Subsidy (Investment Support)
Updated: 11.01.2019
Author: Tim Sternkopf
In the framework of the Market Incentive Programme (MAP) BAFA provides investment support for heat produced in existing buildings from solar, biomass and geothermal energy.
Eligible technologies
Investment support (BAFA) is given for heat produced in existing buildings. Installations in new buildings are only eligible if process heat is used. The investment support is divided into basic support, bonus support and innovation support. Installations need to supply heat or cold predominantly in Germany and have to be operating for at least 7 years (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. II). A combination with other support schemes is possible if not otherwise stated (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. VII).
Biomass |
More detailed technical requirements and standards are laid down in Art. IV.2.4. (Guidelines for the support of RES-H). |
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Geothermal energy | Efficient heat pumps up to and including 100 kW/nominal heat output. More detailed technical requirements and standards are laid down in Art. IV.3.1 and Art. IV.3.4. of the Guidelines for the support of RES-H. |
Solar thermal energy | Eligible technologies are those supporting the construction or further extension of solar collectors for thermal usage having one of the following purposes:
under the condition of fulfilling the technical requirements and standards laid down under Art. IV.1.4. and Art. IV.1.5. for Innovation technologies of the Guidelines for the support of RES-H. |
Aerothermal energy | Efficient aerothermal heat pumps up to and including 40 kW/nominal heat output with a minimum support of EUR 1,500 for performance-controlled monovalent heat pumps and EUR 1,300 for other aerothermal heat pumps (Guidelines for the support of RES-H, Art. IV.3.2.1.1.). Air and air-heating pumps, which directly transfer the produced heat into the air are not supported (Guidelines for the support of RES-H, Art. V.3.1.). More detailed technical requirements and standards are laid down in Art. IV.3.1 and Art. IV.3.4. of the Guidelines for the support of RES-H. |
Hydrothermal energy | Efficient hydrothermal heat pumps up to and including 100 kW/nominal heat output with a minimum support of EUR 4,500 for sorption heat pumps and EUR 4,000 for other hydrothermal heat pumps (Guidelines for the support of RES-H, Art. IV.3.2.1.2.). More detailed technical requirements and standards are laid down in Art. IV.3.1 and Art. IV.3.4. of the Guidelines for the support of RES-H. |
Amount
Solar thermal:
- Basic support (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. IV.1.2.1):
- solar collectors exclusively for water heating:
- new installations with a gross collector area between 3 and 40m2 EUR 50/m2 (minimum support EUR 500)
- expansion of already commissioned installations of at least 4 to 40 m2 gross collector area 50/m2 (minimum support EUR 500)
- all other solar collectors:
- new installations with a gross collector area up to 40m2 EUR 140/m2 (minimum support EUR 2,000)
- expansion of already commissioned installations of at least 4 to 40m2 gross collector area EUR 50/m2
- solar collectors exclusively for water heating:
- Bonus support (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. IV.1.2.2.):
- Innovation support (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. IV.1.3.)
- solar collectors exclusively for water heating:
- new installations with a gross collector area between 20 and 100m2 EUR 100/m2 (EUR 75 for new buildings)
- all other solar collectors:
- new installations with a gross collector area between 20 and 200m2 EUR 100/m2 (EUR 150 for new buildings)
- Big collectors can be alternatively financed depending on their output (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. IV.1.3.1.2.)
- Some types of big collectors can be also granted a repayment grant through the KfW Premium Programme (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. V.5.)
- solar collectors exclusively for water heating:
- Basic support (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. IV.2.2.1):
- Pellet installations
- EUR 80/kW nominal heat output for the construction of an installation with automatic feeding, power and combustion control, and automatic ignition for the combustion of biomass pellets (or combination boilers)
- However:
- Min. EUR 2,000 for pellets stoves with water chamber
- Min. EUR 3,000 for pellet boilers
- Min. EUR 3,500 for pellet boilers with newly erected buffer tank with a volume of at least 30 l / kW nominal heat output
- Wood chips installation
- A lump sum of EUR 3,500 pro unit for the construction of an installation with automatic feeding, power and combustion control, and automatic ignition
- Log wood installation
- A lump sum of EUR 2,000 per unit for the construction of emission-poor log wood installations
- Pellet installations
- Bonus support (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art.IV.2.2.2.):
- A combination bonus of EUR 500 can be granted:
- in the case of simultaneously erecting also an eligible solar collector or an efficient heat pump
- when connecting the biomass installation to a heating network
- Further single optimization measures are available (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. IV.2.2.2.2.)
- A combination bonus of EUR 500 can be granted:
- Innovation support (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. IV.2.3.)
- Installations with condensing technologies
- In existing buildings
- EUR 4,500 for boilers
- EUR 5,250 for boilers with a new erected buffer tank with a volume of at least 30 l/kW nominal heat output
- In new buildings
- EUR 3,000 for boilers
- EUR 3,500 for boilers with a new erected buffer tank with a volume of at least 30 l/kW nominal heat output
- In existing buildings
- Installations with secondary particle separation
- In existing buildings
- EUR 3,000 for pellet stoves with water chamber
- EUR 4,500 for pellet boilers
- EUR 5,250 for pellet boilers with a new erected buffer tank with a volume of at least 30 l/kW nominal heat output
- EUR 5,250 for wood chips
- EUR 3,000 for log wood
- In new buildings
- EUR 2,000 for pellet stoves with water chamber
- EUR 3,000 for pellet boilers
- EUR 3,500 for pellet boilers with a new erected buffer tank with a volume of at least 30 l/kW nominal heat output
- EUR 3,500 for wood chips
- EUR 2,000 for log wood
- For retrofitting a biomass installation with secondary particle separation technology a lump sum of EUR 750 may be granted
- In existing buildings
- Supply of process heat
- The erection of a new biomass installation mainly for the supply of process heat can be granted support up to 30% of the net investment costs until a maximum of EUR 40,000.
- Installations with condensing technologies
- All the mentioned support grants are available under the condition of fulfilling the technical requirements laid down in Art. IV.2.4. and Art. IV.2.5. of the Guidelines for the support of RES-H.
- Basic support (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. IV:3.2.1.):
- Electrical heat pumps (heat source: air)
- EUR 40/ kW of nominal heat output up to
- At least EUR 1,500 for performance-controlled installations and/or monovalent heat pumps
- At least of EUR 1,300 for all others installations
- EUR 40/ kW of nominal heat output up to
- Electrical heat pumps (heat source: geothermal energy, water), sorption and gas-motoric heat pumps
- EUR 100/ kW of nominal heat output up to
- At least EUR 4,500 for the erection of electrical heat pumps based on geothermal energy, as long as an associated earth probe drilling is also being executed
- At least EUR 4,500 for each sorption and gas-motoric heat pump installation
- At least EUR 4,000 for all other electrical pumps with geothermal or water heat sources
- EUR 100/ kW of nominal heat output up to
- Electrical heat pumps (heat source: air)
- Bonus support (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. IV:3.2.2.):
- Load management capacity:
- EUR 500 as long as these further requirements are fulfilled: concomitant erection of a buffer tank and complying with the “Smart Grid Ready” certificate requirements
- A combination bonus
- of EUR 500 can be granted:
- in the case of simultaneously erecting also an eligible solar collector or biomass installation
- when connecting the heat pump installation to a heating network
- in the case of simultaneously erecting an eligible solar collector with a gross collector area of at least 7m2, as long as this is contributing as a heat source for the heat pump
- of EUR 500 can be granted:
- Further single optimization measures are available (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. IV.3.2.2.23.)
- Load management capacity:
- Innovation support (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. IV.3.3.):
- Granted to heat pumps in new and existing buildings with a nominal heat output of at least 100 kW.
- For heat pumps with high annual COP or improved system efficiency in existing buildings can be increased up to 50% over the amount set in Art. IV.3.2.1.
- Supply of process heat
- The erection of a new heat pump installation mainly for the supply of process heat can be granted support up to 30% of the net investment costs until a maximum of EUR 60,000.
Addressees
Private persons, freelancers, small and medium size companies, municipalities/local authorities, non-profit organisations, (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. III). The applicants can be owners, tenants, leaseholders or contractors of properties. Tenants, leaseholder or contractors need however a written authorisation from the owner in order to apply for a financial support (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art. III.2.).
Procedure
Process flow | All application should include the information if for the same eligible costs other grant application have been submitted (e.g. in a programme of the states; if the installation is also entitled to payments according to EEG 2017 or KWKG) (Guidelines for the support of RES-H Art.VIII.1.).
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Competent authority | BAFA, BMU |
Distribution of costs
State | The state via BAFA bears the costs. |
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