Renewable Energy Insurance

While your business is focused on supporting the future of energy and the environment, Travelers is focused on supporting your future — helping renewable energy companies succeed by meeting the specialized risk challenges of a rapidly growing industry.

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Travelers logo in front of hands on a boat’s steering wheel
TEXT: Travelers presents Powering the Future

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Ocean waves and gulls flying around boat

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Eileen Kauffman looking out to sea
TEXT: Eileen Kauffman, Global Practice Leader, Renewable Energy, Travelers
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It’s so easy to take this planet for granted.

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Tall grass moving with the wind
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The wind,

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Sun shining through a stand of trees
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the sun,

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Clouds moving over a mountain range
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all that energy, all that power.

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Eileen running her hand through tall grass
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Sometimes it just astounds me,

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Eileen walking toward the rocky shore
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that in a country where we have such an abundance

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A flock of birds high up in the sky
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of renewable energy

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A grassy landscape
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resources, that we’re

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Eileen standing next to the water looking out
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still counting on fossil fuels for

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80% of our energy needs.

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A dandelion as its seeds blow away
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In a lot of ways though,

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A young girl in a field of dandelions as the seeds fly around her
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that’s good. Because in terms of future

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The sky with the sun peeking through clouds as they roll by
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opportunities the sky really is the limit.

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A close-up of a piece of wheat in a field
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There are so many things we have learned that can help

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An overhead shot of a worker walking through rows of solar panels
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ease the transition over to solar, wind and other renewables.

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The sky as birds fly around the top of a bridge
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Over the last few decades, we have seen a

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Waves rushing through floodgates
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tremendous amount of innovation in this sector

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The sky through a glass window
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from improved construction methods

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A flock of birds flying over the sea
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to better grid integration.

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Wind turbines on the shore, over land and in the water
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Offshore wind is really gaining momentum here.

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Looking at wind turbines that are in the water, from the land
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Just look at the number of wind projects

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An offshore wind turbine’s blades spinning
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being planned along

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A small island and a boat driving past it
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the Eastern Seaboard.

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Eileen walking on a trail next to the water
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Today, we’re looking at wind farms that can be built

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A row of wind turbines offshore
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much further offshore,

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A wind farm offshore
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where they won’t obstruct views, and new technologies are creating bigger,

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A view of a wind turbine under construction
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better turbines that

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Wind turbines on land through the clouds
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can reach the stronger, steadier winds you find at higher altitudes.

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Aerial view of a city
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All over the world, consumption of

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Building with courtyard in the center
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renewable energy is increasing dramatically.

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Accelerated railway through the city
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And over the next 20 years, the expected investment is

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estimated to grow exponentially.

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Wind turbines in a row on hills
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It is a lucrative, booming sector and frankly,