• Policy

        • Germany

        • 2005

        Energy Industry Act

        The purpose of this Act is to ensure a safe and efficient supply of electricity and gas, and that this supply is increasingly based on renewable energies. The Act was amended in 2022 to include storage restrictions to gas supplier, with minimum filling levels to ensure the security of supply.

        • Policy

        • Serbia

        • 2021

        Security of supply statement

        The Security of supply statement enables conditions and methods for suspending gas supply, ensuring efficient energy use, implementing supply constraints, and enforcing conservation measures during shortages.

        • Policy

        • Oman

        • 2025

        Planning for the hydrogen network

        OQ Gas Networks (National Infrastructure Provider) liaising with Hydrom for the master planning of the hydrogen network. OQGN is also performing a pre-FEED study for the common infrastructure that will support renewable hydrogen projects in the land blocks that the government has awarded

        • Policy

        • Nigeria

        • 2018

        Guidelines for Flare Gas Measurement, Data Management and Reporting Obligations

        The Guidelines for Flare Gas Measurement, Data Management and Reporting Obligations set out specs for the meters required to be installed in the 2018 Flare Gas Regulations. The Guidelines also describe what to do if meters malfunction, and explain how to calculate "unaccounted for" flared methane gas.  The Guidelines then lay out the general requirements and obligations for flare permit holders with respect to flare gas management and reporting, to ensure permit holders meet their cap requirements. 

        • Policy

        • Italy

        • 2022

        VAT reduction on fuels for November 2022

        Reduction in excise tax on fuels starting from 4 November 2022 and until 18 November 2022. For petrol, this reduction is equivalent to EUR 0.478/litre, for oils from gas or diesel this is equivalent to EUR 0.367/litre, and for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used as fuel there is a reduction of EUR 0.18261/kg.

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2009

        First Gas Critical Contingency Management Plan

        The plan establishes a clear process for demand reduction in case of an emergency, based on the declaration of a critical contingency by the CCO, the issuance of curtailment directives through Firstgas, and the implementation of these directives by Retailers and Large Consumers according to predefined priority bands.

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2023

        Electricity, gas and heating price brakes

        …and upper chambers in December 2022, a series of measures for electricity and gas price discounts for small and medium-sized companies and private households to face rising energy prices. The measures are part of the economic protective shield worth a total of €200 billion adopted in October 2022.The discounts are to take place starting in March of 2023, covering the months of January and February retroactively. For small and medium-sized enterprises, the allocated amount of 80 percent of their natural gas consumption will be capped at 12 cents per kilowatt hour, while the cap for heat will…

        • Policy

        • United States

        • 2019

        (Pennsylvania) Framework of Actions for Methane Reductions from the Oil and Gas Sector

        …Environmental Protection Agency. The new actions include:Issue a General Permit to replace the August 2013 Category No. 38 conditional permit exemption criteria issued for oil and gas exploration, development, and production facilities including well pads. Revise the current general permit for new and modified Natural Gas Compression and/or Processing Facilities (GP-5) such that it becomes the model for other states. Develop a regulation for consideration by the Environmental Quality Board that establishes stringent requirements for existing sources in the Oil and Natural Gas Industry. Establish best management practices, including LDAR programs, to reduce fugitive CH4 emissions from…

        • Policy

        • Canada

        • 2022

        Grant to Air Products for hydrogen complex in Alberta

        In November 2022, the government granted CAD 475 million (~USD 365 million) to Air Products to support the development of its Net-Zero Hydrogen Energy Complex in Alberta. ATR + CCS 95%, power generation with 100% hydrogen, 35 t/d liquefaction

        • Policy

        • Italy

        • 2001

        Utility targets for increasing energy efficiency

        …4.28 Mtoe/y for the gas sector. Under the Italian legislation those companies that carry out energy efficiency improvement projects related to district heating, including use of renewable energy sources and technologies, can get the white certificates, tradable on a specific environmental exchange managed by GME. The Decree No. 28 of 2011 which transposes the Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of from renewable sources energy redefines the support schemes of energy efficiency, through the reorganization and strengthening of existing incentive systems. The decree, thus, confirms that the instrument of white certificate market as the main incentive scheme…

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