This thesis explores the role of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in mitigating climate change and investigates the business models that can accelerate their deployment. The study highlights the advantages of solar PV, including its adaptability, decreasing costs, and low environmental impact. The focus is placed on the various business models and value propositions existing in the solar PV industry. Business models refer to the overall strategies for creating, delivering, and capturing value, while value propositions are used to analyse the effectiveness of different approaches in meeting market needs. The main business models for solar PV deployment are host-owned, third-party ownership (TPO), and community-owned. The thesis presents the concept of an integrated player, a company that manages the entire value chain from sourcing to project operation. This concept is used to understand the value chain. Then, the "Ready-to-Build" business model, illustrated by the enterprise Eco Energy World (EEW), is introduced as an approach to accelerate the pre-construction phase and reduce timelines. For newcomers, the "Ready-to-Build" model offers a low-risk entry strategy, allowing them to contribute to faster development of solar PV worldwide. The conclusion highlights the importance of innovative business models such as the “Ready-To-Build” and adapted value proposition to reduce friction and accelerate the deployment of utility-scale solar PV plants. The study concludes that even if solar PV alone cannot solve the climate crisis alone, it is an important part of any renewable energy strategy aiming at reducing emissions. The findings from this study also offer a potential entry strategy for newcomers and investors by focusing their efforts on some variations of the “Ready-To-Build” business model and helping the historically vertically integrated players accelerate the deployment of solar PV farms.
Questa tesi esplora il ruolo dei progetti fotovoltaici (PV) di grande taglia nel mitigare i cambiamenti climatici e analizza i modelli di business che possono accelerarne la diffusione. Lo studio evidenzia i vantaggi del fotovoltaico, tra cui l'adattabilità, i costi in diminuzione e il basso impatto ambientale. Un focus importante è posto sui vari modelli di business e sulle proposte di valore nell'industria del fotovoltaico. Questi elementi sono utilizzati per analizzare l'efficacia di diversi approcci nel soddisfare le esigenze del mercato. I principali modelli di business per la diffusione del fotovoltaico, come il modello host-owned, la proprietà di terzi (TPO) e il solare comunitario, sono esaminati. La tesi presenta il concetto di un player integrato, un'azienda che gestisce l'intera catena del valore dalla produzione alla messa in funzione del progetto. Storicamente, i player integrati hanno dominato il mercato grazie al loro controllo completo e ai potenziali guadagni di efficienza. Viene quindi introdotto il modello di business "Ready-to-Build", illustrato dall'impresa Eco Energy World (EEW), come un approccio per accelerare la fase pre-costruzione e ridurre i rischi. Per i nuovi arrivati, il modello "Ready-to-Build" offre una strategia di ingresso a basso rischio, permettendo loro di contribuire a uno sviluppo più rapido del fotovoltaico solare senza ingenti investimenti di capitale. La conclusione evidenzia l'importanza di modelli di business innovativi come il "Ready-to-Build" per ridurre gli attriti e accelerare la diffusione degli impianti fotovoltaici di grande taglia. Lo studio conclude che, anche se il fotovoltaico solare da solo non può risolvere la crisi climatica, è una parte importante di qualsiasi strategia di energia rinnovabile che mira a ridurre le emissioni. I risultati di questo studio offrono anche una potenziale strategia di ingresso per i nuovi arrivati e gli investitori, concentrando i loro sforzi su varianti del modello di business "Ready-to-Build" e aiutando i player storicamente integrati verticalmente ad accelerare la diffusione degli impianti fotovoltaici.
Leveraging new business models for utility-scale PV acceleration
MOREAU, HUGUES BERTRAND M
2023/2024
Abstract
This thesis explores the role of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in mitigating climate change and investigates the business models that can accelerate their deployment. The study highlights the advantages of solar PV, including its adaptability, decreasing costs, and low environmental impact. The focus is placed on the various business models and value propositions existing in the solar PV industry. Business models refer to the overall strategies for creating, delivering, and capturing value, while value propositions are used to analyse the effectiveness of different approaches in meeting market needs. The main business models for solar PV deployment are host-owned, third-party ownership (TPO), and community-owned. The thesis presents the concept of an integrated player, a company that manages the entire value chain from sourcing to project operation. This concept is used to understand the value chain. Then, the "Ready-to-Build" business model, illustrated by the enterprise Eco Energy World (EEW), is introduced as an approach to accelerate the pre-construction phase and reduce timelines. For newcomers, the "Ready-to-Build" model offers a low-risk entry strategy, allowing them to contribute to faster development of solar PV worldwide. The conclusion highlights the importance of innovative business models such as the “Ready-To-Build” and adapted value proposition to reduce friction and accelerate the deployment of utility-scale solar PV plants. The study concludes that even if solar PV alone cannot solve the climate crisis alone, it is an important part of any renewable energy strategy aiming at reducing emissions. The findings from this study also offer a potential entry strategy for newcomers and investors by focusing their efforts on some variations of the “Ready-To-Build” business model and helping the historically vertically integrated players accelerate the deployment of solar PV farms.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10589/223162