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materials. Affairs is higher than in the rest of the year) banks (€ 20 - € 30 mln.), but
Biomass world, because of the price too small for specific
investments. difference of fossil fuels financing projects.
compared to the US (shale gas) Biomass is a very specific
and the Middle East (oil). market and bankers lack
The project offers support for knowledge of it.
SME’s to The prices of biomass raw
Expand their business with the materials are quite volatile.
use of renewable raw Finally, the cascaded value
materials. chains are not yet closed and
this makes investment for the
whole value chain difficult.


Innovative Mainly IPFS : National Debt funding through a portfolio yes Under Yearly Depending on Bank and other private
companies innovative Innovation Promotional strategy for innovative SME’s development, investment market investors are very reluctant to
SME’s and Project Bank / NPB and midcaps with substantial possible to cost 50 up to developments invest in private innovation
midcaps with Finance investments in projects for new implement 100 mln. between 150 projects of these companies.
substantial Scheme Funding from products, processes and within 1 year Private -300 mln European matching of
investment in Investment services. capital national instruments which
innovation Platform With this approach, instead of a leverage 2 accept a small but
projects for new vehicle/EIB subsidy instrument, it is feasible times or predictable loss of a small
products, group to create an investment capacity higher part of the investment
processes and of more than five times. Similar portfolio enables private
services to the RSI-concept. investments for activities with
substantial economic return
and spin off. No such
facilities exist at the moment.
EIB-group funding of this
project portfolio with limited
loss taking by EC-
instruments could enable
these innovation
investments.
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