cross-country comparison
Solar Water Heaters – Markets and New Developments (1996)
This paper was prepared by Graham L. Morrison from the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering of the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia The paper provides an overview of the international and Australian solar water heating markets, focusing on promotional programmes to encourage the adoption of such products.
A Common Framework for a Coordinated/Harmonised Policy on Renewable Heating (2010)
The present document was prepared in the framework of the RES-H Policy project (Policy development for improving RES-H/C penetration in European Member States).
The RES-H Policy project, supported by the European Commission through the IEE programme, has the objective of supporting EU Member States (Austria, Greece, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Poland and UK) in the implementation of the so-called RES 2020 Directive (2009/28/EC).
The Missing Piece in Climate Policy: Renewable Heating and Cooling in Germany and in the US (2008)
This document released by the Heinrich Böll Foundation goes through the renewable heating and cooling market status and existing policy support both in the US and in Germany.
REFUND+ Final Report (2009)
The REFUND + project (2006-2009), supported by the Intelligent Energy Europe and ADEME (Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie), intends to identify, monitor and evaluate the impact of incentive schemes on the development of RES heating systems in private households in five countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Italy and Portugal. Implementation of specific financial instruments was simulated in two case studies in Lithuania and Poland.
