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Policy
Australia
2018
Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project
In January 2022, the HESC project pilot phase demonstrated the extraction of clean liquid hydrogen from Latrobe Valley coal and shipped overseas to Kobe in Japan. The project is now in the feasibility phase. Funding: $50 million awarded in 2018 for the pilot program delivery (delivered January 2022); $7.5 million announced in 2022 towards $184 million pre-commercialisation (feasibility) phase - conditional on Victorian Government also committing $7.5 million. The decision to move to commercial production will be made in the 2020s, with operations targeted in the 2030s.
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Policy
People's Republic of China
2016
China 13th Bioenergy Development Five Year Plan (2016-2020)
The China 13th Five Year Plan (2016-2020) on Bioenergy was released by the National Energy Administration (NEA) on 5 December 2016. The Bioenergy FYP is developed according to the 13th FYP on energy and sets out detailed orientations and targets for bioenergy over the next 5 years.
Main achievements of the 12th FYP (2011-2015) and targets for the 13th FYP (2016-2020):
12th FYP (2011-2015)
2015
13th FYP (2016-2020)
2020 target
unit
Annual fossil fuel substitution over the period
Power
generation capacity from biomass
Direct Combustion from traditional biomass1
5.3
7
GW
26.6 million TCE
Waste1
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Policy
European Union
2021
Hydrogen GHG threshold in financing taxonomy
Hydrogen production should result in life-cycle GHG emissions lower than 3 kg CO2-eq/kg H2, comply with climate change adaptation requirements as per Appendix A, and sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources as per Appendix B, to be classified as a sutainable finance activity
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Policy
United Kingdom
2004
UK National Allocation Plan 2005 - 2007
In July 2004, the UK government published its national allocation plan (NAP) for carbon dioxide emissions under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The NAP allocated 736Mt of carbon dioxide to installations covered by the scheme over the 2005-07 period. The allowances were allocated for free to the 1,080 installations covered by the scheme. The allocation amounts to a reduction of 5.5Mt of carbon dioxide. New entrants will have access to allowances from a pool of 7.7% of the total allowances. Any surplus of allowances remaining in the new entrant reserve at the end of each year…
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Policy
Australia
2012
Clean Technology Innovation Programme
The Clean Technology Innovation Programme provided grants to support business investment in research and development (R & D) in the areas of renewable energy, low pollution technology and energy efficiency.
As part of the commitment to deliver savings by abolishing the Carbon Tax, the new Australian Government announced its intention to discontinue funding for the Clean Technology Program. This includes the three program components: the Clean Technology Investment Program, the Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program, and the Clean Technology Innovation Program. -
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District heat production per region, 2010-2024
Europe China Russia District Heating
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Policy
Australia
2017
CSIRO Innovation Fund
A privately managed government-funded fund to invest in companies translating research into global-scale businesses. “Decarbonise the planet” is one of six challenge areas covered.
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Policy
Niue
2015
Strategic Energy Road Map 2015-2025
Energy Efficiency roadmap targets:
Niue Power Corporation (NPC) station losses maintained at an acceptable level of 4% by 2020 (5.19% in 2011)
Power generation efficiency maintained above 4 kWh/litre in 2017
10% electricity savings on residential, commercial and government by 2020
1% of fuel-efficient vehicles by 2020
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Policy
Iceland
2023
Regulation (EU) 2023/851 on strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles
The regulation sets a fleet-wide target of 95 gCO2/km from the 1st of January 2020 for new passenger cars, and 147 gCO2/km for the average emissions of new light commercial vehicles. It also revises the regulation (EU) 2019/631 with the following targets: 2030: -55% reduction of the target in 2021 2035: -100% reduction of the target in 2021
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Policy
Italy
2021
National Recovery and Resilience Plan / M2C2: Renewable energy, hydrogen, grid and sustainable mobility
Among the objectives of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience plan, one aims to develop low-carbon technologies and to settle more sustainable and resilient electricity and transport sectors. This component includes five objectives: 1. Increase energy from renewable sources - PV in agriculture - Energy communities - Innovative clean energy production (including off-shore) - Development of biomethane 2. Improvement and digitalisation of the electricity grid, to better accommodate the increased production from renewables and increase resilience to extreme climatic phenomena - smart grid - climate resilience of grids 3. Production, distribution and final use of hydrogen - Hydrogen production in industrial areas - Hydrogen use in hard…