Promotion of energy savings by the Free State of Thuringia and the ERDF.

Since environmentally friendly behavior is a major concern of ours, we are always on the lookout for improvements regarding energy consumption. We have already implemented several important measures or are currently in the process of implementing them. We have also applied for ERDF funding for individual stages.

The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is a funding instrument of the European Commission for all regions of Europe, designed to compensate for developmental differences.

The ERDF addresses the needs of the regions. They use cooperation programs to overcome region-specific structural weaknesses. Within the circle of European regions, Thuringia belongs to the so-called transition regions and must therefore invest 60% of the fund’s resources in the following priority areas: research and development, support for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the reduction of CO2 emissions in all sectors of the economy.

The projects funded by the Free State of Thuringia were co-financed by European Union funds under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Description of the first funded project:

Promotion of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energies in enterprises: Energy consulting and efficiency measures

Execution of an energy efficiency consultation (situation analysis) for the company H&S Tee-Gesellschaft mbH & Co KG to identify and implement potential improvements in energy efficiency.

Description of the second funded project:

Retrofitting lighting to LED

The project was carried out as a proposed measure of the efficiency analysis: replacing the workplace lighting at H&S Tee-Gesellschaft mbH & Co KG at the St. Gangloff location to achieve savings in electricity consumption.