Great expectations Deal making in the renewable energy sector

February 12, 2018

In Q3 2017, Acuris surveyed 200 senior level investors in renewable energy. All responses are anonymous and results are presented in aggregate. For the purposes of this study, ‘renewable energy’ is power generated from the following sources: offshore wind, photovoltaic solar, hydropower, biomass/biogas, thermal solar, onshore wind and geothermal.

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