National Action Plans

This section contains information directly related to National Biomass/Renewable Action Plans (click on the title to download the document).





Austria
● State of NAP in Austria, Austrian Biomass Association
● List of relevant ministries and organisations working out the NAP
● Biomasse-Aktionsplan für Österreich, Austrian Biomass Association (in German)
● Nationaler Biomasseaktionplan für Österreich, Lebensministerium (in German)
● Vorstudie für einen nationalen Biomasseaktionsplan für Österreich, Austrian Energy Agency (in German)
● Guidelines for Energy Strategy (in German)
● Made in Austria: Austrian Success stories in the field of Biomass, Herbert Lechner, Austrian Energy Agency
● Website Energiestrategie Österreich (in German)

Belgium
● List of Relevant Studies and Web Site Links, Ruben Guisson, VITO

Bulgaria

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia
● Development plan 2007−2013 for enhancing the use of biomass and bioenergy

Finland
● Outline of the energy and climate policy for the near future - national strategy to implement the Kyoto protocol
● Bioenergy Strategies in Finland to Reach EU Targets of 2020 (paper)
● Bioenergy Strategies in Finland to Reach EU Targets of 2020 (ppt)
● Possibilities to reach the 2020 target in Finland (in Finnish)

France
● Plan de développement des énergies renouvelables à haute qualité environnemental (in French)
● Evaluation de la bibliographie relative aux Analyses de Cycle de Vie (ACV) appliquées aux productions lignocellulosiques (in French)
● Evolution des coûts d'investissements relatifs aux installations collectives bois-énergie (in French)
● QUALITY WOOD - Guide pratique (in French)
● Elaboration of the methodological referential for Life Cycle Analysis of first generation biofuels in the French context

Germany
● Weiterentwicklung der Strategie zur Bioenergie (in German)
● Biomass Action Plan - April 2009 (in German)
● Annex to the Biomass Action Plan - April 2009 (in German)

Greece
● Energy Outlook of Greece

Hungary

Ireland
● Bioenergy Action Plan for Ireland

Italy

Latvia
● Situation regarding NAP in Latvia

Lithuania
● Information regarding promotion of biofuels production and use in Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands
● Biomass action plan
● Action Plan Biomass (Working Plan) (in Dutch)
● Expected availability of biomass by 2010 (in Dutch)
● Action Plan Biomass (Final Report) (in Dutch)
● New Energy for Climate Policy
● The Biobased Book - Energy Transition
● Biomass in the Netherlands, Ria Kalf, Dutch Bio-energy Association
● Funkties van Innovatie Systemen een nieuwe methode voor het versnellen gerichte innovatie, Dr. Simona Negro, Utrecht University, Copernicus Instituut, Innovatie studies (in Dutch)
● Kostenontwikkeling (co)vergisting, Marco Londo, Ebergy Research Centre of the Netherlands (in Dutch)
● Beschikbaarheid biomassa (voor vergisting), Wolter Elbersen, WUR-AFSG (in Dutch)
● Nieuwe energie voor het klimaat, Willem Brouwer, S&Z, bij LNV (in Dutch)

Norway
● National action plans for renewable energy

Poland

Portugal

Romania
● National Strategy for Energy Efficiency
● Governmental Decision on the Approval of the Strategy for the Utilisation of the Renewable Energy Sources
● Governmental Decision on Promoting the Utilization of Biofuels and other Renewable Fuels for Transport
● Decision Amending and Completing Government Decision no 1844-2005 on the Promotion of the Use of Biofuels or Other Renewable Fuels for Transport
● Electricity Law
● Guide of E-RES Producer Elaborated_by_ANRE 2009 (in Romanian)
● Law 220-2008 for Determining the System to Promote Energy Production (in Romanian)
● Governmental ordinance Energy Efficiency and Promoting (in Romanian)

Slovakia

Slovenia
● Plan B for Slovenia. Initiative for Sustainable Development (summary)
● Plan B za Slovenijo. Pobuda za trajnostni razvoj (in Slovenian, full text)
● Plan B za Slovenijo. Pobuda za trajnostni razvoj (in Slovenian, summary)
● Nacionalni energetski program (in Slovenian)
● Zelena knjiga za Nacionalni energetski program Slovenije (in Slovenian)
● Operativni program zmaševanja emisij toplogrednih plinov do leta 2012(I)(in Slovenian)
● Operativni program zmaševanja emisij toplogrednih plinov do leta 2012(II)(in Slovenian)
● Operativni program rabe lesne biomase kot vira energije (OP ENLES 2007 – 2013) (in Slovenian)
● Program energetske izrabe lesne biomase v Sloveniji in operativni program za obdobje 2001-2004 (in Slovenian)

Spain
● Bioenergy action plan for Catilla Y Leon, EREN, December 2008
● Spanish renewable energy action plan for 2005-2010 (in Spanish)

Sweden

United Kingdom
● UK Biomass Strategy
● Overview of UK bioenergy policy, Dr. Elisabeth McDonnell, Department of Energy and Climate Change
Northern Ireland
● Renewable energy action plan
Scotland
● Biomass action plan for Scotland