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An opinion piece by Nico Popp (Apaton Finance GmbH). Vancouver-based RE Royalties has successfully adapted the proven asset-light royalty model from the commodities sector to the renewable energy sector. The company is a specialized financier and occupies a critical niche in financings ranging from CAD 10 to 30 million, a segment often overlooked by traditional banks. In exchange for secured loans, RE Royalties secures long-term, contractually fixed gross revenue shares over

An opinion piece by Armin Schulz (Apaton Finance GmbH). Royalty financing originated in the mining industry, where Franco-Nevada was one of the pioneers of the business model. RE Royalties applies the same principle to the energy transition sector. The company provides funding to project developers and, in return, receives a share of the revenue from solar parks, wind farms, and battery storage facilities. It does not operate its own projects, which allows it to scale effecti

An opinion piece by Stefan Feulner (Apaton Finance GmbH). The expansion of renewable energy is becoming a multi-billion-dollar financing issue in North America. In the US alone, around 90% of newly installed power capacity in 2025 came from clean sources such as solar, wind, or battery storage. This momentum is also expected to continue in Canada. According to a market outlook, at least 59 GW of new projects are set to come online by 2035. This is driven by structural factors

An opinion piece by Tarik Dede (Apaton Finance GmbH). The cleantech sector also has royalty models. Solar and wind farms are ideally suited to this financing model, since they typically run for 20 years and continuously generate energy that can be sold. The sector is currently even enjoying a special boom. For one thing, prices in the solar sector keep falling. For another, the massive build-out of AI data centers in the US is fueling a special boom of its own, since the ener