Grant Scheme Clean and Zero-Emission Building Materials

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has made a planned grant scheme to reduce the emission of nitrogen, CO2 and particulate matter from building materials.

Objectives

The grant programme for Clean and Zero-Emission Building Materials (SSEB in Dutch) aims to reduce the emissions of nitrogen, CO2, and particulate matter of building materials.

Specifically, the programme aims to give an impetus to:

• The purchase of emission-free construction machines for construction work;
• The conversion of both new and existing construction machines and sea-going construction vessels by means of NOx-reducing measures, namely SCR catalysts or conversion to zero-emission propulsion;
• Feasibility studies and experimental development aimed at technology, innovation, and knowledge development in the pre-commercial phase, or purchase as part of experimental development.

These three intended objectives translate into three different paths within the programme.

First Two Paths: Purchase and Retrofit

We will discuss the paths of Purchase and Retrofit together, as they apply to the same types of machines and vehicles. Funding can be requested for machines and vehicles that meet one of the following three definitions:

• Construction machinery: This includes construction equipment in the form of mobile machinery, transportable industrial equipment, or vessels and vehicles specifically not intended for the transport of persons or goods.
• Auxiliary machinery: This includes machinery mounted on the chassis of a road or rail vehicle, or of a floating structure.
• Construction vehicles: This refers to vehicles with the vehicle qualification N2 or N3 recorded in the vehicle registration register and with the body code 9, 10, 15, 16, 26, 27 or 28, or the indication for special purposes SF.

The complete list of vehicles and vessels eligible for both Purchase and Retrofit can be found at the end of this page. It is also important to note that not all vehicles and vessels are eligible for retrofit with SCR. This is included in the list. More technical details about the exact requirements they have to meet in order to be eligible for funding are also available.

Requirements

Although for reasons of space, it is not possible to list all of the technical requirements here, we provide a brief overview of the most important ones:

• Machines must be intended, or mainly used for, carrying out construction work in the open air.
• Electrically driven machines must have a continuous electrical power supply of 8 kilowatts or more.
• The battery pack that provides the energy for powering the construction machine must not contain lead.
• It is a strict requirement that the vehicles for which funding is requested, are not registered at the time the application is submitted.
• The received funding may not be stacked with other subsidies. In addition, the MIA will be deducted from the requested funding.
• The vehicle must be owned by the applicant no later than 48 months after the funding has been awarded without being transferred to third parties, and is primarily used in the construction sector in the Netherlands.
• A purchase agreement is required, meaning an offer is not sufficient. Purchase agreements agreed upon as of 1 January 2022 are eligible for the programme retroactively.

Third Path: Feasibility Studies and Experimental Development

The third path within this programme concerns feasibility studies and experimental development. Experimental development projects aim to accelerate the development of zero-emission construction equipment, either in the pre-commercial phase, or its roll-out. Research can also be done into the use of infrastructure for alternative energy carriers for zero-emission construction equipment or charging systems for the equipment’s batteries.

Feasibility studies are concerned with assessing whether such experimental development projects (as described above) are indeed feasible (technologically, economically, etc.).

Conditions

• As indicated above, research into alternative energy carriers is also eligible. However, this explicitly does not encompass research relating to energy generation for recharging.
• Experimental development may only relate to non-combustion engine construction equipment, the energy needs of which are met by electricity, hydrogen, or non-petrochemical hydrogen carriers.
• The maximum duration of a feasibility study is 6 months.
• The maximum duration of an experimental development project is 2 years.
• Applications can also be made by a partnership, which can involve no more than one research organisatio

Evaluation criteria

The following evaluation criteria apply to feasibility studies and experimental development:

• Subject: technical development & practical experience
• Impact: NOx reduction, follow-up potential, & knowledge transfer
• Quality of proposal: objectives, rapid implementation, project management, cost-effectiveness, & cooperation

Annual and Final Reports

At the end of each project year and at the end of the project, the consortium must submit a report indicating the extent to which the technological and organisational obstacles have been overcome. It must also be reported to what extent legislation and regulations were experienced as a hindrance; and what the influence of the project has been on energy consumption, emissions, cost price, and applicability of the innovative technique compared to existing alternatives.

A complete list of eligible vehicles and vessels for both purchase and conversion.

A	Construction Equipment	Purchase and retrofit zero-emission	Retrofit SCR
A1.1	asphalt/concrete sawing (mobile)	J	J
A1.2	asphalt milling machine	J	J
A1.3	asphalt spreading machine	J	J
A1.4	asphalt loader	J	J
A1.5	ballast finishing machine	J	J
A1.6	paving machine (self-propelled)	J	J
A1.7	concrete machine/paver	J	J
A1.8	cement pump	J	J
A1.9	soil stabiliser	J	J
A1.10	bulldozer	J	J
A1.11	wire crane	J	J
A1.12	dumper	J	J
A1.13	emulsion spraying trolley	J	J
A1.14	milling machine for asphalt or concrete	J	J
A1.15	asphalt boiler	J	J
A1.16	backhoe loader	J	J
A1.17	grader/road grinder	J	J
A1.18	pile-driving/foundation machine	J	J
A1.19	aerial platform	J	N
A1.20	cable pulling winch	J	J
A1.21	mobile drilling unit	J	J
A1.22	mobile crusher	J	J
A1.23	Mobile excavator (excluding "transfer machine")	J	J
A1.24	mobile belt conveyor	J	J
A1.25	mobile debris crusher	J	J
A1.26	mobile sifting plant	J	J
A1.27	Material handler for hydraulic engineering	J	N
A1.28	tracked dumper	J	J
A1.29	tracked excavator	J	J
A1.30	rough terrain forklift	J	J
A1.31	skid steer loader	J	J
A1.32	wheeled or tracked shovel	J	J
A1.33	wheeled or tracked loading shovel	J	J
A1.34	wheel loader on wheels or tracks	J	J
A1.35	articulated shovel (on caterpillar tracks of wheels)	J	J
A1.36	shuttle buggy	J	J
A1.37	trencher/dragline	j	J

B	Auxiliary functions	Purchase and retrofit zero-emission	Retrofit SCR
B1	Electric power take-off (PTO) for propulsion of vehicle body, being:
B1.1	truck-mounted crane (squeeze truck)	J	N
B1.2	cement mixer	J	N
B1.3	cement pump	J	N
B1.4	indoor loader	J	N
B1.5	drill	J	N
B1.6	front-end cylinder	J	N
B1.7	hooklift	J	N
B1.8	cable system	J	N
B1.9	chain system	J	N
B1.10	downward cylinder	J	N
B1.11	portal arm system	J	N
B2	truck-mounted forklift/ harvester	J	N
B3	propulsion of auxiliary function on a vessel, not being propulsion:	J	N
B3.1	soil press	J	N
B3.2	piling barge	J	N
B3.3	multicat	J	N
B3.4	crane	J	N

C	Construction vehicles	Purchase and retrofit zero-emission	Retrofit SCR
C1	concrete mixer (lorry/semi-trailer) (bodywork code 15)	J	N
C2	concrete pump vehicle (bodywork code 16)	J	N
C3	drill trolley (bodywork code 28)	J	N
C4	dump truck (bodywork code 10)	J	N
C5	mobile crane, being a:
C5.1	telescopic crane	J	N
C5.2	tower crane	J	N
C5.3	crawler crane	J	N
C5.4	rough terrain crane	J	N
C5.5	wire crane	J	N
C5.6	crane truck (bodywork code 26 or designation SF)	J	N
C6	vehicles for loading and unloading drop-off bins and drop-off containers	J	N
C6.1	container carrier (bodywork code 8)	J	N
C6.2	vehicle with hook (bodywork code 9)	J	N
C7	Aerial platform (bodywork code 27)	J	N

D	Seagoing construction equipment	Purchase and retrofit zero-emission	Retrofit SCR
D1	anchor handling tugs	N	J
D2	multifunctional tugboat	N	J
D3	pusher	N	J
D4	pushbuster	N	J
D5	semi-submersible barges/pontoons	N	J
D6	cable layer/pipe cutter	N	J
D7	crane ship	N	J
D8	multipurpose workboat/multicat	N	J
D9	offshore/seaworthy installation vessels	N	J
D10	project cargo ship/heavy cargo ship	N	J
D11	ships for construction support, supply, special purpose	N	J
D12	(trailing) hopper dredger	N	J
D13	cutter suction dredger	N	J
D14	water injection dredger	N	J
D15	split hopper barge	N	J
D16	spoon crane dredging pontoons	N	J
D17	stone dumping vessel/fall pipe vessel	N	J

 

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