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Heating | News | 01/07/2015

Improved support for mini-CHP plants

Attractive subsidy for fuel cell devices

At the beginning of 2015, new mini-CHP Directive on the promotion of investments is up to 20 kW el came into force, which is an improvement over the current system. In the future there will be € 1,900 for the first installed kilowatt hour of electric power up to 4 kW el come per kW € 300 grant it. In addition to this basic support, there are various bonuses.



The promotion of mini-CHP plants was increased 1 January 2015. Photo: IBZ / Ceramic Fuel Cells

The bonus promotion "heat efficiency" supports the implementation of a hydraulic balancing and condensing technology with 25% of the base funding. The bonus promotion "current efficiency" is for use in equipment up to 4 kW el granted their electrical efficiencies higher than 31%. This will result in this output class achieves only by fuel cells and rewarded with a grant in the amount of 60% of base funding. The bonus promotions "heat efficiency" and "power efficiency" can be combined. Andreas Ballhausen, spokesman for the Fuel Cell Initiative, welcomes the initiative of the legislature: "We are delighted that the amendment and the introduction of the current bonus, the high efficiency of the fuel cell is considered. This is a good first step to prepare the conditions for the application of fuel cell. "For a fuel cell unit with 1 kW el , there are, for example, € 3515 Promotion and 1.5 kW el   € 3,793. For fuel cells, this promotion can be combined with other promotional programs and can be optimized to a maximum of three times the funding rate. The funding guidelines and an overview of the funding of eligible appliances published by the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA).