Objective
The OWE grant scheme supports companies in the Netherlands that are planning to invest in the realization and use of a hydrogen production plant for the production of fully renewable hydrogen (i.e. with electricity from sun or wind). For this, you use an electrolyser with a minimum capacity of 0.5 MW.
In 2024, the official name has changed to ‘Subsidieregeling grootschalige productie volledig hernieuwbare waterstof via elektrolyse‘ (which translates as: Grant scheme for large-scale production of fully renewable hydrogen via electrolysis). However, the name OWE will remain in use to refer to the grant scheme.
Grants and budget
The OWE grant covers part of the investments in the hydrogen production plant itself, and part of the operating costs after the realization of the production plant. The grant percentage has been increased to 80%.
The available grant budget totals over 998 million Euros.
The scheme will operate according to the tender principle: only the projects that are best assessed and ranked will receive a grant. How does this work? The lower the requested grant amount per megawatt of electrical input power of the electrolyser to be realized, the higher the chance of obtaining a grant.
Details
The OWE grant call 2024 will open on 15 October and closes on 28 November 2024 (the original deadline of 31 October has recently been extended by 1 month). The realisation phase starts when the grant application has been approved and lasts 5 years. This was previously set at 4 years, so you now have more time to build your installation. The exploitation phase will last minimally 5 years and maximally 10 years.
How can we help you?
PNO Chemistry’s experts have extensive experience with several grant schemes for hydrogen-related projects. They were the first to know about the OWE scheme, and can help you to prepare or optimize your grant application. Feel free to contact us.
