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Vehicle Taxation
In March 1997, the German Parliament adopted an amendment to the Motor Vehicle Tax Act which took effect in July 1997. The amendment allowed for temporary exemptions of the annual motor-vehicle tax for low pollutant emissions cars (cars that meet the limit values laid down in…
EVSE support for private sector
EVSE subsidy for private sectors who invest chargers/stations. In 2013, the Japanese government announced a deal with auto industry leaders, Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi, to invest nearly USD 1.025 billion for building user-friendly electric vehicle charging infrastructure in…
Save Energy Now State Partnerships
The U.S. Department of Energys (DOEs) Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) conducts no-cost industrial energy assessments and trainings each year for manufacturers of all sizes. To effectively deliver this resource, ITP is expanding its reach through partnerships with states…
Ownership tax
Weight <=3500 kg: ISK 5000 for first 121 gCO2/km + ISK 120 per gCO2/km above 121. For weight >3500 kg: ISK 46880 +ISK 2 per kg of weight above 3500 kg. If emissions are not available the emissions are calculated as 50 gCO2/km+0.12 gCO2 for each kg of
Global Climate Partnership Fund
Direct and intermediated loans, minority investments in specialist private equity funds focussing on renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in emerging
Sustainable Energy Awards
Originally launched in 1996 as the Boiler Awards, this programme was renamed the Sustainable Energy Awards in 2004. The awards support three crucial aspects of Sustainable Energy - Excellence in Technology, Excellence in Organisation, Excellence in People. In 1996, 65 sites were…
Technical non-residential handbook for Building Regulations
The Building Standards technical handbooks provide guidance on achieving the standards set in the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and are available in two volumes, Domestic buildings and Non-domestic buildings. This publication is available in html and also in PDF format…
Electricity Act 2007
The Hungarian Parliament approved the new Act on Electricity in 2007, which came into effect in 2008. Parliament has adopted the Act with a view to setting up an efficient internal electricity market, to promote energy efficiency and energy conservation within the framework of…
NOM-024-ENER-2012: Thermal and optical characteristics of glass and glazing systems for buildings. Labelling and test methods
This standard establishes the obligation to certify the optical and thermal characteristics of glass and glass systems, homogeneous transparent and translucent for use in buildings. The properties under this standard are: visible transmittance (VT); solar heat gain coefficient…
Energy Performance Certificates
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is responsible for making sure buildings in the UK meet the standards required by the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. The Directive requires that all properties (homes, commercial and public…
Industrial Facilities Initiative (IFI)
The Industrial Facilities Initiative (IFI) helps Federal agencies improve facility energy efficiency. A facility or process is deemed "industrial" if it houses high-intensity processes in addition to conventional comfort processes (e.g., heating, cooling, lighting, domestic hot…
Green Tax Package 1995
Based on the Green Tax Package 1995, provided for reform of the tax system between 1996 and 2000. It contained four principal elements: - three tax elements consisting of an energy tax, a CO2 tax and an SO2 tax; - a distinction between three different purposes for energy use…
Tax reduction / exemption - CO2 based tax
Tax reduction / exemption - CO2 based
Renewable Energies Heat Act
Renewable Energies Heat Act (EEWärmeG) aims to increase the share of renewable energies in heat provision to 14% by 2020. The Act makes the use of renewable energy for space and hot water heating mandatory for new buildings. It also stipulates budget requirements to this end…
Tax credit in favor of high efficiency natural gas boilers
The finance law of 30 December 2003 has extended the tax credits, considered under article 200 of the general tax code, to investments towards individual high efficiency natural gas
One Small Step
One Small Step is a public information campaign which asks car drivers in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) the question, "Did you need your car today?" to encourage them to examine their car usage patterns and to think about using other ways of getting around: walking, cycling or…
EMAS for Federal Administrations
Proposed by the Secretary for Sustainable Development, the federal government decided on 20th July 2005 that all Federal Public Services have to be EMAS certified by 2007. EMAS is an environmental management system, and stands for Eco-Management et Audit Scheme, and includes…
Green Energy Efficiency Fund (GEEF)
GEEF focuses on private sector companies registered and operating in South Africa and provides loans ranging from R1 million to R50 million at a concessionary rate of prime less 2%. GEEF allows for loan repayments of up to 15 years, depending on the energy efficiency or…
Law 2208/97 for the Sustainable Development of Towns
Law 2208/97 for the Sustainable Development of Towns seeks to improve land-use planning of urban and rural areas, emphasising the recycling and upgrading of the built space instead of its expansion. The law grants subsidies to local authorities for the rehabilitation of the…
EFEKT - State programme to promote energy savings and use of renewable and secondary energy sources
This national subsidy programme was implementing a strategic action document: "National programme for the energy management and the use of renewable sources of energy". In the past, 15 sectors were involved. Nowadays, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is the only programme…
Deduction Electric Vehicle
Deduction Electric Vehicle rules, the deduction from a company’s chargeable income would be equivalent to 150 % and not 125% for electric vehicles and the deduction for vehicles with emission between 0 - 70g/km would be equivalent to 125%, of the cost incurred on the qualifying…
Vehicle Fuel Economy Labelling
The Energy Efficiency (Vehicle Fuel Economy Labelling) Regulations were first published in 2007. The Vehicle Fuel Economy Labelling scheme came into effect in April 2008 and makes it compulsory for vehicle traders and online vendors to display information about the fuel economy…
Mission E
Campaign to change user behaviour in respect of energy consumption by the employees of the German armed forces. (1) Base module including introductory seminar, campaign compendium, consulting capacity at the North Rhine-Westphalia Energy Agency, internet forum, technical…
BlueSG
A fleet of 1,000 electric cars, with 2,000 supporting electric charging points, to be rolled out progressively within 4 years starting mid-2017. • 20% of charging points will be opened up to the public. • EV car-sharing to be made available in every single housing estate by
Heating Costs Ordinance
The purpose of the Heating Costs Ordinance, which is based on the Energy Savings Act (EnEG), is the creation ofincentives to encourage economical use of energy by means of consumption-based metering and billing of heatingand water heating usage. With the coming into force of the…
Pennsylvania Energy Efficiency Obligation
In 2004, the government of Pennsylvania introduced an energy efficiency obligation for the residential, commercial and industrial sectors. The legislation concerns electricity. Obligated parties include major electric distribution companies. Phase II of the EE&C Program…
Urban and Regional Planning
Road user behaviour and as a consequence the resulting emissions are affected by, among other things, urban and regional planning. The amendment of the Federal Building Code in 2004 strengthened the significance of development planning for sustainable urban development. For this…
Office buildings (2001)
Office buildings (2001) Class 1 < 300 kWh/m2/year 2 300 - 350 kWh/m2/year 3 350 - 400 kWh/m2/year 4 400 - 450 kWh/m2/year 5 450 - 500 kWh/m2/year Applicable Building Type(s) Existing non-residential Policy Requirement Level Voluntary Governance Verification Authority:…
Access to “Restricted Access Zones”
Large municipalities grant access to "Limited Access Zones" (ZTL) to Evs. These areas are often in the city
Support for Third Party Financing
The federal government has supported third party financing of CHP projects by granting exemptions from the "eco-tax" for co-generation facilities. In addition, companies providing energy conservation contracting can receive financing from special programmes established by the…
SANS 204: Energy Efficiency in Buildings
In summary it pecifies the design requirements for energy efficiency in buildings and of services in buildings with natural environmental control and artificial ventilation or air conditioning systems. SANS 204-1: This standard provides the general requirements for energy…
National insulation standards for new buildings
New buildings in Turkey are required to perform the thermal standards similar to EU countries since 2000. The TS 825 was revised in 2002 and in 2008 to improve the standard. The TS 825 is now a standard under the BEP. This standard is related with the rules of calculation…
Energy Efficient Housing Initiative
The Energy Efficient Housing Initiative aims to promote the construction and purchase of more energy-efficient, environmentally responsible housing and the energy-efficient renovation of existing housing. The initiative encompasses two programs: the R-2000 Home Standard for…
Building Energy Performance Certificates
Since 2007 building owners are required to provide an energy performance certificate for their buildings. This measure, introduced in connection with the Energy Service Directive (2006/32/EC) was amended in 2012. The energy performance certificate must be presented whenever a…
Federal Law no. 384??? - Technical Regulations on the Safety of Buildings & Structures
This Federal Law outlines all aspects of building regulations for future resolutions to be adopted to strengthen each Article. Article 13 states the requirements for energy efficiency in buildings as "Buildings and facilities should be designed and constructed so that during…
United States-MEPS-Electric chillers - 2003
The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) set efficiency requirements for air-cooled and water-cooled electric chillers. Product performance must be measured in accordance with AHRI 550/590 test procedures. Free-cooling and combination chiller-heat pump units are excluded.…
5th Region Incentives
The Council of Ministers has decided to encourage EE investments of existing manufacturing industrial plants for over 1 million TL. Incentives would cover from VAT and custom duty exemption, tax reduction and social security premium to interest support and land allocation. The…
Flanders - Property Tax Reduction
The Flemish Decree of 23 May 2008 stipulates that new residential buildings with an E-level of E60 and new commercial buildings with an E-level of E70 shall receive a 20 % property tax reduction for a period of 10 years. New residential buildings with an E-level of E40 shall…
Television Series -- About the House
The About the House television series commenced in 2000. The TV series, presented by architect, Duncan Stewart, deals with all aspects of home building and home improvement. The show places considerabl emphasis on energy-related matters. This includes advice on buying a home,…
Voluntary Agreements for Buildings
This measure is still in force, please see the measure "Voluntary Energy Efficiency Agreements for 2008 - 2016". In May 1999, the Ministry of Trade and industry and the Finnish Association of Building Owners (RAKLI )and Construction Clients signed an Energy Conservation…
6 Star NatHERS Rating for Buildings
The Building Code Australia (BCA) has energy efficiency provisions for all building classifications. Australia revised the BCA to account for energy efficiency as part of its strategic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. To complement passage of the housing provisions,…
Voluntary Energy Audits
The Grand Ducal regulation of 11 August 1996 organises energy audits in residential, commercial and tertiary buildings carried out by engineers, advisers or specialised bodies registered by the Minister of Energy, according to a Ministerial regulation dated 13 December 1996. The…
Industrial Assessment Centers
Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) provide eligible small- and medium-sized manufacturers with no-cost energy assessments. Additionally, the IACs serve as a training ground for the next-generation of industrial engineers. Assessments are performed by local teams of engineering…
SelloEE
The certificate was created by the Ministry of Energy to regocnize enterprises that established an energy efficiency policy through efficiency initaitives and targets with the idea that this would transform into a registered brand. 40 enterprises were recognized in the first…
Pioneer Satus
In addition to consumption incentives, the Malaysian Government has also offered incentives for the domestic assembly or manufacture of hybrid-electric and battery-electric vehicles and components. Companies that assemble or manufacture such cars can be given “Pioneer Status”,…
South African National Standard Energy efficiency of electrical and electronic apparatus SANS 941:2014
This standard covers energy efficiency requirements, measurement methods and energy efficiency labelling of the following electrical and electronic apparatus: a) air conditioners not exceeding 7.1 kW (24 000btu/h) cooling capacity, of the wall mounted split, window and portable…
Industrial Energy Management System ISO 50001
The project aims to promote sustainable energy management system and achieve energy efficiency best practices within the Philippine industrial setting with the purpose of achieving energy savings and contributing to climate change mitigation efforts. This objective will be…
Implementation of EU Directives
Each EU Member State is responsible for transposing EU Directives into national law and ensuring compliance with the law. EU Mandatory Labeling and Eco-labeling Directives Member States have the responsibility (in addition to transposition and compliance) to ensure that the…
Tax exemptions for the import of renewable energy and energy efficiency equipment materials
The Decree amends the list of the raw materials and products necessary to manufacture energy efficiency or renewable energy equipments that are exempted from VAT and have reduced import duties. The previous list was established in
Heating Costs Accounting
The Heating Cost Accounting Act (Heizkostenabrechnungsgesetz, Federal Law Gazette 827/1992) regulates the accounting of heating costs based on actual consumption instead of usable floor space. At the time of its passing, a 15-20% reduction of heating consumption was expected…