Green City Energy is a German-based company with a subsidiary in France that specializes in renewable energy projects. They have experience developing solar, biogas, biomass, and wind power projects since 1999, with over 170 installations totaling more than 18 MW of installed capacity. They use innovative financing models involving citizen investment funds to develop local, sustainable energy projects. Their business model involves developing projects, arranging financing, and then transferring the operating assets to funds where citizens can invest as entrepreneurs.

1. 100% d’énergie renouvelable
Green City Energy
i-7 Summit 2010,
Chantilly
J ü r g e n L e i n m ü l l e r, M a n a g i n g P a r t n e r G C E - F

2. Who we are…
‗ German based company (Munich),
subsidary in France (Toulouse)
‗ Specialized on renewable energy projects Green City Energy GmbH
Goethestr. 34
‗ Experience in renewable energy projects since 1999
80336 Munich
‗ More than 170 installations producing green electricity Germany
www.greencity-energy.de
‗ Installed capacity of more than 18 MW
‗ 15 closed-end funds with more than 24.000.000 € of equity
‗ Total investment sum: 100.000.000 € Green City Energy SARL
78 Allées Jean Jaures
31000 Toulouse
‗ Sales volumes (2010): > 40.000.000 € France
‗ Number of employees: 40 www.greencity-energy.fr

3. Our name is program…
‗ Green + innovative Financing
‗ Photovoltaics
‗ Biogas & Biomass
+ consulting
‗ Communities
‗ Wind-power
‗ Companies
‗ Hydro-power
‗ City
‗ Local production
‗ Using existing buildings
‗ Energy
‗ Energy producing
‗ Energy contracting

4. Substantial climate
protection
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Cities are required to make action in several fields for reaching EU and national goals

5. Some examples…
Solar Parc AUDI, Ingolstadt Solar Parc 2010 Solar Parc Mamming
(6 locations) („recycled cell material“;
Power 1.12 MWp
2 locations)
Production 1.0 Mio kWh Power 1.37 MWp
Power 1.7 MWp
Production 1.37 Mio kWh
Investment 3.900.000 €
Production 1.5 Mio kWh
Equity 1.000.000 € Investment 5.000.000 €
Investment 5.700.000 €
Equity 1.600.000 €
Equity 2.000.000 €

6. Some examples…
Hydro Power Plant Windpark „Münsterland“ Biogas Seckach
(„Praterkraftwerk“)
Power: 2 MW Production 5.8 Mio kWh
Production 12 MWh Production 4.000 MWh Investment 2.400.000 €
Investment 12.000.000 €
Investment 3.800.000 € Equity 720.000 €

7. Our Business Model
Development Operation stage
& Construction (Citizen fund)
ca. 80% debt capital
Transfer to
up to operating
100% equity
(Green City company
Energy) equity
ca. 20% (investors)
short-term financing Long-term financing
Operating company
Green City Energy
e.g. solar park
Green City Energy does not own the power plants

8. The main players…
Example: photovoltaic (PV) plant
Roof owners
let roofs to solar park
Initiator (GCE)
develops solar project,
arranges funding
General contractor
(GCE) constructs
Solar Park turnkey PV-plant
(GmbH & Co. KG /
limited partnership)
Trustee (GCE)**
administrates PV-plant &
Investors (Citizens)*
citizen fund
take shares in solar park
as joint entrepreneurs
* Liability restricted to own contribution
** Trustee is normally also the general partner with unlimited liability of the “GmbH & Co. KG”

9. Our market in France
‗ Medium sized projects: 250 kWp – 5 MWp
industrial and public roofs
‗ High quality products: in–roof and on–roof solutions
selected manufacturers
quality control
‗ Innovative financing public participation model
private placement
ecological - social - profitable

10. What are we looking for
‗ Investors with long-term vision and ecological conscience
‗ Cooperation partners
‗ Manufacturer
‗ Energy supplier
‗ Banks
‗ Roof – Owner (industry)
ecological - social - profitable

11. Contact
Jürgen Leinmüller Sylvain Auzoux
Managing Partner Managing Director
juergen.leinmueller@greencity-energy.fr Sylvain.auzoux@greencity-energy.fr
Tel. 0033 5 61 63 31 22 Tel. 0033 5 61 63 31 22
Mobile 0033 6 50 85 43 99 Mobile 0033 6 66 58 11 39
Green City Energy SARL
78 Allées Jean Jaures
31000 Toulouse
France
www.greencity-energy.fr

13. 100% d’énergie renouvelable
BACK-UP

14. Renewables in France
Regulation Market
Guaranted feed-in tariffs for solar Strongly growing market due to very
energy since 2008 favourable conditions since 2008
Very fast changing rules Installed capacity in 2010 still ten times
(unfavourable for solar industry) less than in Germany (1.000 MW)
Highly administrated Many “open” projects
Solar
Energy
France
Society
Players
No tradition in renewable energies
Growing ecological awareness Huge number of new companies
“Buy cheap” mentality EDF domination
Low French production rate
Expectation: many companies will
disappear

15. Solar Energy in France
Bâtiment
Centrale au sol
intégré au bâti Intégration
résidentiel résidentiel écoles + simplifié
autres nord de la F sud de la F
< 3 kWp > 3 kWp santé
French
2010 58 58 58 50 42 37,68 31,4
Feed-in-
à partir du
58 51 51 44 37 33,12 27,6
Tariffs
01.09.2010
à partir du
prévu: baisse de 10% prévu: baisse de 10%
01.01.2012
Bâtiment Centrale au sol
100 - 1.000 terrain terrain terrain
< 39 kWp < 100 kWp > 1.000 kWp
kWp vague converti agricole
German
2010 39,14 37,23 35,23 29,37 28,43 28,43 28,43
Feed-in-
à partir du Tariffs
34,05 32,39 30,65 25,55 25,02 26,15 0
01.07.2010
à partir du
33,03 31,42 29,73 24,79 24,26 25,37 0
01.10.2010

16. Solar irradiation
France
Germany

17. Our main product
More than 100 Million Euros invested by 2.300 private investors