Federal Heat Pump Association (BWP) eV
Berlin (ots)
The funding framework for heat pumps in existing buildings will remain largely stable in 2023. In the new building, the BEG funding will initially continue until March, after which a new funding program will be launched at the BMWSB.
Since January 1st of this year, new funding guidelines have been in force for the installation of environmentally friendly heating systems. After the Federal Ministry of Climate Protection (BMWK) had already presented draft guidelines in October, on 30.12. The finalized reforms of the federal funding for efficient buildings (BEG) have now been presented, which came into force on January 1st, 2023. The most important news from the point of view of the Federal Association of Heat Pumps (BWP) eV is: The subsidy for heat pumps remains stable overall. Subsidy rates of up to 40 percent are also possible. Many innovations primarily concern the BEG individual measures (BEG-EM). However, individual innovations are also relevant for the systemic renovation of residential and non-residential buildings. For example, additional bonuses are paid for the renovation of particularly inefficient buildings. For the construction of new buildings, the promotion of efficiency houses according to the EH-40 NH standard will initially be continued in the BEG, which will then probably be replaced in March by a new building promotion from the Federal Ministry of Building.
Adaptation of the funding guidelines: the most important changes at a glance
The five percent bonus already granted for heat pumps that use water, the ground or waste water as a heat source will in future also be granted for heat pumps that are operated with natural refrigerants. As a result, the standard subsidy rate for heat pumps has increased from 25 percent to 30 percent in both constellations. Furthermore, a ten percent bonus is granted for the replacement of inefficient heating systems, so that a maximum of 40 percent of eligible investments are subsidised. From 2028, only heat pumps that use a natural refrigerant will be funded. However, the BMWK also refers to the ongoing negotiations about the F-Gas Regulation and reserves the right to react to them.
Heat pumps that use room air as a heat source will in future be excluded from the BEG-EM. This applies, among other things, to exhaust air heat pumps, which in future will only be funded as part of ventilation technology (15 percent subsidy).
Contrary to the criticism of the BWP, the funding body decided to again specify the fulfillment of a minimum efficiency of the heat pump systems in the form of a calculated annual performance factor (SPF), which goes beyond the previously applicable device-related minimum requirements “seasonal space heating energy efficiency” according to the Eco-Design Directive. The funding application must be accompanied by a forecast by the JAZ (e.g. according to VDI 4650), which must initially be at least 2.7 in the coming year and then at least 3.0 from January 1st, 2024. There will be projects that will not meet the JAZ specifications without further measures on the heating distribution system or the building insulation. The sponsor takes this into account by granting up to 66 months from the notification of the grant for the complete implementation of the entire project. This means that measures planned but not yet implemented on the distribution system or on the envelope can also be taken into account when calculating the JAZ.
dr Martin Sabel, Managing Director of the German Heat Pump Association (BWP) e. V.: “The good news is that the funding environment for heat pumps will remain largely stable in 2023. Up to 40 percent of investments are subsidized, not only in the heat pump itself, but also in necessary environmental measures such as radiator replacement or the development of geothermal sources. ” According to Sabel, the funding provider also takes into account the time pressure that homeowners are under if their old fossil fuel system is damaged: “From January 2023, the temporary rental of a temporary heating system can also be considered in the funding. The use of this temporary solution gives homeowners the opportunity to optimally prepare their heating system for the use of a heat pump before the system is installed.”
All information on the funding conditions (also in the non-residential sector), the funding applications and leaflets can be found on the website of the BAFA.
An overview of all changes and guidelines relating to heat pumps can be found on the BEG website: https://www.energiewechsel.de/KAENEF/Redaktion/DE/Dossier/beg.html as well as on the website of the BWP at www.waermepumpe.de/foerderung.
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About the Federal Heat Pump Association (BWP) e. V
The Federal Heat Pump Association (BWP) e. V. is an industry association based in Berlin that covers the entire value chain for heat pumps. Around 650 craftsmen, planners, architects, drilling companies as well as the heating industry and energy suppliers are organized in the BWP and are committed to the increased use of efficient heat pumps.
The German heat pump industry employs around 26,000 people and generates annual sales of around 2.8 billion euros. Around 1.2 million customers in Germany currently use heat pumps. Around 200,000 new systems are installed every year, around 90 percent of which are manufactured by BWP member companies.
Press contact:
Katja Weinhold, press officer BWP
main street 3
10827 Berlin
Telephone: 030-208 799 716
Email: [email protected]
Original content from: Federal Association of Heat Pumps (BWP) eV, transmitted by news aktuell
