• Policy

        • European Union

        • 2026

        Clean Energy Investment Strategy

        The Strategy aims to mobilise investment in the energy sector by improving the link between private capital and Europe’s pipeline of energy projects. To support this strategy, the European Investment Bank intends to deliver more than €75 billion of financing over 3 years.

        • Policy

        • Netherlands

        • 1995

        Green Funds Scheme

        …their low yield or high risk. The scope of the scheme covers new – and hence risky – but not yet standard technology and methods that will protect the environment to a large degree, that exceed the statutory standards and for which the introduction of their application encounters obstacles of a financial and economic nature. New technology or methods refers to technology and methods that have less than 5%-10% application so they are located between the development phase and the (very) limited application phase. The financial sector is more reticent when it comes to making investment capital available for projects where…

        • Policy

        • European Union

        • 2023

        Pan-EU wind power package risk sharing

        In 2023, the EIB created a guarantee facility worth the equivalent of near USD 5.5 billion for commercial banks offering guarantees to wind energy equipment manufacturers. The facility is indicative of how innovators might be helped to introduce new products, though it has not so far been used for innovative technologies. In 2024, nearly 80% of the total value was committed to nine banks. Plans have been announced to make more than USD 540 million worth of counterguarantees available for low-emissions energy technology production in 2025.

        • Policy

        • Austria

        • 2020

        Green Finance

        Aims at increasing private investments into climate protection projects.The program supports companies and municipalities / cities - to carry out an economic efficiency calculation for planned projects and the additional costs of placements on the financial market

        • Policy

        • Australia

        • 1997

        Renewable Energy Innovation Investment Fund (REIIF)

        This programme provides funds to help with the commercialisation of renewable energy technologies that are in an early stage of development. REIIF is superseded by the Renewable Energy Equity Fund (REEF).

        • Policy

        • India

        • 2017

        Venture Capital Fund for Energy Efficiency (VCFEE)

        The Venture Capital Fund for Energy Efficiency (VCFEE), established by the BEE, is one of the financial instruments under the Framework for Energy Efficient Economic Development of National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE). The VCFEE provides risk capital support to EE investments in new technologies, goods and services. The Government of India has approved about INR 2.1 bn for the VCFEE.
        The fund, led by the VCFEE fund manager, aims to create significant volumes in EE deal flow through advertising and soliciting opportunities in the energy efficiency sector. Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and companies that plan to undertake…

        • Policy

        • Thailand

        • 2008

        ESCO Fund

        This policy aimed to foster the expansion of the energy service market (ESCO), to stimulate private investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and to encourage enterprises to develop energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Therefore, the fund faciliated that enterprises should reduce the energy cost and gain potential benefits from carbon reduction revenue through global carbon market, and encouraged energy savings and dependency on energy imports.

        • Policy

        • Spain

        • 2024

        Institute for Diversification and Energy Saving energy startups minority stakes acquisition

        In 2024, Spain's Institute for Diversification and Energy Saving allocated the equivalent of USD 110 million to acquire minority stakes in energy start-ups or special purpose vehicles (up to USD 11 million or a 20% stake per investment)

        • Policy

        • Korea

        • 2020

        Energy Innovation Companies

        Target and funds to support 4 000 clean energy start-ups by 2025m including via a dedicated investment fund

        • Policy

        • Australia

        • 2011

        Renewable Energy Venture Capital Fund

        ARENA's up to $60 million Renewable Energy Venture Capital Fund was created to foster skills and management capability, and provide funding confidence to renewable energy projects to strengthen their chance of success. Southern Cross Venture Partners Pty Ltd was appointed manager of the Fund and Softbank China Venture Capital matched ARENA's up to $60 million investment creating the up to $120 million Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund. The Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund provides management expertise and makes equity investments in early-stage Australian renewable energy companies to help them overcome capital constraints, develop technologies, increase skills and…

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