France: Heat Fund for Solar Thermal Collective Systems
Country / region | France |
Name of programme | Fonds Chaleur |
Type of incentive | Subsidy |
Eligible technologies | Solar thermal and also other renewable technologies (geothermal, biomass, biogas). Potential mixture with other incentive schemes |
Applicable sectors | Multi-family houses, agriculture, industry and commercial sector (hotels, campsites, hospitals, older buildings, agrofood sector, swimming pools, etc.) |
Incentive for investment | 650 € per toe over 20 years, equals a subsidy between 391 and 425 EUR/m² of collector area, according to annual solar thermal yield and thus according to the geographical area (see below). |
Maximum incentive for a pre-study | Pre-studies financed between 50% to 60% of the total cost. The subsidy hardly go over EUR 1,000. |
Maximum incentive for the investment | Maximum 65 % of the investment costs are subsidized for non commercial activities, like social housing; for commercial acitivities the subsidies depend on the business size and annual revenue. |
Requirements for system | Annual solar thermal yield of at least: |
Requirements for installation | Monitoring a system after its installation. Certified collectors. Choice between 6 selected hydraulic schemes. Studies and installation are to be made by certified professionals with RGE qualification (RGE=Reconnu Garant de l’Environnement) |
Finance provider | Ademe – the French Energy Agency |
Total funds | EUR 420 millions per year between 2015 and 2017 together for all of the stated technologies (biomass, geothermal, solar) |
Funding source | Public funds |
Effective date | December 2008 |
Expiration date | unknown |
Website | http://www.ademe.fr/sites/default/files/assets/documents/02b_ |
Last review of this tabloid | March 2016 |
Contact | Regional directorates of ADEME |
