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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111525
	Quantifying the impact of R&D on PV project financing costs
	Feldman D.; Jones-Albertus R.; Margolis R.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	03014215
卷号	142
英文摘要	Energy technology research and development (R&D) typically focuses on advancing the performance and reducing equipment and installation costs. However, such R&D can also have significant indirect impacts on other factors. Incorporating the impact that R&D activities have on financing costs can provide a more complete picture of the consequences of these decisions, and may allow policymakers to make better decisions. In this paper we discuss some historical examples of R&D impacting financing costs in the solar energy sector, summarize the areas of R&D that can impact financing, and describe methodological approaches that can be used to quantify the impact of R&D on financing costs and, as a result, the levelized cost of energy (LCOE). We estimate that R&D-driven reductions in financing costs in the solar sector, from current levels to low-risk levels, could reduce LCOE approximately 25%. Alternatively, without the R&D advances needed to prevent future risks and complications, financing costs in the solar sector could increase by as much as 115%. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Capital Financial risk Financing costs R&D Solar photovoltaic Uncertainty assessment
英文关键词	Cost reduction; Risk perception; Solar energy; Current levels; Energy sector; Energy technologies; Installation costs; Levelized costs; Methodological approach; Policy makers; Project financing; Cost benefit analysis; cost analysis; decision making; energy planning; photovoltaic system; research and development; solar power
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/204652
作者单位	The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States; The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Feldman D.,Jones-Albertus R.,Margolis R.. Quantifying the impact of R&D on PV project financing costs[J],2020,142.
APA	Feldman D.,Jones-Albertus R.,&Margolis R..(2020).Quantifying the impact of R&D on PV project financing costs.Energy Policy,142.
MLA	Feldman D.,et al."Quantifying the impact of R&D on PV project financing costs".Energy Policy 142(2020).