“Yieldcos are the single biggest game changer for the renewable energy sector”, Deutsche Bank
Continued growth in the popularity of solar yieldcos is raising questions around how well the model can work outside of the US. Recent weeks have seen announcements relating to two new yieldcos in Canada plus one in Taiwan.
But what are YieldCos and how do they work? Why are they attractive from an investment and finance perspective? And which companies can use the YieldCo model? How can the American experience be applied to the European market?