The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) promotes measures to increase energy efficiency in companies.
Funding is open to all technologies and is provided in particular for

• Process and procedure conversions to efficient technologies and energy optimization of production processes,
• waste heat utilization,
• Measures on systems for heat supply, cooling and ventilation if these are used directly for production processes,
• energy-efficient provision of process heat or cooling,
• Avoidance of energy losses in the production process.

You will not receive funding

• for measures prescribed by law,
• if you have already started the measure before submitting the application.

The amount of the grant depends on the size of your company and the amount of energy saved:

• small and medium-sized enterprises (up to 249 employees and annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million or balance sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million):
  • Up to 40 percent of eligible costs,
  • a maximum of EUR 700 for each ton of carbon dioxide saved annually.
• Large companies (250 or more employees and annual turnover of more than EUR 50 million or a balance sheet total of more than EUR 43 million):
  • Up to 30 percent of eligible costs,
  • a maximum of EUR 500 for each ton of carbon dioxide saved annually.

Eligible costs are

• All costs for implementing the measure,
• Ancillary costs for planning and installation,
• Costs for the creation of an energy saving concept and the support of an external energy consultant during implementation.

You can receive a maximum grant of EUR 10 million.
You will only receive the grant once you have completed your measure. You must provide proof of this:

• that you have spent the money on the measure,
• that the measure technically fulfills its purpose.

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

Applications for funding are processed by the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA).
You have no claim to the approval of the subsidy.

Reference to further funding opportunities of the program:
You can also apply for a loan (loan with repayment subsidy for energy optimization of systems and processes) via the "Federal funding for energy efficiency in the economy" funding programme.