Heat Fund (Fonds Chaleur)
Funds regional renewable heat projects in France, targeting sustainable energy system upgrades and building decarbonization.
Fonds Chaleur is ADEME's dedicated renewable heat fund, established to develop renewable heat production facilities and district heating and cooling networks across metropolitan France and overseas territories. The fund operates with a base annual budget of €370 million, supplemented by €85 million from the low-carbon heat recovery plan and €150 million from the ecological resilience plan, for a c…
Renewable heat production facilities and heating/cooling networks for industry, business, collective housing, and local authorities.
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