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Factsheet for measure NL-2023-11/3206 – measures in Netherlands
Country | Netherlands , applies nationwide |
Time period | Temporary, 15 March 2023 – 31 August 2023 |
Context | Green Transition |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Reorientation of business activities
– Change of production/Innovation |
Author | Thomas de Winter (Panteia) and Eurofound |
Measure added | 06 June 2023 (updated 12 June 2023) |
This is a grant for companies to test an innovative CO2 reduction technique in a pilot or demonstration project. The innovation must help reduce CO2 emissions at low cost.
This grant scheme is one of the Top Sector Energy schemes from the National Grant Schemes of the Ministries of Economic Affairs and Agriculture. They support industrial research, experimental development and demonstration projects or combinations thereof, in order to contribute to the CO2 targets from the Climate Agreement and strengthen Dutch competitiveness.
The subsidy supports pilot projects in which companies test innovative CO2-reducing measures within the industry context in order to understand how to best improve their technology. The government takes into consideration the international state of research and technology when assessing applications.
Qualifying projects must: be innovative and comply with the general conditions for the Topsector Energie (Topsector Energy) measures. relate to ideas of the circular economy, energy efficiency, flexibility of the energy system, renewable energy, local infrastructure, carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS), any other measures that reduce CO2 emissions in the built environment, or the electricity or production industries, houses, buildings, and blocks that do not use gas.
A total grant amount of €65 million is available for the period 15 March - 31 August 2023.
No information available yet.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Does not apply to workers | Applies to all businesses | Does not apply to citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
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National funds
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | Unknown | Unknown |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
Unknown, most probably no direct involvement.
Unknown, none expressed.
Citation
Eurofound (2023), Subsidy to pilot or demonstrate CO2-reducing technologies within companies, measure NL-2023-11/3206 (measures in Netherlands), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/NL-2023-11_3206.html
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