Purpose

The funding is intended to enable the research, development and application of new energy and energy efficiency technologies. Many of these technologies are not yet marketable due to their level of technological maturity and require appropriate support. The primary aim of Bavarian research funding in the energy sector is therefore to reduce the high technical and economic risks for companies and to create innovation-friendly framework conditions by providing financial support from the state.

The focus of the funding is on technologies and concepts that promise significant increases in efficiency, improved integration of renewable energies, ensuring security of supply and a rapid transfer of research results into application and the market. The aim is to increase value creation in Bavaria and to create and maintain jobs.

Above and beyond individual cases, the aim is also to contribute to the achievement of Bavarian, national and international targets for improving energy efficiency, saving energy, increasing the use of renewable energies and reducing energy-related CO2 emissions.

Object

The Bavarian Energy Research Program supports research and development projects, studies and demonstration projects for new energy and energy efficiency technologies:

• Research and development projects (industrial research, experimental development),
• technical feasibility studies in the run-up to such projects,
• investment measures to increase energy efficiency through innovative, non-building-related technologies,
• Investments in plants for the use of renewable energies, renewable hydrogen and highly efficient combined heat and power generation.

Funding recipients

Funding recipients are companies based or established in Bavaria. For projects to demonstrate and introduce new technologies in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energies, renewable hydrogen and highly efficient combined heat and power generation, local authorities and sponsors of ecclesiastical or comparable institutions in Bavaria may also be eligible to apply.

Eligible costs

In the case of research and development projects (pursuant to Nos. 2.1 and 2.2), personnel costs, expenditure on instruments and equipment, contract research, knowledge and patents acquired directly or under license from third parties as well as expenditure on consultancy and equivalent services and other operating expenses (such as materials, consumables and the like) may be subsidized.

In the case of feasibility studies (in accordance with no. 2.3), the expenses of the study (e.g. expenses for planning, conducting and presenting the results of the study) are eligible for funding.

In the case of demonstration projects (pursuant to Nos. 2.4 and 2.5), the additional investment expenditure is eligible for funding.

The type and scope of the grant are based on No. 5 of the Bavarian Energy Research Program.

Type and amount

The funding is granted as a subsidy.

The type of grant is project funding.
The funding period covers the entire duration of the project.

The grant is provided as partial funding in the form of subsidies as part of project funding. The grant amounts to

• up to 50% of the eligible expenditure for research projects in accordance with No. 2.1,
• up to 25% of the eligible expenditure for development projects in accordance with No. 2.2,
• up to 30% of the eligible expenditure for studies pursuant to No. 2.3,
• up to 30% of the eligible expenditure for demonstration projects in accordance with no. 2.4 (energy efficiency measures),
• up to 40% of the eligible expenditure for demonstration projects in accordance with No. 2.5.

For SMEs pursuant to Annex I of the GBER, the funding rates may be increased by 10 percentage points for projects under Nos. 2.2 to 2.5. If different project activities can be allocated to both research in accordance with No. 2.1, development in accordance with No. 2.2 and demonstration in accordance with Nos. 2.4 and 2.5, the funding rate will be determined proportionately.