Munich, 22-24 June 2016

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Table of Content:

Crowdfunding as a tool to finance Photovoltaic Projects

bettervest – a crowdfunding platform for renewable energy and

energy efficiency projects

Photovoltaic Projects in Germany and Africa- examples

Final Conclusion

Definition:

What is Crowdfunding?

Many people decide to make a personal

investment for funding a joint project.

Project

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Overview:

Concept of crowdfunding

lending-based

Loan relationship

reward-based

Non monetary

rewardsequity-based

Equity

participation

crowdinvesting

donation-

based

Specific donation

crowdfunding

returns + products, coupons, discounts

Crowdfunding 1885!

160.000 people financed

the socket of the Statue of Liberty

Crowdfunding:

Actually ancient?!

Source: Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen 2014, Crowdfunding Monitor 2014

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Sustainable Investment

GER, AT, CHCrowdfunding

Exciting Development

Conclusions: > 20 billion € economic savings per year in Germany

> Cutting the global energy demand increase in half by 2035

> Maximum global CO2 emissions reached before 2020

70%

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Lighting Compressed Air Pumps Refrigeration

Systems

Thermal Systems Ventilation

Source: Energy Efficiency Initiative, DENA, IEA

Energy Efficiency:

Huge potential for savings

Conclusions: > PV generated power amounted to 38.5 TWh

> Covered approximately 7.5 percent of Germany’s net electricity consumption in 2015

Source: Wirth, Harry. 2015. Recent Facts about Photovoltaic in Germany. Fraunhofer ISE.

Percentage of renewable energy in net electricity consumption (final energy) for Germany 2005-2015

Renewable energy:

Photovoltaics

The first crowdfunding platform that focuses on energy-

efficiency and renewable energy projects. Enable energy

projects, share the savings between the business owner and

private investor while

maximizing the environmental impact.

The Idea in a Sentence

• 100% Repayment

• 5-10% Return

• 1-10 Timeline in years

Crowd

• Positive marketing

• 20% the savings in 5-10 years

• afterwards 100%

Projects

100% FinancingIndividual investments

50 – 12.500 €

Annual

Repayment + interest payment

Distributing

80% of the savings

10 % one time, 1% per year

INVESTMENTS

Trust

RETURNS

Trust

Overview:

bettervest at a glance

Crowdfunding:

Financial advantages

Crowdfunding works with subordinated loan

100% funding of all costs: realization, energy-consulting, marketing,

bettervest, …

You don‘t have to lodge any guarantees (neither the plant itself)

The plant becomes your property and increases your capital assets. The

loan is subordinated (It doesn‘t debit your balance sheet)

You can also utilise equity-expecting fundings or

Use the bettervest financing as equity capital for bank financing

employee

participation

CSR marketing

bettervest

BANK

bettervest :

more than just financing

customer loyalty

interest rates

financing volume

bureaucracy

energy expertise

social media

+ 3000 private investors

+ 39 projects

- 1.357.85 tons CO2/year

Energy Efficiency:

100% collective success

Project in Germany:

Taunus – Heating system with Photovoltaic in

Residential Area

Details: > 6.5% return

> 72.9t CO2 reduction

> 9 years term

> 100% more efficient

> 204,400€ needed

Project in Africa:

Kenia – 800 Solar Home Systems

Details: > 6 % return

> 140.16t CO2 reduction

> 4 years term

> 100% more efficient

> 237,800€ needed

Project in Africa:Ghana – Photovoltaic for Montessori School

Details: > 7 % return

> 35.13t CO2 reduction

> 7 years term

> 100% more efficient

> 100,050€ needed

Details: > 8.5% return

> 23.46t CO2 reduction

> 8 years term

> 99.7% more efficient

> 75,750€ needed

Projects in Africa:Tanzania – Solar Drip Irrigation for Agriculture Company

Project in Africa:Mali 01– Mobile Solar Power Plant Afrika GmbH& Co.KG

Mourdiah

Details: > 9% return

> 41.16t CO2 reduction

> 7 years term

> 10% more efficient

> 107,700€ needed

Details: > 7.25% return

> 103.2t CO2 reduction

> 8 years term

> 100% more efficient

> 345,500€ needed

Project in Africa:Mali 02– 2 Solar Container with Saving System for

Djoliba

Final Conclusion:

Successful financing PV projects in

Africa and Germany showed that

crowdfunding can be one of the

sources to finance the renewable

energy projects

bettervest provides a crowdfunding

platform to help you financing your

renewable energy projects!

Professor Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker

bettervest Patron

Award Winner:

bettervest & Supporters

“A concept that strengthens the energy

transition from citizens with profit for all

stakeholders involved in the process

which I strongly support”.

Contact Us:

Address

Bettervest GmbH

Wilhelm-Leuschner Strasse 70

60329 Frankfurt

Telephone

+49 (0) 69 34877347

Email

mail@bettervest.de

www.bettervest.com

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