Support program for mobile pellet heating systems launched

Thanks to its new "Mobile Heaters" program, the KliK Foundation expects to save more than 50,000 tons of CO₂ in Switzerland by 2020 by replacing fossil-fueled mobile heaters. A total of over CHF 4 million will be made available for this purpose.

Mobile heaters are mainly used on construction sites for drying buildings, in the event sector for heating tents and in agriculture for drying hay. Since the buildings or tents to be heated are usually not insulated, a lot of heating energy has to be generated with a high fuel consumption, which largely dissipates unused into the atmosphere. Around 12,000 mobile heaters are currently in use throughout Switzerland, almost all of which run on fossil fuels and emit more than 300,000 metric tons of CO₂ every year - and the trend is rising.

Mobile heaters powered by pellets have recently become available on the Swiss market. These mobile pellet heaters are environmentally friendly, as they are CO₂-neutral, technically mature, reliable and easy to operate. By participating in the "Mobile Heaters" program, owners of such mobile pellet heating systems benefit from subsidies typically amounting to several thousand Swiss francs per year. The program is attracting keen interest in the industry and has already attracted more than 150 registrations - with more being added almost daily.