and more fuel consuming than the rest of the vehicle fleet. To…
Implementation of the EU Energy Services Directive
Decree-law 319/2009 transposes into Portuguese Law Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 5 April, on energy end-use efficiency and energy services. It establishes the need to create conditions for promotion and development of a market for energy…
Future of housing campaign
The German Energy Agency "future of housing € motivation and information campaign is targeted -by means ofpress and public relations work, internet services, trade show appearances and the national "future of housing €congress -at house owners, tenants, engineers, architects…
Third-Party Financing for Public Buildings
In order to further promote energy conservation in their own properties, the federal government and Länder have initiated third-party financing projects. Based on the first results of these projects, as well as of several projects successfully conducted in Baden-Wurttemberg,…
Basic Plan for the Rationalization of Energy Use
Since 1993, Korea has developed a Rational Energy Utilization Basic Plan for five-year periods, which are revised at the end of each five-year period. The 5th Basic Plan was announced in 2014, and set the target of reduce final energy consumption by 4.1% below BAU level by 2017,…
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…
On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme
The cost of charging infrastructure has come down significantly over the last few years, and the cost for many innovative new on-street solutions can be as low as £200-£500 per unit. The maximum amount OLEV will fund per chargepoint is £7,500, but OLEV anticipates costs to be…
ESCO Agreement for energy efficiency measures in public buildings
The agreement, between the Greek government and the Center for Renewable Energy Resources and Energy Saving (CRES), is expected to be continue for 33 months. The project aims at upgrading public buildings and contributing to the national target of 20% energy efficiency…
Development Law 2601/98
The Development Law 2601/98, which replaced the Development Law 1892/90, provides for, inter alia, the subsidisation of industrial and tertiary sector activities concerning energy saving, exploitation of agricultural, industrial and municipal wastes and effluents, and the…
Investment aid for Energy- and Climate Technology in industry
Enova offers investment aid to full-scale demonstration projects involving new energy and climate technology under real-life operating conditions. Enova has a distinct responsibility for an initiative directed towards new energy and climate technologies in industry. The efforts…
VC 9008 - Television
This compulsory specification covers energy efficiency requirements and energy efficiency labelling of various electrical and electronic apparatus including: audio and video equipment- including video recording equipment- set top boxes- audio equipment and multi-function…
CHP Agreements with Industry
On 1 August 2012, the German government and German industrial sector and energy industry initialled an agreement concerning the improvement of energy efficiency in the industrial sector, the objective being to raise energy efficiency by 1.3% per
National Energy Plan
Italy's basis of energy efficiency is Law No. 10/1991 - "Regulations for the Implementation of the National Energy Plan with Regard to the Rational Use of Energy, Energy Savings and the Development of Renewable Energy Sources." It is a framework law to introduce regulations…
Financial support for demonstration projects - Flanders
The Flemish Energy Agency gives subsidies for demonstration projects in the fields of rational use of energy (RUE) and renewable energy sources. Industry and the tertiary sector can benefit from these grants of 35% of the cost of investment (with a max. of EUR 150,000).…
klima:aktiv programme Mobility
The climate protection initiative of the Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism "klimaaktiv mobil" promotes energy-saving and climate-friendly forms of mobility. Promoted / the range of funding are transport and mobility management, raising awareness, alternative vehicle…
Taking Action to Manage Emissions (TAME)
The Taking Action to Manage Energy (TAME+) program provides tools and funding to help municipalities understand how energy is used in their buildings, identify key savings opportunities, and implement retrofit projects. There are two sources of funding available through TAME+:…
GREAT (Green Region for Electrification and Alternatives fuels for Transport)
The Action is part of a Global Project aiming to ensure volume introduction of alternative fuel infrastructure and vehicles, decarbonisation of the transport fleet and transition away from fossil fuels. In the long term, the Action will provide experience and policy tools on…
ENERGY STAR for Industry
ENERGY STAR for Industry is a voluntary U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program that delivers environmental benefits and financial value through superior energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR for Industry works with manufacturing companies to assess how their properties are…
AS/NZS 62087.1:2010 - Set Top Box
Set-top boxes sold or hired in New Zealand must, by law, comply with Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) requirements. Importers and manufacturers of set-top boxes are required to: Step-1 Ensure each set-top box model has been tested to AS/NZS 62087.1:2010 and meets or…
Implementation of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in Italy
Decree 4/4/2006 n ° 216, which became effective in April 2006, transposed EU Directive 2003/87/CE (which established the EU ETS) into national legislation. This decree replaced Ministerial Decree DEC/RAS/074/2006. The April 2006 decree also established annual obligations for…
EV Ownership Tax Benefits in Malta
Electric Vehicles only pay 10 Euros per year for a license fee as a symbolic contribution towards
National Energy Saving Programme
The programme was established to replace the energy portion of the Széchenyi Plan. The National Energy Savings Programme (NEP) NEP for years 2003-2006 targets municipalities and individuals. NEP 2003-2007 targets entrepreneurs and provides subsidies for renewable energy…
Complex strategy development and state legal decisions for improving energy efficiency in 2015
1. 5/2015. (III. 20) Parliament Decision amendment of the 77/2011. (X. 14) Parliamentary Decree on the National Energy Strategy: The government has new obligations to review every two years and update, if necessary, the forecasts on energy demands in the Energy Strategy and to…