Subsidy Programs
Important!
When deciding to invest in a renewable energy technology that can receive subsidy funding from a government subsidy program, it is important to check the following:
- Under what conditions is the subsidy offered
- If a third party is involved with the installation, does this third party have the required accreditations? This needs to be double checked as some installers will claim to have the accreditations even when they do not. If an installer falsely claims to have the required accreditations, you will not be eligible for reimbursement from a subsidy program based on their work.
- Information about accreditation can be found at your government’s official renewable energy web site
Below is an international list of governmental and other web sites that provide information on renewable energy subsidy programs, including feed-in tariffs and tax rebates. This list was mainly created from information found on the International Energy Agency’s database (see first link below).
IEA’s Global Renewable Energy Database
http://www.iea.org/policiesandmeasures/renewableenergy/
North America
US
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/financing/
Canada
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/funding/4943
European Union
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/grants/index_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/call_for_proposals/index_en.htm
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html
European Countries
Austria
http://www.e-control.at/de/home
Belgium
http://www.energiesparen.be/subsidies/subsidiemodule
http://www.energiesparen.be/milieuvriendelijke/wetgeving
http://ae.vlaanderen.be/index.html
Denmark
http://www.ens.dk/DA-DK/FORBRUGOGBESPARELSER/INDSATSIBYGNINGER/Sider/Forside.aspx
http://www.ens.dk/en-US/ConsumptionAndSavings/Buildings/Sider/Forside.aspx
Finland
http://www.ara.fi/default.asp?node=692&lan=en#a5
France
http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/-Aide-aux-energies-renouvelables,408-.html
http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/13/dossiers/loi_finances_2009.asp
Germany
http://www.erneuerbare-energien.de/inhalt/3055/42399/
http://www.energiefoerderung.info/
Greece
http://www.ypan.gr/kpt_uk_c.htm
http://www.ypan.gr/index_uk_c_cms.htm
http://www.ypan.gr/fysikoi_poroi/index_uk_c.htm
http://www.ypan.gr/fysikoi_poroi/344_345.htm
Ireland
Italy
http://www.gse.it/Eng/Activities/Pagine/default.aspx
Luxembourg
Netherlands
http://www.senternovem.nl/sde/
http://www.senternovem.nl/eos/
http://www.vrom.nl/pagina.html?id=38226
Norway
http://www.husbanken.no/Venstremeny/en_environment.aspx
Portugal
http://www.adene.pt/ADENE.Portal
http://www.min-economia.pt/innerPage.aspx?idCat=51&idMasterCat=13&idLang=2
Spain
http://www.mityc.es/energia/desarrollo/EnergiaRenovable/Paginas/Renovables.aspx
http://www.cne.es/cne/home2_english.jsp?id_nodo=3
Sweden
http://www.boverket.se/Om-Boverket/About-Boverket/The-Division-of-Building-Construction/
http://www.iea.org/textbase/pm/?mode=re&id=3849&action=detail
Switzerland
http://www.bfe.admin.ch/themen/03644/index.html?lang=fr
http://www.swissgrid.ch/power_market/renewable_energies/registration_crf/
United Kingdom
http://www.government-grants.co.uk/
http://www.r-e-a.net/info/links/government-links
http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/Grants-for-your-home
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/
Africa
South Africa
Asia-Pacific
Australia
http://www.climatechange.gov.au/en/government/programs-and-rebates.aspx
http://www.ret.gov.au/ENERGY/Pages/index.aspx
http://www.ausindustry.gov.au/VentureCapital/RenewableEnergyEquityFundREEF/Pages/home.aspx
http://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/energy/sustainable/renewable/solar/solar-scheme
http://www.clean.energy.wa.gov.au/pages/re_feed-in_tariff.asp
India