Project concept
Founded in 2020, Unergy is a Colombian renewable energy company that aims to bridge the global climate infrastructure financing gap by leveraging fractional investment models and enabling participation in solar energy projects with minimal capital.
Milestones and Achievements
- 2021: Financed its first solar energy project.
- 2022: Raised its first investment round.
- 2023: Launched Colombia’s first Mini Solar Farm in Luruaco, Atlántico.
- 2023: Introduced two solar asset-backed tokens: uWatt and pWatt.
- 2024: Established Solab, Colombia’s first Open Solar Laboratory, fostering research and education in solar energy.
- 2024: Expanded to 11 operational mini-farms across multiple regions in Colombia, with 20 more under construction.
Unergy acquires or leases underutilized land and converts it into mini-solar farms. These farms generate clean energy while offering landowners an agrivoltaic solution—allowing agricultural activities to coexist with solar energy production. This dual-use strategy maximizes land efficiency and sustainability.
Ideal Land Criteria for Solar Farms:
- Access to roads for equipment and construction.
- Proximity to three-phase medium voltage power lines (within 400 meters).
- Minimum area of 2 hectares (20,000 m²) with flat terrain.
Investment Opportunities
Unergy attracts both traditional and Web3 investors. Institutional investors can participate with a minimum investment of $500,000, offering returns starting from 13%, with tax incentives potentially increasing profits to 20% per year.
Web3 Funding Model
For Web3 investors, Unergy offers two types of ERC-20 tokens (it is necessary to go through the Know Your Customer (KYC) procedure):
pWatt Tokens (Project-Specific Investment)
- Represent ownership in a specific renewable energy project.
- The supply is fixed based on the project’s watt-peak (Wp) capacity (e.g., a 1 MWp solar project = 1,000,000 pWatts). A separate smart contract is created for each project, under which tokens are issued.
- Investors fund solar projects through pWatt purchases.
- Once the project is operational, energy revenue is distributed proportionally to pWatt holders.
uWatt Tokens (Portfolio-Based Stability)
- Represent fractional ownership in a reserve of operational clean energy projects.
- Serve as an energy-backed digital currency with stable value.
- Investors can swap pWatts for uWatts, with valuations based on the Net Present Value (NPV) of future project cash flows.
- Generates stablecoin (USDT) yield, ensuring liquidity and diversification.
- Redeemable for equity stakes in real energy-producing assets via the Unergy platform.
Total energy generated: 513.52 MWh. Total uWatt holders: 1,569. uWatt tokens can be tracked on Polygonscan.
Projects in reserve:
- Acanto (Envigado): 176 solar modules. 2.23% in Reserve
- Obelisco (Medellin): 283 solar modules. 0.81% in Reserve
- Uruaco (Luruaco): 2 496 solar modules. 2.3% in Reserve
- Ibes (Cucuta): 100 solar modules. 6.9% in Reserve
- Clínica Somer (Rionegro): 538 solar modules. 3.4% in Reserve
- Pola del Pub. 236 solar modules. 2.14% in Reserve
- Baraya. Geleras 2 496 solar modules. 82,21% in Reserve
Video showcasing the Unergy app is available on Google Play
All information was sourced from the Unergy official docs.
Marketing, Team & Community
- Eduardo Ospina Serrano – Co-Founder & CEO (LinkedIn)
- Paola Santiago – Co-Founder, CFO & CPO (LinkedIn)
Unergy’s social channels: LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube. The project’s social networks are active, but they are more informative about the company’s activities and development than aimed at attracting potential investors from Web3.
Conclusion
Unergy is a project with a clear growth trajectory and well-defined investment opportunities. It provides investors with options tailored to both project-based and portfolio-based models:
- pWatt Tokens: Minimum investment of $1,200 (5M COP), returns of 10%+.
- uWatt Tokens: Priced at $0.94 per token, offering 11.64% annual yield.
