further stimulus was provided by the renewable energy sources act erneuerbareenergiengesetz enacted in and amended later it grants renewable energy project developers privileged access to the nearest grid connection point which minimizes the risk of unforeseen grid costs for the investor the investment certainty based upon the feedintariff is complemented by lowinterest loans and grants from the stateowned kfw bank we inserted a marker for each policy tool implemented which is considered to support investment in physical capital directly