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Wind turbines, solar modules and hydrogen storage

    Energy

    Our activities focus on financing projects in the fields of power generation and environmental infrastructure, underpinned by our long-standing expertise in structuring export and project finance in Germany, Europe and worldwide.

    Our financing priorities

    • power generation from onshore wind, offshore wind and photovoltaics
    • power generation from hydropower
    • gas-based power generation in line with KfW Group’s sector guidelines
    • battery storage systems
    • water supply, wastewater and waste management
    • investments by municipal utilities as part of the energy and heating transition
    • production of biofuels and synthetic fuels as well as biogas
    • production of hydrogen and hydrogen carriers
    • production of fertilisers
    • recycling

    Our customers

    • private and public-sector companies that require structured finance for specific projects or general corporate purposes
    • private-sector companies, often as plant manufacturers and/or operators of projects in the supported industries
    • companies in the conventional and renewable energy sectors

    Our financing products

    • tied export financings with and without ECA cover
    • investment loans in Germany and abroad
    • structured financings and project financings

    Selected financing cases

    Onshore and offshore wind power

    We finance onshore and offshore wind farms all over the world, e.g. the offshore wind farm Butendiek in the German part of the North Sea and onshore wind farms in Argentina.

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    Photovoltaics

    We finance photovoltaic installations and solar power stations worldwide, e.g. Cestas in France, one of Europe's largest photovoltaic power stations.

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    Megaproject NordLink: "Green cable" to link Norway and Germany

    The 1,400 megawatt subsea cable will link the electricity markets of both countries for the first time.

    Norway will export hydroelectric power to Germany, which will in turn send surplus wind and solar power to Norway. The reservoirs in Norway will be able to serve as natural storage for the imported energy. NordLink was put into operation in May in 2021.

    Find out more about NordLink here

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    Desalinating seawater into drinking water

    Around 60% of Germany’s drinking water comes from groundwater, yet it is a water-rich country. What about countries with significantly lower amounts of rainfall and groundwater, e.g. in Israel?

    Today, 70% of its households are already supplied with drinking water from seawater desalination plants. With Sorek B, a plant financed by KfW IPEX-Bank, this figure will rise as high as 85% from 2023.