Renewable Energy
Since 2005, the percentage of renewable sources in the energy mix has quadrupled. More than 50% of new electricity generation capacity each year is wind and solar. Other Credit market data.
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Global energy supply can move to 100% renewable energy by 2050. Energy can go fully renewable by:
(1) increasing electrification in the heating and transport sector (2) increase in “energy productivity” (3) conversion of the gas industry to synthetic fuels, hydrogen, and methane produced by solar and wind power. Conversion of 197 GW gas fired power per year. Energy Storage
Energy storage market doubled in value in 2018 to $973 MM. Oil & Gas Oil & Gas industry returns in 2019 will be driven by consolidation and simplification. Latest News 2018 US VC funding that highest level since 2010 at almost $100 BN. Global growth is expected to slow to 2.9% in 2019. States committed to 100% RE include NJ, NY, CA, HI and Puerto Rico as well as over 100 cities. Solar PV 1.6% of US energy generation at the end of 2018. Energy hedges provided by the financial markets. The challenge in fusion power is the economics. Energy Storage
$26 MM equity funding for energy storage involving salt and rocks. Oil & Gas Oil prices continue to fall and gas prices rise. WTI lost 40% of its value in 4 years. Latest News Fed raised rates by 25 bps to a range between 2.25% and 2.5%. Fed cut its projections for 2019 from 3 rate hikes to 2. Unemployment is still at its lowest level since 1969. Fed lowered forecast on growth. Investment-grade rated sponsors are paying UST + 1.4% up from UST + 1%in 2017. Below investment grade sponsors are paying UST + 4.5%, up from 3.2% PE 1-year rolling IRR 18.9%. VC net cash flow $36.3 BN. HNW focus on impact investing as a means to achieve social and economic goals. Family offices control $4 TN of assets, that is more than hedge funds and equivalent to 6% of the value of the world's stock markets. Indicative PE term sheet. $15/ton carbon tax not expected to be approved. Real risk of a credit bubble. PE raised a record of nearly $750 BN globally in 2017. Textbook M&A transaction. Acquisition, add-ons, and IPO within 5 years. Investment in sustainable business can lead to better results. Renewable Energy
Solar PV module prices down 15% yoy. Solar PV promoted on brownfield sites. 1 GW of clean energy and 20,000 jobs by 2020. EPA has vetted 80,000 brownfield sites in addition to it’s national program. Capital markets opportunities in renewable energy: Standardize, securitize, scale. Lack of offtake arrangements globally expected to lead to more merchant project finance. Indicative project finance: merchant power 55-60% leverage and an expected DSCR of 1.8-2x, contracted power 85% leverage with a ratio of 1.25-1.3x. Oil & Gas Oil prices expected to increase 2Q19. US oil net exporter for the 1sttime since 1973. Latest News Green Bonds used to finance clean energy projects that count towards LEED certified buildings. The issuance is the first for an apartment REIT. Market expects 2 business cycles before mass adoption of sustainable business. Climate investment was $70 BN in 2016. 990 institutions with $7.2 TN of AUM declared some form of fossil fuel divestment. Going forward, 2,400 asset managers representing $82 TN have agreed to UN PRI commitment on ESG issues. Total AUM committed to PRI has grown 19% in the past 12 months. US had 205 IPOs in 2018 raising $52.8 BN, a 14% YOY rise by volume and 31% by proceeds. Asset management and automation are leading factors for investment in new technology. Carbon tax will reduce emissions 40% by 2030. Legislation will impact emissions and have emissions implications that will have an effect on distribution. CA will require market-based rates by 2020. Other states are following close behind. US has 71 MM advanced meters, about 50% meters installed in 2016. s45Q energy tax credit of $35/ton of carbon capture used for EOR and $50/ton for carbon capture and storage. Previous credits were $10 and $20, respectively. Most installed facilities use carbon capture for EOR. 10 of the world’s operating CCS facilities are located in the US. Lower return expectations for buyout, growth, VC and real assets funds. Fees are under pressure. LPs expect to increase their private markets allocation. Return expectations:
Renewable Energy
Energy efficiency at big box stores through remote PPAs, lighting and HVAC. Electrolysis of water to create hydrogen fuel used in CHP projects. No CO2 emissions. Efficiencies greater than 90%. Hydrogen generation from renewables could be mixed with gas to produce power. Energy Storage Energy storage using silicon. Salt can heated to only 1,000 degrees, silicon 4,000 degrees. Light from silicon used by solar PV to generate power. Energy storage will be a $4.5 BN by 2023. Energy storage Q3 2018 deployments in MWh rose 3x YOY. Energy storage annual deployments will reach 3.9 GW by 2023. Energystorage to be $620 BN by 2040. Large-scale lithium-ion storage costs will fall another 52% by 2030, already had a 80%+ cost decline since 2010. Latest News Record surge in venture funding of AgTech. Megatrends: Decentralization, decarbonisation and gas replacing diesel. Renewable Energy
Energy storage where particles are heated to 1,100 degrees and moved through a heat exchanger to generate power. Energy Storage Industry seeks clarification that energy storage qualifies for ITC. Energy storage targeting the C&I sector. 600 solar + storage installed. Energy storage allowing for energy as a service. Project financing of energy storage projects have reached a risk parity with conventional power projects. Latest News EU energy storage prices collapse. Prices fell 65% in 2 years. AD to Gas using covered lagoons. Reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2025. Utility executives generally optimistic on future energy: development of innovative technologies, increased investment in disruption detection and innovation processes, and setting up accelerator or incubator programs for start-up firms. Energy efficiency production insurance. 10-30% guaranteed savings. Global market for energy-efficient building technologies expected to be $360 BN by 2026. Building energy waste from existing assets valued at over $100 BN. Renewable Energy
US solar generation will rise 26.4% from 212,000 MWh/d in 2017 to 268,000 MWh/d in 2018 and increase 13.1% to 303,000 MWh/d in 2019. Energy Storage L-Ion battery capacity to increase 3x from 175 GWH to 630 GWH by 2022. TX 89 MW storage, 1.8 GW in the queue. Lack of a winning business model makes it unlikely that mass storage deployments will begin any time soon. Energy storage devises planned to resemble a piece of paper. Potential uses for C&I customers. Microgrids Microgrid energy service pursued by energy majors, among others. Latest News Horticultural lighting market is estimated grow from a $2.43 BN market this year to $6.21 BN in 2023. LED lighting cost $30/SF number for lights for a large facility. YieldCos continue to sell operating assets and use proceeds to repay debt.Energy company that provides EaaS to buildings. Awarded EaaS on 60 buildings. Relies on IoT and asset management. Offers 3 solutions (1) energy analytics, (2) emission and air quality compliance and (3) distributed energy infrastructure. 25-30% energy savings. No guaranteed savings. Addressable market: (1) 90 BN SF commercial real estate, (2) $2/SF annual energy cost and (3) 30% energy wasted. Energy developers teaming with capital providers to drive new business. 60 projects representing 46.9 MW. Electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen. CO2 mixed with hydrogen and microbes to produce protein. Animal meal supplement. Requires EPA approval. Commercial project if approved could produce protein by 2022. 20% energy savings from smart windows on commercial buildings. Global smart glass market of $3.12 BN in 2017, could be $14.24 BN by 2026. Gobal market for construction glass is forecast as $115 BN by 2020. 100% sustainable aluminum by 2020.High volatility in natural gas prices. Thermal Energy
16 GW coal-fired power projects will retirein 2018. Coal power capacity has fallen by 1/3 since 2010. Energy Storage Energy storage of Aluminium-Air batteries to extend life by lowering degradation. Adds oil around anodes during periods of no activity to restrict loss of charge. Microgrids Microgrid service with a full finance package. Microgrid projects development in locations traditionally dominated by solar PV. Energy storage replacing thermal power. 1.3 GW of energy storage by 2020. Energy goals will rely on wind, solar and new technologies like CCUS, hydrogen and storage. Oil & Gas Natural gas supply is at a 15-year seasonal low. Natural gas prices are up more than 50% this year. Latest News Project finance ratings criteria. Large valuation gains in early stage energy companies. Most early stage equity is in the form of convertible debt that is looking for an equity conversion, like a Series A. Opportunity zone funds created for property owners. Plastics to fuels project that recycles plastics waste at the end of its useful life using pyrolysis. 100,000 TPY of plastic waste into 16 MM GPY of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and naphtha blend. Offtake agreement with BP. JV to commercialize the pyrolysis technology. Renewable Energy
By 2050, up to 90% of OECD generation will be from renewables. IEA predicts renewables will be 40% global power generation by 2040. 400 global companies, cities, states and regions set 100% renewable energy targets Energy Storage Energy storage will be 7% global installed power capacity by 2040. Global energy-storage market 942 GW by 2040, will need $1.2 TN in investment. Utility-scale Li-ion storage system costs will fall 52% by 2030. CA electricity to come from carbon-free sources by 2045. Li-ion battery cost has dropped from $599/kWh to $208/kWh. Li-ion battery cost will be $73/kWh by 2030. Zinc-hybrid batteries currently $100/kWh. Economic benefits of energy storage (i) peak shaving, (ii) resilience and (iii) self generation. Energy storage project using concrete blocks. Microgrids Microgrid behind-the-meter segment is poised for high growth. Latest News Federal Reserve left rates unchanged. $6.1 TN of capital eligible for reinvestment in Opportunity Zones. Lack of readily available metrics to measure sustainability. Sustainable investment $30 TN market by 2030. Enzyme that eats plastics and enables plastics recycling. |
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