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Combined Heat and Power Act.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 19, 22 March 2002, pp. 1092-1096.
Long title
Act on the conservation, modernization and development of combined heat and power.
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Energy
Keyword
Basic legislation Renewable energy Climate change Energy conservation/energy production
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Entry into force notes
The present Act enters into force on 1 April 2002.
Abstract

The purpose of the Act is to make a contribution to the increase of electricity production from combined heat and power in the Federal Republic of Germany to 25 per cent through temporary protection, the promotion of the modernization and rebuilding of combined heat and power plants, the support of the market introduction of heat networks into which heat is injected from the combined heat and power installations, in the interest of energy saving, environmental protection and of reaching the climate protection objectives of the Federal Government. The text consists of 13 articles.

Full text
German
Website
www.bgbl.de