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Bill· SS. 2986 (113th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2014
Requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing the plan. Requires the plan to include: (1) recommendations to reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped to the insular areas and Freely Associated States from ports outside the United States, to develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources, and to improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of the recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. Requires Interior to approve the plan before it is implemented. Extends the federal immigration law transition period for the Northern Mariana Islands through December 31, 2019, including the annual reduction of nonimmigrant workers who may be admitted during such period.
Bill· SS. 2973 (113th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2014
National Laboratory Technology Maturation Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish the National Laboratory technology maturation program to make grants of up to $5 million per fiscal year to National Laboratories to increase the successful transfer of technologies licensed from National Laboratories to small businesses by providing a link between an innovative process or technology and a practical application with potential to be successful in commercial markets. Requires grant recipients to use the funds to provide vouchers of up to $250,000 each to small businesses that hold a technology license from a National Laboratory to pay the cost of providing assistance from its scientists and engineers to assist in the development of the licensed technology and further develop related products and services until they are market-ready or sufficiently developed to attract private investment. Requires a National Laboratory that awards a voucher to carry out such a project to: (1) establish a procedure to monitor interim progress of the project toward commercialization milestones, and (2) discontinue providing such funding or assistance if it determines that a project is not making adequate progress toward such milestones under the procedure.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 121 (113th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2014
Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in the enrollment of H.R. 3979, to revise the official title of such bill to read: "An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes".
Decision· DCELEX 32014D0953in force
European Union · EUR-Lex · 4 December 2014
Decision· DCELEX 32014D0954in force
European Union · EUR-Lex · 4 December 2014
Record· Aktuelle Stunde18/73open
Germany · German Bundestag · 4 December 2014
Aussprache auf Verlangen der Fraktion B90/GR, unabhängig von einer Fragestunde
Record· Brief regering2014Z22371adopted
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 4 December 2014
Ontwerpbesluit factuur en verbruiks- en indicatief kostenoverzicht energie
Record· Brief regering2014Z22521concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 4 December 2014
Onderscheid tussen laagcalorisch gas en Groningengas en de rol en verantwoordelijkheid is van Gasunie Transport Services (GTS; de beheerder van het landelijke gastransportnet)
Report· HearingS.Hrg.113-655published
United States · United States Senate · 3 December 2014
Question· Written questionUIN 217046answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to insulate her Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if she will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 217053answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 217049answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she has taken to insulate her Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if she will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 217042answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 217043answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 217044answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to insulate her Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if she will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 217051answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 217050answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 217052answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 217054answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 217048answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what efforts he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 217003answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research funding his Department has allocated to developing new technologies for (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal powered power st
Question· Written questionUIN 217047answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to insulate her Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if she will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 217004answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the days of lost production from (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal-powered power stations, (e) gas-powered
Question· Written questionUIN 217007answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the average decommissioning costs of (a) nuclear power stations, (b) offshore wind turbines, (c) onshore wind turbines, (d) coal-powered power stations, (e) gas-powe
Question· Written questionUIN 217045answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to insulate his Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 217084answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to provide guidance and assistance to new businesses on maximising energy efficiency measures in their premises.
Question· Written questionUIN 216963answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2014 to Question 215252, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's estimate of retail (a) electricity and (b) gas prices in each month betw
Question· writtenPQ 127asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2014
127. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the inadequate broadband telecommunications infrastructure in an area in County Cavan; his plans to have this infrastructure upgraded to ensure that business and households have an appropriate level of communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46448/14]
Bill· SS. 2971 (113th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 December 2014
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 - Better Buildings Act of 2014 - Requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to: (1) develop and publish model leasing provisions to encourage building owners and tenants to use greater cost-effective energy efficiency and water efficiency measures in commercial buildings, and (2) develop policies and best practices to implement the measures for the realty services provided by the GSA to federal agencies. Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a voluntary Tenant Star program within the Energy Star program to recognize tenants of spaces in commercial buildings that voluntarily achieve high levels of energy efficiency. Authorizes the EPA to develop a voluntary program to recognize commercial building owners and tenants that use high-performance energy efficiency measures in the design and construction of leased spaces. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prescribe additional energy conservation standards for grid-enabled water heaters for use as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program, which is a program that enables customers to reduce or shift their power use during peak demand periods. Energy Efficient Government Technology Act - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require: (1) each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the EPA to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies; (2) DOE to maintain a data center energy practitioner program that leads to the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in federal data centers; and (3) DOE to establish an open data initiative to make information about federal data center energy usage available and accessible in a manner that encourages data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation. Requires DOE to maintain, and if necessary create, a database for storing and making available public energy-related information on commercial and multifamily buildings.
Bill· HRH.R. 5783 (113th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 December 2014
Children's Savings Accounts Offer Parents Plenty of Reasons to Understand and Invest in Tuition Yearly Act or the CSA OPPORTUNITY Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct a state receiving a TANF grant to disregard the value of any interest in, or distribution from, a qualified tuition program, as well as the value of a child's savings account, in determining individual or family TANF eligibility or the amount or type of assistance. Amends SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to exclude from an individual's resources for SSI eligibility or benefit purposes the value of any interest in, or distribution from, a qualified tuition program as well as the value of a child's savings account. Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exclude any child's savings accounts from resources for eligibility and benefit purposes under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program). Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to exclude from household income any child's savings accounts from resources for eligibility and benefit purposes under the low-income home energy assistance program. Prescribes penalties for noncompliance.
Record· Befragung der Bundesregierung18/72open
Germany · German Bundestag · 3 December 2014
Motion· Antrag18/3406enacted
Germany · German Bundestag · 3 December 2014
Ambitionierte Klimapolitik auf nationaler, EU- sowie internationaler Ebene zur Begrenzung der Erderwärmung auf 2 Grad Celsius: Einsatz für ein rechtsverbindliches Klimaschutzabkommen ab 2020, Vorlage der Klimaschutzziele durch die großen Emittenten 2015, Verankerung eines Überprüfungsmechanismus, angemessene Beteiligung an der Finanzierung des globalen Klimaschutzes (Green Climate Fund), Waldschutz, Klimaschutz als Schwerpunkt deutscher G7-Präsidentschaft, Steigerung von Energieeffizienz und Verbreitung erneuerbarer Energien, Klimaschutz als integraler Bestandteil nachhaltiger Entwicklung und der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Ratifizierung von Kyoto II durch die EU und die Mitgliedstaaten, Stärkung des Emissionshandels, Vorlage eines nationalen Aktionsprogramms Klimaschutz für das Erreichen des 40-Prozent-Minderungsziels 2020
Motion· Antrag18/3411rejected
Germany · German Bundestag · 3 December 2014
Zusammenführung der Bereiche Klimaschutz und globale Nachhaltigkeitsagenda sowie Einsatz für ambitionierte Ziele auf zentralen Konferenzen 2015: völkerrechtlich verbindliche Festlegung einer Begrenzung der globalen Erwärmung auf 2 Grad Celsius, Umsetzung in nationale Emissionsminderungsziele, Reduktion des Verbrauchs fossiler Energieträger und Ersatz durch erneuerbare Energien, verlässliche Klimafinanzierung, Stärkung des Green Climate Fund, Erarbeitung nationaler Dekarbonisierungsfahrpläne, Ausstieg aus der Subventionierung fossiler Energieträger, Klimapolitik und globale Nachhaltigkeitsagenda als Schwerpunkte deutscher G7-Präsidentschaft
Question· Kleine Anfrage18/3466open
Germany · German Bundestag · 3 December 2014
Erkenntnisse zu den Flügen unbemannter Drohnen über französischen Kernkraftwerken, Thematisierung in der Deutsch-Französischen Kommission für Fragen der Sicherheit kerntechnischer Einrichtungen (DFK) sowie auf anderen Ebenen, Greenpeace-Gutachten, weitere Analysen, mögliche Drohnenflüge über deutschen Atomanlagen, Gefahrenpotenzial von Drohnen bei Terroranschlägen, Sicherungsmaßnahmen, Zeitpunkt der Abschaltung des Atomkraftwerks Fessenheim, französisches Forschungsprogramm zur Erkennung und zum Abfangen von Drohnen<br />
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Question· Kleine Anfrage18/3457open
Germany · German Bundestag · 3 December 2014
Gem. Stromnetzentgeltverordnung teilweise bzw. vollständig befreite Unternehmen seit 2011, Gesamtsummen und durchschnittliche Befreiungen pro Unternehmen, noch nicht entschiedene und negativ beschiedene Anträge<br />
(insgesamt 7 Einzelfragen)
Regulation· Rechtsverordnung18/3416open
Germany · German Bundestag · 3 December 2014
Anpassung, Aktualisierung und Neufassung der Ausgleichsmechanismusverordnung zur EEG-Umlage: weitere Verbesserung der Transparenzvorschriften für Übertragungsnetzbetreiber, Bürokratieabbau und Rechtsvereinfachung durch inhaltliche und zeitliche Bündelung, Anpassung der Erhebung an die neue EEG-Umlagepflicht für Eigenversorger; redaktionelle Änderungen und Aktualisierungen<br />
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<strong>Beschlussempfehlung des Ausschusses:</strong> Sorgfaltspflicht für Netzbetreiber bei der Erhebung der EEG-Umlage, Streichung des fünfprozentigen Erhebungskosten-Einbehalts der Verteilernetzbetreiber; Annahme einer Entschließung: Vorlage eines Vorschlags zur angemessenen Erstellung der Prognose der mittelfristigen Entwicklung der EEG-Umlage unter Einbeziehung der Bundesnetzagentur und der vier Übertragungsnetzbetreiber
Report· Bericht, Gutachten, Programm18/3487open
Germany · German Bundestag · 3 December 2014
Monitoring-Bericht 2014, Zielarchitektur und Ziele des Energiekonzepts sowie Rahmenbedingungen für die Energiewende: Erneuerbare Energien, Energieverbrauch und ‑effizienz, energetische Gebäudesanierung und energieeffizientes Bauen, Verkehr, Treibhausgasemissionen, Strommarkt und Versorgungssicherheit, Netzbestand und Netzausbau, Energiepreise und ‑kosten, Energieforschung und Innovationen, gesamtwirtschaftliche Effekte, Energieversorgung im europäischen und internationalen Kontext, Umweltverträglichkeit, Akzeptanz
Motion· Antrag18/3408rejected
Germany · German Bundestag · 3 December 2014
Vorlage eines Gesetzentwurfs zur Umsetzung der Elektrizitätsbinnenmarktrichtlinie: dauerhafte Gewährleistung der Grundversorgung mit Strom für schutzbedürftige Kunden, Verbot von Stromsperren durch Energieversorger aufgrund von Zahlungsunfähigkeit
Record· TJCELEX 62011TJ0057decided
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 3 December 2014
Motion· Motie2014Z22263rejected
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 3 December 2014
Motie van het lid Pechtold over zelfopgewekte energie vrijstellen van energiebelasting
Motion· Motie2014Z22265concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 3 December 2014
Motie van de leden Samsom en Roemer over publieke participaties in duurzame energie
Motion· Motie2014Z22257rejected
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 3 December 2014
Motie van het lid Thieme over geen vrijstelling van energiebelasting voor energie-intensieve bedrijven
Question· Written questionUIN 216834answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2014
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to insulate his departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 216836answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to insulate his departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 216734answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the capacity of her Departmental buildings for the micro-generation of renewable energy; and if she will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 216737answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the capacity of his Departmental buildings for the micro-generation of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 216846answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will work with Ofgem to define the requirement on suppliers to take all reasonable endeavours to deliver smart meters to 100 per cent of their customers.
Question· Written questionUIN 216845answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to ensure that the smart meter programme will not exceed the projected costs set out in his Department's impact assessment published in January 2014.
Question· Written questionUIN 216833answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2014
To ask the Attorney General, what steps he has taken to insulate the Law Officers' departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
Question· Written questionUIN 216733answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the capacity of his Departmental buildings for the micro-generation of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement.