De-risking renewable energy investments: Assessing contract design and project finance using operational wind park data (opens in new tab)

Investment in renewable electricity generation is highly capital intensive and therefore strongly dependent on financing conditions. In Europe, much of this investment has occurred under public support schemes that resemble long-term public contracts such as feed-in tariffs (FiTs) and contracts-for-differences (CfDs). These contracts not only subsidize renewable generation but also stabilize project cash flows by reducing exposure to electricity...