Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund impact report 2019

Accelerating the energy transition

More than just generation

Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund offers a well-diversified portfolio of direct infrastructure investments in renewable energy power plants and energy efficiency projects in Europe, allowing investors to participate in the green transition of the energy sector. By investing in the renewable energy sector and in the development of a more flexible and efficient energy system, Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund contributes to fighting climate change, measured in reduced CO₂ emissions.

Investment goals
Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund aims to accelerate the energy transition with three specific impact goals:

Improve energy efficiency - The fund's investments contribute to a reduction of electricity or heat consumption, measured in avoided CO₂ emissions. Read the case study about Muniled to find out how the fund contributes to this goal.
Increase the capacity of renewable energy generation - The fund's investments directly add renewable energy capacity and decrease the carbon footprint of the energy mix. We measure our impact in generation capacity and number of households provided with renewable energy. Read the case study about repowering to find out how the fund contributes to this goal.
Improve flexibility and reliability - The fund's investments enable better management of demand which makes renewable energy, often provided intermittently, more reliable and affordable. Read the case study about SolarAccess to find out how the fund contributes to this goal.

Our energy investment portfolio

60,000tonnes of CO₂ emissions avoided

30,000number of households provided with clean energy

80MW capacity

120,000MWh production

Impact measurement
In reporting our impact as a sustainable asset manager, we include all the impact of the projects and clients that we finance. In technical jargon this is called the contribution approach.

We used the contribution approach to report the greenhouse gas emissions of our renewable energy portfolio up to 2017. This was previously both practical and, we believe, reasonable. Since 2018, we also include the attribution approach in our carbon disclosures. The above figures are calculated based on the proportion of our finance in a project.

It’s important to note that an attribution approach leads to lower carbon emissions figures than a contribution approach. That is because a contribution approach accounts for all of the emissions from a project rather than a proportion of them. The attribution approach is a more accurate reflection of our responsibility for the greenhouse gas emissions of the projects we finance and is consistent with the PCAF methodology. For a detailed explanation, please read the Triodos Bank Greenhouse Gas accounting methodology.

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TREF and SolarAccess handle all aspects of the installation and servicing of sustainable projects, thus helping companies to achieve their sustainable ambitions.

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2019: At a glance

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tonnes of CO₂ emissions avoided

number of households provided with clean energy

MW capacity

MWh production

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