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Resolution no. 88 - Requirements for Energy Efficiency of Goods
Establishes requirements of energy efficiency products, services, placing orders for those carried out for state or municipal entities such that public buildings must have an average energy efficiency class of not lower than class "B
Energy Efficiency Requirements for Marine Vessels
Canada has enacted national regulations to implement new energy efficiency requirements negotiated under Annex VI of the International Maritime Organization Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships. The regulations require all vessels of 400 gross tonnage and above…
EnergySmart Schools
The EnergySmart Schools program seeks to catalyze significant improvements in energy efficiency in the nations K-12 schools through providing: information and resources on financing; tools and resources to assist decision makers in planning; best practices for building industry…
Energy Conservation Guideline for Public Institutions
The Energy Conservation Guideline for Public Institutions founded in 1997 requires that collective public institutions establish, implement and estimate an annual plan for energy conservation. Targeted institutions are central administrative offices and public institutions;…
National Energy Conservation Programme 2009 (NEP 2009)
The National Energy Conservation Programme has been offering energy efficiency grants to households each year for the last 6 years. In 2009, five different types of energy efficiency improvements are subsidised as part of the programme, each with a different subsidy intensity…
Energy Efficiency Measures for Government Authorities
In 2009, a new regulation was introduced with the aim of contributing to effective energy end-use within the public sector. The eligible measures include using financial instruments for energy efficiency, purchasing of energy efficient equipment, conducting energy mapping, buy…
Vehicle Excise Duty (VED): fuel type and CO2 emission vehicle bands
The rate of vehicle tax for cars is based on engine size if registered before 2001, or on fuel type and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions if registered after 2001. This is intended to send a stronger signal to the buyer about the environmental implications of their car
Energy performance contracts
The Federal Law No. 261-FZ "On Energy Conservation and Increase of Energy Efficiency € introduces a new type of civil-law agreement - the energy performance contract (EPC). The contractor under this kind of arrangement undertakes to take steps aimed at energy savings by the…
Energy Efficient Partner
In May 2008, the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade launched a partnership agreement to include the financial sector in supporting improved energy efficiency in the building sector. Under the agreement, participating banks will offer reduced interest rates on loans financing…
Fuel Consumption and CO2 Labels for New Cars
In order to implement the EC Directive on fuel economy and CO2 labels for cars, labels containing information on fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions are provided for new vehicles placed on the market. The label should be present both at the sales outlet and also on any…
Green Mortgage Programme
Since 1 January 2007, a Green Mortgage Programme has been in place to encourage the construction and purchase of homes that are energy-efficient. Infonavit, an institution that provides credits to workers for home acquisition, is offering and promoting the programme. Infonavit…
The Construction Law (1994)
The Act of 7 July 1994. Construction Law (Journal Laws of 2013, Pos. 1409, as amended) This act regulates activities involving matters of design, construction, maintenance and demolition of buildings and defines the principles of operation of the public administration in these…
Recognition of energy auditors under SGCIE and RGCEST
Approves the access to carrying out energy audits activities, preparing rationalization plans of energy consumption and control of its implementation and progress, notably by issuing execution and progress reports under the System management of Intensive Energy Consumption…
Carbon Cashbag Programme
The Ministry of Knowledge Economy introduced a "Carbon Cashbag" programme in May 2009, to increase public awareness and promote voluntary participation in CO2 mitigation activities. Carbon points will be awarded to customers upon the purchase of low-carbon products. 1 point is…
Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance for Canadian Renewable and Conservation Expenses (CRCE)
As per Canada's Income Tax Regulations, certain capital costs of systems that produce energy by using renewable energy sources or fuels from waste, or conserve energy by using fuel more efficiently are eligible for accelerated capital cost allowance. Under Class 43.1, eligible…
Mandatory Energy Audit
Since 2007, the government has mandated energy-intensive companies to undertake energy audit on a regular basis in order to respond to oil price and climate change. Every five years, companies using over 2,000 toe must discover energy savings potential and take optimal measures…
3rd National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP)
The National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) is a requirement of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED, 2012/27/EU). The Plan includes energy use and efficiency targets and reports on efforts and progress to date. Targets: average annual increase of 2.1% in macroeconomic…
Vision, Strategic Direction and Framework for Climate Policy
The South African governments vision, strategic direction and framework for climate policy was announced on 28 July 2008. The strategy follows two and a half years of work involving stakeholders from government, business, civil society and labour. It is based on findings and…
Public Sector Buildings Programme
The Green Paper on Sustainable Energy outlines the need to make significant energy savings in the public sector as part of the wider obligation to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions. In that context the government decided in July 2001 to require all public sector Departments,…
Public Buildings Energy Saving Resolution - Flanders
The Flemish government has approved a resolution by which the public authorities will demonstrate their willingness to save energy by a reduction of 10% of the electricity and fuel consumption in the 100 largest buildings by 2004, to enhance the energy efficiency of, and the use…
Rural Energy For America Program (REAP)
The REAP program provides assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to complete a variety of projects. Offering both loan guarantees and grants, the REAP program helps eligible applicants install renewable energy systems such as solar panels or anaerobic…
Energy Efficient Mortgages
Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs) can be used by homeowners to finance a variety of energy efficiency measures, including renewable energy technologies, in a new or existing home. The federal government supports these loans by insuring them through Federal Housing Authority…
Power of One Campaign
Unveiled in September 2006, the main objectives of Irelands two-year "Power of One" energy efficiency multi-media awareness campaign are: - to build awareness on types and sources of energy, costs and environmental impacts - to inform consumers about the impact that inefficient…
Energy Efficiency Commitment (2005-2008)
The second phase of the Energy Efficiency Commitment (EEC) ran from 2005-2008 and aimed to encourage consumers to make domestic energy efficiency improvements in products such as insulation, energy efficient boilers, micro CHP, appliances and lightbulbs. It placed an obligation…
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (HPwES) is a whole house, comprehensive retrofit program. HPwES challenges the traditional approach to home improvement because it evaluates the entire house including its systems and their interactivity to identify solutions that satisfy…
Tax Reduction for Installation Costs of Biomass Heating Systems and Energy Efficient Windows
A fiscal incentive introduced in 2004 offers an income tax reduction as an incentive to house owners to fit high-performance windows in existing houses, or to install a biofuel-fired heating system in new houses. The tax reduction for boilers is provided for up to 30% of the…
Thermal Performance of Buildings - Federal Code Revision
Announced in February 2003, the new federal Thermal Performance of Buildings entirely replaced the federal building code, Thermal Engineering for Buildings, revised in 1995 and 1998. Effective 1 October 2003, the new code: establishes numerical values for required performance…
Implementation of EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) / Energy Efficiency Code for Buildings Revision
The Greek building code was revised in January 2006 to provide the framework for the revision of older measures and introduction of new measures and procedures for energy conservation in buildings, especially in the areas of: o Energy certification for new and existing buildings…
Guidelines for Energy Management in Industry
The Act on the Rational Use of Energy (Energy Conservation Act) passed in 1979, revised in 1993 and 1998, 2002, and 2005 sets the foundation for industrial energy efficiency and energy management regulations. The 1979 act set standards for prevention of heat loss and recovery…
Support for Exemplar Energy Efficiency Projects
This scheme was superseded in May 2011 with the launch of Better Energy Workplaces (BEW). The BEW programme disbursed €11 million in 2011 to co-finance 85 projects in the public, commercial, industrial and community sectors. This leveraged additional investment of €34 million,…
Incentives for Low-energy Housing
The Norwegian State Housing Bank assists with achieving Norway's national environmental targets by encouraging the construction of more environment-friendly housing, for example by stimulating low energy consumption. The Housing Bank supports projects that contribute to capacity…
Thermal Building Code Revision
To reflect Danish implementation of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) 2002/91/EC, the national buildings code for energy efficiency in new buildings changed on 1 January 2006. As of 2006, the the maximum energy use in new buildings is based on an energy…
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)
The Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) programme, initiated in 1993 with Executive Order 12873, is a federal government-wide programme that encourages and assists executive agencies in the purchasing of environmentally preferable products and services. Federal agencies…
Regulations on Thermal Behaviour of Buildings
The Regulations on Characteristics of the Thermal Behaviour of Buildings (RCCTE) address energy consumption levels in buildings defining design rules for all new residential accommodation and services buildings without centralised air conditioning. These Regulations define the…
Grand Schemes for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources
The Plan aims to provide financial incentives in the form of government subsidy for investment in the production of electricity by utilizing wind, solar, biomass and biogas, which is released from landfill waste. The plan covers investments for the purchase and installation of…
Connecticut Energy Efficiency Obligation
In 2010, the Connecticut government introduced an energy efficiency obligation for all sectors except transport, covering electricity and gas. The obligation seeks to achieve an energy savings of 249 GWh per year. Requirement for acquisition of all cost-effective efficiency…
Lighting Energy Efficiency Standards
Energy efficiency standards require lightbulbs to consume less electricity (watts) for the amount of light produced (lumens). In September 2000, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the adoption of standards to improve the energy efficiency of fluorescent lamp ballasts in…
Energy check-up for low-income households
The aim of the measure is to demonstrate to consumers in low-income households ways of saving money and conserving the environment by means of a careful approach to energy (in particular through reduction of CO2 emissions). Therefore 800 long-term unemployed persons have been…
Me and my car. Drive smart and save fuel
The campaign entitled “Me and my car. Drive smart and save fuel" of the German Energy Agency addresses all car drivers with brochures and similar information material on the subject of fuel-saving, an online portal with interactive tools, appropriate events such as days of…
Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
Applicable Building Type(s) New residential Policy Requirement Level Mandatory Governance Development Authority: Department of Finance and Personnel Implementation Authority: Local Authority Verification Authority: Local Authority Enforcement Authority: Local Authority…
Co-operation Agreement Signed with the USA on Energy Research
In May 2001, a scientific co-operation agreement on the development of renewable energy sources (solar energy and hydrogen) and energy efficiency was signed between the United States and the European
The independent inspection system of the Buildings energy audits and upload information in the central electronic database
The independent control system and structure has been secured by the buildings energy audits. In addition, all documentations of building energy audits have to be filled into a new electronic database. All audit data will be available for many purposes. The e-certification…
Assisted Housing Stability and Energy and Green Retrofit Investments
Assisted Housing Stability and Energy and Green Retrofit provides grants or loans through HUDs Office of Affordable Housing Preservation (OAHP) for energy retrofits and "green" investments to property owners receiving project-based assistance. Incentives may be provided for…
UREBA Subsidies to Improve Energy Efficiency of Public Buildings - Wallonia
Subsidies for Rational Use of Energy in public buildings, ranging from audits, setting up an energy management system, investment feasibility studies, to investments in building shell elements or systems. The subsidy ratio varies according to the type of publics building, and…
Charging installation Brabant en Limburg
Electric driving in the provinces of Brabant and Limburg can request a free charging station for public space at Nuon - which won a tender together with Heijmans. The following 62 municipalities take part: Alphen-Chaam, Baarle-Nassau, Beek, Bergen (L), Bernheeze, Best, Boekel,…
Promotion of Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
The Electricity Law of 2002 required the Hungarian electricity transmission company (MAVIR) and electricity distribution companies to purchase electricity produced from renewable sources and from small scale CHP at minimum guaranteed prices, or market prices above the given…
klima:aktiv programme Buildings
Energy efficient construction and a high-quality restoration is the key to effective long-term climate change. The klimaaktiv building program provides information on the guiding principles for environmental change and energy-efficient design throughout Austria as well as…
Ownership tax benefits
Electric vehicles are exempt from the annual circulation
Vehicle Excise Duty (VED)
All cars in the UK are subject to an annual tax called the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). Before 2001, Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) was the same flat rate for all cars. In March 2001, the VED was reformed to incentivise fuel-efficient, low-carbon vehicles and to send a clear…