Subsidy for Clean and Zero Emission Construction Equipment (SSEB)
Do you own a construction company, or do you rent out construction equipment, such as construction tools and machinery, support equipment, or maritime construction vessels? You can apply for the Subsidy for Clean and Zero Emission Construction Equipment (Schoon en Emissieloos Bouwmaterieel, SSEB) to:
- buy or lease new, zero emission construction equipment
- modify your equipment to make it low-emission or zero emission
- explore innovative ideas, for instance by developing a prototype of your innovative idea, or check the feasibility of your innovation
When do you qualify?
For the different purposes of the SSEB subsidy, different conditions apply.
Buying construction equipment
If you own a construction company in the Netherlands, you can buy or lease new, zero emission construction equipment with the SSEB Purchase subsidy (subsidie SSEB Aanschaf, in Dutch). To apply for this subsidy, you must meet the conditions (in Dutch), among others:
- You have your own equipment, and/or your company rents out construction equipment.
- You will become the owner of the new construction machine, either immediately or at the end of the lease contract.
- You will use the construction equipment at least 70% of the time in the open air in the Netherlands.
- If the equipment is electrically powered, the power must be at least 8 kilowatts. The battery cannot contain lead.
- You apply for the subsidy before you buy or lease the equipment. But you do need an agreement (not yet final).
- You must use the equipment for at least 4 years.
Improving construction equipment (retrofit)
With the SSEB Retrofit subsidy (subsidie SSEB Retrofit, in Dutch) you can modify your construction equipment to reduce its emissions. To apply for this subsidy, you must meet the conditions (in Dutch), among others:
- You own a construction company and you have your own equipment, or you are the owner of 1 or more maritime construction vessels, or your company rents out construction equipment or construction vessels.
- Your company is established in the Netherlands.
- You are the owner of the construction equipment that you are going to modify.
- The way in which you convert the construction equipment fits 1 of the categories of the SSEB Retrofit (in Dutch).
- You need an agreement (not yet final) for the conversion before applying for the subsidy.
- You use the (converted) equipment for at least 70% of the time in the open air in the Netherlands.
- You must use the equipment for at least 4 years.
Innovative solutions
The SSEB Innovation subsidy consists of experimental development projects (SSEB Innovatie: Project experimentele ontwikkeling, in Dutch) and feasibility studies (SSEB Innovatie: Haalbaarheidsstudie, in Dutch). To apply for SSEB Innovation, you must meet the conditions, among others:
- Your company is established in the Netherlands.
- You work alone or you work together with other business based in the Netherlands, 1 or more NGO’s, and/or publicly financed research institutes such as universities.
Please check the conditions for the SSEB Innovation: feasibility studies and the conditions of the SSEB Innovation: experimental development projects before you apply (in Dutch).
You can complete the form to have your project idea assessed (in Dutch).
How to apply?
You can apply for the SSEB subsidies to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO, all in Dutch).
- You can apply for the SSEB Purchase subsidy from 3 March 2026, 9:00 hours until 30 October 2026, 17:00 hours.
- You could apply for the SSEB Retrofit subsidy from 3 March 2026, 9:00 hours until 30 October 2026, 17:00 hours.
- You could apply for the SSEB Innovation subsidy: feasibility study from 3 March 2026, 9:00 hours until 30 October 2026, 17:00 hours.
- You could apply for the SSEB Innovation subsidy: experimental development projects from 12 May 2026, 9:00 hours until 30 October 2026, 17:00 hours.