Two new calls for projects aimed at businesses to promote photovoltaic electricity
Afin de soutenir le développement du photovoltaïque au Luxembourg et d'augmenter la proportion d'électricité produite grâce à l'énergie solaire, le ministère de l'Économie lance deux nouveaux appels à projets afin de motiver les entreprises à mettre en place et exploiter des centrales photovoltaïques d'envergure. Deux nouveautés majeures sont à souligner dans le cadre de ces appels.
Zesumme renovéieren neighbourhood visit: discovering the renovation potential of an entire districtin Differdange
On Wednesday 13 September, the first guided tour of the streets of Differdange highlighted the renovation potential of an entire neighbourhood, bringing together residents, municipal representatives as well as the Minister for the Environment, Joëlle Welfring, and the Minister for Energy, Claude Turmes, as part of the "Zesumme renovéieren" initiative.
Heat pumps are becoming the gold standard for heating systems in new buildings
The requirements for energy efficiency will change from the 1st of January 2023. As of 2023, the heat pump will be used as the benchmark heating system when drawing up the energy performance certificate for a new building. This change will therefore also affect the approval of building permits and thus the overall design of the building.
Legislative amendments concerning the state subsidies for the installation of charging stations
The Règlement Grand-Ducal of the subsidy programme for the installation of charging stations will be extended from January 2023 until the 31st of December 2024* and will be running concurrently with the subsidy programme for the purchase of e-cars. Future subsidies may also be requested for semi-mobile charging stations while leasing is now also supported. Below is an overview of all adjustments.