Factsheet for measure
BE-2013-1/3278
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Updated
– measures in Belgium
Strategic ecological support (STRES)
Strategische ecologiesteun (STRES)
Background information
With the Strategic Ecological support (STRES), the Flemish government wants to encourage SMEs and large enterprises to invest in technologies that cannot be standardised because of their unique company-specific nature.
Companies can obtain a subsidy for green investments in "strategic" cutting-edge technology in the Flemish Region.
This support scheme (STRES) complements the Ecology Premium+. While the latter requires a company to choose from standardised technologies (using a limitative technology list), STRES accommodates specific and larger investment projects.
Content of measure
Strategic ecology support is only granted to companies investing in the Flemish Region.
The strategic ecology premium is awarded in the form of a grant. The amount of the ecology premium is determined by three main factors:
The type of investment (environmental, energy-based, renewable energy & cogeneration).
The ecoclass to which a technology belongs based on its ecology number.
The size of the company.
The support percentages vary from 20% for ecoclass B investments in large companies up to 40% for SME's that invest in technology in ecoclass A.
The total amount of subsidies granted to a company cannot exceed €1 million over a period of three years (within the limits of the available Flemish budget).
However, in the case of strategic ecology investments that have a particular impact on the Flemish economy, the Flemish Government can deviate from this maximum.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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16 July 2024
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This subsidy is subject to new support regulations, with key changes as follows:
The minimum investment threshold has been reduced from €3 million to €1.5 million.
Eight themes now carry distinct support rates: transition to a circular economy, energy efficiency measures in business processes, renewable energy and electrification, carbon capture and utilisation, district heating networks, shore power installations, environmental protection, and environmental studies.
Support per enterprise is capped at a maximum of €500,000 over a three-year period.
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Use of measure
Between the start of the measure and the end of 2021, around 50 companies made use of the measure. With support amounts ranging from €300,000 to €4 million.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Does not apply to workers
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Applies to all businesses
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Does not apply to citizens
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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Local / regional government
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Regional funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Unknown
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Main level of involvement: N/A
Involvement
No info on involvement
Views and reactions
No public information on views
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