RD&D Policies (Grants for research and development in the field of wind energy)

Updated: 18.01.2019

Author: Oskar Vågerö

The grants are provided to enterprises in order to promote efficient and environmentally friendly energy supply, energy efficiency and to encourage the purchase of efficient energy technologies. Grants are awarded only until the funds are exhausted (§ 1 Regulation No. 2003:564).

Following measures are eligible:

  • Environmental sustainability projects
  • Environmental studies
  • Technology grants

The amount of grant depends on the measure taken:

  • Environmental sustainability projects: Eligible costs include only the additional costs for investment compared to the cost of a technically comparable investment that provides a lower level of environmental protection, or such additional costs necessary to implement the measures. 
    • Grants for investments in energy efficiency may cover up to 60 % of the eligible costs. 
    • Grants for investments to promote renewable energy may cover up to 45 % of the eligible costs. 
    • Grants for the purchase of environmentally efficient transportation may cover up to 35 % of the eligible costs. 
    • If these grants are provided to small and medium-sized enterprises, the above mentioned rates may be increased by respectively twenty and ten percentage points (§ 5 Regulation No. 2003:564).
  • Environmental studies: The costs eligible for environmental studies, the costs of the study. Grants may cover up to 50 % of these costs. If the grant is provided to small and medium enterprises, the aid intensity may be increased by twenty and ten percentage points (§ 6 Regulation No. 2003:564). 
  • Technology grants may amount to a maximum of 50% of the additional costs. Technology grants apply as de minimis aid under the Commission’s Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 and may only be subject to the restrictions under the Regulation (1988:764) on state aid forindustry  (§ 7 Regulation No. 2003:564).

Addressees

Enterprises (§ 1 Regulation No. 2003:564).

Competent authority

The competent authority is the Swedish Energy Agency (§ 8 Regulation No. 2003:564).

Sweden

Further information

Basic information on legal sources