WHO WE ARE
18 Renewable Energy Plus Fund I ("Fund I") provides diversified exposure to New Zealand’s renewable energy, digital infrastructure, and next-generation compute sectors.
The Fund is designed to align with investors seeking participation under the Active Investor Plus (Growth category), while also serving Eligible Wholesale Investors seeking structured exposure to the energy transition and digital infrastructure convergence.
Under the AIP Growth category, qualifying investors are required to invest into acceptable New Zealand-based growth investments, including approved managed funds. Fund I is structured with this cohort in mind.
Renewable Energy OPERATIONS
Exposure to operating renewable energy platforms and service providers participating in deregulated electricity markets.
Focus areas include:
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Distributed energy resources
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Retail and wholesale electricity participation
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Prosumer energy platforms
renewable energy development
Investment into development-stage renewable energy projects positioned for
construction, grid connection, or strategic exit.
Typical characteristics:
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Utility-scale solar ad battery projects
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Land-secured, consent-progressed assets
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Clear pathways to commercialisation
energy software & virtual power platforms
Cloud-based Software-as-a-Service businesses enabling aggregation, optimisation, and orchestration of distributed energy assets.
Key attributes:
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Grid-interactive platforms
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Flexibility and demand response participation
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Scalable Software-as-a-Service models
Web3 & ai-enabled infrastructure
High-growth digital infrastructure and protocol-driven businesses leveraging artificial intelligence and decentralised networks.
Investment themes include:
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Decentralised physical infrastructure networks
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AI-driven optimisation engines
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Tokenised or protocol-based systems
Nano data centre (NDC)
Deployment and ownership of distributed Nano Data Centres — modular, energy-efficient compute nodes positioned close to generation assets and / or end-users. NDCs form part of the emerging convergence between.
NDCs form part of the emerging convergence between:
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Renewable generation
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Edge computing
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Artificial intelligence workloads
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Grid-responsive digital infrastructure
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Reduced latency
This pillar positions Fund I at the intersection of energy, compute, and
decentralised infrastructure.
investment strategy - FIVE CORE PILLARS
Fund I deploys capital across five complementary themes:
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