The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) has published the new funding guideline "Federal Funding for Industry and Climate Protection (BIK)". In future, the new funding will primarily support medium-sized industrial companies with decarbonization. According to current planning, around 3.3 billion euros will be available for the entire duration of the funding program. The first call for funding is expected to start in September 2024. Companies will then have three months to submit their projects.
The funding program is set to run until 2030 and there will be annual funding competitions. Funding will come from the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF). As the successor to the Decarbonization in Industry (DDI) programme, the Federal Funding for Industry and Climate Protection (BIK) supplements the BMWK's funding offer and enables innovative small and medium-sized transformation projects in particular to be implemented, regardless of the sector and technology. For example, switching to electricity can make sense where fossil fuels are still being used in processes that require high temperatures. Two funding modules are available under the BIK: Funding for decarbonization projects (Module 1) and Funding for CCU and CCS (Module 2).
