Demo Projects Solar House (Demoprojekte Solarhaus)
In spring 2017 the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund launched the subsidy scheme Demo Projects Solar House 2017 (in German: Demoprojekte Solarhaus 2017), the fourth issue of an incentive programme for private builders. The stated aim is to gain practical experience with buildings in which at least 70 % of the heat is supplied by solar thermal energy. The programme offers annual tenders which must be submitted to Kommunalkredit Public Consulting by September of the same year.
Country / region | Austria |
Name of programme | Demoprojekte Solarhaus |
Type of incentive | Investment subsidies |
Eligible technologies | Solar thermal combi systems The technologies subsidised to complement the solar thermal system are wood heaters and heat pumps. |
Applicable sectors | Residential buildings accommodating one or two families The programme includes new and existing homes, as well as retrofit projects. |
Maximum incentive | The funding rate is capped at 50 % of the environmentally relevant additional investment costs and is calculated based on the building’s heat demand. The funding for each individual project (solar system and auxiliary heating) is limited to a total of EUR 12,000. The funding for projects that are selected for the accompanying research is limited to a total of EUR 17,000. |
Requirements for system | Eligible for grants are innovative solar thermal systems that achieve a solar fraction of at least 70 % of the total heat demand of residential buildings accommodating one or two families. Gas or oil boilers are not permitted as auxiliary heat sources. |
Requirements for installation | The calculations to provide proof of heat demand and solar fraction must come from passive house planning tool Passive House Planning Package. |
Finance provider | Austrian Climate and Energy Fund |
Total funds | Total budget for 2017: EUR 300,000 |
Funding source | government-financed |
Effective date | 25 April 2017 |
Expiration date | Annual tenders, last submission date 22 September 2017 |
Website | https://www.klimafonds.gv.at/ausschreibungen (in German) |
Last review of this tabloid | July 2017 |
Contact | Kommunalkredit Public Consulting GmbH |
