"crowdfinancing canada’s clean energy shift," copower david berlinerdavid berliner,...
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Clean Energy Canada – Webinar May 6, 2014
David Berliner, Cofounder & CEO [email protected] hFp://copower.me @copowerinc
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• $150 billion to build projects (solar, wind etc..) last year • Warren BuffeF > $2 billion of projects • Deutsche Bank says unsubsidized solar is compeWWve in >19
markets today
Where is clean energy today?
Renewables 2013 Global Status Report
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• Trillions of addiWonal investment needed to achieve clean energy and climate change goals
• SoluWons need to:
What is the problem?
Scale to $100+ million
Unlock investments that scale to $100+
million
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• New business models • ‘Zero money down’ solar for homes & energy retrofits for
buildings
• New public private collaboraWons • TruSolar Score – standardized risk score for solar projects
• New finance models • Ex. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) for clean energy • Crowdfinancing
What do new soluWons look like?
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What is crowdfinancing? • Pooling money to access investments
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over $4 billion in personal loans
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How has crowdfinancing been used in other sectors??
1. Access for “crowd” investors ($100M+)
2. A:racted insWtuWonal investors (ie. pension funds)
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How has crowdfinancing been used in other sectors??
Scale to $100+ million
Unlock investments that scale to $100+
million
“$5+ billion in 5 years”
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Why crowdfinancing for clean energy?
1. Access for “crowd” investors ($100M+)
2. A:ract more insWtuWonal investors (ie. pension funds)
3. Communi@es invesWng in communiWes
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Why crowdfinancing for clean energy?
Scale to $100+ million
Unlock investments that scale to $100+
million
