Hamburg Heating Subsidy
Grants for renewable energies and modernization of heating systems in Hamburg, including solar thermal, biomass, heat pumps, and district heating networks. Max. €500,000.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Promotion of the increased use of renewable energies for heating and hot water in buildings, as well as the modernization and expansion of heat distribution networks in Hamburg.
Eligible expenses
- Investment costs for solar thermal systems and monitoring
- Investment costs for heating replacement in combination with solar thermal
- Investment costs for biomass heating systems
- Investment costs for heat pumps and surrounding measures
- Investment costs for the development of deep and near-surface geothermal energy
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Non-eligible expenses
- Plants for process heat generation
- Replacement of plants commissioned less than 10 years ago
- Measures that have already been funded under KWKG or EEG
Eligible to apply
- Companies
- Individuals
- Non-profit Organizations
- Interest Groups and Other Associations
- Foundations
Funding requirements
- Location of the measure in Hamburg
- Ownership or real right of disposal over the funded object
- Facilities must comply with recognized technical standards
- Measure may only be started after approval
Documents required for application
- Application via the eApplication portal
- Proof of use including attached factual report
- Cost estimates and technical documents
- Proof of professional installation by a craftsman company
- Proof of ownership or usage rights
Description
The Hamburg heating subsidy from the Authority for Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture is aimed at companies, private individuals, non-profit organizations, interest groups, and foundations with projects within the city area of Hamburg. The program provides financial support as a grant for the expansion and modernization of heating systems based on renewable energies. Funding is provided particularly for solar thermal energy, biomass heating systems, heat pumps, as well as the development of surface and deep geothermal sources. Additionally, investments in heat distribution networks, heat storage systems, and the multiple use of areas for heat generation are subsidized. Up to EUR 500,000 can be applied for per individual project. Applications can be submitted continuously and must be made prior to the start of the measure, whereby the subsidized systems must comply with recognized technical standards and proof of a legal right of disposal on the property must be provided.
Eligible expenses include, among others, investment costs for solar thermal systems including monitoring, the replacement of fossil heating systems in combination with solar thermal energy, biomass boilers, heat pumps including associated measures, as well as development depths up to 400 m. Additionally, costs for the construction or expansion of heat distribution networks, the new construction of heat storage systems with a volume of at least 4 m³, and innovative land uses are eligible for funding. Excluded are systems for process heat, the replacement of heating systems commissioned less than ten years ago, as well as measures already funded under KWKG or EEG. For applications via the IFB Hamburg e-application portal, cost estimates, technical documents, proof of professional installation by a licensed craft company, as well as a usage report including a factual report must be submitted.