Yes. These national initiatives are mainly described under the PNEC mentioned in the “Renewable energy” section.

In the field of new building construction, the national level of requirement for a nearly zero energy residential building (nZEB level , nearly zero energy building) has been mandatory for every new building since the beginning of 2017 and is now close to the “passive house” level, which is a globally recognized benchmark. These nearly zero energy buildings are usually designated as AA buildings in national EPCs.

In 2020, Luxembourg presented its national strategy for the renovation of buildings (Long-Term Renovation Strategy), which was welcomed by the European Commission.

A number of support instruments have also been developed and introduced to support the energy renovation of buildings. These instruments, as described in detail above, include investment aid for households (state subsidy scheme Klimabonus combined with grants offered by municipalities and obligated parties under the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme (EEOS )) and municipalities (via the Climate and Energy Fund), as well as the introduction of low-interest climate loans for energy renovation.

To give a new impetus to energy efficiency, in 2015, Luxembourg introduced a mechanism that obliges natural gas and electricity suppliers to make concrete energy savings by incentivizing energy efficiency measures among final consumers in the sectors they themselves have identified. This mechanism has been extended for the period 2021 to 2030 at an ambitious target level.

In the industrial sector, the voluntary agreement between the government and the Federation of Luxembourgish Industrials (FEDIL)  on improving energy efficiency in Luxembourg’s industry was reformed for the period 2021 to 2023 to improve energy efficiency by including the consideration of on-site renewable electricity consumed by businesses. Investment support programs for companies to improve energy efficiency and promote renewable energy have also been reformed and temporarily adapted in the context of soaring energy prices to maintain the competitiveness of businesses.

In the field of renewable energy, the Energy Efficiency of Residential Buildings Regulation introduced an implicit requirement on the use of renewable energy. The regulation on feed-in tariffs has been regularly adapted in recent years to create attractive incentives for investment, in particular in the areas of biomass, wind and photovoltaic, as well as for photovoltaic cooperatives.