• Policy

        • Sweden

        • 2001

        Automatic Speed Surveillance

        Since 2001, automatic speed surveillance has become increasingly common in Sweden. The automatic speed surveillance has a number of purposes, primarily to lower the speed in order to decrease the number of accidents. Lower average speed also decreases fuel consumption, and the measure can thus create energy savings as well as reduced greenhouse gas emissions from road transport.

        • Policy

        • Luxembourg

        • 2004

        Investment Grants for SMEs and non-industrial enterprises

        …to 10% if the company is an SME.Energy investments: This grant scheme is provided to enterprises of all sizes that make investments leading to energy-savings, renewable energy, or the production of combined heat and power (CHP). Up to 40% of eligible investment costs can be covered. This can be increased by up to 10% if the company is an SME. The grant can also be increased by 10% should the investment allow for the independent energy supply of a community.Consulting fees: For SMEs requiring consultation services in the field of environmental protection or rational use of energy…

        • Policy

        • Belgium

        • 1994

        Sustainable neighborhoods contracts

        …neighborhoods contracts, environmentally efficient projects will be supported by the Region primarily to help speed up energy transformation of the housing stock in the old and insecure areas. The Sustainable Neighbourhood contracts offer different innovative flagship projects in energy and the environment. Now, following the example of the first Zero Carbon neighbourhood in the "Urbain-Loi € project (European Quarter), all new urbanization project will move towards the goal of zero carbon.In addition, the Region has launched a call for proposals to the residents in order for them to, together, take action on various issues : energy savings, waste reduction…

        • Policy

        • United States

        • 2011

        United States-MEPS-Television

        …of brightness in the “home” or default mode in which energy use is measured to prevent gaming of the standard. (If the home mode is too dim, consumers will switch to other modes that would erode energy savings.) The standards also require a minimum power factor of 0.9. Connecticut adopted standards for televisions in 2011 and Oregon in 2013.

        The 2012 ASAP/ACEEE report, The Efficiency Boom, modeled a potential standard for televisions based on ENERGY STAR version 5.3 which became effective in September 2011. The ENERGY STAR criteria require that the default factory settings are set to…

        • Policy

        • Spain

        • 2011

        Regulation of small power plants connexion to the electricity grid (Royal Decree 1699/2011)

        …once the upcoming net metering regulations are in place, they can self-consume the energy produced. The gradual entrance of these small power producers into the Spanish electrical system will pave the way for the development of distributed generation, replacing the current centralised model made up by big installations with a model more oriented towards distributed generation. Such change will translate in reduced energy losses within the grid and smaller economic investments in transport and distribution electric infrastructure, in addition to increased primary energy savings. With regard to consumers, they will benefit from higher security of supply and energy autonomy.

        • Policy

        • Austria

        • 2010

        National Renewable Action Plan (NREAP)

        …renewable energy sources;
        Transport: 11.5% of energy demand met by renewable energy sources.

        In order to achieve above enlisted targets Austria established comprehensive legislative and administrative framework regulating and facilitating sustainable development of renewable energies. This framework is being supported by structure of various ficial, fiscal, research and promotional measures and incentives.

        Feed-in tariff scheme: Ökostromverordnung 2009, 2010, 2012;
        Strategic planning in sector of energy;
        Green Electricity Act 2008 and 2012;
        CHP Law;
        Promotional and education programmes;
        Environmental and climate change acts and strategies;
        Energy efficiency, energy savings and renewable energy in building sector;
        Certification of installers of various renewable energy installations…

        • Policy

        • Norway

        • 2002

        White Paper on Domestic Use of Natural Gas

        …The main policy proposals are: - establish a support scheme for domestic distribution of natural gas, administered by Enova SF (the agency for promoting energy savings, new renewable energy and environmentally friendly natural gas solutions) - strengthen R&D activities to promote power plants with carbon dioxide capture and storage - establish a support scheme for investment in full-scale power plants with carbon dioxide capture and storage from 2006 - establish a public company which among other things will be responsible for the support scheme for investment in power plants with carbon dioxide capture and storage - establish a national centre for practical…

        • Policy

        • Italy

        • 2011

        Promotion of High Efficiency Cogeneration

        …Certificate?s base value, for five different capacity echelons, taking into account the different average yields of the plants and the development potential of small and medium CHP. The qualification as a high efficiency cogeneration is issued by GSE (Energy Services Operator), which annually recognizes a corresponding incentive to the actual primary energy savings achieved and measured by the plant. Incentives for renovations of existing plants and those which came into operation after 1 April 1999 and before the Decree no. 20/2007 are reduced by 30% compared to those granted for new plants for a period of five years.

        • Policy

        • Luxembourg

        • 2004

        Investment Grants for SMEs and non-industrial enterprises

        …to 10% if the company is an SME.


        Energy investments

        This grant scheme is provided to enterprises of all sizes that make investments leading to energy-savings, renewable energy, or the production of combined heat and power (CHP). Up to 40% of eligible investment costs can be covered. This can be increased by up to 10% if the company is an SME. The grant can also be increased by 10% should the investment allow for the independent energy supply of a community.


        Consulting fees

        For SMEs requiring consultation services in the field of environmental protection or rational use of energy…

        • Policy

        • Slovak Republic

        • 2021

        Renovation of buildings from priority axes outside green economy (Program Slovakia) (S010)

        Renovation of public buildings supported from policy objectives 1, 3–5 of the Slovakia Programme 2021–2027, outside policy objective 2. Includes renovation of cultural buildings (EUR 120 million), healthcare centres, and other public buildings. Energy savings monitored via energy performance certificates. Coordinated by the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation.

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