Solaris

Solar energy for self-consumption in a school.

Resumen de la inversión

Categoría de impacto

Energía sostenible

Tipo de inversión

Préstamo

Interés anual

5.15

Plazo

120

meses

Nivel de riesgo

B+

MES Barcelona (Barcelona Sustainable Energy Mechanism) is a tool to support and accelerate the city’s energy transition alongside private investors. This project’s promoter, Solaris (Solaris Mes Barcelona Eco 2024) is a company created as part of MES Barcelona aiming primarily at the residential market.

This campaign aims to finance a photovoltaic plant for self-consumption at Colegio Nou Patufet, a school in Barcelona.

The photovoltaic plant will have a total of 6,5 kW of installed power, which will allow it to produce 10974,00 kWh of clean energy per year.

This project will be implemented within the MES Barcelona program:

MES Barcelona has been set up to reaffirm the municipal commitment towards energy transformation. The initiative is the result of an agreement between the municipal government, and two political parties (ERC, and JxCat). The United Nations has recognised MES Barcelona as the most sustainable public-private collaboration initiative out of 70 models under consideration.

MES Barcelona is a funding tool to help boost the city’s energy transition through private initiatives. The tool focuses on both large and small areas, from rooftops of industrial units to residential buildings, to make the investments manageable and scalable at the same time.

Funding includes 50 million euros of the municipal budget and the plan to attract an aditional 166 million euros from private for energy renovation projects and the installation of solar panelling. This multiplying effect of the municipal investment and the projects developed throughtout the city are expected to lead to a 66% increase in the current generation of local renewable energy.

Interested owners can register on the MES Barcelona website so that energy investment companies can study the feasibility of projects to install solar panelling and other energy renovation measures in buildings.

The City Council requires investors, such as Solaris to implement solar panelling and energy renovation projects where the business model does not involve co-funding from citizens or building owners. Investors will assume 100% of the investment and get it back thanks to the energy savings generated by the projects funded, according to the ESCO model.

The owners of the building will not have to make any disbursement or payment. In fact, depending on the type of project decided on and each individual case, they may even enjoy savings on their energy bills.

Once the contracted period has ended, and in the case of the solar panel installations, the owners of the building will then own the installed infrastructure themselves, according to the terms of the contract. From the onwards the entire energy and cost savings produced will be theirs to enjoy. (solar panels currently last around 25 years).

¿Cuál es el impacto?

Direct

Contribution to the decarbonisation of Spain, avoiding CO2 emissions: With a total production of clean energy of about 11 MWh per year, the solar plant will avoid the emission of over 1,3 tonnes of CO2 per year. This is equivalent to the CO2 absorption of 59 trees.
Cost reduction for the end customer: decentralized energy production through renewable sources, close to the place of consumption, helps to avoid distribution costs, this being the most competitive option. In addition, the company's lower dependence on the national grid makes it less vulnerable to price fluctuations and tax charges.

Indirect

Improvement of the organization's core services: the cost reduction in electricity expenses enables the School Nou Patufet to improve their services for the community.
Promoting added value to the citizens of Barcelona: the photovoltaic solar panels ultimately belong to the school. However, the added value is also based on making a better use of roofs, in terms of the space which can be converted into a green roof or a space for social use.

Indicadores de impacto
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131688

CO2 avoided per year

1097400

KWh

clean energy

Contribución a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
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Sobre el promotor

About

Solaris Mes Barcelona Eco 2024

MES Barcelona es el plan de transformación energética del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona que, con la colaboración de inversores privados, permite instalar paneles fotovoltaicos en edificios de Barcelona sin que los propietarios realicen una inversión inicial. Una vez formalizado el contrato de venta de energía, los paneles pasan a ser propiedad de los propietarios de forma gratuita.

Solaris Mes Barcelona Eco 2024 es una empresa privada creada en el marco de MES Barcelona, posicionada para convertirse en un inversor enfocado principalmente en el mercado residencial. Actualmente está formada por tres accionistas

LC Ventures - Fondo portugués centrado en empresas tecnológicas y de energías renovables.
Eco2Next - Empresa barcelonesa especializada en instalaciones fotovoltaicas en edificios residenciales.
Cleanwatts - Empresa especializada en software de gestión de comunidades solares.

El Ayuntamiento de Barcelona (Ajuntament de Barcelona) entrará en el accionariado de la SPV Solaris durante el primer semestre de 2025, según lo previsto y aprobado en un pleno que puedes consultar aquí.

Sitio web del promotor

https://eco2next.com/

Modelo de negocio
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