National initiatives

Germany

National partner: DENEFF

National partner

The national recovery plan

Renovate2Recover country profile (2021)

In 2021 we looked at how each national recovery plan funded building renovation. The Renovate2Recover study found significant renovation activity planned, and called for two things: funding that delivers deep (or staged deep) renovations, going well beyond the 30% minimum energy saving recommended by the European Commission, and an enabling framework, including private finance, so that renovation markets keep growing after the recovery funding ends in 2026.

The German profile comes from the study commissioned by the Renovate Europe Campaign and carried out by E3G, with input from DENEFF.

Renovation case studies

Projects from Germany shown at the Renovate Europe Day 2019 exhibition: what was renovated, how it was financed and what it saved.

Brunckviertel

Renovate Europe Day 2019 exhibition

Wiesental, Aachen, Germany

Renovate Europe Day 2019 exhibition

Official documents

National building renovation plan
Draft plan (22 May 2026): in German, English translation
Commission feedback on the draft (14 July 2026)
Final plan: due by 31 December 2026.
Assessment of the draft plan
The chapter on Germany in the assessment of the first 16 draft plans by the Joint Research Centre and DG ENER (July 2026)
Social Climate Plan
Not yet published by the European Commission.
National energy and climate plan
Updated plan for 2021–2030: in German, English translation
Recovery and resilience plan
The Commission’s page on the plan
European Semester
Country-specific recommendations 2026 (proposed by the Commission on 3 June, adopted by the Council on 10 July)

EU projects

Our national partner, DENEFF, is involved in these projects.

LEVERAGE
Mobilising private funds for energy efficiency and decarbonisation investment in the public sector. Partner: DENEFF EDL_HUB.
EU LIFE programme, ongoing until June 2028

Finished: GREEN Home (2021–2024)