Name of programme:

Innovationsförderung – Investitionsförderprogramm zur Reduzierung von CO2-Emissionen in Unternehmen (PIUS-Invest) [Innovation funding – investment funding programme for the reduction of CO2 emissions in companies (PIUS-Invest)]

Aim/purpose of funding:

If you are planning investment projects to lower CO2 emissions beyond what is mandatory, you can under certain conditions receive a subsidy of up to EUR 500,000.

What does it fund?

The state of Hessen supports you as a small or medium-sized commercial business in introducing high-efficiency solutions to reduce CO2 emissions that more than meet the legal minimum requirements.

You can receive the funding for

• Projects to improve energy and resource efficiency,
• Storage of energy as well as production, distribution and use of renewable energies,
• Conserving recyclable materials, establishing material cycles and using advanced manufacturing techniques.

Funding conditions, amount of funding:

• You receive the funding as a subsidy.
• The amount of the subsidy is up to 30% of your eligible expenditure.
• The maximum amount of the subsidy is EUR 500,000. The eligible expenditure must be at least EUR 30,000.
• The legal minimum requirements must be exceeded. If there are no legal minimum requirements, the project must be in line with the latest technical standards or go beyond these.
• The overall financing of the project must be secured.
• The project must take place in the state of Hessen.
• The minimum service life of the funded facilities is five years after the final payment to the beneficiary.

Please submit your application before the start of your project to the Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturbank Hessen (WIBank), Kassel branch, via the customer portal.

Duration of programme, budget:

Ongoing

Exceptions/other/comments:

-

Contact:

Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturbank Hessen (WIBank)
foerderberatunghessen@wibank.de

Further information:

Full funding guidelines can be found here (in German).

Further information: IBB Business Team