Changing landscape for financing local energy systems

Karl Harder, Cofounder Abundance Generation

Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority

Agenda

• Renewable energy capital requirements

• The role of the Banks

• Private Investment

• Emerging financing models

• Crowdfunding

Renewable Energy Capital Requirements

The changing role of Banks

“The mono-banking culture we have had since the 1990s is on its way out.”

Andy Haldane, director for financial stability at the BoE, Dec 2012

Tax Efficient Money – EIS & VCT

What are the new sources of capital..

1.IPOs of development companies.2.Growth of Green Bonds

3.Green Investment Bank

4.Niche Banks5.Specialist funds 6.Crowdfunding

What is Crowdfunding?

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What is crowdfunding

Debt, Equity & Reward based

crowdfunding

How big is the sector?

Why is it growing?

Abundance. What we do….

Future Crowdfunding

•Government and EU support

•ISA is coming…

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