Investment in early stage innovation for sustainable energy

Dr. Dirk Bessau, InnoEnergy office Berlin

March 2017

A sustainable energy future for Europe

www.innoenergy.com 1Our starting point…

„Trusted innovation network in Europe“

What is the need of an Innovator to be

successfull?

What is the need of an investor?

www.innoenergy.com 2Agenda

InnoEnergy as the European institutional investor in sustainable energy

Our offers as an early stage investor

Business Creation / startups

Innovation projects

Education / Training

www.innoenergy.com 3The need for change

The Energy system in transmission

- Renewable

- Decarbonised

- Decentralised

- Smart

- Based on production capacities with close to zero marginal costs

Source: bittner-group.de

Source: klein-windkraftanlagen.com

Source: allaboutcircuits.com

www.innoenergy.com 4The European need: Expansion of the early stage financing

Bridging of the „valley of death“

www.innoenergy.com 5InnoEnergy SE – European institutional Investor

we invest in innovative business ideas in the area of sustainable energy

we makebrilliant ideas marketable and profitable

young and established businesses successful

we offerinvestment, financial support

know-how transfer

active support on the way to commercial success

access to an international business network

partnership, without any financial risk for the participants

application-oriented education programs for entrepreneurs in the energy market

European early-stage investor in new ventures:

www.innoenergy.com 6Network and connections

Making connections:the power of the network

6 co-location centres

26 shareholders

250 additionalpartners

Activities in 17countries

www.innoenergy.com 7Agenda

InnoEnergy as the European institutional investor in sustainable energy

Our offers as an early stage investor

Business Creation / startups

Innovation projects

Education / Training

www.innoenergy.com 8Our Business creation offers

Our invest in early stage startups

cash investment

business modell

development

experts for company building

trusted europeannetwork

contact to investors: VC community

(pilot) costumer

team creation/ development

www.innoenergy.com 9The first phase: Build up your company!

How to start with InnoEnergy: company development in the “Highway”®

www.innoenergy.comwww.innoenergy.com 10Our services. Business Creation Services

Entrepreneurial success

France

Renewable energy

Dracula Technologies

See the light withprinted PV cells

Iberia

Smart and efficientbuildings and cities

OpenDomo

Measuring energyconsumption with

Artificial Intelligence

Poland

Smart electric grid

GRADIS

A new eraof smart lighting

170Early start-ups

supported

80Companies created

33Million euros

of externalinvestment raised

1,884Business ideas

captured

www.innoenergy.comwww.innoenergy.com 11Our services. Business Creation Services

Entrepreneurial success

Spain

Energy efficiency

Technoturbines

Energy recoverythrough hydraulic

turbines

Sweden

Smart electric grid

Ferroamp

Distributed energystorage for smart

grids

France

Energy storage

NAWATechnologies

Ultra-fastbatteries

170Early start-ups

supported

80Companies created

33Million euros

of externalinvestment raised

1,884Business ideas

captured

www.innoenergy.com 12Agenda

InnoEnergy as the European institutional investor in sustainable energy

Our offers as an early stage investor

Business Creation / startups

Innovation projects

Education / Training

www.innoenergy.com 13Our offer for intrapreneurs in consortia: innovation projects

To innovate: Develop prototypes to commercial products

1 2 3 4 5

Prototype Project Finance Support Success

www.innoenergy.com 14Innovation projects: Investments for maket uptake.

Innovation in a consortia: We help you into the market!

The focus:

▪ 5 years or less time into market

▪ 3 years maximum project

▪ Technology Readiness Level (TRL) ≥ 5

www.innoenergy.com 15Structure of an innovation project

We invest in future market success:

www.innoenergy.com 16Agenda

InnoEnergy as the European institutional investor in sustainable energy

Our offers as an early stage investor

Business Creation / startups

Innovation projects

Education / Training

www.innoenergy.com 17The future energy systems needs game changers: Education

The energy transition and an European trusted innovation networks needs different mindset

Master’s School 7 programs11 universities and 2 business schools8 countries and lifelong community

PhD School Customised training and Commercial disciplinesAccess to partners’ facilitiesBusiness Creation Services and Innovation Projects

Professional learning

InnoEnergy offers courses for executive students and, through The Institute of Sustainable Energy (iSE),

Sergio „wanted to be a part of the solution.“

Laura: „I´m here to challenge myself … to see how fare I can go“

Hanna wants to „bring clean energy to developing nations”

www.innoenergy.comwww.innoenergy.com 18Our services. Education

Our alumni

Gregory Kotsis, MSc SENSE

Project engineer, IREC Barcelona

“We need toinvest more

in green power”

Roberta Cirillo, MSc EMINE

Research engineer, CEA Grenoble

"Long-term visionis the key

to the future"

Joeri Siborgs,

MSc Energy for smart citiesR&D project engineer, Elia Brussels

“Versatility, entrepreneurship and international

experience”

500Gamechangers from the

InnoEnergy Master’s School

11,200Applicants to the InnoEnergy

Master’s School

93%Graduates who find

a job within six monthsof graduating

15%Average annual salary

earnings over graduatesof similar programmes

140PhD students supported

35PhD graduates

8Professional MOOCs

Thank youany questions?

www.innoenergy.com 20About InnoEnergy

InnoEnergy in Germany

InnoEnergy Germany,Berlin / Karlsruhe / Stuttgart

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