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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"…
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Deployment Programme
The new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Deployment Programme, managed by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) provides grant support to assist the deployment of small-scale (less than 1MWe) fossil fired CHP and biomass (anaerobic digestion (AD) and wood residue) CHP systems. The…
Greener Homes
The Greener Homes Scheme (the "Scheme") provides assistance to homeowners who intend to purchase a new renewable energy heating system for either new or existing homes. The scheme is administered by Sustainable Energy Ireland ("SEI") and aims to increase the use of renewable…
Microgeneration Support Programme
On 16 April 2008, a small- and micro-generation support programme was announced. It included studies aimed at identifying the potential and establishing the necessary infrastructure and field trials of small and micro-scale wind, solar and hydro generation in the domestic and…
Distribution of competencies for energy between State and Regions
The legislative decree 112/98 sets out that the "state is responsible for the elaboration and definition of energy objectives and guidelines and for action to address and co-ordinate energy planning at the regional level." The region is charged with the responsibility of drawing…
Best Practice Guidelines - Irish Wind Industry
The Irish Wind Energy Associations comprehensive new guidelines on best practice for on-shore wind projects in Ireland were launched on 7 May 2008. The Guidelines are meant to spur the development of the wind industry, and support what IWEA says will be private investment of…
Biofuels Scheme II Programme for Mineral Oil Tax (MOT) Relief on Biofuels
Launched under the Finance Act 2006, this programme will provide Mineral Oil Tax (MOT) relief in the period 2006 - 2010 for biofuels projects in a number of categories as follows: Pure plant oil - 21m litres Biodiesel - 338 m litres Bioethanol - 306 m litres Under the scheme for…
New Brunswick Renewable Portfolio Standard
A Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requires electricity providers to obtain a minimum percentage of their electricity supply from eligible renewable energy sources by a certain date with the required percentage usually increasing over time. An RPS can be voluntary or…
Biofuels Bill
On 26 June 2008, Canadas Biofuels Bill was adopted by the Senate. The amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (Bill C-33) give the Government the authority to develop regulations for renewable fuels, mandating a 5%cent renewable fuel content in gasoline by 2010,…
Canada - Methane to Markets Partnership
Canada joined the Methane to Markets Partnership in 2005. The Parnership promotes using methane to produce power and heat rather than flaring the gas as waste. Launched by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 2004, the Methane to Markets Partnership is an international…
ecoENERGY for Biofuels
The ecoENERGY for Biofuels programme supports the production of renewable alternatives to gasoline and diesel and encourages the development of a competitive domestic industry for renewable fuels. The programme provides an operating incentive to facilities that produce renewable…
Common Ministerial Decision 1726/2003
According to this decision, strict deadlines are set for every step of the licensing procedure for RES installations. If an answer is not given in the specified time period, then the answer is considered to be positive and the procedure moves on to the next step. In this way the…
Founding decree of the Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES)
The Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES) was provided for in article 25 of Law 1514/1985 on the Promotion of scientific and technological research. It was established by presidential decree in 1987, as a legal entity whose primary aim is to promote renewable applications…
Resolution of the Council of Ministries - 63/2003
Promotion of national competitiveness : the main focus is the liberalisation of the electricity market and to decrease energy intensity. In early 2007, the renewable energy targets were reviewed and made more ambitious: -The target rate of electricity produced from renewable…
Biofuels Duty Incentive
Budget 2002 introduced a 20 pence per litre (ppl) cut in the duty rate for biodiesel compared to ultra-low sulphur diesel. This came into effect on 26 July 2002. The Chancellor announced in Budget 2003 that the Government will reduce the duty rate for bioethanol by 20 ppl…
Biofuels Law (in relation to Directive 2003/30/EC)
In March 2006, Decree Laws 62/2006 and 66/2006 were passed, transposing into Portuguese law EU directive 2003/30/EC on the promotion of the use of biofules or other renewable fuels for transport. The law established indicative consumption targets on the use of renewable sources…
Microgeneration Law (Application Decree Law 118-A/2010)
The Microgeneration Law regulates the microproduction of electricity from renewable energy sources. It provides for a simplified licensing regime for local grid connected, low-voltage, small/residential renewable energy producers. Any entity that has a contract for purchasing…
Cabinet of Ministers Ruling for Wind and Solar Thermal Electric Energy quotas
The Royal Decree-Act 6/2009, of 30th April, laid down the inception of the Pre-assignment Registry for energy installations belonging to the Special Regime. It also allowed the possibility of establishing a specific schedule aiming to plan and control the commissioning of…
Renewable Energy Law 3851
The new renewable energy law establishes more ambitious national renewable energy targets that should reach 20% of total national energy consumption and 40% of total electricity consumption by 2020. Moreover, 20% of energy used in heating and cooling and 10% of energy used in…
Development incentives for renewable energy sources
The New Development Law 3299/2004 replaces the Development Law of 1998, and was amended in 2006. It foresees the ficing of 20-40% of the initial investment of RES installations (depending on the part of country where the investment is made), or alternatively 100% tax exemption…
Biodiesel blending requirement
In February 2009, Decree Law 49/2009 instituted mandatory quotas for use of biofuel in diesel blends, requiring that these contain at least 6% biodiesel (B-6). The quota is to rise to 10% in 2010. The law establishes the use of Biofuel Certificates (CdB) for compliance purposes.…
Generation of Electricity using Renewable Energy Sources
This law, which came into force in June 2006, transposes EU Directive 2001/77/EC regarding the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources (RES) in the internal electricity market. It also seeks to promote, by granting priority to the generation of electrical…
Feed-in tariffs
The liberalisation of the Swedish electricity market provides straightforward access for small independent generators to be connected to the grid. Swedish utilities were obliged to purchase electricity from small generators at agreed prices. Since the end of 1998, biomass and…
Energy Crops Scheme - England
Grants of up to 50% of the costs of establishing producer groups for short rotation coppice. Activities that may be eligible for assistance are: legal costs, office accommodation, office equipment purchase, IT equipment, recruitment costs and the purchase of harvesting…
Biodiesel tax exemption
Retroactively effective 1 January 2009, Order 134/2009, establishes an exemption from the Tax on Petroleum and Energy Products (ISP) of EUR 280 per 1000 litres of biofuel replacing
Action Plan on Renewable Energy
An Action Plan on Renewable Energy, consisting of seven key measures, was released by the federal government in September 2007. The plan focuses on heat production and streamlining hydropower regulation, renewable electricity generation and biofuels are addressed in other…
Law 3423/2005 Introduction of biofuels and other Renewable fuels in the Greek market
Implementation of the EU biofuels directive in the national law. Biofuels are not subject to the fossil fuel tax, and the level of use of biofuels that is foreseen by the directive for 2010 is
Modified feed-in tariffs for renewables
Decree Law No. 225.2007 of 31 May 2007, revised the feed-in tariffs established by the previous Decree Law No. 33 A/2005. The Law covers a wide variety of renewable energy sources, and tariffs vary by source and by capacity. Different tariffs are provided for small (below 5 MW)…
Plan for Domestic Actions
Greece has put into place the necessary directives for streamlining the procedures for renewable energy penetration, and is in the process of ficing a new comprehensive national plan for domestic actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by almost 25 Mtoe of CO2 by
Renewable Energy Services Programme (RESPRO)
The Renewable Energy Services Project (RESPRO)was launched as a three-year project, funded in part by the UNDP and GEF, and has been continued by the Ministry of Energy as a programme to create a non-profit trust to manage and extend solar PV services to needy communities as an…
Tax and duty exemptions
Starting in 1998, the Government has reduced import duties and VAT on solar and wind generation systems and components. Presently, solar and wind energy generating systems are exempt from both import duties and value added tax (VAT). Components for use with solar and wind…
Green Power
Following a recommendation in 1994 by the Task Force on Economic Instruments and Disincentives to Sound Economic Practices, the Government of Canada has started using renewable energy to supply their power needs. To qualify, electricity must be generated from new capacity. Green…
Canadian Renewable Conservation Expenses (CRCE)
Canadian Renewable Conservation Expenses (CRCE) is a category of fully deductible expenditures associated with the start-up of renewable energy and energy conservation projects for which at least 50% of the capital costs of the property would be described in Class 43.1 and 43.2.…
Hydropower Revival Plan
The French Ministry announced in July 2008 a plan to boost hydropower as part of Frances goal of increasing the share of renewable sources of energy in its final energy consumption to 23% by 2020. The plan does not include the construction of new hydropower facilities, but seeks…
Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff: Hydropower (IV)
Under the Electricity Law 2000, a feed-in tariff was introduced on 1 March 2007 for hydropower installations with contracts of 20 years. The tariff comprises 6.07 Eur cents/kWh, together with a bonus of between 0.5 and 3.5 for small installations and a bonus of between 0 and…
Finance Law 2009: Sustainable energy provisions
The 2009 Finance Law contains various provisions to increase support of renewable energy. Some of the primary measures are described below. Eco-loan: 0% loan for energy-efficient renovation (Art. 99) The Law also creates a zero-interest loan programme for major renovation…
Wood Energy Programme
For domestic heating, the programme seeks to maintain the same national wood consumption by 2006 and to improve the energy and environmental efficiency of wood combustion. It includes a communication plan for supporting best practices in wood combustion for public/privates…
Biofuel R&D Programme
This principal objective of this ADEME-Industry joint programme is to fund research and development into new technologies and processes to convert biomass to fine chemicals to substitute fossil
Extension of Tax Credit in Favour of Renewable Energy Equipment in New Housing
The Finance law of 2003 extends the tax credit for acquiring energy production equipment which uses a renewable source of energy, and which is installed in new housing. The credit is equal to 15% of the amount of the purchase
Biogas Agreement
A waste management company and the state-owned utility, Electricité de France (EdF), signed an agreement to develop renewable energy from landfill methane. The "biogas project" operating during 1999 was centred near the town of Plessis Gassot, home to Frances largest municipal…