Germany supports Heat Networks 4.0
Country / region | Germany |
Name of programme | Wärmenetze 4.0 |
Type of incentive | Investment subsidy |
Eligible technologies | Climate-friendly heating networks with a high proportion of renewable energies and waste heat |
Applicable sectors | Companies incl. engineering offices and project developers, municipalities/cities/counties, municipal enterprises, registered associations / cooperatives |
Amount | Feasibility studies: 60% for small and medium-sized enterprises, 50% for other companies |
Maximum incentive | Feasibility studies capped at EUR 600.000 |
Technical requirements | At least half of the heat fed into the grid must come from renewable energy sources |
Finance provider | Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) |
Funding source | Public funds |
Effective date | 1 July 2017 |
Expiration date | 31 December 2020 |
Website | https://www.bafa.de/DE/Energie/Energieeffizienz/Waermenetze/waermenetze_node.html (in German) |
Last review of this tabloid | Oktober 2019 |
Contact | Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control |