The three central associations of the German heating industry, the Federation of the German Heating Industry (BDH), the Central Association of Sanitary, Heating, Air Conditioning/German Sanitation, Heating and Air Conditioning Association (ZVSHK) and the German Wholesale Association of Building Technology (DG Haustechnik) welcomed the fundamental decisions of the federal government to implement the heating transition, after years of back and forth, to finally start.
Tax incentives Offered
“We very much welcome the fact that the tax incentives that our industry has been demanding for many years for more efficiency investments in buildings are to be implemented,” said Uwe Glock, President of the Federation of the German Heating Industry (BDH).
“We regard the additional exchange bonus for old oil boilers or other fossil-fueled heating systems as a positive addition to the tax incentives,” adds Michael Hilpert, President of the Central Association of Sanitary, Heating, Air Conditioning/German Sanitation, Heating and Air Conditioning Association (ZVSHK).
Replacing outdated boilers and heating equipment
ZVSHK, BDH and DG Haustechnik emphasized that no other sector has such high CO2 reduction potentials as heating
At the German Heating Conference, the three associations made it clear that replacing an outdated boiler can save up to 2.7 tons of CO2 emissions. If the 12 million old boilers slumbering in the German boiler rooms were replaced in one fell swoop, there would be 32 million tons of CO2 reduction per year.
The three central German associations of the heating industry, ZVSHK, BDH and DG Haustechnik emphasized that no other energy consumption sector in Germany has such high CO2 reduction potentials as heating.
Cutting down on CO2 emissions due to heating
Dr. Hans Henning, General Manager of the German Wholesale Association of Building Technology (DG Haustechnik) said, “You have to consider that heating and hot water alone account for a third of final energy consumption and around a third of German CO2 emissions.”
The three associations are calling on the federal government to quickly specify the key points in order to give investors, the industry and traders certainty about the framework conditions and to help climate protection immediately.