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Research for an environmentally sound, reliable and affordable Energy Supply

Within this programme and the Federal Government's Energy Concept of 2010,
the research and funding focus of the Federal Government's policies for the
coming years is defined. The main objective is the improvement in the cooperation
between economy, science and politics. Moreover, the programme promotes the
research and development of innovative solutions for energy technologies in the
field of renewable energies, energy efficiency, energy storage and energy network.
In addition to this, the programme aims to build international cooperations in the
field of research on energy technologies (Bigalke et al. 2012 ).

'Future Building Campaign' (Zukunft Haus)

The objective of this programme is to research and promote energy efficiency and
the use of renewable energy on the building sector through the development of pilot
projects, materials and technologies. The solutions found would then be brought
into the market as tested, mature and approved solutions (dena Gebäudereport).

Table 10 List of building sector-related associations in Germany
Name of Association URL

Federal Bio-energy Association (BBE) http://www.bioenergie.de

Federal Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) http://www.bee-ev.de

Federal Solar Industry Association (BSW) http://www.solarwirtschaft.de

Federal Heat Pumps Association (BWP) http://www.waermepumpe.de

Wood and Pellet Association (DEPV) http://www.depv.de

Federal Industrial Association of Building Services (BTGA) http://www.bhks.de

Federal Industrial Association of Germany House, Energy and
Environmental Technology (BDH)

http://www.bdh-koeln.de

The energy efficiency association for heating, cooling and CHP
(AGFW)

http://www.agfw.de/

German Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Association (DKV) http://www.dkv.org

Association thermal insulation composite system http://www.heizkosten-

einsparen.de/

Building Climate Association (FGK) http://www.fgk.de

Association of Insulating Materials Industry (GDI)— http://
www.gdi-daemmstoffe.de

http://www.gdi-
daemmstoffe.de

German Engineering Federation (VDMA) http://www.vdma.org

Association of the German Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
Specialized Companies (VDKF)

http://www.vdkf.de

Central Association for Sanitation, Heating and Air-conditioning
(ZVSHK)

http://
www.wasserwaermeluft.de

Association for insulation materials from renewable raw
materials (ADNR)