Energy Efficiency Infrastructure
In Europe, residential and commercial buildings are currently responsible for 43% of energy consumption. This figure trumps consumption rates for both the transportation and industrial sector. Private and trade sectors continue to implement ambitious energy efficiency measures and incentives while large-scale industry has recognized the economic potential behind energy efficiency and is following suit. Through green building initiatives, the real estate sector has somewhat kept up with the efficiency movement but most efforts have been concentrated on new development and construction. New initiatives fail to address the aging and energy-intensive real estate infrastructure.
With the introduction of its SUSI Energy Efficiency Fund, SUSI Partners will tackle the problem of an aging real estate infrastructure. This will be achieved through energy efficient retrofitting of large, power-intensive buildings such as a hospital, university, or hotel. The fund will give the proprietors of these institutions the opportunity to upgrade their energy infrastructure, resulting in significant reductions in electricity costs. 100% of the high upfront cost associated with energy retrofitting is financed by the SUSI Energy Efficiency Fund. In return, the Fund will receive a majority of the energy savings over a 10 year time frame, upon conclusion of which the institutions reap the full economic and environmental benefits of increased energy efficiency.
In line with the SUSI investment philosophy, investors in this fund will receive attractive rates of return as well as the benefits of minimal stock market correlation as well negligible investment risk.
The Fund is currently in its pre-marketing phase and is expected to launch at the end of the second fiscal Quarter of 2012. For more information and status updates, please do not hesitate to contact us directly.
