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Policy
Canada
2021
Codes and standards development
Canada committed CAD 50 million from 2021 to 2026 to support enabling the research and development of new codes and standards.
The Hydrogen Strategy’s Codes and Standards Working Group published a Codes and Standards Roadmap in April 2025. The roadmap prioritizes the various codes and standards gaps based on how critical they are for the hydrogen value chain, and identifies existing gaps in codes and standards along the hydrogen value chain, the priorities of Canadian stakeholders, and proposed actions to address gaps in the short- and medium term -
Policy
Netherlands
2009
Long-Term Agreements (MEE) on Energy Efficiency with industrial enterprises that have to participate in the EU ETS scheme, including additional 'enhancements' under the Energy Agreement
Negotiated agreements to improve energy efficiency and enhance the use of renewable energy in the more energy intensive sectors of industry for companies under the emission trading system (ETS). Includes 4 year energy plans, realisation and reporting of measures and development of longer term roadmaps towards 2030. Under the Energy Agreement since 2013 some measures have been added/adapted to increase energy efficiency e.g. mandatory checks by RVO.nl on progress with sanctions on the use of LTA benefits in case of lack of progress and the development and implementation of periodical energy checks (in Dutch, EPK). There are…
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Policy
People's Republic of China
2009
Offshore Wind development plan
In 2009, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) published the Offshore Wind Development Plan, requiring all costal regions to establish their own offshore Wind Development roadmap to 2020. The Development Plan also establishes the official baseline for offshore projects: The Inter-tidal zone for water depth of less than 5 meters, the Offshore zone for water depth of 5 to 50 m and the Deep sea zone for water depth above 50 m. The Jiangsu province first submitted its Offshore Wind Plan and, in May 2010, the National Energy Administration (NEA) initiated a first tender in Jiangsu province. The…
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Policy
Spain
2010
Integrated plan for the promotion of electric vehicles
This plan includes the Integrated Strategy for Electric Vehicles promotion 2010–
2014 and its Action Plans (2010–2012 and 2012–2014). The Integrated Strategy sets
the goal of putting 250,000 electric vehicles (BEVs and PHEVs) on Spain’s roads,
which could be recharged at 343,510 charging points throughout Spain. The plan
envisions the rollout of the plug-in electric vehicles occurring according to the timetable
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Policy
Hungary
2023
EV subsidy
The Hungarian government launched a HUF 60 billion (EUR 156 million) program to promote electromobility, including the construction of 170 new high-capacity electric charging stations along major roads and discounts for purchasing electric vehicles.
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Policy
Colombia
2018
Law 9518 on incentives and promotion for electric transport
This law provides incentives for the promotion of electric transport, and establishes a minimum of one charger every 80 km in national roads and 120 km in municipal roads.
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Policy
Colombia
2022
+H2 Colombia
The initiative, led by the Non-Conventional Energies and Efficient Energy Management Fund (FENOGE) and supported by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, is aligned with the National Hydrogen Roadmap. The initiative aims to finance pre-investment studies (pre-feasibility and feasibility) of projects along the entire supply chain of hydrogen, from production to distribution and use, both green and blue hydrogen.
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Policy
United States
2020
Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC)
Announced in January 2021, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) is a programme at the US Department of Energy (DoE) to develop and domestically manufacture energy storage technologies. The initiative builds on the Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap released in December 2020, which aims to reduce the levelized cost of long duration energy storage by 90 % down to $0.05/kWh and the manufactured cost for a battery pack by 44 % to 80/kWh by 2030. Managed by the DoE, the ESGC redirects and expands competitive grants for energy storage R&D projects. Since 2020, the DoE has as…
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Policy
People's Republic of China
2022
14th FYP Energy Technology Innovation
On 3 April, the National Energy Administration and the Ministry of Science and Technology issued the 14th Five-Year Plan for Science and Technology Innovation in the Energy Sector. The Plan addresses technical weak points in the energy sector, and outlines roadmaps and demonstration projects in the following areas: Advanced renewable energy, including hydro, wind, solar, biomass and hydrogenNew types of power systemsSafe and efficient nuclear energyGreen and efficient fossil energy development and utilisationEnergy digitalisation, etc. The Plan follows a call from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) for SOEs to lead scientific and technological innovation in…
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Policy
Denmark
2021
Infrastructure plan 2035
The Danish government developed in June 2021 the "Infrastructure plan 2035", aiming at reducing the emissions in the transport sector. The plan aims at co-financing publicly accessible charging infrastructures on state roads from 2021-2030, co-financing renewable refuelling stations and charging infrastructure for heavy duty vehicles and funding research on green asphalt reducing rolling resistance and fuel usage.In 2023, additional funding was earmarked to refurbish S-train stations in Copenhagen.