A reliable partner throughout Germany
Although Bremer Landesbank is at home on the coast our Bank offers its expertise and experience in financing wind power plants beyond the North Western region of Germany. We are also in demand as an experienced partner not just throughout Germany, but also increasingly in international business too.
Our activities in the area of regenerative energies are guided by a single simple principle: the synthesis of ecological aims with economic requirements. This is why we are involved in the following renewable energy segments today – challenges that offers many opportunities:
We support our customers in selected future markets abroad as well as on their "offshore course". A good general environment is one of the most important requirements for growth in a sector. We are committed to this aim as an active member of the Bundesverband Windenergie e.V. (German Federal Association of Wind Energy).
We see another important requirement in training and promoting junior executives for this sector. We are one of the main sponsors of the "Wind Energy Technology and Management Further Education Studies" at the ForWind Centre for Wind Energy Research of the University of Oldenburg (www.windstudium.de).
We know our business and we know yours too.
As early as in 1991, Bremer Landesbank commenced with financing wind energy projects as the Bank for the coastal region. This was at a time when this technology was only just getting off the ground. Today we have realized around 500 projects and are one of the leading financing partners in this segment. Our "Wind" loan portfolio comprises a current volume of EUR 1.8 billion at an installed nominal output of more than 2,800 MW. This is equivalent to the energy consumed by around 1.5 million households every year.
Low-wind and changes in the specifications for feeding renewable energy into the grid have not always been positive for the sector. We have nevertheless seen those as just challenges. Bremer Landesbank has supported its customers as a reliable partner at all times – not only in the boom phases, but also when times have been difficult. You can count on us in future too.
The photovoltaics market is developing dynamically and growth rates are high. It is an important segment in the "Renewable Energy" portfolio of Bremer Landesbank.
Since 2004 we have been supporting the financing of photovoltaic systems for producing clean power throughout Germany. So far we have financed solar projects of dimensions not less than one MWp with a total nominal output of more than 150 MWp and a loan volume of around EUR 365 million. These projects have been for the roof and ground-mounted systems of various module manufacturers in Germany.
Success factors
We believe that the following factors are decisive for the success of photovoltaic projects:
- the quality of the main components - in particular the modules (these should be produced with proven technology such as silicon and thin-film technology) and
- the experience, efficiency and reliability of all the project partners
In coming years the Bremer Landesbank will continue to focus on the domestic photovoltaic market and on selected markets in Europe.
Since 1999 we have been supporting the financing of biogas plants charged with renewable raw materials. From that time onwards we have approved loans throughout Germany for the financing of biogas plants with a total output capacity of around 120 MWel and a loan volume of EUR 500 million. This makes us one of the leading moneylenders in this area in Germany.
As a point of interest the energy produced in these biogas plants is sufficient to supply around 150,000 four person households.
Success factors
We believe that the following factors are decisive for the success of biogas projects:
- the quality of the raw materials and securing a long term supply
- the experience, efficiency and reliability of all the project partners
- the use of proven biogas technology from renowned manufacturers
We intend to continue with our support for projects in this field on the basis of our many years of experience – probably in the conventional conversion of biogas into electricity, the sale of crude biogas and the feeding of processed biogas from biogas plants direct into the grid.
In this sense we are also involved as an active member of the German Biogas Association.
A breakdown of our asset portfolio
Date: 31 December 2010
Our aim is to offer financing structures tailor-made to suit individual investment plans and to optimize those plans for our customers. This involves planning to make sure that all the requirements related to equity and borrowed capital in terms of profitability, adequate security and stable servicing capabilities have been considered.
On the one hand this means that your needs determine the advice and services we offer and on the other hand it means that we regularly adapt our offer to suit your requirements. This will be based on ongoing, close observations of your business segment and of your market. It will be negotiated through the help of intensive dialogue.
Our range of services
- Long-term loans
- Integration of public support programmes
- Advance financing of capital resources
- Construction bridging loans
- Working capital loans
- Advance financing of VAT
- Currency transactions
- Interest rate and currency management
- Cross border payments through a network of correspondent banks
- International documentary business
- Account management
- Electronic banking
- Fixed deposits
- Investments
- Private Banking
This is only a part of our range of services. As a universal bank we naturally have a lot more to offer.
Your team of experts for project financing
Why not contact us and benefit from the comprehensive expertise of our 23 experienced professionals in the sector. As excellent financing experts for renewable energy they will happily be of help. This team is our most vital resource as it enables us to establish individual, sound and reliable partnerships with our customers.