• Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 1993

        Renewable Energy Policy Statement

        In 1993, the Government released its Renewable Energy Policy Statement. Its key objective is to ensure "the continuing availability of energy services at the lowest cost to the economy as a whole consistent with sustainable development." At the time, there were no specific quantitative targets or plans for future renewable energy use in New Zealand. However, recent government forecasts, based on the target of 30 PJ in the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy, indicate that renewable energy supply will increase by around a fifth in 2010 compared with 1996, mainly due to increased electricity generation from wind, combustible renewables…

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 1999

        Working with Local Government

        …paying it off over a certain period of time (often ten years).  This system provides an alternative method of payment for home insulation retrofits, compared with adding the cost to the mortgage or paying in cash themselves  -this has assisted the uptake of the Government home insulation and retrofit schemes. Under the new Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes programme (which only covers low income insulation retrofits). VTR is promoted as an alternative to Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes but we still continue to work with councils on VTR.As at October 2015, seven Councils offered voluntary targeted rates.

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2008

        Vehicle Fuel Economy Labelling

        …fuel economy litres per 100km.This policy contributes to the New Zealand Energy Efficiency and New Zealand Strategy 2011-16 economy-wide energy efficiency target for New Zealand to continue to achieve a rate of energy intensity improvement of 1.3 percent per annum and transport sector target "By 2016: The efficiency of light vehicles entering the fleet should have further improved from 2010 levels." As at the end of June 2015, market research showed that 91% of used car dealers were complying with the Vehicle Fuel Economy Label (VFEL) labelling and that compliance by new vehicle dealers was 95%.

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2010

        Commercial Buildings Audit Programmes

        …cost of building new supply assets. Courses were in place to improve electricity management and efficiency in the commercial building services industry -targeting energy specialists, facilities managers and commercial property valuers. Courses were delivered by the Energy Management Association New Zealand (EMANZ) which is an industry association of energy management experts including energy auditors, energy managers and suppliers of energy efficiency products and services.In May 2013, EECA Business in collaboration with the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC), launched a new scheme to measure and rate the energy performance of commercial buildings in New Zealand. The New Zealand scheme…

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 1999

        Energy-Wise Councils Partnership

        …voluntary targeted rates" whereby ratepayers can elect to pay-off an insulation and clean heating retrofit of their homes by adding the cost to their rates bill and paying it off over a 10 year period. This system provides an alternative method of payment for home insulation retrofits, compared with adding the cost to the mortgage or paying in cash themselves - and it seeks to assist the uptake of the Government home insulation and retrofit scheme Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart. As at December 2015 seven Councils, covering approximately 60% of the New Zealand population, offered voluntary targeted rates.

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2007

        Home Energy Ratings Scheme

        …effective ways to improve the homes energy efficiency and reduce energy costs. The voluntary scheme was designed to be capable of becoming a mandatory scheme, should it be required. This scheme has now ended. NB. A similar function is now performed by the more general environmental rating tool "HomeStar" led by NZ independent Green Building Council. This voluntary industry measure is described as a 'comprehensive, national, voluntary residential rating tool that evaluates the environmental attributes of New Zealand stand-alone homes in terms of energy, health and comfort, water, waste and more'.See http://homestar.org.nz/ for more information.

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2007

        Innovation Fund for Solar Water Heating

        …air-source, but also ground-source) that encouraged uptake or to gather information and performance data on the technology towards further this developing industry; or 3) Other innovative projects to demonstrate original approaches to improving solar water heating or heat pump water heating technology and uptake. The Fund also targeted industry training, research and development, experimental route-to-market initiatives, etc. The Innovation Fund is part of the progressive roll-out of the New Zealand governments NZD15.5 million solar water heating programme. It forms part of its broad approach to promoting sustainability, energy efficiency and renewable sources of energy.

        • Country

        Namibia

        Most of Namibia’s electricity is generated by hydropower. The country is also one of the ten-largest uranium resource-holders in the world and provides 8.2% of global production. The country has stated its interest in introducing nuclear power into its domestic mix.

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        • Country

        Zimbabwe

        Zimbabwe holds large coal reserves and production is set to increase. The country has also significantly untapped its hydropower potential, even though the share of hydropower generation is gradually decreasing.

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        • Country

        Eswatini

        Eswatini

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