Wind Energy Economics, Wind Resources Estimation
Wirtschaftlichkeit und Ressourcenabschätzung von Windenergie
6 CPSummerENno longer offered
Prerequisites
Recommended, as written
None explicitly required. However, students with a prior knowledge of basic financial compounding and discounting methods will have an advantage.
Contents
The business case for wind energy: • Market and economics • An introduction to the developing, structuring and financing of wind projects • Estimating cash flows and preparing spreadsheets • Wind farm valuation using different evaluation methods • Risk analysis
Learning outcomes
Students will get an understanding of the wind energy market and the key variables influencing the economics of a wind farm. They will learn and practice, what is necessary to evaluate the wind resource, prepare a viable business case, build a financial model and select a suitable funding mix.
Assessment
Written examination (duration 90 minutes) or verbal examination (duration 45 minutes), graded In the first lecture it will be introduced, if the examination will organized in the written or oral form.
Literature (1)
- Students will be provided with a reader as well as the slides and material presented in class. Lessons will to a large extent be case-based and application-oriented. There is no book or text which covers the entire content taught in this module. The reader will contain a collection of the papers used in the course.
Remarks
The Lecture will be offered by M.A., Dipl.-Kfm. (FH), Alexander Boensch as a one week block in each of the semesters.
Source: BTU's module description · retrieved 19 Oct 2026Original