Apply for a grant for the installation of fuel cell heating systems in residential and non-residential buildings

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Apply for a grant for the installation of fuel cell heating systems in residential and non-residential buildings

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The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) promotes measures to increase energy efficiency in companies.
You can receive a grant of up to EUR 34,300 if you install fuel cell heating systems in your new or existing building. The fuel cell heating systems must meet the following technical requirements:

Power consumption at least P = 0.25 kilowatts electrical (kWe)
and
maximum power consumption P = 5.0 kilowatts electrical (kWe).

You will not receive a subsidy:

for fiduciary constructions (with the exception of homeowners' associations),
for so-called in-sure transactions, such as the purchase from the property of a life partner or asset transfers between companies,
if you have already started the measure before you have submitted the application.

The amount of the grant depends on the performance of your fuel cell. The grant is made up of

the fixed amount (basic grant) of EUR 6,800
and
the power-dependent amount (additional subsidy) of EUR 550.00 per 100 watts of electrical power or part thereof.

You can receive a maximum of 40 percent of the eligible costs as a subsidy.

Eligible costs are

all costs for the installation of the fuel cell heating system,
the costs of the full maintenance contract for the first ten years,
the costs for the services of an energy efficiency expert.

You will only receive the subsidy once you have completed your measure. To do this, you must prove

that you have installed the fuel cell heating system,
that your fuel cell heating system meets the technical requirements.

You must keep all invoices and receipts relating to the eligible costs.

Applications for funding are processed by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW).

You have no claim to approval of the funding.

Process flow

You can apply for funding either online or in writing by post to the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW).

Online procedure
As a private owner of a detached or semi-detached house or a member of a condominium owners' association, you can apply for funding online in the KfW grant portal on the KfW website.

Find an energy efficiency expert in your area on the website of the German Energy Agency (dena).
Discuss the planning and monitoring of your measure with the expert. The expert will check the eligibility of your measure and prepare the application confirmation (BzA). The expert will send you the identification number (ID) of the BZA (BzA-ID).
Submit your application for funding online in the KfW grant portal. To do so, you must first register and provide the following information:
- enter your personal details,
- set a password,
- define security query,
- complete registration.
After submitting your application, you will receive a reply from KfW within a few seconds.
You can then start implementing your measure immediately.
You must identify yourself so that KfW can pay you the grant. You have three procedures to choose from:
- Post-Ident,
- video identification or
- SCHUFA identity check.
Follow the instructions in the KfW grant portal to complete the identity check.
Once everything has been completed, your energy efficiency expert will give you the confirmation after completion (BnD).
You upload the confirmation after implementation (BnD) and all invoices for the measure online in the KfW grant portal.
If all requirements are met, KfW will transfer the grant to your account.

Please note
In the case of a homeowners' association, an authorized representative submits a joint application in the KfW grant portal. Authorized representatives are, for example
the administrator of the homeowners' association or
a co-owner who has been appointed to represent the association.

Application by post
As a private owner of residential buildings with three or more residential units, a freelancer or as a representative for companies, municipal institutions, corporations and institutions under public law or non-profit organizations, submit the application for funding in writing by post to KfW.

You look for an energy efficiency expert in your area on the website of the German Energy Agency (dena).
You discuss the planning and monitoring of your measure with the expert. The expert will check the eligibility of your measure for funding.
Download the application form from the KfW website and complete it in full. The energy efficiency expert will confirm the eligibility of your measure on the application form.
You send the completed application form and the required documents to KfW by post. KfW checks your application and decides on the grant.
You will then receive notification by post from KfW as to whether your grant has been approved. You can now start implementing your measure.
Once the measure has been completed, fill in the form to confirm your measure. Your energy efficiency expert will also confirm on the form that your measure has been implemented as planned.
You send the completed form to KfW by post.
KfW will check your documents and transfer your grant to your account.

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

Competent Authority

Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)

Address

Palmengartenstraße 5-9
60325 Frankfurt am Main

Telephone

+49 800 5399-001

Fax

+49 69 74319-500

E-Mail

WWW

Website of the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)

Opening times

Monday to Friday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
For advice on financing and applications:
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