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The development of sustainable biomass supply chains for international biomass trade are a prerequisite to foster the growth of bioenergy applications worldwide. Setting up these supply chains is offering a broad array of interesting investment opportunities that could offer stable, long term and high returns. However, investment in the bioenergy supply chains is perceived by the finance sector to be risky and uncertain and therefore many projects do not materialize. At present, insufficient financing is an obvious obstacle for the development of efficient supply chains. In the chapter attempts are made to analyse and elucidate the causes for that perception in the finance sector and to suggest remedies. This chapter also highlights the different areas of investment that exist, the most important stakeholders along the investment process, the challenges that exist along certain bioenergy value chains and the need for far sighted and sound policy making to support and secure long term sustainable business models.
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Selected funding agencies in different countries:
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USDA Business & Industry Guaranteed Loans (B&I Loans) http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/b&i_gar.htm
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USDA Renewable Energy for America Program (REAP) Guaranteed Loans http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/9006loan.htm
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Biorefinery Assistance Program http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/baplg9003.htm
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DOE Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/features.html
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Africa:
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African Development Bank, www.afdb.org
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Asia:
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Asian Development Bank, www.adb.org
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EBRD, www.ebrd.com
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EIB, www.eib.com
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Germany:
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KfW, www.kfw.de
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GIZ, www.giz.de
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Deutmeyer, M., Hektor, B., Schouwenberg, PP. (2014). Financing Bioenergy Trade: Making It Happen. In: Junginger, M., Goh, C., Faaij, A. (eds) International Bioenergy Trade. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6982-3_9
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