Calculating the financial risks of renewable energy

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 23:31 in Mathematics & Economics

For investors, deciding whether to invest money into renewable-energy projects can be difficult. The issue is volatility: Wind-powered energy production, for instance, changes annually — and even weekly or daily — which creates uncertainty and investment risks. With limited options to accurately quantify that volatility, today’s investors tend to act conservatively. But MIT spinout EverVest has built a data-analytics platform that aims to give investors rapid, accurate cash-flow models and financial risk analyses for renewable-energy projects. Recently acquired by asset-management firm Ultra Capital, EverVest’s platform could help boost investment in sustainable-infrastructure projects, including wind and solar power.   Ultra Capital acquired the EverVest platform and team earlier this year, with aims of leveraging the software for its own risk analytics. The acquisition will enable the EverVest platform to expand to a broader array of sustainable infrastructure sectors, including water, waste, and agriculture projects. “If an investor has confidence in the performance and risk they are taking,...

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