The Dutch government’s Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) has launched an ambitious subsidy programme aimed squarely at accelerating carbon removal innovations. Under the new MOOI: Koolstofverwijdering scheme, collaborative research and development projects in the Netherlands that pioneer carbon capture, long-term storage and novel carbon removal techniques are eligible for grants of up to €4 million each ($4.65 million), drawing from a total budget of €10 million ($11.6 million).
Applications will be accepted from March 17, 2026 to April 16 and applicants — spanning companies, research institutions and local authorities — must partner across at least three entities to qualify, and projects funded must demonstrate a credible path to deployment within 10 years.
The initiative reflects growing policy focus on negative emissions technologies as part of the Netherlands’ broader climate strategy. Innovations supported range from direct air capture and biomass-linked capture systems to methods that embed CO2 in durable products or store it geologically. RVO’s broader Innovatieprogramma Koolstofverwijdering complements the MOOI subsidies by offering wider support and networking opportunities within the sector.
The Dutch carbon removal landscape already has some noteworthy examples. Paebbl, a climate-tech company focused on carbon mineralization, recently secured a €4 million ($4.7 million) grant from the EU while direct air capture startup Carbyon won several national grants to scale up its direct air capture systems, targeting cost-effective atmospheric CO2 removal with deployable machines for fuels and chemicals markets.
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