EEW — Federal Funding for Energy and Resource Efficiency
Supports German industrial firms pursuing energy efficiency modernization and decarbonization planning.
The Federal Funding for Energy and Resource Efficiency in the Economy (EEW — Bundesförderung für Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz in der Wirtschaft) is a rolling investment grant programme administered by Germany's Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) for businesses of all sizes operating in Germany. Applications are accepted year-round through the BAFA portal and must be …
Industrial energy efficiency: cross-sectional technologies (Module 1), process heat from renewables (Module 2), measurement/control/software (Module 3), systems and process optimisation (Module 4), transformation concepts/plans (Module 5), electrification of SMEs including heat pumps (Module 6).
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