Distributed community solar generation technology

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Distributed community solar generation technology
SectorMost major industry classification systems use sources of revenue as their basis for classifying companies into specific sectors, subsectors and industries. In order to group like companies based on their sustainability-related risks and opportunities, SASB created the Sustainable Industry Classification System® (SICS®) and the classification of sectors, subsectors and industries in the SDG Investor Platform is based on SICS.
Renewable Resources and Alternative Energy
Alternative Energy
Business Model Description

Invest in ground- or roof-mounted solar panels that are sold for household or business use

Expected Impact

Contribute to energy security in Brazil through increasing the share of renewable sources

Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
10% - 15% (in IRR)
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Short Term (0–5 years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
USD 100 million - USD 1 billion
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
> USD 10 million
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12) Climate Action (SDG 13) Life Below Water (SDG 14)
Sector Sources
  • 1) Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2019, https://dashboards.sdgindex.org/#/BRA 2) BNDES, 2018, https://web.bndes.gov.br/bib/jspui/bitstream/1408/16040/3/PRLiv214078_Visao_2035_compl_P.pdf 3) Empresa de Pesquisa Energética, 2019, http://epe.gov.br/sites-pt/publicacoes-dados-abertos/publicacoes/PublicacoesArquivos/publicacao-165/topico-173/PNE%202030%20-%20Proje%C3%A7%C3%B5es.pdf 4) Empresa de Pesquisa Energética, 2019, http://epe.gov.br/pt/publicacoes-dados-abertos/publicacoes/Plano-Nacional-de-Energia-PNE-2030 5) APEX< 2019, https://portal.apexbrasil.com.br/setores-prioritarios/
IOA Sources
  • 6) Globo, 2018, https://g1.globo.com/jornal-nacional/noticia/2018/08/08/energia-solar-ja-e-usada-por-mais-de-30-mil-residencias-e-empresas-do-pais.ghtml 7) UOL, 2018, https://noticias.uol.com.br/meio-ambiente/ultimas-noticias/ag-estado/2018/06/12/casas-com-energia-solar-aumentaram-10-vezes-em-um-ano-no-brasil.htm 8) Globo Negócios, 2019, https://epocanegocios.globo.com/Economia/noticia/2019/01/epoca-negocios-energia-solar-deve-crescer-44-no-brasil-em-2019-com-impulso-de-geracao-distribuida.html 9) Dalberg interviews, 2019 10) Solsticio Energia, 2019, https://www.solsticioenergia.com/duvidas_energia_solar_fotovoltaica/ 11) Mosaico Solar, 2017, https://mosaicosolar.com.br/faq-items/qual-tempo-de-instalacao-das-placas-solares-fotovoltaicas/ 12) Ambiente Energia, 2019, https://www.ambienteenergia.com.br/index.php/2019/06/ministerio-economia-critica-modelo-geracao-energia-solar-paineis-fotovoltaicos/36343 13) UNFCCC, 2015, https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/ndcstaging/PublishedDocuments/Brazil%20First/BRAZIL%20iNDC%20english%20FINAL.pdf 14) Reuters, 2016, https://br.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idBRKCN12622B 15) Abesco, 2015, http://www.abesco.com.br/novidade/capacidade-de-transmissao-de-energia-pode-se-esgotar-em-2019/ 16) Urban Economics, 2014, https://www.urbaneconomics.nl/renewable-energy-and-negative-externalities-the-effect-of-wind-turbines-on-house-prices/ 17) R7 Planalto, 2018, https://noticias.r7.com/prisma/r7-planalto/bolsonaro-fala-em-energia-eolica-para-conquistar-nordestino-26042019 18) Aneel, 2017, http://www.aneel.gov.br/sala-de-imprensa-exibicao-2/-/asset_publisher/zXQREz8EVlZ6/content/agencia-aprova-aprimoramento-na-resolucao-n-482-2012-sobre-geracao-distribuida/656877?inheritRedirect=false 19) BNDES, 2018, https://www.bndes.gov.br/wps/portal/site/home/financiamento/produto/bndes-finame-energia-renovavel 20) BNDES, 2018, https://www.bndes.gov.br/wps/portal/site/home/imprensa/noticias/conteudo/bndes-muda-regra-e-pessoas-fisicas-podem-investir-em-energia-solar 21) Climate Policy Initiative, 2017, https://climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Working_Paper_-_Distributed_Solar_Photovoltaic_Generation_in_Brazil.pdf 22) SDG Tracker, 2021. https://sdg-tracker.org/ 23) Global Gender and Climate Alliance & UNDP, 2016. https://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/gender/Gender%20and%20Environment/UNDP%20Gender%20and%20Sustainable%20Energy%20Policy%20Brief%204-WEB.pdf 24) Engie Innovation Trophies, 2017. https://innovation.engie.com/en/innovation-trophies/communities-solar-plant-in-brazil/4632