In order to inform the public about the diverse research activities in the field of innovative energy technologies in the 8th Energy Research Programme, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action (BMWK) publishes the annual . The report provides a detailed overview of the Federal Government's funding policy in the field of energy research. It presents progress, current developments and priorities in research funding in a transparent manner and presents selected highlight projects. The Federal Energy Research Report also updates the figures on the European research framework programme Horizon Europe and on energy research in the federal states.

The figures on project funding from the Federal Report on Energy Research can also be tracked transparently via EnArgus, the BMWK's central information system for energy research.

In 2023, the Federal Government spent around 1.46 billion euros on research, development and demonstration of modern energy technologies. The BMWK alone funded 5,482 ongoing projects with around 599 million euros. A further 325 million euros were channelled into institutional funding. This underpins the central role of energy research as a pioneer of the energy transition and a driving force for the energy industry.