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Energy Tech grants in Germany

Explore Energy Tech grants for companies in Germany. This list brings together funding for renewables, storage, grids, hydrogen, nuclear and energy efficiency from German innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, EU and international programs open to applicants in Germany, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Energy Tech in Germany come first.

Showing 1-24 of 502 grants

Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space logo
Open

KMU-innovativ — Stichtag

🇩🇪BMFTR · Germany

Funds German small and medium enterprises pursuing high-impact innovation in AI, climate, energy, and built environments.

AIBiotech+9
Oct'26
BAFA — Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control logo
Open

BAFA Business Advisory Services for SMEs

🇩🇪BAFA · Germany

Provides German small businesses with advisory support for operations finance and growth strategy.

Advanced ManufacturingHardware+2
BAFA — Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control logo
Open

BAFA Energy Advisory Grants — EBW / EBN / EBM

🇩🇪BAFA · Germany

Supports businesses in Germany through energy consultations that guide renovation and efficiency.

Built EnvironmentEnergy Tech+1
€850
Bayern Innovativ GmbH logo
Open

Bavarian Transformation Fund (Bayerischer Transformationsfonds)

🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany

Provides research teams and institutions for Bavarian Transformation Fund TFT TFO TFK in climate technology, energy systems, and manufacturing.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+5
Bayern Innovativ GmbH logo
Open

BayTOU — Technology-Oriented Start-ups

🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany

Supports Bavarian technology founders developing new products and processes with competitive market advantages.

AIBiotech+10
€150K
Bayern Innovativ GmbH logo
Open

BayTP+ Development Line

🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany

Funds research teams and institutions for BayTP+ Development Line in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and climate technology.

AIBiotech+10
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand, ZIM)

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Funds German small and medium-sized enterprises and networks with collaborative innovation grants.

AIClimate Tech+6
BAFA — Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control logo
Open

EEW — Federal Funding for Energy and Resource Efficiency

🇩🇪BAFA · Germany

Supports German industrial firms pursuing energy efficiency modernization and decarbonization planning.

Energy TechAdvanced Manufacturing+2
€20M
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

EXIST Start-up Grant (EXIST-Gründungsstipendium)

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Supports german federal founding grant for students graduates and researchers developing technology based ventures from university.

AIBiotech+5
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

EXIST-Forschungstransfer — Research Transfer Grant

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Supports research-intensive spinouts through staged development from discovery to company readiness.

AIBiotech+5
Bayern Innovativ GmbH logo
Open

Innovation Voucher Bavaria — Standard & Special

🇩🇪Bayern Innovativ · Germany

Backs research teams and institutions for Innovation Voucher Bavaria Standard & Special in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and climate technology.

AIBiotech+10
€2K – €50K
BAFA — Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control logo
Open

INVEST — Venture Capital Grant for Business Angels

🇩🇪BAFA · Germany

Supports business angels investing in innovative German startups during early growth.

AIBiotech+5
€100K
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

Joint Task for the Improvement of Regional Economic Structures — GRW (Gemeinschaftsaufgabe Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur)

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Funds regional German commercial projects through public investment subsidies to strengthen real-world implementation.

Advanced ManufacturingHardware+2
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW 230 — Environmental Innovation Program Grant Route (Umweltinnovationsprogramm)

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Offers companies access to grant and financing support for environmental innovation and climate-transition technologies.

Energy TechClimate Tech+2
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW 261 — Wohngebäude-Kredit BEG, Tilgungszuschuss

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Provides residential owners with blended financing and subsidy support for energy retrofits and efficiency upgrades.

Built EnvironmentEnergy Tech+1
€38K
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW 263 — BEG Non-Residential Buildings Loan, Repayment Grant (Nichtwohngebäude Kredit Tilgungszuschuss)

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Funds energy-efficient non-residential building upgrades through a KfW credit with repayment-grant savings.

Energy TechBuilt Environment+1
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW 295 — Federal Funding for Energy and Resource Efficiency in Industry (Bundesförderung Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz in der Wirtschaft)

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Funds German enterprises pursuing energy and resource efficiency through process improvements and renewable heat innovations.

Energy TechClimate Tech+1
€100M
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW 458 — Heating Subsidy, Residential Buildings (Heizungsförderung)

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Funds residential owners with support for replacing older heating systems with efficient, low-emission alternatives.

Energy TechBuilt Environment+1
€24K
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW 459 — Heating Subsidy for Businesses, Residential Buildings (Heizungsförderung)

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Funds company residential-building heating upgrades with KfW subsidies for climate-friendly systems.

Energy TechBuilt Environment+1
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW 522 — Heating Subsidy for Businesses, Non-Residential Buildings (Heizungsförderung)

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Funds organizations upgrading non-residential building heating with efficient, climate-friendly technologies and support instruments.

Energy TechBuilt Environment+1
SPRIND (Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen) logo
Open

SPRIND R&D Grants

🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany

Funds German teams through SPRIND grants with outcome linked support for technology development and testing pathways.

AIBiotech+9
€35M
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW Climate Protection Offensive for Businesses (Klimaschutzoffensive für Unternehmen)

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Supports German firms through subsidised investment loans for technology and process upgrades that reduce or avoid greenhouse-gas emissions.

Climate TechEnergy Tech
€26.8M
KfW Bankengruppe logo
Open

KfW Konsortialkredit Nachhaltige Transformation

🇩🇪KfW · Germany

Funds large-scale sustainable investment in Germany for companies and institutions pursuing climate, hydrogen, batteries, grid, wind, photovoltaic projects.

Energy TechClimate Tech+1
€8.0M – €107M
SG
Between cycles

1-on-1 Guidance for The smarter E Europe 2026

🇩🇪Smart Green · Germany

Gives EnergyTech and GreenTech start-ups a shared exhibition stand, on-site support and 1:1 consulting at The smarter E Europe 2026 trade fair in Munich.

Energy TechClimate Tech

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