Investor-Specific Cost of Capital and Renewable Energy Investment Decisions

Thorsten Helms, Sarah Salm and Rolf Wüstenhagen

Chapter 5 in Renewable Energy Finance:Funding the Future of Energy, 2020, pp 85-111 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:IntroductionThe Cost of Capital in Valuation Methods and its DeterminantsCost of Capital Levels for Three Different Investor GroupsComparison of Investment Profiles of Renewable and Fossil Energy ProjectsDCF and Cost-Based Valuation, and How Capital Costs Impact the OutcomeConclusion: Renewable Energy Investment Decisions as a Function of Cost of CapitalReferences

Keywords: Renewable Energy; Renewable Energy Finance; Clean Energy Finance; Green Investments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q2 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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