Financing offshore wind in an auction environment

Finance

When: Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 14:00 - 15:15
Where: Auditorium 1

Session description

The method of awarding public support for wind projects in Europe has largely moved to competitive auctions. This session will consider how auctions across Europe affect financial decisions and how finance structures can help reduce cost for developers and win tenders. Panellists will also consider financing new technologies such as floating wind and consider if structures which are currently available will be sufficient to bridge the ‘technology risk gap’.

Learning objectives

Market update (equity and debt in offshore);
How auction processes affect financing decisions;
How finance structures can help reduce Levelised Cost Of Electricity (LCOE) and win tenders;
How can finance be made available for new technologies? Can current finance structures adapt to more technology risks?
What’s next – new solutions and trends.