At a glance
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Maximaal bedrag
Varies by project
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Resterend budget
€8,000,000,000
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Aanvragen mogelijk vanaf
27 october 2026
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Aanvragen mogelijk t/m
26 november 2026
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Subsidiepercentage
Varies by project
- The SDE++ scheme focuses on the large-scale deployment of technologies that produce renewable energy and reduce CO₂ emissions.
- The grant is available to businesses and non-profit organisations in sectors such as industry, mobility, electricity, agriculture and the built environment.
- The SDE++ scheme supports a wide range of technologies across five main categories: renewable electricity, such as solar PV and wind energy; 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 grant is an operating subsidy administered by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and is paid once your installation is operational.
- The amount of funding depends on the chosen technology and the amount of CO₂ reduction achieved. Funding is generally awarded for a period of 12 or 15 years.
Who is it for and which technologies are eligible?
The SDE++ grant is intended for businesses and non-profit organisations in sectors such as industry, mobility, electricity, agriculture and the built environment. A crucial condition is that the applicant must be the intended producer that commissions and operates the installation.
- Renewable electricity: including solar PV, wind energy and hydropower.
- Renewable gas: the production of green gas through biomass digestion and gasification.
- Renewable heat: heat generated from biomass, composting, geothermal energy and solar thermal energy.
- Low-carbon heat: using technologies such as heat pumps, electric boilers and residual heat.
- Low-carbon production: CO₂ reduction through hydrogen, carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon capture and utilisation (CCU), and renewable fuels.
Objective: large-scale deployment of the climate transition
Through the SDE++ grant scheme, the government promotes the large-scale deployment of technologies that produce renewable energy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The scheme makes investments in sustainable projects more financially attractive by compensating for the ‘unprofitable component’: the difference between the cost of the sustainable technology and the potential market revenue.
Funding based on performance and market prices
The SDE++ is an operating subsidy. You receive funding once your installation produces renewable energy or reduces CO₂ emissions. The scheme compensates for the difference between the cost of the sustainable technology and the revenue generated in the market, known as the unprofitable component.
The amount of funding you receive per unit produced, such as per kWh or tonne of CO₂, depends on the technology used and the CO₂ reduction achieved. By compensating for the difference between the cost of sustainable technologies and market revenues, the scheme makes investments in sustainability more attractive.
Provided by RVO
Applications for the SDE++ grant are submitted to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). Enablemi knows the scheme inside out and helps you prepare a strong application and submit it on time.
The application round consists of five phases, during which the maximum subsidy intensity, referred to as the ‘phase amount’ in euros per tonne of CO₂ reduction, gradually increases. This means that projects which can be implemented at a lower cost have a greater chance of receiving funding during the earlier, more competitive phases.
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Tip from Enablemi
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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