Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):
Climate & Energy Fund: Subsidy scheme wood heating
Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):
Klima- und Energiefonds: Förderaktion Holzheizungen und Solaranlagen 2012
Description:
Subsidy scheme (for private households) for the implementation of pellet and wood-chip central heating systems and pellet stoves. The subsidy applies to the substitution of fossil fuel-based heating systems with renewable energy-based ones. Installations must be operated either with wood chips or pellets. Log wood boilers are not subsidised.
Goal/Aim:
Support the substitution of fossil fuel-based heating systems with renewable energy-based ones.
Responsible Authority:
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management / Das Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft & Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie / Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology