Lowering the financing cost of Swiss renewable energy infrastructure: Reducing the policy risk premium and attracting new investor types
Type
applied research project
Start Date
October 1, 2015
End Date
June 30, 2017
Status
ongoing
Keywords
Renewable Energy
Price of Policy Risk
Investment
Energy Policy
Wind Energy
Institutional Investors
Description
With decreasing technology cost, the financing cost of renewable energy projects becomes a key concern for scaling up investment. This project (a) quantifies the policy risk premium required by investors, (b) compares expected to realized risk for Swiss investors at home vs. abroad, and (c) investigates the role of institutional investors in reducing capital cost. Based on a unique dataset, we derive recommendations for investment-grade policies.
Leader contributor(s)
Member contributor(s)
Partner(s)
IFF-HSG, Prof. Dr. Peter Hettich. Swiss Federal Office of Energy (BFE). SCCER CREST.
Funder
Topic(s)
Investor Behaviour
Energy
Method(s)
Conjoint Analysis
Interviews
Verbal Protocol Analysis.
Range
Institute/School
Range (De)
Institut/School
Eprints ID
245970
Funding code
SI/501293-01