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Factsheet: Energy act / Green Deal Order
Energy act / Green Deal Order
Key Information
Country/Region:
European Union
›
UNITED KINGDOM
›
ENGLAND
European Union
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UNITED KINGDOM
›
SCOTLAND
European Union
›
UNITED KINGDOM
›
WALES
Description:
The EnA 2011 introduced the Green Deal, an energy-efficiency scheme, covering some renewable technologies (incl. biomass boilers). Green Deal is an incentive scheme for energy-efficiency improvements in buildings. Under the scheme home and business owners may obtain a loan for the measures specified in the Green Deal (Qualifying Energy Improvements) Order and pay off the loan through their energy bill.
Goal/Aim:
Stimulate energy efficiency in buildings.
Type (and subtype) :
Economic/financial instruments
›
Loans
Sector/Topic targeted:
Energy
Status:
In force
Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives
Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:
Not Relevant
Building a strong research, development and innovation base:
Not Relevant
Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:
Not Relevant
Building competitive biobased industries:
Not Relevant
Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:
Not Relevant
Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:
Not Relevant
Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:
Not Relevant
Availability of financial resources:
Not Relevant
Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:
Not Relevant
Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:
Not Relevant
Contact References
Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):
Energy Act 2011 / Green Deal (Qualifying Energy Improvements) Order 2012
Links:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/16/pdfs/ukpga_20110016_en.pdf
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2105/pdfs/uksi_20122105_en.pdf
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2079/pdfs/uksi_20122079_en.pdf
Responsible Authority:
Green Deal Oversight and Registration Body (GD ORB)
Contact of Responsible Authority:
http://gdorb.decc.gov.uk/
Completed by:
VITO
Completed on:
March, 2014
Acknowledgement:
RES-LEGAL
Advanced Information
Feedstock type targeted:
herbacious perennial crops (miscanthus, switch grass,...)
woody perennial crops (short rotation coppice)
roundwood/sawnwood
forestry byproducts/residues (tops, branches, bark, stumps)
wood processing byproducts/residues (e.g. sawdust, sawmill byproducts)
herbacious (incl. verge grass / roadside cuttings)
woody
Product type targeted:
Heating/Cooling
Value Chain:
End use/markets
Year Instrument & Measure Started:
2011
Year Last Instrument & Measure was last Amended:
2013
