Ecostrat And New Energy Risk Awarded InnSure’s Insurance Innovation Prize,

January 17, 2025

TORONTO & MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ecostrat, a leader in assessing, developing, optimizing and managing biomass supply chains, and New Energy Risk (“NER”), a wholly owned division of Paragon Insurance Group and leading provider of customized technology performance insurance solutions for energy transition projects, have been selected from a pool of more than 60 applicants as winners of InnSure’s Insurance Innovation Prize. The $5 million, government-backed prize is awarded to teams working on insurance products and policies that fill gaps in the (re)insurance market for the energy transition. Recognized for Ecostrat and NER’s partnership to develop Feedstock Supply Insurance^© (“FSI”), this award underscores both companies’ commitment to strengthen the viability of biobased projects by mitigating supply chain risks and facilitating long-term financing.

Feedstock Supply Insurance^© (“FSI”) is an insurance offering that aims to mitigate risk in biomass feedstock supply chains. FSI will effectively cap feedstock costs and secure long-term project debt repayment obligations by transferring risk from project developers and capital providers to A-rated insurance markets. FSI will strengthen the creditworthiness of biomass feedstock suppliers with greater certainty for return on investment. The expected outcomes of FSI include lower project debt costs, greater access to larger pools of capital and a more rapid scale-up of the global bioeconomy.

Jordan Solomon, President and CEO of Ecostrat, stated, “We are proud to have been selected for this prestigious award, and are confident that it will support our goal of catalyzing development of bioenergy in New York State and throughout North America by using insurance to create investment grade biomass supply chains.”

George Schulz, Managing Director at New Energy Risk, added, “NER continues to support the energy transition with creative risk solutions that accelerate the deployment of breakthrough technologies. This award from InnSure and NYSERDA supports our ongoing partnership with Ecostrat to bring FSI to New York State and the broader bioeconomy markets, and we look forward to continuing this important work.”

Supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”), the Insurance Innovation Prize promotes research and development activities that expand affordability and accessibility of insurance solutions for energy-related technologies and narrow the gap between science, engineering, and underwriting approaches. With at least $10 trillion of insurance coverage needed to reach net zero by 2030, it is essential that insurance and climate innovators across sectors come together to create new and innovative ways of underwriting the associated risks.

For more information, or to learn how FSI can apply for your project(s), please visit https://ecostrat.com/feedstock-supply-insurance/ and https://newenergyrisk.com/feedstock-supply-insurance/.

About New Energy Risk

New Energy Risk is a pioneer of large-scale, breakthrough technology performance insurance solutions. The company provides complex risk assessment and serves as a bridge between technology innovators, financiers, and insurers. Insurance policies are administered through New Energy Risk affiliate, Complex Risk and Insurance Associates, LLC, CA License #0I24307. New Energy Risk is a wholly owned subsidiary of Paragon Insurance Holdings. Learn more: www.newenergyrisk.com.

About Paragon

Paragon Insurance Holdings, LLC, a Galway Holdings company formed in 2014, writes all commercial lines of insurance across more than 25 programs. Paragon’s industry-specific and general underwriting facilities offer insureds, retail agents, carriers, reinsurers, and service providers unique product, service, capability, and results. Learn more: www.paragoninsgroup.com.

About Ecostrat

Ecostrat is the North American leader in assessing, developing, optimizing, and managing biomass supply chains. Its mission is to propel the global bioenergy transition by pioneering tools that de-risk project development and investment and by delivering cutting-edge due diligence on biomass supply chain risk. Since its inception in 2008, Ecostrat’s Advisory Group has prepared over 300 Biomass Supply Assessments and feedstock due diligence for leading project developers, capital markets, power utilities, investment funds, engineering companies, governments and First Nations across North America. Learn more: www.ecostrat.com.

Contacts

For more information, please contact:
George Schulz

Managing Director of Program Development

New Energy Risk

gschulz@newenergyrisk.com

Alan Peranson

Director of Business Development

Ecostrat

alan@ecostrat.com

Media Contact:
Shawn Langlois

EVP Communications

Paragon Insurance Holdings, LLC