Promotion in Germany

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Updated: 11.01.2019

Author: Tim Sternkopf

Summary of support schemes

  • Subsidy: BAFA investment support is given for heat produced in existing buildings. Installations in new buildings are only eligible if process heat is used.
  • Loan: KfW provides low-interest loans with grant payback support for the development and expansion of heat installations/plants.

Technologies

Biogas, biomass, geothermal energy, solar thermal 

Statutory provisions

  • Guidelines for the support of RES-H (RichtlinienzurFörderung von MaßnahmenzurNutzungerneuerbarerEnergienimWärmemarkt - Guidelines for the support of measures to use renewable energies in the heating market)
  • Support of 4th generation district heating grids (Förderbekanntmachung zu den Modellvorhaben Wärmenetzsysteme 4.0)
  • KfW Renewable Energy Programme Premium (Merkblatt KfW-Programm Erneuerbare Energien Premium – KfW Renewable Energy Programme Premium)
  • KfW Renewable Energy Programme Standard (Merkblatt KfW-Programm Erneuerbare Energien Premium – KfW Renewable Energy Programme Standard)

Germany

Further information

  • Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutzund nukleare Sicherheit (BMU) - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservationand Nuclear Safety
  • +49 301 830 50
  • BMUB website
  • zentrale(at)bmu.de-mail.de