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A Real Options Valuation Of Renewable Energy Projects, Natasha Burke
A Real Options Valuation Of Renewable Energy Projects, Natasha Burke
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Due to climate change concerns, high oil prices and nuclear dangers there is increasing support for renewable energy. At the forefront of the debate for government support of renewable energy are wind energy and biofuels. Used primarily for power generation and transportation, respectively, there have been many debates surrounding the reliability and efficiency of these resources. These debates often address the uncertainty in the economic value of the resource through time, however it is often difficult to quantify this uncertainty, which stems from the random behavior of prices and the unpredictable nature of the resource itself.
In this thesis we …