Heat Fund — Surface Geothermal Heat Production Installation Support
Purpose: Meeting the objectives of developing renewable heat and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; encouraging the replacement of fossil-fuel installations with equipment producing renewable heat and/or cooling; enabling renewable heat to compete with heat produced from fossil fuels. This scheme can be used until 30 June 2027. Beneficiaries mentioned in the catalogue: businesses of all sizes and types. The conditions, amount available and timetable must be compared with the applicable official version.
The “Heat Fund – Aid for installing heat production from shallow geothermal energy” scheme is part of the Heat Fund and concerns renewable heat or cooling production from shallow geothermal energy or eligible aerothermal energy. The ADEME official page consulted for 2026 presents aid for businesses and other categories of project holder, reviewed mainly by the regional offices. The application must demonstrate the technology used, the amount of energy produced, the ground source study and the energy and environmental performance. The date, scale and technical conditions must be checked in the applicable funding document before any commitment. An official source has been consulted.
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Who can apply
Beneficiaries indicated in the catalogue: businesses of all sizes and types. Check the legal form, size, activity, area, financial situation and exclusions in the official rules in force.
Eligibility conditions
Conditions available in the catalogue: the business must meet the following criteria: a prior study; compliance with sizing requirements and requirements for production and renewable resource capture equipment; compliance with regulations. They are not enough to confirm eligibility. Check the official criteria, exclusions, combination rules and any obligation to apply before ordering, purchasing or starting work.
What the scheme covers
Operations or costs mentioned: shallow geothermal or heat-pump-assisted aerothermal operations (excluding air-to-air heat pumps) with a minimum renewable and recovered energy production of 25 MWh/year; operations producing renewable cooling for necessary cooling uses with a minimum renewable and recovered energy production of 25 MWh/year. Check eligible costs, supporting documents, minimum thresholds, caps and excluded costs before any commitment. For Heat Fund schemes, technical sizing, energy production, the prior study and environmental performance may determine support; use the ADEME 2026 technical guide for the technology concerned.
Amount and funding terms
The catalogue indicates: Aid per marginal band of renewable MWh produced over 20 years depending on the technology used: from €6 to €50 per renewable MWh. The ADEME 2026 official page confirms that the scheme exists and its reference period, but the exact rate or amount must be read in the “eligibility and funding conditions” document for the project and technology.
How to apply
1) Identify the funder and obtain the up-to-date official fiche. 2) Confirm the status of the scheme, the criteria and the timetable. 3) Check the cost base, rates/caps, combination rules and documents. 4) Obtain prior approval before treating costs as eligible. Check the eligible technology, the production threshold, the expected performance and the 2026 technical scale; the aerothermal energy mentioned is limited to air-to-water heat pumps.
Timeline
Catalogue date to be checked: 30 June 2027. Confirm the deadline, the status of the call and budget availability with the funder. The 2026 official page confirms aid for renewable heat and cooling installations, open from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. It targets businesses, local authorities, public bodies and associations; the project study, expected production and energy and environmental performance are among the technical conditions.
Key facts
- Funder
- Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Open
- Closes
- 30 June 2027
- Geographic scope
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Frequently asked questions
What is the Heat Fund – Aid for installing heat production from shallow geothermal energy scheme for?
The catalogue describes the following objective: meeting the objectives of developing renewable heat and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; encouraging the replacement of fossil-fuel installations with equipment producing renewable heat and/or cooling; enabling renewable heat to compete with heat produced from fossil fuels. This scheme can be used until 30 June 2027. The project must fall within the official scope and meet the technical or financial criteria in force.
Who can benefit and what are the main conditions?
The catalogue mentions: businesses of all sizes and types. Also check the location, size and legal form, exclusions and, depending on the scheme, the technical or funding conditions.
What amount can be obtained?
Aid per marginal band of renewable MWh produced over 20 years depending on the technology used: from €6 to €50 per renewable MWh. The ADEME 2026 page confirms the scheme, but the scale must be checked in the 2026 technical conditions for the technology.
Is the scheme open and how do I apply?
Catalogue date to be checked: 30 June 2027. The 2026 official page confirms aid for renewable heat and cooling installations, open from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. It targets businesses, local authorities, public bodies and associations; the project study, expected production and energy and environmental performance are among the technical conditions. Before any order or spending, confirm the status, documents and procedure with the relevant authority.
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