Horner Consultancy Ltd
Independent, impartial, and individual
Renewable energy is a sector that is expanding and evolving. We’re here to help your business reap the rewards of investing in green energy. Our goal is to help businesses become more environmentally friendly by providing them with the funding they need to purchase new equipment. As green technologies improve, better finance options are becoming more available to fund them.
Our mission is to assist innovative green technology and companies contributing to a net zero future, navigate financial channels and obtain the capital they need to succeed.
Our Vision To help businesses become more sustainable, energy-efficient and reduce carbon emissions by providing asset and project finance to acquire renewable assets or upgrade existing equipment and help support their transition.
What is Net Zero it is the ultimate goal for the UK to achieve by 2050, businesses of all sizes and across all sectors are faced with a growing impetus on sustainability. It means achieving carbon neutrality. The road to net zero will mean the fast development of sustainable technologies.
We are able to offer a wide range of green energy finance options to support with green initiatives and renewable energy projects, your business can spread the cost and improve sustainability standards without compromising on your cash flow.
We offer funding for the following Renewable Technologies: -
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Biomass plants |
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Solar panels |
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Battery Storage |
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Combined Heat and Power (CHP) |
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On and Offshore wind turbines |
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Air, ground & water source heat pumps |
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Anaerobic digestion |
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Geothermal |
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Pyrolysis plants |
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Electric vehicles |
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EV charging points |
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Hydrogen Technologies |
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Energy efficient lighting (LED) |
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Biogas |
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Gas peaking |
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Waste 2 energy plants |
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Recycling plants |
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Tidal power and Hydro plants |
Due to our extensive portfolio panel of funders, we can offer enhanced lending terms or benefits that may not be available elsewhere. These include the following:-
- 10-year terms
- VAT-only deposits
- VAT deferrals
- Seasonal repayment structure
- Structured repayments with 3 or 6 months pause at the start of the agreement
- Stage payments
Funding Solutions
Asset Finance
We can source asset finance from as little as £25,000 up to 25million plus with competitive rates and terms up to 10 years with low deposits and, in some cases, up to 100% LTV. The key to our funders is it is a proven technology with an IRR of 12% and above.
We can help secure funding for solar PV, biomass boilers, Heat Pumps, Waste 2 Energy Plants, LED lighting, combined heat, and power (CHP), electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, wind turbines, battery storage, Gas Peaking, Geothermal, Hydrogen Technologies, Anaerobic Digestion Plants, Biogas, and Hydro Plants.
Asset finance Solutions include:
Hire Purchase
Hire purchase is often used to spread the cost of your green investment. With this form of asset finance, you’ll pay an initial deposit followed by monthly payments until you’ve paid the remaining outstanding balance. At the end of the agreement, you’ll own the assets.
Finance/Operating Lease
If your business wants to make use of renewable energy sources but does not want to own the asset at the end of agreement, a finance lease or operating lease may be suitable for you such as solar panel installations.
Chattel Mortgage
A Chattel Mortgage is a type of finance agreement that enables you to use the hard renewable energy assets as security for a loan, once the loan has been repaid the mortgage is removed.
Asset Refinance or Capital Release
You can also refinance existing hard renewable energy assets which are unencumbered by way of sale and leaseback, sale and hire purchase back or a chattel mortgage where you can immediately free the capital tied up in your asset or assets. You get cash injected straight into your company’s reserves. Typical assets are hard assets with good residual values such as Biomass Boilers, certain wind turbines, Waste 2 Energy Plants, Electric Vehicles, Recycling Plants, Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Gas Peaking, Hydrogen Technologies, Anaerobic Digestion Plants, Biogas, and Hydro Plants. There are a number of funders who specialise in refinance packages.
Business Loans can assist your Renewable Energy Business by providing the following:-
Covering revenue gaps: Businesses with seasonal payment cycles can benefit from external funding to cover revenue gaps
Grow your business: External funding via commercial lending can help to fund business expansion.
Purchase new services or equipment: The purchase of new services or equipment can be paid, in part or in full, by a commercial loan.
Project Finance
We can Project finance through our select panel of funders.
Project Finance is the financing of small utility-scale to large-scale green infrastructure from £1.5M to £100Million plus.
There are options for fully funded financing facilitating non-recourse or limited recourse finance structure.
Debt, equity, or both, can be used to finance a project. This is usually through a newly formed SPV.
The facility is generally paid back from the cash flow generated by the project. Projects financed in this way are typically developed and constructed over some time, involving milestone payments throughout the project.
Funding for Power Purchase Agreements
A power purchase agreement (PPA) is a long-term contract, in which the power purchaser buys energy at a pre-negotiated price. This type of arrangement is commonly used for the financing of independently-owned electricity generation projects, like solar or wind farms.We also have a select panel of funders that will provide funding for Power Purchase Agreements especially Solar PV Mounted or Grounded and Combined Heat and Power Systems (CHP) or Wind Projects.
Energy Savings Company (ESCO)
We source funding for energy service companies that provide energy savings as a service by delivering energy efficiency solutions to SMEs and the Public Sector with a non-CAPEX & off-balance sheet funding solution. Energy Efficiency measures might include:
Solar PV
LED Lighting & Controls
EV, Biomethane & Hydrogen Infrastructure
Biomass Boilers
Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
Our funders can offer 100% finance with terms up to 25 years by providing funding lines that enable ESCOs to kickstart Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) or Energy Services Agreements (ESAs) with multiple customers facilitated through a Project Finance structure that supports the construction of the energy-saving.
Alternative Funding
We also assist clean tech infrastructure developers looking for equity funds and have access to a solid network of private capital, including:
Venture Capital
Private Equity
Infrastructure Funds
High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWI)
Institutional investors (Pension Funds & Asset Managers)
Grants
Contact Us
Contact us: through the quick form below or telephone 01670 336344 or mobile 07771968763 or email: info@hornerconsultancy.co.uk or deanh@hornerconsultancy.co.uk
If you’re looking of ways to help your business improve its sustainability credentials and improve your bottom line, Renewable Energy Finance is the way to go, please contact Dean Horner who has a wealth of experience in the Renewable Energy Finance Sector.