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Loan and Subsidy (KfW Offensive for Small and Medium Enterprises)

  1. Abbreviated form of legal source(s)

    KfW Offensive for Small and Medium Enterprises

  2. Description of support scheme

    KfW supports small and medium enterprises for projects reducing, preventing, or capturing greenhouse gases with a combination of subsidies and low-interest loans. Installing plants for electricity generation using renewable energy sources is also eligible.

  3. Amount

    Up to EUR 25 million per project. The yearly interest rate is at 1.03 %. Additionally, a Climate Subsidy of up to 6% can be granted.

  4. Addressees

    The yearly maximum revenue of applicants must not exceed EUR 500 million. Applicants can be private companies, companies in public property or companies owned by individuals. The amount can also be granted for initiatives in other EU Member States to German Companies.

  5. Procedure

    Companies can prepare the application via an online tool on the website. Then, they must find a financing partner. The bank administers the KFW loan. Further information can be found on this website:
    https://www.kfw.de/inlandsfoerderung/Unternehmen/Energie-Umwelt/Förderprodukte/Klimaschutzoffensive-für-den-Mittelstand-(293)/#detail-3-target.

  6. Competent authority

    KfW loans are administered and disbursed by regular banks.

  7. Technologies

    Wind energy onshore

    Eligible

    Wind energy offshore

    Eligible

    Solar energy

    Eligible

    Geothermal energy

    Geothermal energy: maximum 100 g CO2 per kWh installed capacity.

    Biogas

    Biogas: Methan-leaks must be evaluated through a monitor plan, Residues reused as fertiliser and at least 70 % of the fermented biomass is organic wate.

    Hydro-power

    Hydro-power with a power density of up to 5W per m².

    Biomass

    Biomass: 80 % reduction of greenhouse gas emissions compared to a similar fossil powered plant.