Ecobonus
Overview: The Eco Bonus in Italy offers tax deductions for energy-efficient home improvements, including pergolas with solar shading or solar panels. First introduced in 2013, the bonus allows homeowners to claim up to 50% of expenses for primary residences and 36% for secondary homes, with a maximum deductible value of €60,000 per installation in 2025.
Why do we want it?
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High consumer demand: For reference, in the last 3 months we had 46 Zendesk tickets by searching for the word "Ecobonus" and 91 tickets searching for the word "Detrazioni" (deductions). While specific data on the number of Ecobonus applications in Italy has not been publicly disclosed, the Superbonus program, which offers incentives for similar upgrades, had received approximately 496,320 applications in July 2020-August 2024 (source).
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Competitive point of parity: Most providers in Italy - Gibus, Akena, Leroy Merlin, KE Outdoor, etc. - highlight eligibility of their products for Ecobonus. Gibus, in particular, attributes a portion of its growth to this tax incentive (source), building the whole ecosystem around it - in ads (example below), on the website (example here) and even developing together with Deutsche Bank a consumer credit loan with a duration of 10 years, which is the same time period of the tax deduction stemming from the Ecobonus.
What do we need? To qualify for the eco bonus, the solar screening must (1) have gtot value <-/= 0.35 and (2) have CE certification according to EN 13561 or EN 13659 standard.
At the moment, both of those are missing - Pergolux doesn’t have a confirmed gtot calculation (aka we use ChatGPT to provide customers with a reference value) and relevant CE certification.
With those, the company should prepare the Declaration of Conformity, a final document to be submitted to the customer, stating that the product meets CE EN 13561.
How? We need to partner with an accredited notified body (third-party certification authority) in Italy or Europe (e.g., TÜV, IMQ, or similar organizations) to conduct testing for wind resistance, durability, mechanical operation and other safety requirements.
