Austria introduced a new policy to encourage energy-saving emission reduction

Austria government recently passed the "2011 environmental promotion plan, encourage enterprises to refit the LED lighting system and energy saving power system, encourage enterprises and individuals to carry out heat transformation of commercial buildings and private houses. These incentives are not only conducive to energy conservation and environmental protection, but also conducive to ordinary families to reduce energy consumption, help companies reduce operating costs, while creating a positive role in creating employment and economic recovery.

According to the Kyoto Protocol, by 2012, Austria's greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 13% on the basis of emissions in 1990. However, in fact, Austria's greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 reached 86 million 600 thousand tons, higher than the planned amount of 68 million 700 thousand tons. Although in recent years due to the impact of the international financial crisis and the economic downturn led to reduce the burden on the environment, especially the industrial emissions and traffic emissions decreased, but the overall trend of Austria emissions pressure did not change. As the economy recovers, new measures must be taken to curb the rise in emissions. The government of Austria will be a period of time in the future focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reduce the amount of energy used from the primary to improve energy efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and improve the utilization of renewable energy, also stressed that strengthening the government's guidance and control.

The government of Austria recently adopted the "2011 environmental promotion plan" to encourage enterprises to modify LED lighting systems and energy efficient power systems, while encouraging enterprises and individuals to commercial buildings and private residential thermal transformation. Austria's environment minister Bell Rakovic believes that these incentives are not only conducive to energy conservation and environmental protection, but also conducive to ordinary families in Austria to reduce energy consumption and help enterprises to reduce operating costs, and create jobs and play a positive role in promoting economic recovery. At present, the federal government of Austria has been "environmental promotion plan" into the 38 million euros of funds, the EU has invested $9 million 200 thousand, of which 35% of the funds will be used to improve energy efficiency projects.

"Enterprise environment promotion plan" provides a new funding scheme for LED lighting system. The amount of subsidy shall be determined according to the power of the enterprise to modify the LED lighting system, and the maximum amount shall not exceed 30% of the total investment of the enterprise. LED than the traditional lighting equipment, lighting equipment with longer service life, currently on the market mature LED bulb 10 to 18 watts and lighting effect of the traditional energy-saving lamps 40 to 65 watts of basically the same, it can significantly reduce the energy consumption. Austria government hopes that through this incentive to fully tap the potential of energy-saving enterprises, while operating costs to achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The new "enterprise environment promotion plan" also encourages enterprises to retrofit energy-saving power systems. Power consumption of 70% of the general enterprise from the motor, pump, ventilation and other power systems. By using modern energy-saving power system can reduce the power consumption of 20% to 30%, while reducing emissions of harmful gases. The government of Austria hopes to help Austria enterprises to improve the efficiency of the engine before 2015 through new incentives. Each year to reduce the energy efficiency of the power system to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the Austria government will provide a subsidy of 50 euros, up to no more than 25 thousand euros.

Bell Rakovic said that these two measures are an important step in Austria energy strategy. Austria government to provide 2 million euros of financial support for the two measures. "It's not just the climate and the environment, but the business and the economy in Austria. "

In addition, the government of Austria will be commercial buildings and private residential large-scale thermal transformation. Since Austria joined the European Union, the output value of the construction industry and energy consumption have doubled, and the construction economy and the energy consumption of residential buildings have increased the environmental burden. Under the "environmental promotion plan", the Austria government environment committee meeting decided to implement a more active building energy transformation program in Austria, and to provide substantial financial support. Building thermal energy transformation plan by the Austria government as an important means to stimulate enterprises and individuals to reduce energy consumption. From 2009 to 2010, the Austria government approved a total of more than 15 thousand building thermal energy transformation plan, the government's economic stimulus package to invest a total of 103 million 900 thousand euros. In 2011, the government of Austria has decided to invest 100 million euros of funds for building energy transformation, of which 30 million euros to 70 million euros for commercial buildings, private residential renovation, focusing on the use of more than 10 years of building outer insulation and heat utilization system.

It is worth mentioning that the application of these energy-saving projects in Austria admissibility, examination and approval and funding rights granted to non commercial financial institutions. The transformation of LED lighting system and energy saving of power system by the application deadline to the end of 2012, the accepting institution is established by several departments of the government of Austria area public credit consulting firm (Kommunalkredit Public Consulting). Thermal transformation of funded commercial buildings of the acceptance of the application for credit department is also the public advisory company, private residential thermal transformation project application by the independent financial institutions, professional Austria savings bank building (Bausparkasse) accepted. At the same time, the 3 funds are paid in the form of a payment to the applicant or the enterprise, simplifying the application procedures and payment process.

Austria government vigorously promote energy-saving emission reduction initiatives have achieved positive results. Over the past few years, Austria's total investment in the environment has reached about 700 million euros. In addition to play