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Future Made in Australia Plan
On April 10, 2024, the Australian Prime Minister announced the Future Made in Australia plan, an industrial policy that aims to develop capacity in key industries, including sustainable finance, scientific research, information technology and clean energy manufacturing. The…
Renewable Expansion Act
The EAG act will set framework conditions: special market premiums and investment grants supporting clean technologies. A total of one billion euros will be invested annually in the expansion of renewables by 2030, via market premiums and investment grants. Around EUR 500…
The Buildings Programme
The Buildings Programme launched in 2010 aims to significantly reduce the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of the Swiss building stock. Efforts include replacement of fossil fuels based heating systems or efficient use of thermal insulation building envelop. It is financed…
Green Municipal Fund for solar farm and storage facility
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Communities, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) President, announced an investment of CAD 11.5 million to build a solar energy farm and storage facility in Summerside through the Green Municipal Fund (GMF). The GMF is funded…
Act No. 1396/2010 on the Production Subsidy for Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources
Finland’s feed-in premium scheme supports renewable electricity production from wind power, biogas, forest chips and wood fuels. The scheme pays producers a premium based on the difference between a target price and the market price of electricity, with specific premium…
Government investment in Åland offshore wind project
Finland allocates part of the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) funding to an offshore wind energy project in Åland, supporting the development of renewable power generation capacity and contributing to Finland’s objective of increasing the share of renewables in the…
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 13501 Extension of the Advanced Energy Project Credit
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, which seeks to reduce domestic inflation – notably brought by the global energy crisis – whilst tackling climate change, extends the Advanced Energy Project Credit for the production or recycling of wind turbine blades, the…
Infrastructure and Jobs act: Low carbon power
Provisions from the Infrastructure and Jobs Act pertaining to low carbon power encompass incentives for hydroelectric power (budget of USD 763 million) and building low carbon power in communities where coal power plants have closed (budget of USD 750 million). In May 2024,…
Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee Program - offshore wind loan guarantee program
In a joint meeting including the Secretaries of Energy, Interior, and Commerce at the White House, the US government announced a national goal of deploying 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030. US Loan Programs Office (LPO) provides access for up to USD 3 billion in funding through…
Israel - US Clean Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Israel’s Ministry of Energy (MoE) along with the Israel Innovation Authority have selected eight clean energy projects to receive USD 7.15 million under the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program. The total…
2022 government spending in energy transition projects
The Israeli Ministry of Energy is earmarking investment support to 19 energy transition projects in various
Renewable Energy Electricity Subsidy
The Chinese government earmarked subsidies for renewable electricity generation (wind, solar and biomass) provided to local public utilities and power generation
Contract for Difference (CfD)
Contract for Difference (CfD) was introduced in UK in October 2014 aiming to replace Renewable Obligations system in the UK. CfD scheme is designed to support deployment of large scale renewable projects (more than 5MW). The CfD is based on a difference between the market price…
Energy-Intensive Industry – RES
The program aims to improve energy efficiency in energy-intensive industries covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU
National Recovery and Resilience Plan / M2C2: Renewable energy, hydrogen, grid and sustainable mobility
Among the objectives of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience plan, one aims to develop low-carbon technologies and to settle more sustainable and resilient electricity and transport sectors. This component includes five objectives: 1. Increase energy from…
Save 2021: Energy efficiency plan
The "Save 2021" Program is part of the flagship projects subsidized by the Fund for Recovery and Sustainability by improving the energy class of households, by at least 3 energy categories (over 30% Primary Energy Saving). The total investment of the project will contribute to…
National Energy Transition Roadmap
The Malaysian government unveiled the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) on 27 July 2023 to facilitate energy transition through the six main pillars - energy efficiency, renewable energy, hydrogen, bioenergy, green mobility and carbon capture, utilisation and storage…
Thai Feed-in Tariff (FiT) Policy
In 2022, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) of Thailand released the most recent guidelines governing the expansion of feed-in tariffs until 2030. These regulations endorse the implementation of SPP Hybrid Firm and VSPP Semi-Firm programs, setting targets of 200 MW and 269…
2024 Investment Programs and Projects (PPI) - Low-carbon electricity
In the framework of its Investment Programs and Projects (IPP), the Mexican government is allocating specific funding for developing low-carbon electricity
Energy Access Fund
Chile's Energy Access Fund (FAE) provides funding for energy access small-scale projects focused on renewable energy sources such as solar thermal and solar photovoltaic systems. The objective of the fund is to improve energy access for rural and isolated
Law 20.257 on non-conventional renewable energy
The Law N° 20,257 better known as Non-Conventional Renewable Energy Law (NCRE Law), enacted on 1 April 2008, aims to fulfill future energy requirements by developing non-conventional renewable energy sources, such as geothermal, wind, solar, tidal, biomass and small…
Special Incentives Regime for Infrastructure Development (REIDI): Electricity generation projects
Brazil's Special Incentives Regime for Infrastructure Development (REIDI) relieves taxes to facilitate the implementation of renewable electricity generation projects in the
Commission Regulation 813/2013 with regard to ecodesign requirements for space heaters and combination heaters
This Regulation establishes ecodesign requirements for the placing on the market and/or putting into service of space heaters and combination heaters with a rated heat output = 400 kW, including heat pump space
Danish Energy Agreement for 2012-2020 - ban on fossil-fuel based heating
The agreement establishes a framework for the policy on climate and energy up to 2020 and outlines the direction Denmark will take until 2050. This includes a ban over the installation of fossil-fuel based boilers in new buildings, from 1st January 2013
Renewable Heat Act - ban on gas heating
The Renewable Heat Act extends the existing ban based on fossil oil and coal to all systems that can be operated with fossil fuels, including gas boilers, in new buildings. The law is set in context of decarbonising the building sector by
Powering Up Britain (2023)
£240 million. The “Powering Up Britain” document outlines the UK’s ambitious hydrogen strategy, aiming to produce up to 10GW of low-carbon hydrogen by 2030. Key initiatives include the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund, the first electrolytic hydrogen allocation round, and plans for…
Guarantee of origin for renewable gases
The Council of Ministries approved a decree to create the guarantee of origin system for renewable gases (hydrogen, biogas, biomethane, etc.), which will allow consumers and producers to distinguish them respect to gases from fossil origins. It is partially based on the EU…
Government support for a microgrid in Daintree
Australian government is supporting the development of a Daintree renewable microgrid, incorporating an 8 MW solar farm, 20 MWh of battery storage and a 1 MW green hydrogen plant for North Queensland communities. It will be a valuable demonstration of solar to hydrogen…
Energy to Work - Hydrogen Roadmap
This Roadmap is a follow up of the National Hydrogen Strategy presented in June 2020. "The vision presented in the roadmap is that by 2050 a market for the production and use of hydrogen will have been established in Norway. In the short-term, the government will seek to…
Energy Island funding
Denmark plans to build two world-first "energy islands" with a minimum capacity of 4 GW to convert low-carbon electricity into green hydrogen and synthetic fuels, supporting its 2050 carbon neutrality goal. One of the islands, located in the North Sea, will be co-owned by the…
CEFC Advancing Hydrogen Fund
Funding to support the growth of Australia's hydrogen industry including equity and debt financeused to support projects that align with the National Hydrogen Strategy. Eligible projects can include advancing hydrogen production, developing export and domestic hydrogen supply…
Strategic Ecology Support (Flemish region)
The support scheme is an addition to the already existing Ecology Premium Plus scheme (EP-Plus). In contrast to the Ecology Premium Plus scheme, whereby a company must make a choice from technologies that are on the limitative technology list (LTL), the Strategic Ecology Support…
R-2000: environmentally friendly homes
The R-2000 program is funded under the Budget 2017 Energy Efficiency in Housing, Industry and Transportation which has been allocated CAD 67.5 million in the first four years and CAD 15.9 million in ongoing federal funding. Originating as far back as 1980, R-2000 is a building…
Green InnoBoost programme
Since Morocco published its National Energy Strategy and established IRESEN to build Morocco’s clean energy innovation capabilities, IRESEN has shifted from supporting only R&D and laboratory infrastructure to also helping the potential products from the R&D projects to reach…
Auction of Solar Corporation of India (SECI)
In the 500 MW Bhadla Phase-III Solar Park auction, Acme Solar lodged the winning bid of INR 2.44 (USD 0.037)/kWh to develop 200 MW, while SBG Cleantech quoted INR 2.45 (USD 0.038)/kWh to bag an order for 300 MW. The new lowest tariff shows a 7% decrease on the previous cheapest…
American-Made Challenges programme
The US Department of Energy (DOE) and NREL initiated the programme to support innovative energy technologies with unique prizes. The programme provides non-dilutive cash prizes (i.e. public grants that are direct payments with unrestricted use) and in some cases, vouchers for…
Green Innovation Fund
In March 2021, Japan's New Energy and Industrial technology Development Organisation set up the Green Innovation Fund, worth up to 2 trillion yen ($19.2 billion), to implement ambitious green projects over the next decade as part of additional stimulus measures in response to…
National Policy on Sustainable Hydropower Development in Lao PDR
The Policy on Sustainable Hydropower Development in Lao PDR, approved through the Decree of 12 January 2015, supersedes the 2006 National Policy on Environment and Social Stability of the Hydropower Sector (No. 561/CPI). It offers policy guidance to agencies that oversee…
National Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability of the Hydropower Sector in Lao PDR
The National Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability of the Hydropower Sector in Lao PDR of 2006 is based on the three principles of sustainability: economic, social and ecological sustainability, along a list of criteria detailed in the law. It applies to all large…
Accelerating Household Electrification through Regulated Solar Home Systems
The circular provides guidance on the implementation of the Solar Home Systems (SHS) as part of the Household Electrification Development Plan (HEDP). It aims to attain 90% household electrification by 2017. It states that SHS can be installed by distribution utilities (DU),…
Energy Access Financing
In 2011, Decree 6417 provided public ficing for an Energy Access project with solar energy for isolated indigenous settlements. This project resulted in the electrification of 35 indigenous
Euro Solar project Law
The Law approved the ficing mechanism suggested by the Euro-Solar project involving Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Honduras and the European Commission.The program was estimated to cost more than 30 million Euros. The funds were to be used…
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental impact assessments are regulated by Law 294/93 and, where relevant, Law 352/1994 on protected areas. The law states that the type of projects/activities that have to go through environmental impact assessment include (but are not limited to): Hydro-projects, power…
Yacyreta Treaty (Paraguay-Argentina)
The Law created the Yacyreta binational (Paraguay - Argentina) entity in order to take advantage of the hydroelectric potential. The initial investment is of USD 100 million. The project intended to develop 30 units each of 135 MW. The entity was jointly administered by the…
Itiapu Treaty (Paraguay-Brazil)
The law approves and ratifies the Treaty between the Republic of Paraguay and the Federative Republic of Brazil for the use of hydroelectric water resources of the Parana River, which are shared between the two countries, signed on April 23, 1973, in Brasilia. The resulting…
Libya Renewable Energy Strategic Plan 2013-2025
The Plan aims to achieve 7% renewable energy contribution to the electric energy mix by 2020 and 10% by 2025. This will come from Wind, Concentrated Solar Power, photovoltaic and solar water heating. The breakdown by technologies will be as follows proposed mix will be as…
Solar Energy for Ice Making
A law that declares of regional priority to generate ice in the region of Pando through the use of solar
Water Pumping in La Paz
The Law promotes use of wind and solar power for groundwater extraction intended for micro-irrigation in the region of La
Electricity for Decent Living Program
The programme created by the Decree 29635 of 2008 establishes the Electricity for Decent Living setting the goals to achieve universal electricity access by 2015 in urban areas and 2025 in rural. The interim goals for rural areas are 70% of electricity access by 2015 and 87% by…
Feasability Studies in El Bada - Hydropower
The Decree declares that the Beni River Basin is important for Bolivian national interests and states the priority to utilize it. The Decree defines the mechanisms by which the studies for the 1.6 GW hydropower plant named "El Bala" will be done until the final design in order…