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Renewable Energy Solutions program supports international marketing of German reference projects

03/03/2023

Source: Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)

The application phase for the Renewable Energy Solutions Program (RES Program) 2023 started on February 16, 2023.

Projects in the fields of renewable energy, energy efficiency, grid and market integration, smart grids or energy storage, and hydrogen and fuel cell technology can be submitted.

How does the RES program help?

With the Renewable Energy Solutions program, as part of the Energy Export Initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK), German SMEs are actively supported and financially promoted in the international dissemination of their climate-friendly energy solutions.

Target group

The focus is particularly on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the energy sector. A prerequisite for participation in the RES program is that a climate-friendly energy solution is brought into a RES project.

Here, climate-friendly technologies and their applications from the fields of renewable energies, energy efficiency, smart grids, IT & software solutions or energy storage as well as hydrogen and fuel cell technologies are eligible. There are no specifications for the choice of target country.

Implementation and measures

Companies/project partners contribute a reference plant at a representative location as their own share in a RES project. The plant technology is to demonstrate the application possibilities of German innovative energy solutions, in particular also the efficiency and the quality requirement of participating enterprises thereby represent.

To trigger follow-up orders, dena advises and supports you in your marketing strategy:

  • events,
  • public relations,
  • networking as well as
  • targeted training measures

The benefits at a glance

  • Experience of dena's team of experts in the implementation of foreign projects and the creation of a sophisticated marketing concept.
  • Promotion of marketing to the extent of up to 100,000 euros (net).
  • In the implementation of the RES projects, the target market is very well known.
  • Network expansion through targeted support in the target market.
  • Use of the seal of approval "Made in Germany" as a benefit of the recognized quality feature.
  • Increase the level of awareness of the company internationally.

How are RES projects selected?

An application round is held annually - this year from 16.02. to 30.03.2023 .

With the Export Initiative Energy, the BMWK supports in particular small and medium-sized enterprises in the energy sector in the development of new foreign markets.

The criteria for evaluating the submitted project proposals are:

  • the performance, expertise and reliability of the company;
  • proven knowledge of the target market in terms of the benefits of a reference project;
  • the quality and cost-effectiveness of the project proposal, particularly in terms of its potential to generate repeat business in the proposed market.

Applications

Application materials may be requested by email at Contact by Mail . A callback from the RES team will be made to clarify eligibility requirements.

Further information can be found here: The RES program on the dena site.