• Policy

        • Spain

        • 2015

        FNEE-Aid Programme for the Renewal of Municipal Street Lighting Installations

        …street lighting to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide through the implementation of projects of energy saving and efficiency,which helps to achieve reduction targets on final energy consumption set by Directive 2012/27/EU. To this end, the programme has established a financing line for local authorities so they can carry out the reform of its external lighting installations under energy efficiency patterns. This line of support was conceived to be further expanded in the following years until 2020.  This program has been allocated with a maximum budget amounting to €113,791 million , coming from the National Energy Efficiency Fund…

        • Policy

        • Spain

        • 2017

        FEDER -POCS 2014-2020/ Singular projects for local entities to promote the transition to a low-carbon economy

        The POCS has allotted approximately € 2100M of FEDER assistance, 38.2% of the Program, to the axis LowCarbon Economy. This sum is intended to be managed by the Institute for Diversification and Energy Saving (IDAE) as an intermediary organism for the actions in this axis. Likewise, the POCS establishes that part of the budget for this axis, about €480M over the 2014-2020 period, shall be allotted to projects that allow for the transition to a low-carbon economy in the field of local entities. In this field, the IDAE has been tasked with managing the selection of projects…

        • Policy

        • Canada

        • 1997

        Dollars to $ense

        …Dollars to $ense energy management workshops offered by Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency.The energy-saving tips provided at these workshops help organizations lower operating and production costs, improve their competitive position, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase operational efficiency and create a better work environment.In addition to workshops that support energy management planning, energy management information systems, recommissioning and financing energy efficiency, ISO 50001 implementation and Portfolio Manager benchmarking are also available to Canadian commercial, industrial and institutional organizations.Since October 2016, the workshops are offered under licence, by the Canadian Institute for Energy Training and…

        • Policy

        • Spain

        • 2008

        Action Plan 2008-2012: Voluntary Agreements

        …Voluntary Agreement are: - The saving potential identified and the possibility to meet it; - An explicit commitment of the firms in the sub-sector or activity branch considered; - Financing lines for energy saving incentives and the possibility to give preferential treatment to the firms formally committed; - A follow-up of the objectives stated in the Voluntary Agreement. The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade will be in charge of defining the contents in the Voluntary Agreement; it will implement the approach with the Entrepreneurial Association and will sign the Voluntary Agreement. IDAE will take part in defining the energy saving potential…

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        • Australia

        • 2001

        Global Warming: Cool It!

        Global Warming: Cool It! is a comprehensive guide on reducing household greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. The guide provides information on heating and cooling, appliances and equipment, electricity use, lighting, building and renovating, and energy saving tips. The online version of the guide also includes a household greenhouse gas emissions calculator. This is now superseded

        • Policy

        • Spain

        • 1998

        IDAE-FEDER Programme for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

        …energy saving and renewable energy projects in small and medium-sized businesses through management and financing of turnkey projects in Objective 1 zones. Total resources for the programme up to 2001 were EUR 67.9 million. To complement this programme, IDAE organises courses and seminars for specific sectors. In the past two years, these have included the following courses: - Day congress on cogeneration with gas. - Technological meeting on liquid ice. - Energy efficiency seminar in the beer and malt sector. - Technological meeting on heat pumps. - Day congress on the use of industrial waste as alternative fuel in the cement industry. - Energy…

        • Policy

        • Japan

        • 1999

        Telework

        …effective method to save electricity and is now included in the concrete energy saving measures set out in the National Electricity Saving Action. In the national plan, teleworking is suggested as a way to reduce electricity demand in this summer.The effectiveness of telework is shown by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Telecommunication. The Ministry estimates that “if Telework is implemented in large scale in Japan, there will be a large amount of energy saving”. And another estimate shows that “if 100 people do the telework in the summer (2012), it will be an electric saving of 1million kW”…

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        • Greece

        • 1998

        Development Law 2601/98

        …sector activities concerning energy saving, exploitation of agricultural, industrial and municipal wastes and effluents, and the creation of mechanisms for energy saving. The law also provides subsidies to industries or companies for the production of electricity through the exploitation of indigenous renewable energy sources. Investment subsidies range from 15 to 40%, depending on the geographical location of the investment. An alternative scheme of loans at reduced interest rates and tax credits is also provided. Most of the 38 projects that had been approved up to 2001 were for renewable energy projects. Very few investments have been made in energy efficiency…

        • Policy

        • Japan

        • 2006

        National Promotion of Eco Driving

        …a slow start campaign for drivers. Following these actions, in June 2006, the action plan was declared and the concrete measures were declared as follows:(1) Review of the definition of energy-saving driving, and determination of effective use,(2)Dissemination and educational activities for energy-saving driving,(3) Dissemination and promotion of an energy-saving driving support system,(4)Establishment of an evaluation system for energy-saving driving,(5) Inter-organ efforts involving municipalities and concerned organisations,(6) Survey required for dissemination and promotion of energy-saving driving. The latest eco-driving national campaign was held in November, 2014.

        • Policy

        • Korea

        • 2012

        Green & Smart Transportation Partnership

        Recently, the Korean government has put a high priority on energy efficiency and greenhouse-gas emissions reduction for freight transportation. Keeping up with the government efforts, KEMCO has been implementing Green & Smart Transportation Partnership through voluntary agreements with participants such as freight shippers, carriers and logistics companies. This partnership is to promote exchange of information and technologies between participants, to identify energy-saving measures, and to support the implementation of those measures in the freight transportation sector. Since 2010, 24 companies from various industries have signed the MOUs with KEMCO to participate in the Green & Smart Transportation Partnership…

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