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Ethanol and Biodiesel Production Grants
The Australian government introduced production grants for biofuels in 2002. These are administered by AusIndustry within the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, on behalf of the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, which has policy responsibility…
National Energy Action Plan
The purpose of the National Energy Action Plan (NEAP) is to develop possible scenarios for SVGs energy future from 2009-2030. Energy scenarios range over short (1-5years), medium (5-10years), and long (10-20 years) term and actions are designed to enhance the implementation of…
Australian Capital Territory Energy Efficiency Improvement Scheme
In 2013, the government of the Australian Captial Territory introduced an energy efficiency obligation for the residential sector and small-to-medium enterprises. Obligated parties include Tier 1 electricity and gas retailers with more than 5 000 customers and 500 000 MWh annual…
Mandatory Energy Audits
In compliance with Article 8 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), Greece implemented in December 2016 a requirement for large industry to either conduct an energy audit every four years, or implement an energy or environmental management system. Small to medium-sized…
ESCO Program
The ESCO program was introduced to Korea in order to extend energy conservation polices and measures led by the government to the private sector. Major project areas of ESCOs include energy-efficient facility investment, maintenance services and energy management monitoring for…
Brussels Integrated Air, Climate and Energy Plan
The Brussels Region Integrated Air, Climate and Energy Plan was adopted by the Brussels Government on 2 June 2016, during a special session of the Government dedicated to the climate. The plan proposes 64 measures and 144 actions that aim to enable the Brussels Region to reduce…
National Energy Policy
The guiding principle for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Energy Plan (NEP) is to guarantee a clean, reliable and affordable energy supply to the customers. The main aims of the plan are to: Strengthen the national economy by reducing the dependence on import of…
Tax system for promoting energy efficiency
Japan introduced new tax system for promoting energy efficiency in May 2018. Economic operators classifed as energy efficiency operators under the operator classification and evaluation scheme of the Energy Conservation Act can benefit from accelerated depreciation (30%) of…
CNS 11010-89: Electric Water Heaters
Covers household electric storage water heaters with rated power consumption not exceeding 12
Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Dehumidifier
Certification for dehumidifiers under Chinese Taipei Energy Label program has been available since 2001. It was then made mandatory in 2011 and revised in January 2018. The energy performance standard and label is applicable only to dehumidifiers with electric power not higher…
Grand-Ducal Regulation amending the energy performance of buildings (2008)
U values for thermal envelope W/(m2k): walls: external: 0.32 very little heated premises: 0.50 surfaces in contact with the ground or not heated premises: 0.40 roofs: external: 0.25 very little heated premises: 0.35 surfaces in contact with the ground or not heated…
Australia's Energy Productivity Target
40% improvement in the ratio of economic output (GDP) to primary energy use compared to baseline year of 2015. Source: National Energy Productivity
MME-MCTIC-MDIC INTERMINISTERIAL ORDER No. 01/2018 (Refrigerators and Freezers)
This ordinance establishes new energy efficiency ratios for refrigerators and freezers in homes and businesses. It foresees the removal of less efficient equipment from the market, according to each model. The equipment referred to in this goal programme are domestic and…
Legislative Decree DL 28/11 (03/03/2011) Implementating directive 2009/28/CE on Promotion of Use of Energy from RES, modifying and repealing Directives 2001/77/CE and 2003/30/CE (guarantee fund and planning for district heating, feed-in tariff, targets..)
The Decree No. 28 of March 3rd, 2011 transposes into the Italian legislation the Directive 2009/28/EC provisions on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. It initiates changes in the support schemes for renewable energy in Italy, (including some related to…
Queensland Solar Bonus Scheme
The Queensland Government Solar Bonus Scheme pays households and other small customers for surplus electricity generated from roof-top solar photovoltaic systems. The rate of the tariff is set at AUD0.44/kWh or AUD0.08/KWh for eligible customers that consume no more than 100MWh…
Bilateral Climate Action Partnerships (CAP)
Under the Bilateral Climate Change Partnership Program, Australia has partnerships with China, South Africa, New Zealand, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the United States.These partnerships provide opportunities for building stronger political relationships…
Creation of national heat map
The Korean government plans to create a national heat map by 2020. The map will include all the wasted and unused heat energy from power plants, incineration facilities, district heating facilities, fuel cells, and industrial facilities. The map is expected to facilitate the use…
Energy Resolution 05/96 - Approve Rules and Procedures for the Abandonment of Hydrocarbon Wells
The resolution sets forth cementing and plugging requirements for temporary and "definitive" (permanent) abandonment of wells after the effective date (Chapter V). Chapter I requires wells to be classified and placed on a schedule for plugging as neccessary. Chapter II…
Legislative Decree 4 June 2013 (DL 4/6/2013) - Transposition of the European Directive 2010/31/UE on the energy performance of buildings
Law of 3 August 2013, n. 90, recently published in the official gazette, converted into law (with amendments) the Decree- Law no. 63 of 2013 on "Urgent measures for the transposition of Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the…
Energy.gov.au website
Energy.gov.au provides a starting point to find energy information from a range of Australian Government sources. This site providescontent for householders and businesses as well as background on the Australian Government’s priorities around energy. It contains practical advice…
Decree n. 2-17-746 on Mandatory energy audits and energy audit organisations
Energy audits are mandatory for consumers whose energy consumption (toe) is higher than: 1500 toe per year for enterprises and companies belonging to the industry sector, including the energy generators 500 toe per year for the tertiary sector, companies and enterprises of the…
Law on Energy Transition for Green Growth (LTECV)
The Law on energy transition for green growth set the following targets : GES Emissions : -40% between 1990 and 2030 / -75% (factor 4) between 1990 and 2050. The trajectory is detailed in carbon budgets; Final energy consumption : -50% by 2050 with respect to 2012, with…
EV Charging Infrastructure Target 2030
As part of the French Law no 2015-992 of 17 August 2015, “Law on Energy Transition for Green Growth” (LTECV), the French Government has set the target of 7 million public and private charging points for electric vehicles by 2030 . As of September 2019, France had a total of…
Central and Local Government Fleet Renewal Mandates
In line with the French Energy Transition for Green Growth Act in 2015 ( Loi relative à la transition énergétique pour la croissance verte, LTECV ), 50% of government fleet renewals need to be BEVs or PHEVs, and local authorities are subject to the requirement of purchasing at…
Company Car Tax Benefits for EV and Hybrid Vehicles
The TVS Tax (Taxe sur les véhicules de société) is applicable to company (passenger) cars. It is made of two components. The first component is based on CO2 Emissions (or Horse Power for older vehicles), and is calculated using a staggered approach and is exempted for vehicles…
Renewable Energy for Heating and Cooling and Small Interventions Increasing Energy Efficiency Support Scheme – Inter-ministerial Decree 16 February 2016. Amendment to the Conto Termico.
Conto Termico 2.0, in force since May 31st 2016, strengthens and simplifies the support mechanism "Conto Termico" already introduced by the MD December 28th 2012, which encourages measures to increase energy efficiency and the production of thermal energy from RE. The total…
Reduced VAT
Solar (PV and heating) systems are encouraged by a reduced VAT: 10% (normal rate is 20%) (this includes deliveries and services related to investments in wind power plants and solar energy installations and investments in grids that distribute this
Energy Efficiency program for public buildings
Program running from the fourth quarter of 2019 to the third quarter of 2023 aiming at improving the energy efficiency of government owned buildings. The first phase was financed by the German bank KFW with 20 million €. A further financement of 5 million € has been provided…
Simplified Purchase and Resale Arrangements - ("Ritiro dedicato - Regulation No. 280/07. Technical and economic provisions on the grid import of electric energy.")
GSE has offered simplified purchase & resale arrangements (ritiro dedicato ) to small producers since 1 January 2008. Under these arrangements (AEEG's Decision 280/07), producers sell the electricity generated and to be injected into the grid to GSE, instead of selling it…
Financing renewable thermal energy projects (BIOMCASA, SOLCASA, GEOCASA and GIT programmes)
In 2009, a system was introduced for funding projects for heat production from renewables through energy service companies (ESCOs), with two specific aims: on the one hand to promote the development of this type of company and on the other hand to increase the use of biomass,…
Long-term Energy Supply and Demand Outlook
In 2015, the Japanese government published the Long-term Energy Supply and Demand Outlook based on the Strategic Energy Plan (2014). This outlook presents the ideal structure of energy supply and demand for 2030 that can be realized if appropriate measures are taken to achieve…
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Standards Guide for the Public Sector
While this guide is not a handbook of codes or standards, it is based on the Jamaica Application Document for the International Energy Conservation Code (JS 309:2009) published by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). This document seeks to effectively enhance the capacity of…
Project "Energy Efficiency in Argentina" funded by the European Union
The project focuses on the development of Energy Efficiency initiatives in several productive and non-productive sectors of the national economy, as well as actions related to the dissemination of information on the subject. With this project, the Argentinian Government can…
Argentina Efficient Award
The Argentina Efficient Award was designed as a recognition of the companies and organisations present on the Argentinian territory that implemented and certified an Energy Management System in their processes. The framework in which this initiative took place is the Energy…
Efficient driving in public sector fleets
In 2017, trainings were conducted on "Safe and Efficient Driving" to chauffeurs of the public sector fleet. This initiative also aimed to estimate a baseline of fuel consumption and the potential savings of improvements in driving techniques and fuel management. In 2019, in…
Trainings: Efficient freight transport
Training cycle called "Efficiency for saving fuel" for transport fleets owners and decision makers, with the aim of introducing the theme of energy efficiency in the sector and the importance of being informed. Topics addressed: Efficient driving Efficient fleet management…
Smart transport program
The Smart Transport Program is a public-private alliance aimed at transport companies, freight operators, federations, providers of efficiency technologies and services, universities and related government units. Its implementation represents a contribution of 8.4% on the total…
Mandatory energy efficiency label to build new social housing
The Undersecretariat of Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency, provides technical advice to the Ministry of Housing of the Nation for the incorporation of energy efficiency criteria and the establishment of minimum standards in social housing built with State funds. In…
Law on Energy Efficiency Labelling in Housing - Santa Fe
Santa Fe is the first province in the country to enact, through its Legislature, a Law on Residential buildings Energy Efficiency Labeling, which establishes as mandatory the presentation of the Energy Efficiency Label of residential buildings in any property deed that is…
MEPS for electric rice cooker
This standard covers household electric rice cookers and warmers with a rated capacity of up to 20 persons and rated voltage of 220V. MEPS for the electric rice cooker is as follows: - When its maximum cooking capacity, (denoted as 'N') is less than 1.08 L, maximum power…
National program for residential labelling
The objective of the Program is to introduce the Energy Efficiency Label as an instrument to provide information to users about the energy performance of a residential building and constitute an additional decision tool when carrying out a real estate operation, evaluating a new…
Energy efficiency labelling and standard for electric hot and cold water dispenser
The standard of the energy efficiency labelling grade 1 for an electric hot and cold water dispenser was strengthened by approximately 20% since 2018. The energy efficiency level index for an electric hot and cold water dispenser should not exceed 0.8. The energy efficiency…
Energy efficiency labelling and standard for air cleaner
The standard of the energy efficiency labelling grade 2 for an air cleaner was strengthened by approximately 20% since 2018. The energy efficiency level index for a grade 2 air cleaner should not exceed 0.70. The energy efficiency level index is defined as power consumption…
Energy efficiency labelling and standard for refrigerator
The standard of the energy efficiency labelling grade 1 for a refrigerator was strengthened by approximately 20% since 2018. The energy efficiency level index for a grade 1 refrigerator should not be less than 2.10. The energy efficiency level index is defined as the ratio…
Mandatory installation of BEMS (Building Energy Management System) in newly constructed public buildings
A newly constructed public building of which total floor space exceeds 10,000 m2 is obliged to install BEMS (Building Energy Management System) when it applies for a building permit since 2017. The building should obtain verification of the BEMS installation from the KEA (Korea…
Northern Ireland Sustainable Energy Programme (formerly Energy Efficiency Levy)
A sum of money is collected from all electricity customers through a Public Service Obligation (PSO) which is used to provide funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy schemes. Previously known as the Energy Efficiency Levy (EEL), it is now known as the Northern Ireland…
Danish Energy Efficiency Obligation
The Danish government instituted an energy efficiency obligation to achieve an energy savings per year of 3 384 GWh and an incremental energy savings of 2.2% in comparison to total fuel consumption, achieving between 2015-2020 12.2PJ final energy per year. This obligation covers…
Climate Change Agreements
Climate change agreements are voluntary agreements made by UK industry and the Environment Agency to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. In return, operators receive a discount on the Climate Change Levy (CCL), a tax added to electricity and fuel bills. The…
Malta - Purchase Subsidies for individuals and NGOs
Maximum grant of 14,000 but capped as follows per car: Option A - 7,000 grant on the purchase of a new full electric vehicle in conjunction with an over ten year old ICE conventional vehicle. Option B - 4,000 grant on the purchase of a new electric vehicle without scrapping an…
Reduced VAT for energy-saving materials
In 1998 the UK Government introduced a reduced value-added tax (VAT) rate of 5% (down from 17.5%) for the grant-funded installation of certain energy-saving materials (ESMs) in the homes of elderly, less well off and vulnerable households. This reduced VAT rate applied to all…