Chapter 1	Scope of application
Chapter 2	Definitions
Chapter 3	Deferred justification
Chapter 4	Eligible costs and intensity of aid
Chapter 5	Application
Chapter 6	Payment of grants
Chapter 7	Disposal and repayment of grants
Chapter 8	Inspection
Chapter 9	Crow
Chapter 10	Entry into force

Publication of grants to investments in electric heat pumps for the production of distance heating

In accordance with text-labelling no. 117. on $29.24.23 of the Financial Regulation for the financial year 2015 shall be determined :

Chapter 1

Scope of application

§ 1. in writing.-(EL) The DEA may, on application, grant assistance to investments in electrical-powered heating pumps for the production of remote heating in decentralizing district heating areas, in order to promote the production of renewable energy sources.

Paragraph 2. Offer may be granted within the appropriation framework set aside in the Finance Bill. In addition to an application period, cf. Section 11, the Energy Management Board on the Energy Management website may publish an indicative amount of the amount for the application period,

§ 2. The grant system shall be administered in accordance with this notice and in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2 ; 651/2014 of 17. June 2014, on certain categories of support compatible with the internal market, in accordance with Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (the General Block Exemption Regulation), EU-tenth 2014, nr. L. .. 187, s. 1.

Chapter 2

Definitions

§ 3. For the purposes of this notice :

1) Elector-electric heat pumps : heat pump powered by one or more electric engines.

2) Collective heat-supply installations : Collective heat-supply facilities, cf. § 2, in the law of heat supplies.

3) Decenal district heating areas : areas with a remote-product not equipped with a central power plant under Section 17, in the notice No 1. 565 of 2. June 2014 concerning the authorisation for the construction and change of the power plant notice (Requirement Exercieration).

4) Renewable energy sources : the following renewable non-fossil energy sources : Vinds, solar power, aerosol, geothermal, hydrothermal energy and havenergia, hydroelectric, biomass, landfill gas, gas from waste water and biogas.

5) Low-value heat sources : exclusion, soil warmth, groundwater, sewage, sewage, seawater, industrial surpluses and other low-temperature heat sources.

6) Balanced heat price : the average heat price ab, levelled over a 20-year planning period for the project, with a real interest rate, corresponding to the interest rate of the market, purified by inflation.

7) Protection of the environment : any measure intended to avert or prevent damage to the physical environment or natural resources by the beneficiary ' s own activities, to reduce the risk of such activities or to exploit natural resources ; more efficient, including energy-saving measures and the use of renewable energy sources.

Chapter 3

Deferred justification

Eligible companies, etc.

§ 4. Deposits may be made to legal persons, including public or private undertakings,

1) which have the technical and financial capacity to implement the project ;

2) where the place of production or residence is situated in Denmark ; and

3) which shall bear the costs of the eligible project and which is the owner of the heat pump or to operate it.

Eligible projects and conditions for grants

§ 5. Deposits may be made for investments in electric heat pumps, which is a collectively heat supply facilities for the delivery of heated water or steam to a remote-product equipped with a decentralised natural gas-based power heating or heating system.

Paragraph 2. A grant may not be granted for projects,

1) As the assessment of the Energy Management Board, it would be implemented anyway,

2) which the undertaking is obliged to implement under any other legislation, including implementing projects to ensure that the enterprise is complied with EU standards that have already been adopted, even if they are not in force or

3) relating to research and development, etc., including projects covered by the Act of an Energitological Development and demonstration programme.

§ 6. That is a commitment requirement,

1) that the heat pump consists of supplier-tested standard components and that the equipment design does not give rise to exceptional technical or economic risks to the owner or the heat pump ;

2) that the project leads to an unaltered or reduced balance of heat prices by means of installation ' s programme,

3) the project may show a local penetration of natural gas or a global penetration of fossil fuels ;

4) the possibility that the heat pump may be interrupted during periods of special high electricity prices and so on,

5) it is a new acquisition and that there has not been an commissioning of the heat pump ;

6) applying to the date of application has complied with any claims of aid granted to the EU Commission by a previous decision to be declared unlawful and ununifying in the internal market ;

7) the applicant shall provide the information requested by the Management Board for the purposes of the proceedings,

8) that the project is completed by the date specified in the case,

9) the necessary authorisations from public authorities have been obtained before the first payment request ; and

10) the tiller holder shall submit a payment request, inventory of eligible information, evidence of payment and final report to the Energy Management Board.

Paragraph 2. The Agency for Energy Management may lay down additional conditions in the case of a grant of grants.

Chapter 4

Eligible costs and intensity of aid

§ 7. The eligible costs are the additional investment costs that are necessary for the establishment of a heat pump and which are directly related to the achievement of the higher level of environmental protection, cf. Article 41 (1). 6, in the General Block Exemption Regulation. These may include costs of :

1) remote counselling, project development, including the preparation of applications and projection,

2) environmental studies (environmental impact assessment),

3) the acquisition of necessary fixed components and similar to the heat pump ;

4) Contractor services and installation ;

5) necessary follow-up work, and

6) required audit of the accounts.

Paragraph 2. The costs shall be discharged exclusive value-added tax (VAT) which shall not be permanently borne by the subsidy recipient. The eligible costs shall be offset by the deductions, discounts or similar withdrawals.

Paragraph 3. The DEA may, on application, approve other charges other than those mentioned in paragraph 1. 1, which shall be eligible, if the cost of the Energy Management Assessment is of significant and direct impact on the implementation of the project.

Paragraph 4. The eligible costs do not include :

1) financial and monetary institutional costs,

2) the purchase of land ;

3) operational costs, including the rent of soil,

4) work carried out by the holders or staff of the undertaking receiving subsidies, unless specific conditions are specified ; or

5) The costs incurred by the Agency for the Energy Management Board have pledged grants.

Paragraph 5. Vedrers a project both eligible and non-eligible costs, and it is not possible to make a division of the project, the Energy Management Board may grant a contribution in relation to the proportional portion of the total cost of the project relates to the eligible costs incurred.

§ 8. The Energy Management Board may provide 25% of the eligible costs, cf. however, paragraph 1 2.

Paragraph 2. The Energy Management Board may provide up to 40% of eligible costs, if :

1) exclusively low-value heat sources ; or

2) the heat pump is operational flexibly with a view to the introduction of discontinuity of renewable energy sources, and if this results in a higher estimate of balanced heat price than that would be without this operational flexibility.

Paragraph 3. The support intensity, cf. paragraph 2, may be raised at intervals of five percentage points from 25 percent to 40 percent, depending on the expected higher estimated balanced heat price. A higher aid intensity will be allocated, based on an assessment of the estimated balance of heat prices compared to the current heat supply.

§ 9. The total aid per project may not exceed 1.5 million. DKK per installed MW warmth at an aid intensity of 25%, cf. section 8 (3). 1. The intensity of the aid intensity shall be raised, cf. ~ § 8 (4)) 2 and paragraph 1. 3, the aid shall be increased per 1. installed MW warmth at corresponding intervals from 1.5 million. DKK up to 2,4 million. DKK at an aid intensity of 40%. The total aid per project cannot amount to more than 20 million projects. DKK

§ 10. Aid may be granted from other aid schemes, etc., provided that the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2 may be granted. 651/2014 of 14. June 2014 has been complied with.

Chapter 5

Application

Applications for grants of grants

§ 11. Applications for grants may be submitted during the period from the 13. July 2015 to the 12th. October 2015, during the period from the 15th. January 2016 to 1. March 2016, and in the period from 1. June 2016 to the 15th. September 2016.

§ 12. Applications must be submitted in application form to be requisitioned on the Energy Management website and shall be submitted to the Energy Management Board.

Paragraph 2. The application must be adequate and contain the necessary information and documentation, and must be signed by a drawing-up in the company or other legal person who is applying for grants.

§ 13. Supplements for grants to grants must be attached :

1) a project description, including the location of the heat pump,

2) a budget for the costs of the implementation of the project, attached or similar documentation to the costs,

3) details of any expected withdrawals, discounts, and similar,

4) a timetable for implementing the project,

5) documentation of the information in the application and other information necessary for the processing of the application, and

6) any other information that may affect the assessment of the application by the Energy Management Board.

Paragraph 2. The DEA may request additional information for the evaluation of applications, including information and documentation concerning the additional costs of investment in the heat pumps. The DEA may, in particular, require that the information be confirmed by an independent expert.

Paragraph 3. The Agency for Energy Management may disclose the application if the applicant has not submitted a full application or necessary information on the project within one of the Energy Management Board within a specified period.

Decisions and priorities

§ 14. On the basis of the information received in income applications, the Energy Management Board shall assess whether a financial contribution is made to the investment. The DEA may be able to grant a partial or partial blow to the application if,

1) the application is not sufficiently enlightened, or

2) conditions or other conditions laid down are not fulfilled.

§ 15. The Energy Management Board shall give priority to grant applications for each period of application, cf. Section 11, if the incatives, the amount of the financial framework, shall not be allowed to accommodate all eligible applications. The Management Board shall, on a priority, attach primary importance to the fact that there are variations between different plant concepts and heat sources for heat pumps of heat-pump conteens. The Management Board shall also attach importance to the following :

1) whether the project has a short implementation time,

2) whether the project is repliable and can be scaled up or down,

3) the degree of reduction of the price of heat balanced, cf. § 6, nr. 2,

4) the level of the penetration of natural gas or fossil fuels, cf. § 6, nr. 3, and

5) the ability to inflexibility in the power of the electricity system.

Paragraph 2. The weight of the priority criteria in paragraph 1. 1, no. One-five, set out in a point system that will be published on the Energy Management website.

§ 16. In the case of a commitment to grant, the Energy Management Board shall establish a subsidy basis for the eligible costs.

Paragraph 2. The DEA may be able to reduce the subsidy-based basis, including if :

1) the overhead costs are estimated to be set too high ;

2) the costs of an unreasonably scale are included ;

3) the costs are included which are estimated to include activities that are of no importance to the project ; or

4) which has not been set against the offsetting of expected withdrawals, discounts, or similar cases.

Paragraph 3. Costs that are not estimated to be eligible are not included in the subsidy-based basis.

Paragraph 4. Commitment of grants shall be granted for a maximum grant amount.

§ 17. Commitment of grants may be granted only if there are no agreements relating to activities, supplies, etc., or initiated activities or carried out procurement, etc. relating to the grant project, before receipt of written consent. However, this does not apply to activities carried out in the context of the design and documentation of the application.

§ 18. The Agency for Energy Management may, by application, approve a change in a project and, in this context, to change the amount of aid and the subsidy amount resulting from an undertaking. The change can be approved when it is in accordance with the purpose of the project and thus does not alter the fact that the project is a priority of commitments. The amendment must not be carried out by the applicant before the approval of the Energy Management Board.

Paragraph 2. A request for a change to a project must be received before the date on which the project is to be completed.

Chapter 6

Payment of grants

§ 19. The application for payment of grants shall be submitted in the application form to be requested by the Energy Management website and shall be submitted to the Energy Management Board.

Paragraph 2. Application must be submitted to the DEA within two months after the end of the project.

Paragraph 3. Payment is conditional on

1) the project has been completed as approved in the case,

2) the conditions for the case and other conditions laid down are fulfilled ; and

3) eligible activities are carried out or delivered by VAT-registered undertakings, cf. however, paragraph 1 4.

Paragraph 4. The DEA may derogate from the condition referred to in paragraph 1 3, no. 3, where the eligible activities are eligible for VAT, VAT exempted under the value added tax (VAT slop).

Paragraph 5. For the completion and submission of applications for payment, section 12 (2) shall apply. Two, equivalent.

20. Any person applying for grants in accordance with this notice shall be obliged, at the request of the Energy Agency, to provide any information that is relevant to the payment of the subsidy.

§ 21. The application for payment of grants shall include a project accounting record with information on the size of the detainees and paid eligible costs and final report. The accounts must be signed by the company drawing the company and shall be accompanied by a list of the accounts receipts.

Paragraph 2. The accounts shall be accompanied by a copy of the accounting documents relating to the eligible costs and an applicant declaration in accordance with the instructions of the Energy Management Board.

Paragraph 3. If the amount applied for is more than 500,000 to be paid, the accounts shall be accompanied by an applicant declaration in accordance with the instructions of the Energy Management Board and shall be revised in accordance with the auditor instructions drawn up by the Agency for the Energy Management Board.

Paragraph 4. The DEA may provide that the information in the application and the accounts are confirmed by a state certified or registered auditor or that the accounts are accompanied by an auditor declaration following the instructions of the Energy Management Board.

§ 22. The accounting documents to be used as evidence for detainees and paid eligible costs or shall be attributed to the accounts of accounts shall be provided by the leading firm on the following information :

1) the undertaking and address to which the work relates ;

2) the activities carried out in relation to the eligible project ;

3) invoice date,

4) the start and end date of the activity ; and

5) the company's CVR number of the executive company.

Paragraph 2. If a bill covers both the grant and non-subsidy, it shall show which parts of the bill, which relate to the eligible and non-subsidy activities respectively, shall be recorded.

Paragraph 3. The DEA can always insist on getting original documents.

-23. The DEA may extend the deadline for the payment application, cf. Section 19 (1). 2. The extension can, however, only be done if the project has been initiated.

Paragraph 2. in writing.-(DA) The DEA may, on the basis of a reasoned written application, permit the payment of costs relating to the activities carried out in full or in part, even if the applicant has not implemented the project, as provided for in the case. The assessment of the request shall be attached to the fact that the essential part of the project contained in the original project search is that essential parts of the project have been implemented or that a complete implementation would be connected with significant ; trouble.

Paragraph 3. in writing.-(PL) The 3 Energy Management Board may permit, on the basis of a reasoned written request, that a new grant owner or operation is liable, in an already notified undertaking, rather than the original state receiver, even if the project has been initiated. The request must be signed by both the transferor and the transferee of undertakings to which the project belongs.

§ 24. The amount of the subsidy shall be made by the amount shown by the indicnet.

Paragraph 2. The amount of the subsidy shall be paid to the beneficiary ' s NemKonto.

Chapter 7

Disposal and repayment of grants

§ 25. The DEA may decide whether to suspend and refund of grants, if :

1) the applicant has given inaccurate or misleading information or has dissent information of significance for the decision of the case,

2) the conditions for grants or payments are not fulfilled.

3) the project has not been implemented as provided for in the case of grants, unless such authorisation has been authorized for this purpose, cf. § 18.

4) the time limit laid down for the implementation of the project in the case and the submission of payment applications shall be exceeded,

5) contracts have been concluded on activities or deliveries, etc., or initiated activities or carried out the purchase, etc. relating to the grant project, before receipt of a written undertaking. However, this does not apply to activities carried out in the context of the design and documentation of the grant application,

6) the grant consignon does not satisfy the additional conditions laid down in the grant or

7) award of grants is in breach of Commission Regulation (EU) No 2 ; 651/2014 of 17. June 2014 or the Commission communication on guidelines for State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 of 28. June 2014.

Paragraph 2. If the subsidy is paid out, it may be required in whole or in part, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1. 1 uprained cases.

Paragraph 3. The refund of grants must be paid no later than 14 days after claims. Repayment of the amount due shall not be paid on interest after the due date corresponding to the interest rate laid down in Section 5 of the interest on late payment and so on for interest rates, But at least 50 kr.

Chapter 8

Inspection

SECTION 26. The DEA may carry out accountancy checks of applications for payments and completed cases of grants.

Paragraph 2. Any person receiving aid under this notice shall be obliged, at the request of the Energy Management Board, to submit any information that is relevant to the control of the energy management system by complying with the conditions laid down.

Chapter 9

Crow

§ 27. The decision of the energy management shall not be made to the second administrative authority following this notice.

Chapter 10

Entry into force

§ 28. The announcement shall enter into force on 13. July, 2015.