New calls for tender for research and demonstration projects in the areas of circular economy, production technologies and climate-neutral city

The Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the Climate and Energy Fund are promoting the implementation of forward-looking projects in Austria through two new calls for tender. With the programmes “Ressourcenwende 2025” (“Resource Transition 2025”) and “Mission Klimaneutrale Stadt – Technologien und Innovationen für die klimaneutrale Stadt 2025” (“Mission Climate-Neutral City – […]

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Energy Research 2025: Innovations for a Green Future

New call for tender in energy research The Austrian Federal Ministry of Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the Climate and Energy Fund have launched an extensive funding programme to support groundbreaking innovations in the energy sector. There are many ways in which companies or organisations specialising in R&D can contribute to the green transformation. […]

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Green hydrogen in the spotlight: everything you need to know about the new planned investment subsidy

The planned initiative aims at promoting the development and implementation of hydrogen technologies, thus making an essential contribution to the energy transition and to climate protection. Pursuant to the Austrian Renewables Expansion Act (EAG) that became effective in 2021, investment subsidies will be used to promote the constructions of new plants converting electricity to hydrogen […]

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Do not miss a single chance: Important deadlines for funding applications for the Transformation of the Industry

We would like to remind you that the deadlines for the submission of funding applications within the climate and transformation offensive of the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) are approaching. Important deadlines 19 September 2024: Submission deadline for investment funding – Transformation of the Industry; 31 October 2024: […]

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Advancing sustainability: Funding opportunities for climate-friendly technologies

Transformation of the Industry The Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) recently launched the second call for tenders for the Climate and Transformation Initiative to support the programme “Transformation of the Industry”. This funding programme is intended to support Austrian industrial companies in adopting climate-friendly technologies in their […]

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Austrian Ceiling Regulation published – reclassification of COVID-19 subsidies exceeding the ceilings now possible in company groups

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the BMF (Austrian Ministry of Finance) has paid out several aids in the form of COVID-19 subsidies to companies pursuant to EU state aid law via the COVID-19 Finanzierungsagentur des Bundes GmbH (COFAG). In the course of implementation in Austria, the design of the ceilings for state aid pursuant to section […]

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Energy cost subsidy II – the start of the settlement for the second subsidy period is postponed

The general deadline for submitting the required settlement based on actual costs for the second subsidy period (1 July to 31 December 2023) should have started on 15 February 2024 according to the guideline on the energy cost subsidy II. However, according to the information provided by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy (BMAW) […]

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Energy cost subsidy II: Don’t forget the settlement!

It should soon be possible to submit the final settlement regarding the energy cost subsidy II – do not miss the submission deadlines. Deadlines As applying for the energy cost subsidy II was possible until 7 December 2023, the applicant companies should have received the (conditional) subsidy approval by now. The companies are obliged to […]

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Increase of the de-minimis ceilings and further developments as of 2024

The European Commission has adopted new de-minimis regulations on 13 December 2023. A significant amendment is the increase of the de-minimis ceilings, in order to cater for rising inflation. Background State aid or aid of any kind granted from state funds are subject to EU State aid law. In case such State aid limits or […]

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Guideline on processing late applications by COFAG under the law on state aid adopted – further payment of COVID-19 subsidies possible

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the BMF (Austrian Ministry of Finance) has paid out several aids in the form of COVID-19 subsidies pursuant to EU state aid law via the COVID-19 Finanzierungsagentur des Bundes GmbH (COFAG). In national implementation the granted application periods deviated from EU regulations resulting in initial applications submitted after 30 June 2022 […]

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