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Renewable Heat

Hamburg grant program for renewable heat: Funding for solar thermal energy, heat pumps, biomass systems, geothermal energy, heat storage, and heat distribution networks. Applications can be submitted at any time before the start of the measure via the IFB Hamburg e-application portal.

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Grant criteria

Application Deadline: Ongoing
Application level: Advanced
Region: Hamburg
Funding amount: Depending on the type and scope of the measure, up to €500,000

Funding objective

Promotion of measures for the increased use of renewable energies to provide heating and hot water in buildings, particularly solar thermal systems, bioenergy plants, heat pumps, geothermal energy, heat storage, heat distribution networks, and multiple uses of areas.

Eligible expenses

  • Investment costs for solar thermal systems
  • Investment costs for bioenergy plants
  • Investment costs for heat pumps and surrounding measures
  • Construction and expansion of systems for the use of shallow and deep geothermal energy as well as PVT collectors
  • Construction, expansion or modernization of heat distribution networks
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Non-eligible expenses

  • Systems that are already subsidized under the Combined Heat and Power Act or the Renewable Energy Sources Act
  • Systems for process heat supply
  • Replacement of systems that have been commissioned less than 10 years ago

Eligible to apply

  • Companies
  • Individuals
  • Interest Groups and Other Associations
  • Foundations
  • Non-profit Organizations

Funding requirements

  • Property owners and holders of real rights in Hamburg
  • Companies in the commercial sector and comparable organizations (e.g., associations, foundations, churches) in Hamburg
  • Companies with contracting agreements for energy services in Hamburg
  • Installation must comply with recognized technical standards
  • Measures may only be started after approval by the granting authority

Documents required for application

  1. Cost estimates/quotation procurement
  2. Application via the IFB Hamburg e-application portal
  3. Proof of ownership
  4. Proof of registration of craft businesses in the crafts register

Description

The Hamburg Renewable Heat Grant Program specifically supports the expansion of renewable heating solutions in existing and new buildings. Funding is provided for solar thermal, biomass, and geothermal systems, electrically operated heat pumps including ancillary measures, heat storage, as well as the expansion and modernization of heat distribution networks. Innovative multiple uses of areas for heat provision are also considered. Eligible applicants include private owners, commercial enterprises, non-profit organizations (e.g., associations, foundations, churches), as well as service providers with contracting agreements in Hamburg. The grant can be flexibly applied for via the IFB Hamburg’s e-application portal before the start of the measure and requires compliance with recognized technical standards.

Eligible costs are the pure investment costs for the construction, expansion, or modernization of the aforementioned systems, excluding funding under the KWKG or EEG as well as measures for process heat. The maximum funding amount is EUR 500,000 per project. Conditions for approval include, among others, proof of ownership, cost estimates or offers, and registration of the executing craft business in the crafts register. A project may only commence after the explicit approval of the granting authority. Combination with other KfW or BAFA programs is possible, provided that the respective program requirements are met. Through this continuously available offer, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg makes a significant contribution to CO₂ reduction and strengthens the energy independence of buildings.

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