The financials of renewable power and PPA contracts Author: Cyriel de Jong, KYOS Energy Analytics Valuing long-term investments and PPA contracts Renewable energy investments have an economic lifetime of at least 15 years and hence investors seek for long-term PPA contracts to provide financial security. Both PPA buyer and seller have to form an opinion… Read more »
PPA Insights: Fundamental modelling of power markets
Fundamental power market modelling explained. Inc start costs, energy storage and many more important features of real-life power markets.
PPA Insights: Generation economics and the merit order
When negotiating a PPA, you want to know the future power price as the contract price is fixed. Let’s start with the merit order approach.
PPA Insights: Creating a price forward curve
How to create a price forward curve for (renewable) power? We discuss four statistical methodologies, starting with market prices, going up in complexity.
PPA Insights: Creating simulations for wind and solar production
This article presents a methodology for wind and solar simulations based on sampling from historical data, inc how to generate stats as P50 and P90.
PPA Insights: Solar radiation and wind speed data
Article in our serie “The financials of renewable power and PPA contracts” which explains more about the impact of solar radiation and wind speed.
PPA Insights: Production patterns of wind and solar
Article about the production patterns of electricity generation from wind turbines and solar PV, and influencing factors on outage.
PPA Insights: Renewable contract structures and valuation
Author: Cyriel de Jong, KYOS Energy Analytics PPA contract structures and valuation The financials of renewable power and PPA contracts This article explains what a renewable PPA contract is. Who are the buyers of such contracts and why? We also describe the main types of contracts, the contract parameters and the components that constitute the… Read more »
Optimal hedging of a gas supply portfolio – lessons from a warm winter
Many gas companies saw a loss in 2020 due to a warm winter and low prices. What would have been the optimal hedging? We explore different strategies.
PPA Insights: The financials of renewable power and PPA contracts
This article is the first in a series about the financials of renewable power and PPAs(Power Purchase Agreements). We will cover all aspects involved in a financial analysis of renewable electricity, such as solar and wind power.