Will you be to producing renewable energy or applying CO2-reducing techniques? If so, you may be eligible for the subsidy Sustainable Energy Transition (SDE++). This subsidy is intended for companies and organisations (non-profit and otherwise) in sectors such as industry, mobility, electricity, agriculture and the built environment.
Private producers do not qualify for this subsidy as their costs exceed the benefits. The Dutch national government also cannot take part.
The SDE++ will expand on the former Stimulation of Sustainable Energy Production (SDE+) scheme. This new scheme not only stimulates sustainable energy production but also CO2-reduction. In this way, the government wants to ensure that the energy transition in the Netherlands remains feasible and affordable. The SDE++ is currently being developed. These web pages will be updated in phases.
Opening round and budget
The SDE++ closed 17:00 h on Thursday, 17 December. You can no longer apply.
A budget of € 5 billion is available.
| Phase | Start and end date | Subsidy intensity phase limit (€/tonne CO2) |
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Phase 1 | 24 November 09:00 CET to 30 November 17:00 CET | 65 |
Phase 2 | 30 November 17:00 CET to 7 December 17:00 CET | 85 |
Phase 3 | 7 December 17:00 CET to 14 December 17:00 CET | 180 |
| Phase 4 | 14 December 17:00 CET to 17 December 17:00 CET | 300 |
For more information on the various phases, the maximum subsidy amounts and the ranking of applications, see the Features SDE++ page.
Categories
The SDE++ provides subsidies for the use of techniques for the generation of renewable energy and other CO2-reducing techniques. Some of these techniques also fell under the SDE+. The SDE++ website will be updated as soon as the scheme has been published in the Government Gazette.
| Main category | Subcategory |
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| Renewable elektricity |
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| Renewable heat and CHP |
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| Renewable gas |
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| Low-carbon heat |
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| Low-carbon production |
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For some installations producing energy with biomass, there is a system of controls in place to ensure that it meets criteria for sustainability.
If you are granted a SDE++ subsidy, it will be awarded over a period of 12 or 15 years. The duration of your subsidy will depend on which technology you use.
Conditions
In order to be eligible for the SDE++ scheme, you must meet several conditions. There are general conditions and category-specific conditions. View the general conditions.
Applications
During the opening rounds, you can apply for the SDE++ at mijn.rvo.nl. You can read how to do this, which appendices you need to enclose and how the Netherlands Enterprise Agency assesses the applications in the SDE++ Step-by-step plan.
You will receive a subsidy decision within 13 weeks of submitting your application. If it is positive, it will state how much subsidy you will receive.
After the decision
Have you received a positive decision on your application for the SDE+ or SDE++? If so, you can start to realise your project and you will receive a monthly subsidy advance. At the end of the subsidy period, you will apply for the subsidy to be determined.
Are you interested in SDE++? Read more on application and the step-by-step guide on our application page (Actualization follows).
Banking of production
SDE+(+) allows for the option of banking. In case less sustainable energy is produced than predicted, you can use the difference in later years. Producers can also carry over any excess output to the following year.
The latest form of banking cannot be more than 25% of the subsidised yearly production of energy, except wind. The wind factor provides an alternative to banking in covering the operator's risk of losing out on subsidy.
This infographic (pdf) explains the banking system.
More information
Every year, we publish information brochures about the various rounds of SDE+(+) applications. Once the regulation on the 2020 SDE++ tender round is officially published, the SDE++ brochure will be published.
Find older versions of the SDE+ brochures on our SDE+ publications page.
Information in Dutch: Stimulering Duurzame Energieproductie en klimaattransitie (SDE++).