Germany's EEW programme (Bundesförderung für Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz in der Wirtschaft) pays a direct grant toward energy-efficiency measures — and thermal insulation of existing equipment is explicitly eligible. Inzonex supplies the removable insulation and the kWh / CO₂ / payback figures your application needs.
The EEW (Bundesförderung für Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz in der Wirtschaft) is Germany's central federal programme for industrial energy efficiency. It is run by BAFA (grant variant) and KfW (loan-with-grant variant), and it pays companies a share of the cost of measures that cut energy use, resource use and CO₂. It is one of the most direct efficiency-subsidy schemes in Europe: instead of only taxing the carbon you emit, the state co-funds the equipment that stops you emitting it.
For an insulation project, the relevant module is Modul 1 — Querschnittstechnologien (cross-cutting technologies), which lists thermal-insulation measures on existing plant alongside efficient motors, pumps, fans, compressors and heat exchangers. Larger or technology-open projects can instead use Modul 4 (system/process optimisation), where funding is tied to the calculated energy and CO₂ saving.
Bare valves, flanges, steam lines, tanks and vessels are exactly the "Bestandsanlagen" Modul 1 is written for. Here are the published terms:
| Parameter | EEW Modul 1 (Querschnittstechnologien) |
|---|---|
| Eligible measure | Thermal insulation of existing equipment (Wärmedämmung an Bestandsanlagen) + efficient motors, pumps, fans, compressors, heat exchangers, VSDs |
| Grant rate | 25% small enterprises · 20% medium enterprises (of eligible investment) |
| Minimum project | €2,000 per measure |
| Maximum grant | up to €200,000 per application |
| Who can apply | Small & medium enterprises (KMU) only |
| Timing | Application before the measure begins (before placing the order) |
| Where | BAFA (grant) / KfW (loan + grant) via the Förderzentrale Deutschland portal |
Source: BAFA — Bundesförderung für Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz in der Wirtschaft, Modul 1 Querschnittstechnologien. Figures are the published programme terms; confirm current values and your eligibility with BAFA or an authorised energy consultant before applying. Larger sites / non-SMEs: see Modul 4 (savings-based) below.
An EEW application has to put numbers on the saving: the eligible investment cost, and — for the savings-based route — the annual energy saved (kWh/MWh) and the CO₂ reduction (t CO₂e). Heat loss from bare surfaces is one of the easiest measures to quantify, because it follows a standard method.
ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 heat-loss method on each bare surface — the same our public calculator uses.
Fuel saving × the published DESNZ / national emission factor → tonnes of Scope-1 CO₂e per year.
Cover cost ÷ annual € saving — typically up to 2 years, which strengthens the case for funding.
Our free Carbon Savings Certificate turns an eliminated heat loss in kW into exactly these figures, formatted as report-ready lines. For a full equipment list, the whole-plant study rolls every line and vessel into one site total you can attach to the application.
We audit which valves, flanges, lines and vessels are uninsulated — the "first step" most suppliers skip.
kWh, t CO₂e and payback per the ASTM C680 method — the figures for the application.
The application is filed before the order — your consultant or BAFA portal. The grant secures 20–25%.
Patented removable modular covers (UK GB2508992.1), engineered per temperature tier, fitted on site.
The fuel saving lands every year; the same figures feed your SECR-equivalent / ESRS E1 reporting.
Inzonex is the manufacturer and engineering partner; we are not a funding body and do not file the application for you. We provide the measured savings documentation and work with your energy consultant. Grant award is decided by BAFA.
Boilers, valves, flanges, steam lines and vessels lose heat continuously. Inzonex makes patented (UK GB2508992.1) removable modular insulation — snap-fastened covers engineered per temperature tier:
