How should BBVA evolve its sustainability strategy when business opportunities, government policies, competitors, shareholders, and the environment do not point in the same direction?
Climate, Sustainability and Energy Transformation
How could the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) use EcoLocate to determine the optimal locations for food waste management network facilities?
Should PSEG Power monetize scarce carbon-free nuclear capacity through private bilateral contracts, support regional reliability and customer affordability across the public grid, or use it as leverage in advocating for structural reform to the PJM capacity market?
Is venture capital the best instrument to close the adaptation finance gap that exists in detecting climate events like wildfires?
Can Microsoft honor its pledge to be carbon negative by 2030?
What measures could Patagonia take to reduce emissions, in what order, and at what cost and benefit?
To honor a contracted GPU delivery with Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta, which power sources should CoreWeave secure, in what order, and at what cost?
What are the steps to develop and finance an infrastructure project and turn it into a profitable, long-term operating asset? And how does developing an infrastructure project differ from starting a company?
You are screening the acquisition financing of Waihonu Solar, a small solar project in Hawaii, earning fixed-price revenue under a feed-in tariff. The deal sits below your bank's size threshold, and the asset has a history of inverter failures. What is your recommendation to the investment committee: move forward, or pass? Prepare a short deal screening memo with your recommendation and the justification behind it.
What price would you pay for the project? What are the key valuation drivers and assumptions that you can change to make Highvale's bid competitive, and should you use them?