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kWh Analytics, along with Munich Re and MUFG, have just closed on a groundbreaking new structure - the Wind Proxy Hedge structured with the kWh Analytics “Indifference Structure” - for a 59 MW wind project in Maine, developed by Greenbacker Capital Management. Notably, the Wind Proxy Hedge creates a floor on revenues tied to a lack of wind resource and provides lenders with additional cash flows when considering downside debt sizing cases.
PV system modeling relies on a standard assumption of 99% availability as the basis for forecasting output. But, as Hannah Rasmussen of kWh Analytics argues, the adoption of a more realistic metric would improve accuracy in financing and a more economically resilient solar asset class
Jason Kaminsky, CEO of kWh Analytics, joins Norton Rose Fulbright and the Currents podcast to discuss this year’s Solar Risk Assessment report published by kWh. He summarizes the findings in the report, including risks to the battery energy storage industry. Additionally, for the first time, kWh Analytics has released a full audiobook version of the 2024 Solar Risk Assessment.
In this episode of The Solar Podcast, Alex Deng, Director of Business Development, joins host Dave Anderson to lift the veil on solar project finance and insurance, explaining the key but unseen role insurance plays in getting renewable energy projects built.
Natural disasters and extreme weather events are no longer isolated incidents or mere statistics. They are the harsh realities of a planet in peril, and the climate insurance segment has become truly necessary as we work urgently to transition to renewable energy and decarbonize the economy.
A joint submission from US specialty managing general agent (MGA), kWh Analytics, and specialty re/insurer Aspen – focusing on solar and renewable projects – shone out in the climate and sustainability collaboration award category.
The initiative involved the specialty MGA launching a property insurance product for renewable energy assets in January 2023, with Aspen as the capacity partner. The product provides coverage against physical damage for solar and other renewable projects, and has introduced much-needed capacity to a rapidly growing industry at a time when traditional insurers are tightening their portfolio exposure.
Climate change is driving an urgent shift to renewable energy, creating demand for insurance products that support sustainable infrastructure. As a result, climate insurance has emerged as a new and critical sector of the insurance industry.
Jason Kaminsky, CEO, kWh Analytics, on how renewable asset owners and their insurers are adapting the way they assess risk from natural catastrophes and extreme weather events.