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Country | Jurisdiction | Category | Policy name | Sector | Energy Type | Mechanism | Value committed, USD | Date of announcement | Policy type | Stage | Legislation and Endorsing Agency | Arm of Government | Primary and secondary stated objective of the policy | Date of entry into force | Implemented repeal date, if any | Value as stated (specify currency) | Value committed, national currency | Value disbursed, national currency | Value disbursed, USD: | Policy background | Links to official sources | Links to additional sources | |
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Poland | Local: Miejskie Przedsiębiors... | Fossil unconditional | Municipal district heating in Nowy Sącz receives PLN 9.4 million subsidy from EU for gas boiler for... | Power generation | Gas and gas products | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 2345309.3812375 | 30/12/2021 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | European Commission | Government | To support a modern high-efficiency cogeneration system producing combined heat and electricity from gas | 30/01/2020 | 9400000 | 9400000 | The EU subsidy valued at PLN 9.4 million will support Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej in Nowy Sącz in the construction of a gas-powered combined heat and electricity system. The source of funding is the Operational Program Infrastructure and Environment 2014-2020, sub-measure 1.6.1. MPEC in Nowy Sącz is the operator of a system that includes energy sources and a heat network for city residents, public institutions, and companies. The planned project involves the construction of a gas boiler for the production of thermal energy to meet year-round heat demand in Nowy Sącz. A modern high-efficiency cogeneration system powered by natural gas will produce 5.85 MW of heat and 6 MW of electricity per year. Greenhouse gas emissions are expected to decrease by approx. 31,496 tons of CO2 / year and primary energy consumption by 171,375 GJ / year. Limiting the use of hard coal is a key goal. The contract for co-financing the construction was signed in Warsaw on December 29, 2020 by the Vice-President of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management and the President of the Management Board of Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej Sp. z o. o. in Nowy Sącz. The total cost of the investment will be almost PLN 27 million, and its completion is planned for the second quarter of 2023. | http://nfosigw.gov.pl/o-nfosigw/aktualnosci/art,1698,wysokosprawna-kogeneracja-w-nowosadeckim-mpec.html (accessed 4 Jan 2020) |
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Canada | National | Clean conditional | Funding to convert carbon-based additives and components | Other sector | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 15/01/2021 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Western Economic Diversification Canada | Government | Promote sustainable technologies | CAD 1.9 million | Grant to the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO) to develop an innovation hub that will promote clean technologies that convert carbon-based additives and components into new, sustainable products. With this funding, UBCO will work with manufacturing, mining and lumber companies in Western Canada to research how industrial waste can gain a second life as high-quality carbon products. | https://www.canada.ca/en/western-economic-diversification/news/2021/01/government-of-canada-announces-support-for-innovation-in-clean-technology-and-sustainable-materials.html Accessed 21 January 2021. |
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Canada | British Columbia | Clean conditional | Doubling of CleanBC rebates for commercial EVs | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 30769230.769231 | 13/01/2021 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Government of British Columbia | Government | Promote electric vehicles | CAD 42 million | 42000000 | The Specialty-Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) program is receiving $31 million in funding through StrongerBC, the Province’s economic recovery plan, to double the maximum rebates for medium and heavy-duty vehicles available for B.C. businesses, local and regional governments, public sector organizations and non-profit organizations in their adoption of specialty-use zero-emission vehicles. Organizations in B.C. can also access $11 million in support for piloting unique or large deployments of medium- and heavy-duty or very large electric vehicles (EVs), such as domestic air, marine or rail transportation through the Commercial Vehicle Pilot program. | https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021EMLI0002-000037 Accessed 21 January 2021 |
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Canada | National | Clean conditional | Electric Vehicle Grid Integration Pilot Project in Nova Scotia | Mobility | Multiple energy types | Budget or off-budget transfer ... | 819780.21978022 | 12/01/2021 | Fiscal | Energy use (all energy types, consumption in transport, household use, buildings etc) | Natural Resources Canada | Government | Promote electric vehicles | CAD 1.119 million | 1119000 | To help Nova Scotia Power establish cost-effective energy solutions for an electric vehicle (EV) smart grid–integrated system. Federal funding for this project was provided through Natural Resources Canada’s Green Infrastructure – Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration program. | https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2021/01/canada-invests-in-electric-vehicle-grid-integration-pilot-project-in-nova-scotia.html Accessed 21 January 2021. |
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Canada | National | Fossil unconditional | Approval (Environmental Assessment Decisions) of three offshore exploration drilling projects | Resources | Oil and gas | New or extended regulation (IT... | 11/01/2021 | Fiscal | Exploration or production or processing or storage or transportation | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | Government | Growing the economy and creating good jobs for Canadians. | The proposed BHP Canada Exploration Drilling Project, Central Ridge Exploration Drilling Project and West Flemish Pass Exploration Drilling Project can proceed. The projects will allow the proponents to determine the presence, nature, and quantities of the potential hydrocarbon resources within their explorations licences located approximately 350 to 375 kilometres offshore east of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. | https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/news/2021/01/the-government-of-canada-announces-environmental-assessment-decisions-for-three-offshore-exploration-drilling-projects.html Accessed 21 January 2021. |