A serial number only needs to be provided for Energy Storage Systems (ESS), including home batteries.
As a Bebat participant, you have been required since 1 January 2022 to submit a monthly declaration for all ESS you have put on the market.
In order to be able to easily identify these ESS, Bebat uses their unique serial numbers. This way, we can immediately see whether the environmental contribution has been paid for a specific battery when the battery is collected.
This means that when you declare home ESS, you must also enter the serial number, brand and model of each battery placed on the market.
That way, the battery is registered in our database and you can be assured that no additional costs will be charged later on collection.
Entering serial numbers in MyBebat
The serial number is a unique number associated with each ESS. After you have submitted the declaration in MyBebat, you can add the serial numbers in ‘Declarations’ under the ‘Serial numbers’ tab.
We ask that you always enter the serial number, brand and model of the battery before finally submitting them.
More info on how to do this can be found in the following articles: Adding serial numbers.
Make sure to enter the serial number correctly! If we cannot find the number in the database when we come to collect the discarded home battery, you will be charged for the cost of collection (unless you can prove that the battery was put on the market before January 2022).
Reference list
Bebat has also compiled a reference list ESS with useful information about the brand, model, weight and environmental contribution of the most common models that are accessible to everyone. This list is updated regularly to ensure that the information is as accurate and current as possible.
Are you unable to find a specific EES in the list? Let us know by email to participants@bebat.be so that we can update our reference list.