The partners

Meet your insurance expert: insurance4renewables covers a wide range of solutions for renewable energy technology projects - and as innovative are the partners in this network.

CarbonRe CarbonRe, facility manager and broker, established itself as a highly specialised risk management company which made climate change its core business. The company offers risk management counselling through its consulting arm, GSDP, in addition to a wide range of carbon insurance solutions www.carbonre.eu.

UNEP The United Nations Environment Programme is the voice of the environment within the UN organisation. The Energy Branch of UNEP works with the private sector to identify new investment approaches, reduce transaction costs and manage related financial risks with renewable energy projects in emerging and developing countries. It has implemented a variety of support programmes, including seed financing, enterprise development, credit enhancements and financial advisory support facilities. UNEP plays an important role in providing knowledge and expertise in the area of financial risk management instruments for renewable energy projects in developing countries and emerging markets. For more information, see: UNEP Energy Branch website www.unep.fr/energy and UNEP Risk Management Programme www.unep.fr/energy/finance/risk.

GEF An international financial organisation with 176 member countries, the Global Environment Facility acts as a major catalyst for improving the global environment. The GEF is the largest single source of funding for the global environment, and finances programmes that seek to protect the environment and reduce the risks of climate change by involving the private sector and civil society in the effort. More information is available at GEF website www.gefweb.org.

RSA RSA has over 30 years of experience in providing insurance and risk management solutions for onshore and offshore wind, bioenergy, solar and small hydro operations all over the world.

As one of the world's leading multinational insurance groups, RSA is dedicated to helping customers protect themselves against the risks they face - and has been doing so for nearly 300 years.

The Group does business in more than 130 countries and enjoys leading or significant market positions in the UK, Scandinavia and Canada. With a workforce of approximately 22,000, it serves some 20 million customers worldwide. RSA is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as well as the FTSE4Good Index. The Group is a FTSE 100 company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. More information on www.rsagroup.com.

Munich Re Munich Re stands for exceptional solution-based expertise, consistent risk management, financial stability and close client proximity. With vast experience in the underwriting of virtually all types of risk imaginable, Munich Re is ideally positioned to offer dependable and innovative risk management solutions to support the exploitation and growth of renewable energies. Based on its unrivalled technical expertise, the company constantly tracks the latest developments and tailors its products to provide optimal investment security in renewable energy projects.

Nearly 33 million clients all over the world place their trust in the services and security Munich Re provides. One of the world's leading reinsurers and one of the largest primary insurance groups in Europe and in Germany, Munich Re employs around 37,000 people at 50 locations worldwide. More information on www.munichre.com.