Support for climate-friendly energy solutions when entering foreign markets

RES program offers start-up support for climate-friendly technologies in foreign markets

Source: Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena), February 19, 2022

Your climate-friendly energy solution should also be successfully launched outside Germany? The German Energy Agency dena supports you with know-how for your marketing abroad.

From 14.03. to 29.04.2022 the application phase for the RES program 2022 takes place - on 16.03. at 16 o'clock an information event takes place via Zoom especially for StartUps and young companies. 

How does the RES Program help you?

With the Renewable Energy Solutions Program (RES Program), as part of the Export Initiative Energy 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. Technologies and their applications from the fields of renewable energies, energy efficiency, smart grids, software solutions or energy storage as well as hydrogen and fuel cell technologies are eligible. There are no specifications for the choice of the target country. 

You contribute a reference plant at a representative location as your own share in a RES project. The plant technology is to demonstrate the application possibilities of German innovative energy solutions, in particular also thereby the efficiency and the quality requirement of participating enterprises represent. To trigger follow-up business, dena provides advice and support for your marketing strategy, among other things: events, public relations work, networking and targeted training measures can be funded with up to 65,000 euros. 

Your benefits at a glance

  • You benefit from the experience of dena's team of experts in the implementation of foreign projects and the creation of a sophisticated marketing concept.
  • You will receive financial, implementation-oriented funding of up to 65,000 euros for this.
  • While implementing your RES project, you will get to know the target market very well.
  • You build your network with targeted support in the target market. 
  • With the seal of approval "Made in Germany" you take advantage of the recognized quality feature.
  • You increase the awareness of your company internationally. 

How are RES projects selected?

An application round is held annually - this year from 14.03. to 29.04.2022 

With the Export Initiative Energy, the BMWK supports in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the energy sector in the development of new foreign markets. The criteria for evaluating submitted project proposals are the company's performance, expertise and reliability; proven knowledge of the target market in terms of the benefits of a reference project; and the quality and cost-effectiveness of the project proposal, particularly in terms of its potential to generate follow-up orders in the proposed market. 

Is the RES program a viable option for you?

Join us at our Info Event via Zoom on Wednesday, March 16 at 4 pm. We would like to make contact on this date specifically with young female entrepreneurs and companies. Thereby you can find out whether an application for this year or possibly the coming years is for you a meaningful addition to your entrepreneurial activities. 

Register for the information event (informally with info on names of the participating persons and the company) by mail via Contact by Mail. The zoom link to the event will be sent to you. 

Further information

The RES program on the Export Initiative Energy page.

The RES program on the page of dena. 

Video about the RES program.