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 in Europe, allowing investors to participate in the green transition of the energy sector. By contributing to the development of the renewable energy sector Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund aims to increase the share of clean energy in the total energy demand and to reduce 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.
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 REF 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 Giga Rhino to find out how the fund contributes to this goal.

Our energy investment portfolio

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

We also used the contribution approach in reporting the greenhouse gas emissions of our renewable energy portfolio up to 2017. This was previously both practical and, we believe, reasonable. Since 2018, we 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. This 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.

The road to transition needs energy democracy

Energy democracy focuses on improving the awareness and involvement of the general public in order to create a bigger shift in the energy transition. It is an important impact goal for Triodos Energy Transiton Europe Fund.

Adding solar capacity with Sunvest

Sunvest and Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund jointly own two large solar parks in the Dutch province of Groningen. Together they form the largest solar park in the Netherlands, with a total capacity of 112 MWp.

How storage is the key to acceleration of the energy transition

Energy storage is necessary to level-out the imbalances of the supply and demand of renewable energy. Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund invests in Giga Rhino storage batteries.

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Why do we invest in the energy transition?

Sustainable Development Goals

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Avoided CO₂ emissions

Households provided with clean electricity

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Electricity production

The road to transition needs energy democracy

Adding solar capacity with Sunvest

How storage is the key to acceleration of the energy transition

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