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GB/T51141-2015 Evaluation Standard for Green Retrofit of Existing Buildings
The evaluation standard for green retrofit has been put in place due to the extensive building stock in China, which exceeded 50 billion m2 in 2015. Of those existing buildings, about 30-50% had experienced safety failure or deterioration of building functions as well as poor…
EN 14511-4:2018 - standard on Air Conditioners
This standard applies to air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps for space heating and cooling and process chillers, with electrically driven compressors. The scope of EN 14511 1 is applicable, with the exception of process chillers. This European Standard…
EN 12464-1:2011 Lighting of work places
Light and lighting - Lighting of work places This European Standard specifies lighting requirements for humans in indoor work places, which meet the needs for visual comfort and performance of people having normal ophthalmic (visual) capacity. All usual visual tasks are…
EN 442-1&2:2014 Radiators and convectors
EN 442-1:2014This European Standard defines the technical specifications and requirements of radiators and convectors to be installed in heating systems in buildings including assessment and verification of constancy of performance. This European Standard deals with radiators…
Shenzhen EVSE and insurance incentive
Fiscal subsidy and tax exemption for the PEV ancillary facilities: The local governments encourage the charging equipment purchases and installations. For example, in the city of Shenzhen, the government directly subsidizes the PEV buyers ? 10,000 CNY to ? 20,000 CNY ($1,541 to…
National Energy Conservation Law of China (amendments in 2016)
The National Energy Conservation Law first came into force in 1997 and amended in 2007. The main objective of the Law is to reduce energy consumption across all end-use sectors by promoting energy efficiency with an emphasis on economic and social development as well as the…
GB 50189-2015 Design standard for energy efficiency of public buildings
The standard applies to efficiency improvements in new construction, expansion and renovation of public buildings. The design standard takes into account local climate conditions and indoor environmental parameters. The standard provides comprehensive cover of all building…
Technical Guidelines for Passive Ultra-low Energy use Green Buildings (Trial Implementation in Residential Buildings)
The technical guidelines were developed based on international good practices in constructive passive, low-energy buildings and supports the target of the New Urbanisation Plan (2015-2020), which requires 50% of new buildings to be green. These guidelines therefore clarify…
Guidelines for the Evaluation Label of Green Building Materials
The guidelines for the evaluation of green building materials were developed to accelerate the use of green building materials and standardise green building material evaluation and labelling. Classified as green building materials are those that exhibit characteristics…
EN 215:2004 Thermostatic radiator valves
This European Standard specifies definitions, requirements and test methods for thermostatic radiator valves (referred to hereafter as thermostatic valves). This standard applies to two port thermostatic valves with or without pre-setting facility for fitting to radiators in wet…
GB 4706.13-2014 Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for refrigerating appliances ice-cream appliances and ice-makers
This standard sets out particular safety requirements for a range of household and similar electrical appliances. These include: Household refrigerators and food freezers with an effective volume < 500L Ice-makers incorporating a motor-compressor Ice-makers incorporated…
GB 20665-2015- MEPS for Domestic Gas Instantaneous Water Heaters and Gas Fired Heating and Hot Water Combi-Boilers
The standards specifies the minimum allowable values of energy efficiency, energy efficiency grades, energy conservation evaluation value,test methods and inspection rules for domestic gas instantaneous water heater, and gas fired heating and hot water combi-boilers. The…
Green and High-Efficiency Cooling Action Plan
In June 2019 China released its “Green and High-Efficiency Cooling Action Plan”. The key tasks include: raising space cooling MEPS at or above developed standards levels, support the development of more efficient cooling technologies and enhance cooling-related energy-saving…
National energy efficiency goals for 2020
A relevant draft Government Order has been elaborated by the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine in cooperation with international experts, specialists from the Energy Community Secretariat within the framework of implementation of Article 3 of…
Technical standard for nearly zero energy buildings (GB/T 51350-2019)
The standard provides technical guidance for nearly zero energy buildings, including definition, energy criteria, technical performance index, technical measures, and
Notice on grid connection for solar PV projects in 2014
The Notice requests provinces to improve access and expansion of grid in coordination with installation of new solar PV generators. The Notice calls for improvement of management and planning of solar PV
GB 20665 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for domestic gas instantaneous water heaters and gas fired heating and hot water combi-boilers
Applies to instantaneous water heaters and heating and hot water combi-boilers which use gas as source and whose heat load is equal to or smaller than
GB 24500 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades of industrial boilers
Applies to fixed type of steel-made steam boiler with water as medium and rated steam volume no less than 0.1 t per h; and fixed type of steel-made hot water boiler with rated outlet water pressure bigger than 0.1 MPa. Boilers shall use coal; gasoline; or gas as fuel and have…
The Interim Measures on Acceptance and Operation Management of Provincial Energy use Monitoring Platform for Public Buildings
These measures are to provide a standardised guideline for the development, operation and inspection of provincial public building energy consumption monitoring platforms. The guideline specifies criteria and steps for pre-acceptance and acceptance. The acceptance process…
Opinion on Mechanism of Support for Local Populations in respect to Hydropower Projects Development
The National Development and Reform Commission issued an Opinion on Mechanism of Support for Local Populations in respect to Hydropower Projects Development on 30 th of March 2018. The Opinion states that the local population living in the proximity of the hydropower projects,…
GB 26920.1-2011 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades of commercial refrigerating appliances - Part 1: Refrigerated display cabinets with remote condensing unit
This section of GB 26920 specifies the energy efficiency limit, energy efficiency grade, energy conservation evaluation value, test method, and inspection rules of the refrigerated display cabinets with remote condensing unit, used for sale and food
Guidance to improve electric power operation facilitating further development of clean energy
In order to improve electric power operation and facilitate further balanced development of renewable energy, NEA issues a Guideline requesting provinces to plan further grid expansion and power plan balance a year ahead. Furthermore, the Guideline stresses importance of: Power…
People's Republic of China-GB 21456-2014 Minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for household induction cookers-Electric cookers, Gas stoves - 2015
This standard replaces GB 21456-2008 as the minimum energy performance standard for household induction cookers (note: does NOT apply to commercial induction cookers, power frequency induction cookers and concave cooker). It applies to induction cookers with one or more heating…
Notice regulating the standardization of investment and development of PV plants
The Notice provides a guideline for investment and development plan creation of the PV plant in order to increase efficiency, quality and
Action Plan for Promoting the Production and Application of Green Building Materials
The Action Plan for promoting the production and application of green building materials to support the implementation of the “Made in China 2025” strategy and the “Green Building Action Plan”. Green building materials here are referred to as those that exhibit…
GB 21456-2014 Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for household induction cookers
The standard applies to induction cookers with one or more heating units with each unit's rated power ranges from 700W to 3500W. The standard does not apply to commercial induction cookers, power frequency induction cookers and concave
Interim Measures for the Administration of Energy Audit of Public Institutions
This notice requires public institutions to undergo regular energy audits. These energy audits encompass the inspection, verification, technical and economic analysis and evaluation of energy use systems, equipment operation, management and energy use of public institutions in…
Improving the Construction and Operation of Biomass Power Generation Projects - Implementation Plan
The implementation plan stipulates that biomass generation subsidies for 2020 will be capped at RMB 1.5 billion (USD 220 million). A new monitoring mechanism sets out which projects are eligible for subsidies, with a traffic light rating to reflect a province’s current levels of…
GB/T 51100-2015 Assessment standard for green store buildings
The assessment standard applies to the new construction, expansion and reconstruction of different types of store buildings, including store building complexes, single store buildings and store areas within a mixed-used building. The assessment standard takes into account…
Notice on strengthening the construction of straw briquette fuel boiler as demonstration projects
In addition to NEA’s Notice on straw briquette fuel boilers as demonstration projects from June 2014 the Agency issued guidelines that aim to increase quality of the system used for the demonstration projects. The focus of the Notice is on increasing projects’ security, usage of…
Key Work Plan for Industrial Energy Conservation Supervision in 2020
This plan was formulated in order to implement the "Energy Conservation Law" and "Industrial Energy Conservation Management Measures", give full play to the supervision and protection role of energy conservation supervision, continuously improve the industrial energy efficiency…
National Standard for Building Carbon Emission Calculation GB/T51366-2019
In China, the National Standard for Building Carbon Emission Calculation was issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in 2019. The Standard provides calculation methods and factor values of carbon emissions for each phase of a building’s lifecycle, laying…
EN 12193:2007 Sports lighting
Light and lighting - Sports lighting This standard specifies lighting for those indoor and outdoor sports events most practised in Europe. It provides lighting values for the design and control of sports lighting installations in terms of illuminances, uniformity, glare…
Renewable energy power purchase management guidelines
According to the national determined benchmark prices and the number of affordable acquisition hours, grid enterprises (include Transmission System Operator - TSO) need to buy all renewable energy electricity within the full acquisition planning under the premise to ensure the…
Notice on solar PV deployment management and introduction of competitive bidding
To promote PV industry development sustainability, NEA introduced new mechanism of PV scale management and competitive quota, the bidder with lower price and other indicators will be awarded the right to build PV power plant. In order to further promote development of the solar…
Guidelines on promoting development of small hydropower projects in China
China recognises small hydropower installations as an important renewable energy source and a livelihood element. In order to implement Central Committee’s and State Council’s decisions on promotion of renewable energy development and energy revolution, the Ministry of Water…
Notice on the Administrative Measures for the Development and Construction of Offshore Wind Power
Thirty seven provisions of the Notice regulate every aspect of offshore wind project development starting from planning, project approval, check-up against environmental requirements to project construction and operation. The Notice also regulates development of offshore wind…
Notice on Provisional Management Measures for Distributed Wind Power Project Development and Construction for all provinces
The Notice was published by the National Energy Administration on 3 rd of April 2018. The Notice provides various technical and non-technical regulations for the construction and development of the onshore wind projects. Technical requirements: Distributed wind power projects…
Poverty alleviation project by installation of solar PV panels in poor households
NEA and Poverty Alleviation Office of the State Council decided to implement a poverty alleviation programme through installation of solar PV panels in the poor households in order to increase incomes of those households. The programme will run for a period of six years starting…
Notice on strengthening management of biomass power stations
The Notice encourages the development of biomass CHP power stations in Provinces and stresses out and importance of improving plants’ efficiency. The Notice forbids usage of forest and agriculture biomass residue mix for co-firing with fossil fuels. Claiming renewable energy…
Azerbaijan 2030: National Priorities for Socio-economic Development
The “Azerbaijan 2030: National Priorities for Socio-economic Development" approved by the Order of the President of Azerbaijan Republic dated 2 February 2021. In accordance with the order, global economic realities, as well as the goals set at the new stage of development,…
National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulations, 2016
These regulations introduce a single national reporting system for the transparent reporting of greenhouse gas emissions (including methane). This system will support the country’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory and reporting obligations under the United Framework Convention…
National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004
This act regulates air quality and provides measures for the prevention of pollution and ecological degradation. It further aims to provide for national norms and standards regulating air quality monitoring, management and control by all spheres of government; for specific air…
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (As amended in 2008)
The Act aims to make provision for equitable access to and sustainable development of the nation's mineral and petroleum resources and for related matters. It was amended by the Minerals and Energy Laws Amendment Act 11 of 2005 and the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development…
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for the private rented sector.
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015 establish a minimum level of energy efficiency for privately rented property in England and Wales. This means that, from April 2018, landlords of privately rented domestic and non-domestic…
Purchase of Star Rated appliances in Haryana
In order to have energy savings in the long term, the state government of Haryana has decided that in future all government departments, affiliated boards, corporations, and other affiliated institutions shall only purchase products with a minimum-rating of 4
Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act 1948
This states that Central Government may, by proper notification, make rules for regulating petroleum exploration licenses, petroleum mining leases, and the collection of royalties. It has provisions regarding delegation, applicable penalties, powers of inspection and relaxations…
Mandatory Use of Energy Efficient Appliances in Chandigarh
Science & Technology Department, Chandigarh Administration announced the implementation for following energy efficiency measures: Mandatory use of Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) in Government Buildings/Government Aided Institutions/Boards/corporations Mandatory use of Energy…
Rules of Issuing Special Permission to Activity Concerning Alternative and Renewable Energy Source
Outlines rules and procedures of applying and issuing Special Permission for operating renewable energy plants. Permission can be issued to legal and physical persons; For all types of renewable energy plants with a capacity bigger than 10 kW; Applications must be made to the…
Energy Strategy of Moldova 2030
The Energy Strategy of Moldova (ES) until 2030 provides guidelines for national energy sector development, in order to ensure necessary grounds for economic growth and social welfare. Through this document, the government presented its vision and identified strategic national…