• Policy

        • European Union

        • 2009

        Directive 2009/28/EC on the Promotion of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources

        …landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases. The target is to achieve 22,1% of electricity produced from renewable energy and 12% of renewables in gross national energy consumption by 2010. It foresees an evaluation by the Commission of the compatibility of the national targets with these global indicative targets.The Directives RE targets for electricity for EU Member Countries:Belgium: 6% in 2010 (compared to 1,1% in 1997); Denmark 29% (8,7% in 1997); Germany 12,5% (4,5%); Greece 20,1% (8,6%); Spain 29,4% (19,9%); France 21% (15%); Ireland 13,2% (3,6%);…

        • Policy

        • European Union

        • 2014

        Restrictive measures against Russia

        …machine tools processed steel, lasers and batteries  (18 December 2023)Oil price cap (18 December 2023) Import ban on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) (18 December 2023)Extension of ban on the export of luxury cars above 1900cm3 and all electric and hybrid vehicles (23 June 2023)End of possibility to import Russian oil by pipeline for Germany and Poland (23 June 2023)Export restrictions on coal (5 October 2022) and import ban on all forms of Russian coal ( 8 Apr 2022)Import ban on Russian finished and semi-finished steel products, machinery and appliances (5 October 2022)Implementation of G7…

        • Policy

        • European Union

        • 2021

        2.9 billion euro fund for research and innovation in battery technology

        The European Commission approved under EU State aid rules, a second Important Project of Common European Interest (“IPCEI”) called "European Battery Innovation,” jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. With up to EUR 2.9 billion in funding, the project supports research and innovation that covers the entire battery value chain, from extraction of raw materials to recycling. The project involves 42 direct participants, consisting of SMEs, start-ups, universities and research organisations. Also, it aims to unlock an additional EUR 9 billion in private investments, complementing the first…

        • Policy

        • Afghanistan

        • 2019

        EITI Standard

        …extraction rights are awarded, to how revenues make their way through government and how they benefit the public. EITI participating states now number more than 50, and they have agreed to a common set of rules governing what has to be disclosed and when, known as the EITI Standard.Member Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Côte D'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgz Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, the Netherlands, Niger…

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2020

        Offshore Wind Energy Act (Amendment) - Increase of Expansion Target

        …expansion target of 40 gigawatts by 2040. Offshore wind energy will make a major contribution to the total share of renewable energies in Germany. Renewable energies are planned to account for 65 % of total electricity consumption in 2030.

         

        Germany's power network agency stated in September 2021 that it had awarded licences to build 958 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind capacity at zero subsidy for commissioning in 2026 in the country's North Sea and Baltic Sea territories.

        The winners of the three contracts were RWE Renewables Offshore Development Two with 225 MW, RWE Renewables Offshore Development One with 300…

        • Policy

        • European Union

        • 2014

        Greening NEAR - Greening Northern European Road Corridors

        …on consumer preferences and user acceptance of electric vehicles and the related charging infrastructure, as well as the supporting consumer services. It will also make a pilot deployment of fast charging stations along highways in southern Sweden (E20, E6 and E22), Denmark (E20, E45 and E55) and northern Germany (E45 and E22). Multi-standard quick charger requirements have been established and validated, and the first 13 (thirteen) charging stations are fully operational and open to the users in Denmark (E45) and Sweden (E20). Several study activities on consumers, key selling points, network planning methodology and network management have been completed.

        • Policy

        • People's Republic of China

        • 1996

        Brightness Programme

        …MW of solar PV and wind, and 200 MW of small hydro to provide electricity for more than 1000 townships (the official statistic is 1 million people total). To date, the central government has invested USD 240 million to provide hardware. Thus, it is designed to allow development of rural communities as well as reducing poverty. Total investment in equipment and services needed to achieve the long-term goal of reaching 23 million people is about 10 billion Renminbi (about USD 1.2 billion). The government of Holland and Germany are giving further financial and technical support to the programme.

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2016

        Heating system optimization

        The basis for this is the directive on the promotion of heating optimization through highly efficient pumps and hydraulic balancing. This is done by installing modern, high-efficiency pumps or carrying out the hydraulic balancing, which optimally distributes the heat in the building.

         

        The funding program aims to motivate the heating owners with attractive, non-repayable subsidies, replace inefficient pumps and carry out optimization measures on the entire heating system. It thus makes a significant contribution to the economic and climate-friendly heat supply of the building stock in Germany.

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2009

        Energy Conservation Regulations (EnEV) 2009

        …building) energy frame calculation to establish the expected primary energy consumption of residential and non-residential buildings. The regulation addresses thermal envelope requirements and energy using or producing systems in the calculation, including, HVAC, hot water, lighting (non-residential only), bio-climatic design and renewable energy.

         

        Germany has had prescriptive building energy efficiency requirements since 1977. The first performance-based code was introduced following the implementation of the EPBD in 2002. The 2009 version and supporting policies encompasses many progressive aspects including, low maximum u-values established relevant to climate, mandatory computer simulation, air-tightness requirements, well established incentive schemes…

        • Policy

        • Poland

        • 1998

        Participation in Baltic Energy Efficiency Group (BEEG)

        …The assessment included technologies, financing and legislation.The Group's action programme embodied:CHP-strategy;Facility for financing small-scale energy efficiency projects, CHP and renewables;Market Transformation Programme;Flexible framework for improving the efficiency of collaborative projects and actions.In order to reach this goal Energy Efficiency Development Forum (EEDF) was establiched; - "Baltic Sea Region Energy Efficiency Week" was scheduled to happen annualy.Countries that participated in BEEG: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden. European Commission was represented by its the Directorate General for Transport and Energy BEEG ceased to exists in 2005.

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