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FRANCE The cleantech place to be
FRANCE
The cleantech place to be

                  French E nvironment &
                Energ y Managemen t Agency
FRANCE The cleantech place to be
FRANCE The cleantech place to be
FRANCE
The cleantech place to be                                   A UNIQUE POTENTIAL…

                                                            • The outstanding quality of France’s educational system
                                                               and world-renowned R&D
                                                            • Its talented and innovative entrepreneurs
NEARLY A DECADE OF CONCRETE                                 • The global leadership position of the large French

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AND PROVEN ACHIEVEMENTS                                        corporations in the energy and environmental sectors
                                                            • F inancial investors with the requisite experience
                                                               and expertise
• S ince 2009, AFIC-affiliated private equity investors    • A strong and stable commitment from the Government
  have invested massively in environmental and energy
  transition: more than €6 billions in equity contributed
  by private equity firms through 550 transactions          …ON BEHALF OF A GLOBAL AMBITION                                      3
  involving Cleantech companies

• The government is promoting a major initiative          • P romote the emergence of ever-more efficient
  in environmental and energy transition: more than            technologies backed by profitable business models
  €3 billions contributed through the public program        • Support the broadest possible deployment of projects
  on investments of the future to support more than            in each of the markets in energy and environmental
  300 exemplary deals                                          transition
                                                            • H ave a positive impact on our environment while
                                                               creating value for all stakeholders and investors
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1.Policy

Ambitious goals for France supported
by a strong regulatory framework

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THE ENERGY TRANSITION ACT, PUBLISHED DURING SUMMER 2015, SETS 7 MAIN OBJECTIVES

                                                                      -50%
                                                                             Reduction of pesticides
                                                                             in 2025**

-40%
                                        Reduction of GHG
                                        emissions in 2030*                                                              4

                                                                      -50%
                                                                             Reduction of final energy
                                                                             consumption in 2050

-30%
                                       Reduction of fossil energies
                                       consumption in 2030

                                                                      -50%
                                                                             Reduction of landfilled waste
                                                                             volume in 2050

 32%
                                        Share of final energy
                                        consumption generated

                                                                      500 000
                                        from RE in 2030                              Energy-efficiency
                                                                                     renovations for housing
                                                                                     units per year
* Compared to 1990 level   ** Plan Ecophyto 2
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A steady growth fueled by an ambitious regulatory
framework and prices already reaching grid parity
RENEWABLE POWER: TARGETED CAPACITIES BREAKDOWN IN 2023

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A set of challenging objectives to develop
new business opportunities

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Reduce final energy consumption : -7% in 2018      Develop a new energy storage
  and -12,6% in 2023 compared to 2012 level         capacity of 1,5 GW in 2030

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      Reduce fossil fuels consumption :         Develop electric mobility : 2 400 000
   -15,8% of natural gas, -23,4% of oil and      electric or hybrid vehicles in 2023
 -37% of coal in 2023 compared to 2012 level
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2.Research and Innovation

       France benefits from many clusters that help
       cleantech companies to achieve their innovation

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       and development objectives

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      11 200 Active companies                         1 700 Innovation players                        116 Clusters

PÔLE MER MÉDITÉRRANÉE                                                ECO-ÉNERGIES

PMM is a sea innovation and business cluster located in Southern     The Rhône-Alpes Eco-énergies Cluster is the first Cluster
France with more than 380 members including major companies,         in France dealing with energy efficiency in buildings.
SMEs, research institutes etc.
This cluster is a reference in the development of floating           It federates more than 800 players, among which 200 members
wind turbine sector.                                                 (companies, training centers, institutions) .
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French companies benefit from a strong support
from the public sector, industrial players and
private equity
Since 2010, the French Government is investing more                  Cities and sustainable territories
than 57 billions euros in higher Education and research              Sustainable production

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through the Investment for the Future Program                        and renewable energies
(PIA). More than €6 billions are dedicated to Energy
transition and Cleantech.                                            Agriculture, soil, forest and biomass
                                                                     Air quality, impacts on health
- In 2016 France adopted its new “National Energy                   and environment
   Research Strategy” to support the Energy Transition
                                                                     Energy, environment and society
   for the Green Growth law
- Target key transformational themes for energy transition                                                                        8
   (energy efficiency, energy mix diversification, systemic    ADEME takes part in research programming, and provides
   approach, social aspects and digitization)                  financial assistance for doctoral students, research
- Develop R&D and innovation in relation to territories and   projects, pre-industrial experiments and demonstrators
   the industrial network, in particular small businesses      (Investments for the Future programme).
- Develop skills and knowledge for and through R&D
   and innovation.                                             French private equity ranks first in continental Europe
                                                               for the density of its activity: in 2016, AFIC members
The French Environment and Energy Agency (ADEME) is            invested a total of 12,4 billion euros ( + 15 % vs 2015)
a core player in the implementation of national research       in more than 1 900 companies (+15%) at all stages
energy strategy. ADEME’s research and innovation strategy      of development. AFIC encompasses nearly all private
is active among 5 programs :                                   equity firms in France.
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3.Financing

Investments in French cleantech reach
a record in 2016*

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Total amount invested in French cleantech             Number of deals
companies by more than 50 private equity firms (M€)

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* except project financing
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A wide range of sectors with 3 main activities
Breakdown of fund raised in 2016 by cleantech sector (number of deals)

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4.Market Focus

Energy efficiency

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MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• The law aims to encourage energy-efficiency renovations           • 35 millions smart meters in 2020
  in 500,000 housing units per year from 2017 onwards,
  at least half of which are occupied by low-income households
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PROMISING PLAYERS

•A
  ledia develops and manufactures      •S
                                          igfox is a leading provider of           • Actility is the industry leader in Low
 innovative LEDs based on a unique       connectivity for the internet of things       Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN)
 3D architecture (nanowires)             (IoT) at ultra-low-cost and using           https://www.actility.com/
 http://www.aledia.com/en/               minimal energy
                                         https://www.sigfox.com/en
Energy production and management

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS                                               PROMISING PLAYERS

      Onshore wind                                              •S
                                                                  abella is an engineering and project management firm
      • 1350 MW connected to the grid in France in 2016        in the field of marine energies, and more specifically tidal

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        (37% increase compared to 2015)                          turbines - http://www.sabella.fr
      • 12,1 GW of installed capacity at the end of 2016
      • between 10 and 12% of annual market growth             •M
                                                                  cPhy is a designer, manufacturer and integrator
        until 2023 to reach PPE target                           of hydrogen equipment for the energy and industrial
                                                                 sectors - http://www.mcphy.com
      Solar
      • 559 MW of new capacities installed in France          • Sunna Design designs and manufactures innovative solar
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          in 2016                                                  street lighting solutions specifically suited for extreme
      • 6,7 GW of installed capacity at the end of December,      climate conditions - http://sunna-design.fr
         2016
      • between 14 and 16% of annual market growth until
         2023 to reach PPE target

      Offshore wind
      • Reach between 3,5 and 6 GW of installed capacity
        in France in 2023
Transportation

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS                                             PROMISING PLAYERS

Number of electric vehicle registrations in France per year
                                                              • BlaBlaCar is the global leader of long-distance carsharing
                                                                https://www.blablacar.fr

                                                              • Forsee Power is a specialist in lithium-ion intelligent

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                                                                 battery systems
                                                                 https://www.forseepower.com

                                                              •N
                                                                avya is specialized in the conception of electric,
                                                               autonomous shuttle
                                                               http://navya.tech
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Number of recharge points by country
Agriculture & Green chemistry

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS                                                    PROMISING PLAYERS

      1st agricultural power in Europe*                              • Ynsect farms and transforms insects into a high-quality
                                                                        natural diet to meet the needs of the animal feed markets
                                                                        https://www.ynsect.com
      3rd European country in terms of forests*

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                                                                     •N
                                                                       aïo Technologies develops and markets robots
      1st European country in terms                                   for agriculture and viticulture
      of agricultural coproducts (>10 Mt/year)**                      http://www.naio-technologies.com

                                  * Source : SER ** Source : ADEME   •G
                                                                       lobal Bioenergies develops a process to convert renewable
                                                                      resources into hydrocarbons through fermentation
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Estimated tonnages of biosourced products
Methodology
The data presented in this Survey is based on information collected from businesses and investors by GreenUnivers,
in conjunction with data and analyses carried out by Ernst & Young et Associés using EY methodology.

EY refers to the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global
Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. EY is an international trademark.

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About Cleantech Club AFIC                                         About ADEME

The French Association of Investors for Growth (AFIC)             The French Environment and Energy Management Agency
established Club Cleantech AFIC to link together its growing      (ADEME) is a public agency under the joint authority
list of members who are active in Cleantech initiatives           of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and the Sea,
and to promote eco-industries in France and overseas.             and the Ministry for National Education, Higher Education
                                                                  and Research. The agency is active in the implementation
Steering committee (work group dedicated to the booklet):         of public policy in the areas of environment, energy
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Sophie Paturle, President (Demeter Partners), Nicolas             and sustainable development.
Chaudron, Vice-President (Idinvest Partners), Dominique
Agrech, Treasurer (XAnge), Eric Marty (Emertec Gestion),                                                    www.ademe.fr
Philippe Grand (EY), Patricia Laurent (Green Univers)
                                  www.clubcleantech.fr
La Maison du capital-investissement         For further information,
               23, rue de l’Arcade 75008 Paris             please contact: Gérard RICHER
               Tel: 01 47 20 99 09 – Fax: 01 47 20 97 48   at: g.richer@afic.asso.fr

Find us at :   @AFICasso and www.afic.asso.fr                                   Sources pages 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15
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