Subsidiy (ISDE)

Updated: 09.01.2019

Author: Stijn Anciaux

The Investeringssubidie Duurzame Energie (ISDE) provides both private persons and small-scale business with a subsidy for the purchase of solar thermal collects (art. 4.5.5), heat pumps (art. 4.5.4), biomass boilers (art. 4.5.7) and pellet stoves (art. 4.5.6).

Eligible technologies

Only for solar thermal collectors, heat pumps, biomass boilers and pellet stoves. 

Wind energy

Not eligible 

Solar energy

Only solar thermal boilers with a maximum total surface of 200m² (Art. 4.5.5) 

Solar thermal boilers (Art. 4.5.9) amount of subsidy:

<10m2: € 0,68 / kWh

>10m2: € 0,30 / kWh

The subsidy increases by €150 in case the soilar boiler belongs to the energy efficiency class A + and by €300 if the soilar boiler belongs to the energy efficiency class A ++

Geothermal energy

Only heat pumps with a maximal capacity of 70kW (art. 4.5.4)

Subsidy amount:

-Air (art. 4.5.8 (1)): 

≤ 1kWh: €1100

> 1 kW: €1100 + €100 for every kW above 1 kW 

-Water-water or ground-water (art. 4.5.8 (2)):

≤ 10 kW: € 2500

> 10 kW: €2500 + €100 for every kW above 10 kW.

The subsidy increases by €150 in case the heat pump belongs to the energy efficiency class A + and by €300 if the heat pump belongs to the energy efficiency class A ++

Biomass

Only biomass boilers and pellet stoves eligible (art. 4.5.6., art. 4.5.7)

Biomass boilers (Art. 4.5.11)

  • ≤ 40 kW: €2500
  • > 40 kW: €2500 + €110 per kW above 40 kW.

Pellet Stoves (Art. 4.5.10)

€50 per kW with a minimum of €500 for a stove that does not transfer heat to a liquid and a minimum of €1400 for a stove that does transfer heat to a liquid. 

Amount

For 2018 the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has dedicated 100 million euros for ISDE. 

Addressees

Entitled party: small-scale businesses or private persons.

Obligated party: State through subsidies 

Procedure

Process flow

For private individuals, the application portal can be found here: https://mijn.rvo.nl/investeringssubsidie-duurzame-energie-isde-particulieren 

For business, the application portal can be found here: https://mijn.rvo.nl/investeringssubsidie-duurzame-energie-isde-zakelijke-klanten 

Competent authority

Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).

Distribution of costs

State

Subsidies are fully borne by the Dutch State. 

Netherlands

Further information

  • Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) - Netherlands Enterprise Agency
  • +31 88 042 42 42
  • Agency's website

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