Factsheet: Energy performance buildings (UREBA)

Energy performance buildings (UREBA)

Key Information

Country/Region:

European Union›BELGIUM (BELGIQUE-BELGIË)›RÉGION WALLONNE

Description:

Within the bounds of its available budget, the Walloon region provides UREBA subsidies, which aim at supporting public bodies such as towns and provinces in their initiatives to reduce the energy consumption of their buildings. Projects using renewable energy sources are subsidised. The material as well as the installation of renewable energy plants for the production of heat for the exclusive use of the building are eligible. The subsidy amounts to 30 % of the investment costs.

Goal/Aim:

Stimulate renewable energy in buildings.

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:

Medium

Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:

Not Relevant

Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:

Not Relevant

Availability of financial resources:

Medium

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):

UREBA - Decree of 28 March 2013 on the granting of subsidies to legal persons governed by public law as well as non-commercial bodies for projects aiming at improving the energy performance of their buildings.

Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):

Arrêté du 28 mars 2013 du Gouvernement wallon relatif à l’octroi de subventions aux personnes de droit public et aux organismes non commerciaux pour la réalisation d’études et de travaux visant l’amélioration de la performance énergétique des bâtiments (UREBA)

Links:

http://www.res-legal.eu/search-by-country/belgium/single/s/res-hc/t/promotion/ai...

http://wallex.wallonie.be/index.php?doc=25079

Responsible Authority:

Service Public de Wallonie (SPW) Direction Générale opérationnelle de l'Energie (DGO4) – Public Service of the Walloon region – Directorate General for Energy (DG04)

Contact of Responsible Authority:

http://energie.wallonie.be

Completed by:

VITO

Advanced Information

Feedstock type targeted:

Product type targeted:

Value Chain:

Year Instrument & Measure Started:

2013

Comments

Environmental Sustainability Requirements:

Minimum CO2 savings required (10%).

Efficiency Requirements:

Minimum 10% CO2 savings and 85% efficiency for water heaters.

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