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1 Not legally binding Access to Risk Finance under Horizon 2020 European Community Steering Group for Strategic Energy Technologies Brussels, 17 September 2012 Marie-Cécile ROUILLON 1 EC - DG Research and Innovation - Unit C-03 Financial Engineering

2 What are EU Financial Instruments? Guarantees to financial intermediaries that provide lending to e.g. infrastructure projects, SMEs, persons at risk of social exclusion Equity/risk capital: e.g. venture capital to SMEs with high growth potential or risk capital to infrastructure projects Other risk-sharing arrangements with financial intermediaries in order to increase the leverage capacity of the EU funds or a combination of the above with other forms of EU financial assistance 2

3 EU Financial Instruments: Why? Guiding principles include: 1. Addressing market/ funding gaps e.g. due to general economic uncertainty, high business/innovation risk, high transaction costs 2. Ensuring European Union value added Effective targeting of policy goals Catalytic effect on existing similar MS schemes or private investment, no crowding out 3. Multiplier effect Attracting additional private investment (greater than EU contribution)

4 EU Financial Instruments for Research, Development and Innovation (FP7, HORIZON 2020) Advantages/ benefits: FI can complement FP7 and HORIZON 2020 grant financing FI can support the introduction of new technologies into the market (translation of R&D into innovation) Risk-sharing between the EU and financial intermediaries can mobilise more funding for RDI Demand-driven approach ("first comes, first served") is flexible and can respond to market demand

5 Current FP7 Financial Instruments for RDI (until 2013): Risk-Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) 5

6 What is the RSFF? An innovative loan finance instrument co-developed by the EC/ EIB and supported by FP7 Operational since 2007 and available until the end of 2013 Provides loan finance for Research, Development, Demonstration and Innovation in EU Member States and FP7 Associated Countries Can support riskier but creditworthy RDI projects through risksharing between the EU and the EIB Is demand-driven: projects supported on a 1st come, 1st served basis (no grant procedures, no expert panels) 6

7 EU/EIB Risk-Sharing and mobilisation of RSFF Finance FP7 Contribution: up to 1 billion EIB Contribution: up to 1 billion up to 2 billion for Risk coverage for potential losses (non-repayment of RSFF loans by borrower/ beneficiary) allows EIB Group to provide up to 10 billion of RSFF loans and guarantees for Research, Development & Innovation investments 7

8 RSFF Eligible Costs Fundamental research EC window Definition stage / feasibility studies EC window Industrial research EC window Pre-competitive development activity EC window Pilot and demonstration projects EC window Innovation EIB window partly EC window 8

9 Not legally binding since Mid-2007 RSFF results and portfolio Volumes (end March 2012): Approved loans (by EIB): EUR 9.6 billion Signed loans (loan contract EIB borrower): EUR 7.5 billion 76 signed projects in 20 European countries (18 MS & 2 AC) Main sectors (end 2011): Engineering/ Industry 37%, Life Sciences/ Chemicals 29%, Energy 16%, ICT 14%, Research Infrastructure 5% 9

10 RSFF signed loans for SET Plan technologies (Energy) RSFF has, in particular, supported projects in the following sectors: Concentrated Solar Thermal power plants featuring innovative components Offshore wind farms with new components Corporate RDI programmes Note: RSFF is technologyneutral Project Name First-of-its kind technology and/or components Sum of Project Cost Sum of Amount Signed EUR ANDASOL SOLAR THERMAL POWER SOLUCAR SOLAR THERMAL POWER ANDASOL SOLAR THERMAL POWER II ABENGOA RDI LOAN SOLNOVA 1&3 CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER THERMOSOLAR GEMASOLAR SPAIN GAMESA WIND POWER RDI II GLOBAL TECH I OFFSHORE WINDPARK 1, ACCIONA RDI INGETEAM GREEN ENERGY TECH RDI BORKUM WEST II OFFSHORE WINDPARK , ,

11 RSFF in the context of the SET-Plan implementation RSFF loans can, in principal, be used to finance notably larger-scale demonstration projects and first-time industrial application of new technologies RSFF is technology-neutral (market driven) and can cover renewable energy projects RSFF can be combined with other public and private sources of funding including grants (EEPR, NER-300 Programme) as well as equity finance (for instance, through the Marguerite fund)

12 RSFF loans & SET-Plan: opportunities and challenges Opportunities RSFF loan finance can be used to support investments in some projects part of the SET Plan implementation: EU takes risk (vis-à-vis EIB) for eligible projects EIB can provide long-term finance under RSFF both to companies and standalone projects (project finance); relatively large amounts (up to EUR 200 million per project) Challenges Project promoters need to demonstrate that they could repay an RSFF loan (viability of projects), with interest (no soft loan conditions; risk is priced = risk premium) RSFF can cover up to 50% of eligible RDI costs; promoters need to find other sources of finance (own resources, equity, grants etc.)

13 RSFF loans & SET-Plan: opportunities and challenges Challenges/ potential hurdles/ current observations Decision-making (EIB and EC) on a case-by-case basis, no obligation to finance Projects must have an R&D component or demonstration character to justify EU risk-taking (to cover technology/ application risks) Projects without clear new technology elements (no demonstration character), likely to be regarded as "just innovation" (e.g., on-shore large-scale wind projects) Projects with technology and application risks, likely to be regarded as eligible demonstration projects (e.g., off-shore wind power)

14 Future Financial Instruments for RDI ( ) under Horizon

15 Financial Instruments included in proposals for MFF (*) Current price Centrally managed by COM Shared Management Research, Development Innovation Growth, Jobs and Social Cohesion Infrastructure Horizon 2020 Equity and Risk Sharing Instruments EUR 3.8bn (*) Competitiveness & SME (COSME) Equity & guarantees EUR 1.4bn (*) Social Change & Innovation Micro-finance EUR 192m Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Risk sharing (e.g. project bonds) and equity instruments Budget not yet decided Creative Europe Guarantee Facility EUR 210m Erasmus for all Guarantee Facility EUR 881m Instruments under Structural and Cohesion Funds EU level Off-the shelf instruments Tailor made instruments Significantly higher amounts than currently

16 Not legally binding HORIZON 2020 Financial Instruments Proposed budget for future Financial Instruments (Horizon 2020) EUR billion (for equity & debt instruments, 1/3 likely to be absorbed by SMEs) Two instruments (in conjunction with COSME Programme): One debt instruments, one equity instrument Debt instrument also includes "RSFF II" ("Loan and Guarantee Service") Broad target group: Companies (SMEs, midcaps and large), research institutions, PPPs, stand-alone projects, etc. Financing of demonstration projects possible under this future "RSFF II"

17 Current status and next steps 2011: Commission proposals were adopted 2012: Discussions in Council and Parliament on the legal framework (Financial Regulation, delegated act) as well as on the basic acts for the specific instruments (H2020, COSME) 2013: Expected adoption of legal bases by European Parliament and Council, negotiations with IFIs, preparations for the roll-out 2014: Roll-out, instruments are operational

18 More information Existing financial instruments ( ) o RSFF RSI: Proposed ( ) o Horizon o COSME General information on innovative financial instruments : financial_instruments/index_en.htm 18

19 19 Thank you very much for your attention!

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