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What we do

The Danish Green Investment Fund is co-financing projects with positive environmental impacts.

We focus on environment, energy and resources

The Danish Green Investment Fund is an independent state loan fund with the purpose of co-financing economically viable projects that facilitate and support the sustainable development of our society. Privately held companies, non-profit housing associations and public sector companies and institutions (with budgets separate from the municipalities, regions and the state) can apply for a loan from the fund.

The Danish Green Investment Fund seeks to bridge the gap between traditional bank financing and equity capital. The individual loans have a maximum maturity of up to 30 years, and the fund is generally able to finance up to 60 per cent of the total costs associated with the given project.

The fund was established as part of the agreement “Et Grønnere Danmark” (“A Greener Denmark”) from 2014 and has a net capital of up to DKK 200 million as well as a state guaranteed lending limit of up to DKK 5 billion in capital to co-finance projects within following areas:

  • Environmental savings
  • Renewable energy sources
  • Resource efficiency

Individual projects are evaluated on the basis of four funding criteria:

  • Green effect
  • Healthy economy
  • Scalability
  • Socio economic return
  • Our focus
  • Who do we finance?
  • Partnerships
  • Employees
  • The board
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We co-finance:

  • Privately-held companies
  • Non-profit housing associations
  • Public sector companies and institutions with budgets seperated from the municipalities, regions and the state

We collaborate with:

  • Energy- and utility companies
  • Suppliers of technological solutions
  • Consultants

Employees

Our advisors have extensive expericence in assessing the various financing options for all types of projects:

Michael Zöllner

Michael Zöllner
Managing Director

M +45 81 88 98 16
mzo@gronfond.dk / LinkedIn

Anne Thomassen

Anne Thomassen
Green Business Development Manager

M +45 81 77 67 83
ant@gronfond.dk

Dorte Glensvig

Dorte Glensvig
Green Business Development Director

M +45 22 10 72 66
dgl@gronfond.dk / LinkedIn

Frederik Dalgaard Jensen

Frederik Dalgaard Jensen
Green Investment Manager

M +45 20 20 28 60
fdj@gronfond.dk / LinkedIn

Ingrid Jeffreys

Ingrid Jeffreys
Green Business Analyst

M +45 26 21 03 68
inj@gronfond.dk

Jens Koch

Jens Koch
Green Investment Director

M +45 20 80 27 34
jko@gronfond.dk / LinkedIn

Jonas Bjaaland

Jonas Bjaaland
Green Investment Director

M +45 31 50 33 44
jbj@gronfond.dk / LinkedIn

Kristine Leerbeck

Kristine Leerbeck
Green Investment Director

M +45 60 65 30 65
kle@gronfond.dk / LinkedIn

Line Lundbye

Line Lundbye
Green Investment Director

M +45 26 67 02 68
llu@gronfond.dk / LinkedIn

Marianne Fischer Balsnes

Marianne Fischer Balsnes
Green Customer Supporter

M +45 29 67 24 10
mfb@gronfond.dk

Marianne Tscherning

Marianne Tscherning
Green Customer Supporter

M +45 51 90 15 01
mts@gronfond.dk / LinkedIn

Søren Pedersen

Søren Pedersen
Green Investment Director

M +45 40 46 74 43
spe@gronfond.dk / LinkedIn

Tina Peetz-Schou Christensen

Tina Peetz-Schou Christensen
Green Project Coordinator

M +45 81 77 13 44
tch@gronfond.dk

Tobias Langhorn

Tobias Langhorn
Green Investment Advisor

M +45 81 77 67 09
tla@gronfond.dk / LinkedIn

Ziggy Christian Zinn Thomas

Ziggy Christian Zinn Thomas
Green Investment Advisor

M +45 22 91 92 80
zzt@gronfond.dk

Christoffer Ring

Christoffer Ring
Legal Director, Attorney-at-law

M +45 28 29 59 25
cri@vf.dk / LinkedIn

Camilla Skovsbo Clausen

Camilla Skovsbo Clausen
Legal Advisor, Attorney-at-law

M +45 21 40 34 03
csc@vf.dk

Frank Gammelgaard Madsen

Frank Gammelgaard Madsen
Legal Advisor, Attorney-at-law

M +45 81 77 55 68
fgm@vf.dk

Cecilie Idun Andersen

Cecilie Idun Andersen
Communication Advisor

M +45 31 93 05 73
cea@vf.dk

Mette Honoré

Mette Honoré
Senior Communication Advisor

M +45 50 60 04 86
mhn@vf.dk

The board

The board is composed of a number of professionals with expertise from the energy sector and the financial world.

The board is responsible for both the general and strategic management of the fund. Upon recommendation of The Danish Growth Fund which serves as secretariat, the board determines loan policies and the scope of the board’s activities. Upon recommendation of the secretariat, the board must also approve granting of the individual loans that meet certain criteria determined by the board.

The decisions of the board are final and conclusive.

Hilde Kjelsberg

Hilde Kjelsberg
Acting chairman

  • VP and Head of Credit and Analysis, Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)
  • Board member, Oslo Pensjonsforsikring A/S and Oslo Forsikring A/S
  • 1997-2006: Head of Credit, SEB Norway
  • 1989-1997: Employee of Nordea Bank, Norway, including positions as Relationship Manager and Bank Executive.
  • 1986-1989: Head of Department and Customer Relations Manager, Eksportfinans A/S
Jan Bach Jensen

Jan Bach Jensen
Board member

  • CEO at SE Blue Renewables
  • Board member of Limón GmbH and The Danish Intelligent Energy Alliance
  • 2016-2017: Vice President/Managing Director at SE Energi & Klima
  • 2015-2016 CEO, EnergiMidt A/S
  • 1995-2004: Sales manager, TDC A/S
  • 1993-1995: Sales manager, EAC Data
Lars Schrøder

Lars Schrøder
Board member

  • CEO, Aarhus Vand
  • Chairman of the board, Vand i Byer
  • Board member, Shared A/S
  • 1991-2010: Initially Head of Department then Administrative Director of Vand og Spildevand (2006) in Aarhus municipality.
  • 1985-1991: Consulting engineer, COWI and Kemp & Lauritzen
Merete Lundbye Møller

Merete Lundbye Møller
Board member

  • Partner and General Counsel of Sunstone Capital.
  • Chairman of Bullitt Film ApS
  • Vice Chairman of TV2 Danmark A/S and board member of Greenland Holding A/S
  • 2004-2007: Head of Legal Department, Vækstfonden
  • 1995-2004: Attorney, Gorrissen Federspiel Kirkegaard
Lars Therkildsen

Lars Therkildsen
Board member

  • CEO of HOFOR
  • Chairman of DANVA, Greve Solrød Forsyning and BlueEnergy A/S
  • Deputy chairman of Dansk Fjernvarme and board member of Fjernvarme Fyn A/S
  • 2006-2008: CFO, Naviair
Contact for further information
Den Grønne Investeringsfond

Contact us

The Danish Green Investment Fund (Danmarks Grønne Investeringsfond)

Strandvejen 104A
DK-2900 Hellerup
+45 35 29 86 00
info@gronfond.dk

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