Asset Management Best Practice Guidelines – Version 2
Rationale, aim, and scope A professional and dedicated Asset Management (AM) service package ensures that photovoltaic (PV) plants, individually and as part of a wider portfolio, achieve their maximum potential from both technical and financial perspectives.While the depth of services rendered to owners and investors varies …
Q-Energy to sell 73 photovoltaic plants to CDPQ | CDPQ
Q-Energy, a global platform for investment and renewable energy management, today announced the sale of a portfolio of regulated photovoltaic solar assets to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global institutional investor. The portfolio is made up of 73 assets with a total capacity of 216 MWp located throughout Spain.
O&M strategies to improve efficiency of solar assets
From pv magazine USA. As the solar industry matures, pressure for asset owners to deliver higher returns continues to mount. ... (O&M) efficiency – the single largest component of a utility ...
Five Issues in the Accounting for Solar Power Plants
Investment in a solar power plant is in most cases characterized by fixed assets that carry most of the cost. The most notable pieces of equipment, in this instance, include solar PV modules, batteries, meters, and energy storage systems (ESS). But also remember to consider the not-so-obvious power generating equipment.
Sembcorp to acquire wind, solar assets in China for $700 million
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Sembcorp Industries will acquire 98 per cent interest in a portfolio of operational wind and solar photovoltaic assets in China for 3.3 billion yuan (S$700 million
Accelerated Depreciation of Solar Power Assets in India
Accelerated depreciation has emerged as a pivotal factor in driving investments in solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in India. Particularly beneficial for commercial and industrial consumers, this approach allows for a faster depreciation of investment in a solar power plant compared to conventional plants and machinery.. For a …
Guidelines for revamping and repowering solar assets
Simone Mandica of asset manager WiseEnergy details how solar installations can be repowered to extend their service life and maintain high standards of technology.
Accounting Considerations for Solar and Renewable Energy …
For solar and other renewable energy businesses, investment in fixed assets accounts for a significant part of the expenditure, for example, solar panels in the …
Securitization of residential solar photovoltaic assets: Costs, risks ...
Limited access to low-cost financing is an impediment to high-velocity technological diffusion and high grid penetration of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. Securitization of solar assets provides a potential solution to this problem. This paper assesses the viability of solar asset-backed securities (ABS) as a lower cost financing …
Securitization of residential solar photovoltaic assets: Costs, risks ...
The model is parameterized and all other variables are assigned fixed values. β, σ, and r are each assigned a range of possible values and a sensitivity analysis is performed. ... 9 T. Alafita and J.M. Pearce, "Securitization of residential solar photovoltaic assets: Costs, risks and uncertainty", Energy Policy, 67, pp. 488–498 (2014). DOI ...
Defining an Industry: Solar PV Operations & Maintenance versus Asset ...
There are more solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the U.S. than ever before and more of them are aging out of warranty coverage. The need to manage this portfolio of residential, commercial and utility-scale solar assets is accelerating a relatively new industry sector, solar PV operations and maintenance (O&M).
At an average of $3/W that''s $60 billion in assets, of which a third or even half could generate securitizable cash streams for solar developers. Spin that equation around: a single $100 million securitization deal could support 72 MW of residential solar assets, 100 MW of small commercial solar, or 133 MW of larger commercial/industrial ...
DNV''s outsourced asset management for solar power enables smarter operations to help you maximize energy production, minimize downtime and reduce costs. ... Our Asset management services for solar energy give you that independent perspective. It''s a fully outsourced solution: you delegate the management of the entire plant to us. ...
Securitization of residential solar photovoltaic assets: Costs, risks ...
1. Introduction. Over the last decade the solar photovoltaic industry (PV) has grown rapidly, gaining momentum from plummeting module costs, public interest in sustainable energy, and favorable policy support (Branker and Pearce, 2010, BNEF, 2012, IREC, 2012, SEIA, 2011).Taken together, in 2013 these factors propelled the US to …
A market approach for valuing solar PV farm assets Global …
solar PV farms are expected to be recouped at lower rates of return. Adding to this, reports argue that manu-facturers have been dropping prices on the European markets …
Asset management: maximising the potential of solar power …
Asset management | The services and skills offered by asset managers have a central role to play in boosting the value of solar PV investments. Adele Ara, Máté Heisz, Magda Martins, Diego Molina
Guidelines for revamping and repowering solar assets
64 | February 2023 | R evamping usually involves the replacement of defective or obsolete PV technologies with modern, more efficient, and more reliable equip-ment. Most commonly revamping plans are implemented to address the problem represented by underperforming assets in comparison to the long-term expectations.
We believe consistent P90 misses across wind and solar assets in India indicate aggressive resource estimation. In our view, the Indian renewable industry needs to recalibrate its generation expectations based on the dismal performance track record of existing assets. ... CSolar is a 130 MW alternating-current, fixed-tilt, thin-film solar PV ...
A market approach for valuing solar PV farm assets Global …
to contribute 7%. This reflects an expected total capacity of solar PV assets of 600 GW in 2035. The assets will be located primarily in Europe, China, India and the US.4 Since the solar PV market has grown at high speed and growth is expected to continue, we have found it interesting to examine how the market values solar PV farm assets.
