subject: Sweden: The Status Of Building Energy Conservation, Development And Technology Introduction [print this page] 2 is a market-based incentives2 is a market-based incentives. To ensure the flexibility of incentives, the Swedish Government through the introduction of incentive schemes, and encourage the promotion and development of energy saving technology. Such incentives can technology and market changes, adjust the subsidy amount, or even canceled. For example, Sweden had the family to use geothermal technology for heating subsidies, but with the price rise, geothermal heating has been economically viable, and therefore the Swedish government has suspended the incentive plan. Currently, the Swedish government is studying a number of other support building energy efficiency policies, such as passive housing. As the construction phase of passive investment in housing in more effective use of energy during the period though, but public awareness is not enough, thus promoting passive houses in Sweden, behind Germany and Switzerland. To solve the asymmetric information caused by passive housing to promote ineffective, Sweden, is studying passive housing incentives. In fact, the Swedish government's incentive policy application is not too much more to development by the market itself.
Sweden: The Status Of Building Energy Conservation, Development And Technology Introduction
