The application of finance and accounting theory to the valuation of new energy and efficiency options

Conference · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:416166

Awerbuch, S

New, renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies are often passive and capital intensive-attributes they share with computer-integrated-manufacturing (CIM), robotics, computer-aided-design (CAD) and similar manufacturing process technologies. The experience in manufacturing over the last two decades indicates that traditional accounting-based procedures for valuing such new technologies significantly understate their benefits. This paper highlights recent research which extends project valuation principles and illustrates how reliance on the engineering oriented levelized energy cost distorst benefit/cost streams.

• Research Organization: Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta, GA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 416166
• Report Number(s): CONF-9511214-; ON: DE96011051; TRN: 96:006564-0004
• Resource Relation: Conference: Designing for the global environment, Atlanta, GA (United States), 2-3 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Designing for the global environment; PB: 176 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
COMMERCIALIZATION
COST
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ACCOUNTING