Apply for GREEN aid (specific aid for environmental protection and energy use)

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Summary

You are a company (natural or legal person of the size of an SME with an economic vocation);
Your company owns, or is creating, a business unit in Wallonia;
You are planning to invest in equipment intended to protect the environment or use energy sustainably.

Wallonia may grant an investment grant that will vary depending on the criteria below:

the category of the company;
the location of the investment;
the type of investment planned.

Key points

You must submit an authorisation application form to begin an investment programme before starting the first commitments related to the investments (purchase order, etc.). You are advised to wait until you receive authorisation to start, so that you have confirmation that the basic criteria have been satisfied.
You must submit an application for a ‘Company passport’ before completing the intervention application form.
For UDE (sustainable energy use) aid, where the amount of investment in energy savings in the production process exceeds €25,000, or where the amount of investment in renewable energy production exceeds €100,000:
1. You must have an AMUREBA auditor a feasibility study carried out in line with AMUREBA methodology by a certified auditor following the procedures laid down for AMUREBA audits, and covering the investments presented. AMUREBA audits may be eligible for energy vouchers.
2. You must commit to using energy meters to measure the energy produced or saved as a result of your investment.
3. You must undertake to carry out energy accounting to enable objective measurement of the effects of the investment.
You must start the investment programme within six months of the first application and complete it within four years of this date.
For sustainable energy use (UDE) aid, by the end of the investment programme at the latest:
1. You must have energy meters to measure the energy produced or saved as a result of your investment.
2. You must have carried out energy accounting to enable objective measurement of the effects of the investment.
3. You must prove that you have achieved your objectives through an AMUREBA performance audit.
You must maintain and use the investment for the established purposes and under the established conditions, for five years after the investments are finalised.

In detail

Target audience - details

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and large companies (LC)

Procedure

You will find the various steps to take to validate your case file below:

You must submit an approval request form to begin an investment programme via My Space. When you are validating the request, you receive acknowledgement of receipt by email with a reference number.

The date on which the application is sent to the administration is important: this is the date from which the works corresponding to the programme may start. The start of the works is defined as the start of the construction works linked to the investment, that is, the first legally binding order for equipment, or any other commitment that makes the investment irreversible, depending on which event occurs first.

You must submit an application for a "Company passport" before completing the intervention application form.

Your application for a "Company passport" must be completed via an online form available via My Space. When you are validating the request, you receive acknowledgement of receipt by email with a reference number.

You must have an AMUREBA auditor a feasibility study carried out in line with AMUREBA methodology by a certified auditor following the procedures laid down for AMUREBA audits, and covering the investments presented. AMUREBA audits may be eligible for energy vouchers.
You must complete the investment assistance application form no later than six months from the authorisation date to begin. You indicate the reference number or the decision number of the "Company passport" on it.
Your application is analysed by the relevant department. On the basis of this analysis, you shall receive the decision by mail.
You may submit an application for the payment of the allowance.

The supporting documents to be provided by the user are mentioned on the intervention application form and the explanatory notes (which can be downloaded in the "Useful documents" section of this procedure).

Appeal procedures are always provided if the assistance is refused. There are no costs associated with applying for the assistance.

Every effort is made to process applications within a reasonable period, which may vary depending on the potential complexity of the case file, requests for additional information and, where necessary, requests for the opinions required to assess the allowance and the available budget of the assistance scheme.

You may contact the Administration directly for help with your administrative processes.

All applications for assistance must be completed in French or German.

Conditions

In order to benefit from this allowance, you must satisfy all the following conditions:

own or create an establishment unit (place of business, head office, branch, etc.) in Wallonia;
perform an activity in one of the permissible sectors;
present an admissible investment programme that reaches the thresholds defined: €20,000 if you are an SME, €25,000 if you are a large business;
submit its application before making any firm commitments regarding the investments (purchase orders, etc.) and indicate the amount of assistance required by the project;
not be a company experiencing financial difficulty.
carry out an AMUREBA auditor a feasibility study carried out in line with AMUREBA methodology by a certified auditor following the procedures laid down for AMUREBA audits. AMUREBA audits may be eligible for energy vouchers.
undertake to install energy meters to measure energy production or savings linked to the investments presented, at the latest by the end of the investment programme.
By the end of the investment programme at the latest, undertake to carry out energy accountancy so that the effects of the investment can be measured objectively.