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| Title | Country | Year | Policy Status | Policy Type | Policy Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Transformation Fund | United Kingdom | 2007 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Multiple RE Sources, Power, Multiple RE Sources, Multiple RE Sources, All, Multiple RE Sources, CHP, Multiple RE Sources, Heating |
| Energy Act 2008 | United Kingdom | 2008 | In Force | Policy Support, Insitutional creation, Policy Support | Wind, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Multiple RE Sources, Multiple RE Sources, CHP, Multiple RE Sources, Heating, Multiple RE Sources, Power, Ocean, Solar |
| Scotland - Small business energy efficiency loans | United Kingdom | 1999 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Loans | Multiple RE Sources |
| Bio-energy Infrastructure Scheme | United Kingdom | 2003 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Bioenergy, Biomass for power |
| Reduced VAT for energy saving materials | United Kingdom | 2000 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Tax relief | Wind, Onshore, Bioenergy, Biomass for heat, Geothermal, Heat, Hydropower, Multiple RE Sources, CHP, Solar |
| Energy Technologies Institute | United Kingdom | 2007 | In Force | Voluntary Approaches, Negotiated Agreements (Public-private sector), Policy Support, Policy Support, Insitutional creation, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D) | Wind, Offshore, Multiple RE Sources, Ocean, Other, Ocean, Tidal, Ocean, Wave |
| Low Carbon Buildings Programme | United Kingdom | 2006 | Ended | Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Information and Education, Information provision, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Wind, Onshore, Bioenergy, Biomass for power, Geothermal, Heat, Hydropower, Multiple RE Sources, CHP, Solar, Solar photovoltaic, Solar Thermal |
| Microgeneration Strategy | United Kingdom | 2006 | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies, Policy Support, Strategic planning, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Technology development | Multiple RE Sources, Power |
| Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act | United Kingdom | 2006 | In Force | Wind, Onshore, Multiple RE Sources, Multiple RE Sources, Power | |
| Scottish Biomass Support Scheme | United Kingdom | 2006 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Multiple RE Sources, CHP, Bioenergy, Biomass for heat |
| Research Councils Energy Programme (RCEP) | United Kingdom | 2004 | In Force | Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Technology deployment and diffusion, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Demonstration project, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Technology development | Multiple RE Sources, All, Multiple RE Sources |
| Feed-in Tariffs for renewable electricity | United Kingdom | 2010 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Feed-in tariffs/premiums | Wind, Onshore, Bioenergy, Hydropower, Multiple RE Sources, CHP, Solar, Solar photovoltaic |
| Energy Act | United Kingdom | 2010 | In Force | Policy Support, Strategic planning | |
| Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) | United Kingdom | 2011 | In Force | Policy Support, Insitutional creation, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Tax relief, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Feed-in tariffs/premiums, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Solar Thermal, Bioenergy, Biomass for heat, Geothermal, Geothermal, Heat |
| Energy white Paper | United Kingdom | 2011 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments, Codes and standards, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Feed-in tariffs/premiums, Policy Support, Insitutional creation, Policy Support, Strategic planning, Policy Support | Multiple RE Sources, All |
| Low Carbon Industrial Strategy (LCIS) | United Kingdom | 2009 | Ended | Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Technology deployment and diffusion, Information and Education, Advice/Aid in Implementation, Information and Education, Information provision, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Loans, Policy Support, Policy Support, Strategic planning, Economic Instruments, Direct investment, Procurement rules, Economic Instruments, Direct investment, Infrastructure investments, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Demonstration project, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Technology development | Wind, Offshore, Bioenergy, Multiple RE Sources, Ocean, Tidal, Ocean, Wave |
| Renewable Energy Strategy 2009 | United Kingdom | 2009 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Feed-in tariffs/premiums, Policy Support, Policy Support, Insitutional creation, Policy Support, Strategic planning, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Technology deployment and diffusion, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Technology development, Regulatory Instruments | Bioenergy, Bioenergy, Biofuels for transport, Bioenergy, Biomass for heat, Bioenergy, Biomass for power, Geothermal, Heat, Hydropower, Ocean, Tidal, Ocean, Wave, Solar, Wind, Wind, Offshore, Wind, Onshore |
| Climate Change Act | United Kingdom | 2008 | In Force | Policy Support, Policy Support, Insitutional creation, Policy Support, Strategic planning, Regulatory Instruments, Obligation schemes , Economic Instruments, Market-based instruments, GHG emissions trading | Multiple RE Sources, Bioenergy, Biofuels for transport |
| Planning and Energy Act 2008 | United Kingdom | 2008 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments | Multiple RE Sources |
| Low Carbon Transition Plan | United Kingdom | 2009 | Ended | Regulatory Instruments, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies, Policy Support, Policy Support, Insitutional creation, Policy Support, Strategic planning, Economic Instruments, Direct investment, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D) | Wind, Bioenergy, Biofuels for transport, Bioenergy, Bioenergy, Biomass for heat, Bioenergy, Biomass for power, Multiple RE Sources, Multiple RE Sources, Heating, Multiple RE Sources, Power, Ocean |
| Biofuels Duty Incentive | United Kingdom | 2002 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Tax relief | Bioenergy, Biofuels for transport |
| Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) | United Kingdom | 2008 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments, Obligation schemes | Bioenergy, Biofuels for transport |
| Offshore Wind Capital Grants Scheme | United Kingdom | 2002 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Wind, Offshore |
| Large-scale PV Demonstration Project | United Kingdom | 2002 | Ended | Regulatory Instruments, Monitoring, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Demonstration project, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Technology development, Regulatory Instruments, Auditing | Solar, Solar photovoltaic |
| Major PV Demonstration Programme | United Kingdom | 2002 | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Solar, Solar photovoltaic |
| Bio-energy Infrastructure Scheme | United Kingdom | 2004 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Bioenergy |
| Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme | United Kingdom | 2002 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Bioenergy, Biomass for power, Bioenergy, Biomass for heat |
| Energy Crops Scheme - England | United Kingdom | 2000 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Bioenergy, Biomass for power, Bioenergy, Biomass for heat |
| Renewables Obligation Plan | United Kingdom | 2000 | Superseded | Regulatory Instruments, Codes and standards, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Regulatory Instruments, Other mandatory requirements, Regulatory Instruments, Monitoring, Regulatory Instruments, Obligation schemes | Multiple RE Sources, All |
| The Green Fuels Challenge | United Kingdom | 2001 | Ended | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Policy Support | |
| Energy Technology Programme | United Kingdom | 2002 | Superseded | Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D) | Multiple RE Sources |
| Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGO) | United Kingdom | 2003 | In Force | Information and Education, Performance Label, Endorsement label, Regulatory Instruments, Monitoring, Regulatory Instruments, Codes and standards, Economic Instruments, Market-based instruments, GHG emissions trading | Multiple RE Sources, All |
| Industry Promotion and Information Development | United Kingdom | 2003 | Unknown | ||
| United Kingdom - Methane to Markets Partnership | United Kingdom | 2004 | In Force | Policy Support | Bioenergy, Biomass for power, Bioenergy, Biomass for heat |
| Biomass Task Force | United Kingdom | 2005 | In Force | Policy Support, Insitutional creation, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Policy Support, Strategic planning, Information and Education, Advice/Aid in Implementation, Information and Education, Information provision, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives | Bioenergy |
| Marine Research Development Fund | United Kingdom | 2005 | In Force | Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Research programme , Technology deployment and diffusion, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Demonstration project | Ocean, Wave, Ocean, Tidal |
| Energy Act 2004 | United Kingdom | 2004 | In Force | Regulatory Instruments | Wind, Offshore, Ocean, Tidal, Ocean, Wave |
| UK-US Partnership for Clean Energy | United Kingdom | 2004 | In Force | Policy Support, Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D) | |
| Funding for Using Willow as a Renewable Energy Source | United Kingdom | 2004 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants and subsidies | Bioenergy, Biomass for power |
| Renewables Obligation Order | United Kingdom | 2002 (last amended 2009) | In Force | Economic Instruments, Market-based instruments, Green certificates, Information and Education, Performance Label, Endorsement label, Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Policy Support, Strategic planning, Regulatory Instruments, Monitoring, Regulatory Instruments, Obligation schemes , Regulatory Instruments, Codes and standards | Wind, Onshore, Bioenergy, Biomass for power, Geothermal, Power, Hydropower, Multiple RE Sources, All, Multiple RE Sources, Power, Ocean, Tidal, Ocean, Wave, Solar, Solar photovoltaic, Wind, Wind, Offshore |
| Preferential Tax Regimes for Biofuels | United Kingdom | 2002 (amended 2005, 2008) | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Tax relief | Bioenergy, Biomass for heat |
| Climate Change Levy | United Kingdom | 2001 | In Force | Economic Instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Taxes, Regulatory Instruments |
