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SDE subsidy
Sustainability and CO2 reduction

Are you planning to invest in sustainable energy production or CO2 reduction technologies? The Dutch government can support you with the SDE++ subsidy. This subsidy helps accelerate the energy transition. Find out here whether your project is eligible, which project categories are supported, how and when to apply, and who administers this subsidy.

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In short

  • Maximum amount

    Situation-dependent

  • Remaining budget

    8.000.000.000

  • Applications open from

    7 Ocober 2025

  • Applications open until

    6 November 2025

  • Subsidy percentage

    Depending on base amount, base energy price, and market compensation

  • The SDE++ (Stimulation of Sustainable Energy Production and Climate Transition) program focuses on the large-scale rollout of technologies that produce renewable energy and reduce CO₂ emissions.
  • The subsidy is available to companies and non-profit organizations in sectors such as industry, mobility, electricity, agriculture and the built environment.
  • The SDE++ supports a wide range of technologies, divided into five main categories: Renewable electricity (such as solar PV and wind), renewable gas, renewable heat, low-carbon heat (such as industrial heat pumps) and low-carbon production (such as hydrogen and carbon capture and storage).
  • The subsidy is an operating subsidy, managed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), and is paid out as soon as your installation is operational.
  • The amount of the subsidy depends on the technology chosen and the amount of CO₂ reduction you achieve, and is awarded for a period of usually 12 or 15 years.

Goal: Large-scale rollout of the climate transition

With the SDE++ (Stimulation of Sustainable Energy Production and Climate Transition) subsidy, the government encourages the large-scale rollout of technologies that generate renewable energy and reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions. The scheme makes investments in sustainable projects financially attractive by offsetting the “unprofitable portion”: the difference between the cost of the sustainable technology and the potential market returns.

For whom and for which techniques?

The Sustainable Energy Production and Climate Transition Incentive Scheme (SDE++) aims to support the large-scale rollout of technologies that generate renewable energy and reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions . The subsidy is available to companies and non-profit organizations active in sectors such as industry, mobility, electricity, agriculture, or the built environment. A crucial requirement is that the applicant is the intended producer who will commission and operate the installation itself.

The focus is on stimulating a broad range of technologies, divided into five main categories:

  1. Renewable electricity: This includes technologies such as solar PV, wind energy and hydropower.
  2. Renewable gas: Production of green gas from biomass fermentation and gasification.
  3. Renewable heat: Heat production from biomass, composting, deep geothermal energy and solar thermal energy.
  4. Low-carbon heat: Heat generation using technologies such as heat pumps, electric boilers, and the use of residual heat.
  5. Low-carbon production: CO₂ reduction through hydrogen production, carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon capture and utilisation (CCU), and advanced renewable fuels.

Provided by the RVO

The application for the SDE++ subsidy is submitted to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl). Enablemi knows the ins and outs of the application process and will help you formulate a winning application and submit it on time.

The application round has five phases, with the maximum subsidy intensity (the “phase amount” in euros per ton of CO₂ reduction) gradually increasing. This means that projects that can be realized for a lower amount have a better chance of receiving a subsidy in the earlier, more competitive phases.

Compensation based on performance and market prices

The SDE++ is an operating subsidy, meaning you receive it as soon as your installation is operational and actually producing renewable energy or reducing CO₂ emissions. The scheme compensates for the difference between the cost of the sustainable technology and the potential market returns. This difference is called the “unprofitable portion . “

The amount of the subsidy you receive per unit of production (such as kWh or ton CO₂) depends on the technology used and the CO₂ reduction you achieve. The amount is calculated by subtracting the market compensation (the correction amount) from your approved application amount (the base amount). The subsidy is awarded for a fixed period, usually 12 or 15 years , depending on the technology.

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CO2 reduction is the basis on which the SDE++ subsidy is determined. Ask one of our advisors to calculate your CO2 reduction with you.

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