The Environment and Energy Technology Innovation Platform (MIP) aims to stimulate and realise cleantech innovations by bringing together and supporting companies, governments, knowledge institutions, and civil society organisations - the 'quadruple helix'.

MIP provides a funding programme for demand-driven innovations and technologies that boost sustainable energy, materials and water management.

Resources on MIP are managed by Belgium's Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT).

A scheme to stimulate large investment (at least € 3 million) in very new and/or company-specific technologies that increase the environmental performance or energy-efficiency of a company.

For SMEs, between 30-40 % of extra costs of essential components are covered, and between 20-30 % for large companies. Several other funding conditions apply as well.

A Belgian (Flemish) subsidy for companies that invest in environmentally friendly, energy saving or renewable energy technologies. The technology has to be on a predefined list of technologies.

Funding conditions: maximum of € 1 million over three years for one company; for SMEs the subsidy is 25 % of the extra costs of the essential components; for large enterprises only 12.5 %.

The VLIF fund stimulates investment by agricultural companies in a wide range of specific environmentally friendly and energy saving projects. Also companies from the food sector, social enterprises and consumer groups can make use of this fund.

Funding support depends on the specifics of the case (typically a maximum of € 1 million per company, and covers 15 % or 30 % of investments aimed at sustainability).

PRODEM is a programme of subsidies for SMEs using the VITO research centre's demonstration and promotion infrastructure for testing new environmentally friendly technologies. It subsidises up to 66 % of the research costs. 

An enterprise that carries out an investment in the creation or expansion of its activities may, under certain conditions, obtain a one-off investment rebate of 8 % (it can be deducted from the taxable profit). To encourage new investments, the deduction was increased to 20 % for new investments made from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019. This rate applies to small companies as well as to sole traders and liberal professions.

VALIPAC is the organisation of industrial packaging producers responsible for extended producer responsibility. To fulfill their obligations, the organisation provides subsidies to stimulate green practices. Companies that sort or offer packaging that can be recycled are recognised VAL-I-PAC companies and entitled to receive € 30 per tonne of recycled plastics and € 10 per tonne of recycled wood packaging. There are also subsidies for first-time sorters and other opportunities.

Enisef is an electronic energy manager that helps organisations keep track of their energy costs. The platform provides alerts about over-consumption and helps to reduce costs by signalling the need for efficient technologies or upgrades. Experts listed with Enisef can help in-house technicians be more efficient or their services enlisted as outsourced agents.

The platform is available in English, Estonian and Norwegian.

The HAPI-E methodology is a software-based tool that calculates the integrated environmental footprint of a business using multi-criteria data analysis, which can be compared with competitive companies in specific economic sectors. 

Users of this calculator can determine the percentage of window surface shading and the length of shade from an awning or balcony situated above the window. The calculation can be performed for any day of the year taking into account position of the sun, and it applies to the orientation of the window perpendicular to the direction of the solar rays.

The calculation serves as a basis for an assessment of daylight and sunlight, and can be used for planning window shading and lighting inside the building.