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Investor-Specific Cost of Capital and Renewable Energy Investment Decisions

In: RENEWABLE ENERGY FINANCE Funding the Future of Energy

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  • Thorsten Helms
  • Sarah Salm
  • Rolf Wüstenhagen

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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

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  • Thorsten Helms & Sarah Salm & Rolf Wüstenhagen, 2020. "Investor-Specific Cost of Capital and Renewable Energy Investment Decisions," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Charles W Donovan (ed.), RENEWABLE ENERGY FINANCE Funding the Future of Energy, chapter 5, pages 85-111, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    1. Wajeeh Mustafa Sarsour & Shamsul Rijal Muhammad Sabri, 2020. "A Simulation Study: Obtaining a Sufficient Sample Size of Discrete-Time Markov Chains of Investment in a Short Frequency of Time," Asian Economic and Financial Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 10(8), pages 906-919, August.
    2. Wilson, Christian & Caldecott, Ben, 2023. "Investigating the role of passive funds in carbon-intensive capital markets: Evidence from U.S. bonds," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 209(C).
    3. Côté, Elizabeth & Salm, Sarah, 2022. "Risk-adjusted preferences of utility companies and institutional investors for battery storage and green hydrogen investment," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 163(C).

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    Keywords

    Renewable Energy; Renewable Energy Finance; Clean Energy Finance; Green Investments;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q2 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation
    • Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products

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